Remotely Piloted Seaplane for Antisubmarine Warfare.

Abstract

The remotely piloted seaplane (RPS) for antisubmarine warfare (ASW) is a small, relatively inexpensive, unmanned water-based aircraft that provides excellent time-on-station performance, tactical flexibility, and energy efficiency. In the 1980's, command, control, and communications (C3) technology will be available which will permit a seaplane to be designed with no crew on board. Such a vehicle would be capable of performing military ASW operations in open ocean areas while taking full advantage of its waterborne capability. The removal of a crew from the seaplane has a substantial impact on the aircraft design. A RPS having a 1200 n mi radius of action and 72 hr time-on-station would weigh only 34,800 lb (15,764 kgm) and would incorporate a 5300 lb (2400 kg) ASW payload. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA086932

Entities

People

  • Basil Papadales Jr
  • C. Joseph Martin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircraft Design
  • Aircrafts
  • Antisubmarine Aircraft
  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Control Systems
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Flight Control Systems
  • High Altitude
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Military Operations
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Resilience
  • Sea Control
  • Security
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Waterborne

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

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