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U.S. Navy employment options for unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) /

This report assesses in what ways and to what degree unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) are suitable for supporting U.S. Navy missions and functions. It briefly characterizes the current and emerging USV marketplaces to provide a baseline for near-term capabilities, describes USV concepts of employmen...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Savitz, Scott (Autor), Blickstein, Irv, 1939- (Autor), Buryk, Peter (Autor), Button, Robert W. (Autor), DeLuca, Paul (Autor), Dryden, James A. (Autor), Mastbaum, Jason (Autor), Osburg, Jan (Autor), Padilla, Philip (Autor), Potter, Amy (Autor), Price, Carter C. (Autor), Thrall, Lloyd (Autor), Woodward, Susan K. (Autor), Yardley, Roland J. (Autor), Yurchak, John M. (Autor)
Autores Corporativos: Acquisition and Technology Policy Center, United States. Navy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The USV marketplace is vigorous but narrow
  • Developing and evaluating USV concepts of employment
  • USVs are highly suitable for diverse naval missions
  • Capitalizing on the potential of USVs: key enablers
  • Program sponsorship and acquisition management challenges
  • Conclusions and recommendations
  • Appendix A: Concepts of employment for command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
  • Appendix B: Concepts of employment for antisubmarine warfare
  • Appendix C: Concepts of employment for mine warfare
  • Appendix D: Concept of employment for a USV training platform
  • Appendix E: Concept of employment for a USV test platform
  • Appendix F. Concept of employment for armed escort and to counter fast attack craft.