SEA 32 MULTI-DOMAIN, MANNED-UNMANNED LITTORAL DENIAL SYSTEM
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Authors
Kwan, Justin J.
Simoes Ferry, Daniel
Stanislav, Alexander C.
Wasson, Zachary A.
Witte, Matthew P.
Subjects
systems engineering
operations research
Systems Engineering Analysis
naval force design
fleet design
unmanned systems
manned-unmanned teaming
naval combat
combat systems engineering
combat systems design
Distributed Maritime Operations
network centric warfare
Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations
integrated deterrence
Bimodal Fleet
multi-domain warfare
hybrid naval force
operations research
Systems Engineering Analysis
naval force design
fleet design
unmanned systems
manned-unmanned teaming
naval combat
combat systems engineering
combat systems design
Distributed Maritime Operations
network centric warfare
Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations
integrated deterrence
Bimodal Fleet
multi-domain warfare
hybrid naval force
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Papoulias, Fotis A.
Huang, Jefferson
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2023-06
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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This report details a systems engineering approach to design a manned-unmanned, multi-domain, littoral denial system of systems, projected over the next decade. Mission context scenarios were created to provide diverse system operating environments, enabling a flexible system architecture to address a variety of threats in near-peer competition. With efforts to employ cost-effective and attritable unmanned components, open-source platform reviews were conducted to determine performance parameters, cost, and technical readiness levels, ultimately influencing the eligibility and appropriateness of these platforms for system integration. This evaluation led to a value system design for each candidate platform, providing quantitative analysis for its potential contribution to our system functions as they pertain to each mission scenario. An optimization program under cost constraints was then utilized to yield ideal platform combinations while meeting all functional requirements. Each architecture that resulted from the optimization program was then subjected to a combat model to verify its effectiveness, and then compared to conventional littoral denial constructs. Analysis and comparison of each system architecture yielded relevant insights for the project sponsor at OPNAV N9I (Director of Warfare Integration). Each scenario-dependent system of systems yielded improvements in certain functional evaluations, while also producing degradations in other functional areas.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.