STOPPAGE OF LARGE SURFACE VESSELS AT SEA
Abstract
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) in the Navy Strategic Plan (NSP) has specified that the Navy must combat Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) at sea and ashore. To support this requirement, the Navy must be able to temporarily stop ships that are suspected of carrying WMDs or their component materials. This activity addresses the development of key technologies that will enable the Navy to use non-lethal methods for temporarily stopping and delaying non-cooperative large, greater than 20 meters or 300 gross tons, vessels at sea that will not comply with voice commands or warning devices. The technologies will be deployable by ship or aircraft and should be capable of disabling the vessel at safe distances from high-valued assets and infrastructures. FY 2010 to FY 2011 funding increase is due to large-scale demonstrations of various stages of the systems. FY 2011 to FY 2012 funding decrease is due to completion of large-scale demonstrations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 239c47546f0601ab93d883ef9b711cc2