Examining Operational and Design Effects of MH-60s With Enhanced Weapon Systems in Anti Surface Warfare Missions

Abstract

The United States Navy (USN) employs distributed maritime operations (DMO) by increasing the offensive capabilities of its surface fleet, known as adaptive force packages (AFP). One component of DMO, rotary wing aircraft supporting anti-surface warfare (ASuW), lacks a long-range weapon capability. The purpose of this project was to determine the benefit to DMO of providing the MH-60S fleet with a long-range standoff weapon capability, determine the feasibility of integrating a long-range missile (LRM) onto the MH-60S, and determine the capabilities required of that weapon system by answering the following main two project questions: How can the USN use the MH-60S in greater capacity in DMO for ASuW missions, and what is the current trade space of long-range ASuW weapons that can be added to the MH-60S to affect the DMO environment? A discrete event model was created to simulate ASuW scenarios within DMO and to evaluate the effects to the established measures of effectiveness and performance. Analysis shows that the addition of LRMs provides an increased capability and reduces the overall percentage of threats to the AFP. An analysis of alternatives revealed only three available LRMs are feasible for the USNs consideration.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1065505

Entities

People

  • Allison Parcus
  • Beth L. Harpel
  • Catherine Bush
  • Emily A. Overman
  • Meredith Broadfoot
  • Michael R. O'grady
  • Paul H. Laube
  • Thomas Lajoie

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Experimental Design
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Guided Missiles
  • Helicopters
  • Land Attack Missiles
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Measures Of Effectiveness
  • Military Science
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Prompt Global Strike
  • Regression Analysis
  • Rockets
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Surface Warfare
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Materials Science.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Space