Reducing the Maintenance Burden of Shipboard Collective Protection Systems

Abstract

Chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) weapons continue to pose a threat to U.S. Navy ships in the global war on terror. Shipboard Collective Protection Systems (CPS) provide defense against this threat on ships throughout the U.S. Naval fleet. CPS provides a nearly transparent layer of defense with a limited maintenance burden on the crew as compared to other systems aboard ship. The Shipboard CBR Protection Branch of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) has sought to reduce the maintenance and manning burden of CPS through a number of completed and ongoing projects. Although the number of ships employing CPS continues to increase throughout the fleet, the maintenance and manning burden for CPS will continue to decrease through persistent research and development efforts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA444724

Entities

People

  • Benjamin D. Green
  • Kevin M. Cogley
  • Robert E. Snodgrass

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Conditioning
  • Collective Protection
  • Cost Reductions
  • Costs
  • Environment
  • Frequency
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Requirements
  • Navy
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Pressure Gages
  • Pressurization
  • Shipboard
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.