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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Savitz, Scott (Author), Blickstein, Irv, 1939- (Author), Buryk, Peter (Author), Button, Robert W. (Author), DeLuca, Paul (Author), Dryden, James A. (Author), Mastbaum, Jason (Author), Osburg, Jan (Author), Padilla, Philip (Author), Potter, Amy (Author), Price, Carter C. (Author), Thrall, Lloyd (Author), Woodward, Susan K. (Author), Yardley, Roland J. (Author), Yurchak, John M. (Author)
Corporate Authors: Acquisition and Technology Policy Center, United States. Navy
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2013.
Subjects:
United States. > Navy.
États-Unis. > Navy.
United States. > Navy
Remote control > United States.
Robotics > Military applications > United States.
Vehicles, Remotely piloted.
Robotique > Applications militaires > États-Unis.
Véhicules télécommandés.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Remote control
Robotics > Military applications
Vehicles, Remotely piloted
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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