The Future Employment of United States Marine Corps Attack Helicopters: The Dilemma Facing the Cobra in Supporting New Doctrine

Abstract

How will the AH-1 support OMFTS/OTH Operations/MV-22 Employment Concept? Under current and future Marine Corps Amphibious Doctrine, The AH-1 will not be able to effectively support the MV-22 within the scope of the OMFT/OTH Concept. The USMC attack helicopter has not evolved fast enough to keep pace with technological and doctrinal advances. With the introduction of the MV-22 "TILTROTOR" assault support aircraft and emerging OMFTS doctrine, the AH-1 cannot keep pace with increased speeds and ranges. This leaves the MV-22 to fend for itself on amphibious assault missions, without the intimate protection of attached escort.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 12, 2001
Accession Number
ADA401334

Entities

People

  • Philip R. Kovach

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Anti-Radiation Missiles
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Helicopters
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Organizations
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.