Organic over-the-horizon targeting for the 2025 surface fleet
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Authors
Johnson, Cale
Judy, Brian
Spurr, Nathaniel
Gulledge, Joseph
Harris, Paul
Haubold, Kyle
Riner, Jason
Goh, William
Hoo, Yew Kee
Lau, Dylan Zhiliang
Subjects
Distributed Lethality
Surface Warfare
Surface Action Group
Organic Over-The-Horizon Targeting
2025
Surface Warfare
Surface Action Group
Organic Over-The-Horizon Targeting
2025
Advisors
Chung, Timothy H.
Date of Issue
2015-06
Date
Jun-15
Publisher
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Adversarial advances in the proliferation of anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) techniques requires an innovative approach to the design of a maritime system of systems capable of detecting, classifying, and engaging targets in support of organic over-the-horizon (OTH) tactical offensive operations in the 2025–2030 timeframe. Using a systems engineering approach, this study considers manned and unmanned systems in an effort to develop an organic OTH targeting capability for U.S. Navy surface force structures of the future. Key attributes of this study include overall system requirements, limitations, operating area considerations, and issues of interoperability and compatibility. Multiple alternative system architectures are considered and analyzed for feasibility. The candidate architectures include such systems as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as well as prepositioned undersea and low-observable surface sensor and communication networks. These unmanned systems are expected to operate with high levels of autonomy and should be designed to provide or enhance surface warfare OTH targeting capabilities using emerging extended-range surface-to-surface weapons. This report presents the progress and results of the SEA-21A capstone project with the recommendation that the U.S. Navy explore the use of modestly-sized, network-centric UAVs to enhance the U.S. Navy’s ability to conduct surface-based OTH tactical offensive operations by 2025.
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SEA Capstone
SEA Capstone
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