METOC Teams Optimize Stealth for Sub-Launched Covert Operations
METOC Teams Optimize Stealth for Sub-Launched Covert Operations.pdf (157.4Kb)Date
2006-11-30Metadata
Show full item recordDescription
Advances in applications of atmospheric modeling and prediction by Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) faculty-student teams may make the difference between success and failure for submarine-launched covert operations in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). Over the past two years, NPS Prof. Kenneth Davidson and a team of dedicated students have developed dynamic meteorology and oceanography (METOC) decision aides tailored to GWOT applications. Most importantly,they have honed ways to detect and avoid or exploit critical atmosphere phenomena which can seriously impact radio, infrared and optical signals used by submarines and sub-launched SEAL teams for surveillance, imaging, target designation and route planning. One of the most important of these is a wave guide that traps radio waves called ducting.
Rights
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.Collections
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Ballistic missile intercept from UCAV
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2011-12);The objective of this thesis is to conduct a study to evaluate the feasibility of the hit-to-kill trajectory-shaping (TS) guidance of an air-launched missile from a UCAV against enemy ballistic missiles via computer ... -
An Analysis of the Manpower Impact of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles on Subsurface Platforms
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2012-03);Currently the submarine force is exploring two possible UAVs, Switchblade and ScanEagle. Each brings capabilities to the submarine to allow safer operations while continuing to perform the required mission. The constantly ... -
Test and evaluation for an air-launched guided missile program
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1977-12);This thesis evaluates the Navy's test and evaluation (T&E) process for air-launched guided missiles, identifies T&E management problems, and proposes utilization of a particular test program strategy. Many changes have ...
