Major Facilities of the NUSC Launcher and Missile Systems Department

Abstract

This document describes the facilities of the Naval Underwater Systems Center (NUSC) in the area of submarine and surface ship launchers and submarine-launched missile systems. The principal responsibility of the Center's Launcher and Missile Systems Department is to provide technical leadership for submarine and surface ship antisubmarine warfare weapon launch and handling systems and submarine-launched tactical missiles. Efforts include research, development, testing, and in-service engineering for submarine torpedo tubes, surface ship launchers, and submarine-launched tactical missiles. The department oversees many facilities to support evaluation of launcher and missile performance. The facilities are housed in five buildings located around the Newport Laboratory, with the majority of facilities found in Building 1246.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA225270

Entities

Organizations

  • Naval Underwater Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Engineering
  • Launchers
  • Leadership
  • Research Facilities
  • Ships
  • Submarine Launched
  • Submarines
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Three Dimensional
  • Torpedo Tubes
  • Tubes

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • ballistics.