Unmanned Underwater Vehicles: Resurrecting Forcible Entry From the Sea

Abstract

Amphibious operations are vulnerable to naval mines. The tactical and operational implications of a UUV that can detect and neutralize naval mines in the VSW zone provide an amphibious task force increased tempo and surprise to achieve a forcible entry. A UUV that can both detect and neutralize naval mines in the VSW zone creates an MCM force with increased minefield clearance rates, additional tactical options for the MCM commander, the ability to undermine the tactical asymmetries of naval mines and to reorder the integration of existing MCM systems. These combined tactical implications produce MCM forces that can clear boat lanes for landing craft to suitable beaches at a significantly faster rate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 19, 2015
Accession Number
AD1178615

Entities

People

  • Mathew K Lesnowicz

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Boats
  • Combat Simulations
  • Contracts
  • Detection
  • History
  • Information Operations
  • Landing Craft
  • Marine Corps
  • Military History
  • Naval Mines
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Shallow Water
  • Task Forces
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs