Naval Mining and Technology

Abstract

In April 1997 a senior panel convened at IDA to address the future of the U.S. naval mining program. This short paper was prepared as background reading for the panel. It briefly reviews some of the pros and cons of maintaining a traditional mining capability, lists areas of advancing technology that are relevant to this warfare area, and discusses the implications of these technologies for the traditional issues. It is stressed that the potential value of mine warfare to U.S. interests should be assessed in light of the promise of the new technologies and not on an outdated image of these weapons.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA355035

Entities

People

  • William J. Hurley

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acquisition
  • Background Noise
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fiber-Optic Cables
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • Naval Mines
  • Naval Warfare
  • Nonlethal Weapons
  • Power Supplies
  • Rules Of Engagement
  • Signal Processing
  • Submarines
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security