This paper examines Remote Minehunting System (RMS) of Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) in detail. LCS is a fast platform designed for executing operations in near-shore environments. But, it is capable of conducting open-ocean operation as well. It is designed to defeat asymmetric threats. Mines, submarines and fast surface craft can be shown as unique examples of asymmetric threats. The LCS, which is a fast, maneuverable surface ship, provides warfighting capabilities for tasks/missions including mine warfare, anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASUW). The RMS, which will be deployed on LCS, is a component of the LCS Mine Countermeasures (MCM) mission package (MP). The mission package is called the Remote Minehunting System. The system uses the Remote Multimission Vehicle (RMMV). The RMMV vehicle is produced by Lockheed Martin. It conducts autonomous and/or semi autonomous missions. It also carries AQS-20A minehunting sonar. The sonar attached to RMMV is specifically designed for a variable depth forward-looking and side-scanning under sea. Raytheon makes the AQS-20As. The RMS detects, classifies, and localizes non-buried bottom and moored mines. It also identifies shallow-water bottom mines.
U.S. Navy plans to keep its ships out of the dangerous minefield with the RMS. Navy focuses on decreasing core crew for mine warfare while conducting mine-hunting operations as well. Navy envisions that this concept with RMS on LCS will prove a significant force
During my tenure with NTB, I have undertaken complex engineering and project work within the boundaries of the Navy Technical Regulatory Framework (NTRF) to successfully deliver technical products and services for the acquisition and sustainment of Minor War Vessels (MWV) for the RAN. In the naval context, these includes specification and validation of compliance with Platform System Requirements for the current and future ships through the development of material specification for maritime capability certification assurance process and provide technical naval system advice to naval community that is accurate, on time and pragmatic.
In the world of military matters, the United States is on the forefront of military technology, tactics, and personnel, especially with the recently commissioned Zumwalt Class Destroyers. Recently within the U.S. Navy specifically, there have been many upgrades and changes, mainly due to the need for upgrades within the many different areas of the fleet. With the newly designed Zumwalt class currently being built by General Dynamics by Bath Iron Works, the Navy has done just that.
The Sonar system Currently allows us to map out what is underwater and coming towards us in the water. From this Naval Personnel can identify any ships that are ahead, or even submarines below them. most ships and submarines today use Sonar to navigate through the water. Another invention was made specifically for exploring underwater, first hand.
Some of those collaborating are Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The IMO is leading an initiative in collaboration with many United Nations (UN) organizations in an attempt to create national legislation that will outlaw piracy. NATO is continuing to enhance its collaboration with its partners and international actors such as the European Union to ensure maritime security. Additionally among other programs that NATO oversees, Operation Ocean Shield is assisting in the fight against piracy off the Horn of
After completing the entry of a package of six Russian kilos on January 20, 2017, Vietnam has officially become a member of the "submarine club". With the existing six submarines, Vietnam's ability to defend and control territorial waters has increased significantly. However, with the topographic features of the South China Sea, kilos can not work effectively in certain areas such as estuaries, bays or islands, this is necessary for the purpose of Vietnam's sea defense in the current geopolitical situation. So, sooner or later, the second submarine brigade, that is based on high mobility mini submarine that replenishing the existing six Kilos, must be established . This paper will demonstrate that mini submarines are
The future of warfare and intelligence is upon the american people today, and it is appears to be the size of a small fishing boat. Massive yet small, the DDG-1000 Zumwalt class stealth destroyer is cutting through naval regularity with innovative new offensive, stealth, and information technology. The Zumwalt will be known as the harbinger of technology and innovation in the upcoming years. Just as gunpowder and the machinegun have changed warfare forever,the Zumwalt marks the beginning of a new era.
