A Concept of Operations for a New Deep-Diving Submarine

Abstract

The NR-1 is the Navy's only nuclear deep-diving research submarine capable of scientific and military missions. Its nuclear reactor will be exhausted in 2012; therefore, the NR-1 must be refueled or retired before then. As part of its considerations in this regard, the Navy is developing a concept of operations (CONOP) for a possible replacement platform, initially designated the NR-2. The study summarized here was designed to provide insight into the capabilities that an NR-2 platform or system might incorporate and help define operational capability requirements based on a prioritization of those capabilities and the missions they would support. We neither discuss potential alternatives to an NR-2 nor analyze the costs associated with the platform. The results of this study will inform a future Navy analysis of alternatives, including a cost-benefit assessment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA411889

Entities

People

  • F. W. Lacroix
  • James Chiesa
  • John R. Wise
  • Robert W. Button
  • Stuart E. Johnson

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attack Submarines
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Cameras
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Covert Operations
  • Deep Diving
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Military Aircraft
  • National Security
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Seabed
  • Security
  • Submarines
  • Three Dimensional
  • Waste Disposal Facilities
  • Water

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.