Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. / U.S. military and civilian vessels are critically vulnerable to asymmetric threats in littoral environments.
Common asymmetric weapons such as Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles (ASCM), Low Slow Flying (LSF) aircraft
and Fast Attack Craft (FAC) / Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FIAC) threaten U.S. strategic goals and can
produce unacceptable losses of men and material.
The SEA-18B team presents an operational concept for a family of Unmanned Surface Vessels
USV) capable of defending ships from asymmetric swarm attacks. This USV, the Tailorable Remote
Unmanned Combat Craft (TRUCC), can operate in concert with the next generation of capital surface
vessels to combat this critical threat with maximum efficiency.
Critical performance criteria of the TRUCC family were determined through agent-based simulation
of a Straits of Hormuz Design Reference Mission. Additional models addressed ship synthesis and
operational availability.
A Technology and Capability Roadmap outlines areas of interest for investment and development
of the next-generation USV. Interim technology and capability milestones in the Roadmap facilitate
incremental USV operational capabilities for missions such as logistics, decoy operations and Mine
Warfare.
The TRUCC operational concept fills a critical vulnerability gap. Its employment will reduce combat
risk to our most valuable maritime assets: our ships and our Sailors.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nps.edu/oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/15434 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Jacobi, Loren, Campbell, Rick, Chau, Chee Nam, Ong, Chin Chuan, Tan, Szu Hau, Cher, Hock Hin, Alexander, Cory, Edwards, Christien, Diukman, Anner, Ding, Sze Yi, Hagstette, Matthew, Kwek, Howe Leng, Bush, Adam, Meeks, Matt, Tham, Kine Yin, Ng, Mei Ling, Yeo, Ing Kang, Loke, Yew Kok |
| Contributors | Ph.D in, Systems Engineering, Operations Research |
| Publisher | Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School |
| Source Sets | Naval Postgraduate School |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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