The mission of the USS Ronal Reagan is to prevail in all operations from peace to war as the cornerstone of Carrier Strike Group Five capability to sustain presence, project power and to fight and win decisively from the sea. The Vision is to achieve readiness and victory in combat by excelling in the basics and to maintain the highest standards of professionalism, operational and technical competence, and material readiness (USS Ronald Reagan, 2016). An aircraft carrier organization is led by the Commanding Officer followed by the Executive Officer and then Department Head. There are several Departments aboard an aircraft Carrier, this paper will discuss the Weapons Department. All Nimitz class aircraft carrier departments are organized the same. The Weapons Department is led by the Weapons Officer and broken down into five Divisions; G-1 Flight Deck, G-2 Armory, G-3 Weapons Assembly, G-4 Elevators, and G-5 Ordnance Control. The Weapons Department is responsible for the security, stowage, breakout, handing, issue and shipment of all conventional weapons and explosive devices on-board the ship. In order to defend itself and support the embarked carrier air wing, the aircraft carrier has to be loaded with certain types of ordnance to complete that task (USS George Bush, 2016).
Torpedoes (sea mines and land
Not only did we have ships, but we had a device called the Turtle. Invented nearly 150 years before, it was not until the Revolutionary War that the submarine would be used in combat. A man named David Bushnell would develop the Turtle to deploy underwater mines. The Turtle would fail all of its missions and would be lost at the Battle of Fort Lee when the ship transporting it would be sunk. “Despite the failures of the Turtle, General George Washington gave Bushnell a commission as an Army engineer…After the war, he became commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.”(History 1).
Today, radar is one of the most prevalent equipment devices used in the military, especially on naval ships. Radar is so detrimental to the navy because it detects invisible or distant objects by means of reflected radio waves and is capable of locating them accurately in space . Using this method, radars are able to scan for and, or track targets that, again, are too far for the human eye to see. With the AN/SPQ-9B, a ship is able to do both; in fact it can track while scanning. The track while
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Radar (Radio Detection and Ranging) is a method of detection that works by sending out radio waves and detecting any reflections from distant objects. Created by Christian Hülsmeyer, a German scientist, in 1904, the invention first became useful in World War 1, where it was used to determine the location of enemy planes.. Once World War 2 began and U-boats were once again roaming the Atlantic, the Allies knew that they needed a means of detecting the location of these deadly submarines. Radar could essentially “see” things as dots using radio waves, and although it was not created to specifically detect U-boats, it became a technological weapon that the allies could use for their benefit. Additionally, Sonar (Sound Navigation and Ranging) was built specifically to counteract the threat of underwater enemies such as the U-boats. Sonar uses sound waves to detect distant objects. Similar to radar, the use of sonar allowed the British surface fleet to detect the direction and depth of these submarines and destroy many of them. What makes these two technologies similar is that they both locate enemy ships using waves that could not be seen and they could do it at such a distance that the Germans would have no way of interfering and stopping them. This advanced technology was a detriment to the U-boats because the German Navy could no longer surprise the Allied forces.
As a one of the world’s top maritime power, United States declared it’s “National Military Strategy”. Two essential principles of NMS is forward presence and crisis response. Based on the NMS, Navy and Marine Corps
i. These vehicles could be used to collect data for climate research, ocean exploration, offshore oil exploration and production and even surveillance of pipelines and telecommunications.
At the strategic level I developed an operational plan that consisted of AMOC’s Project and Plans, Operations, and Systems Directorates, AMO Headquarters (HQ) Test and Evaluation (T&E), and the South East Region to participate in the Maritime Lab Demonstration. The Maritime Lab intends to demonstrate the use of a tethered aerostat outfitted with a maritime radar to improve maritime security operations. The demonstration will also include the use of the Minotaur Mission Management System to share surveillance data among aircraft, vessels and command centers. I developed the desired Critical Operational Issues for the Maritime Lab with the Program Manager Rob Brown. The plan I provided consisted of roles and responsibilities, action items, goals and expectations of activities during the maritime demonstration. As the Lead Maritime Operational Representative for Customs and Border Protection, and Deputy Project Manager for the Dark Vessel Detection Project (DVD-P), I initiated the activity to develop a maritime sensor database and coordinated with DHS components and offices with maritime equities to ensure inclusion as the database is developed. I queried the United States Coast Guard, United States Border Patrol, and National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office to obtain their functional needs in using the maritime