Considerations Related to Warfare System Design and Operation of Tactical Platforms in a Low-Frequency Active Sonar Environment

Abstract

Low-Frequency Active Sonar System (LFASS) can provide significant improvements in the detection, localization and classification of very quiet submarine contacts. Achievement of the predicted performance improvements will require addressing and solving a number of issues related to the technical implementation of LFASS. These include the associated command, control, and communication (C3) systems necessary to operate LFASS, impacts on operational requirements while using LFASS, and impacts to other systems operated concurrently with LFASS. This paper does not address the design and implementation of LFASS. Rather, the focus is on the required coordinated operations and the C3 systems necessary to conduct those operations. The potential performance reduction impacts of LFASS operation on other concurrently operating systems and platforms are also addressed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1993
Accession Number
AD1119889

Entities

People

  • Bruce C. Spear

Organizations

  • Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation
  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Sonar
  • Air Force
  • Classification
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Data Fusion
  • Degradation
  • Detection
  • Line Of Sight
  • Naval Warfare
  • Operating Systems
  • Passive Sonar
  • Platforms
  • Probability
  • Signal Processing
  • Sonar
  • Submarines
  • Tactical Decision Aids
  • Target Classification
  • Targeting
  • Targets
  • Undersea Warfare
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Game Theory.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Radio communications and signal processing.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control