Directed Energy And Fleet Defense Implications For Naval Warfare

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428918078

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Directed Energy and Fleet Defense: Implications for Naval Warfare by Anonim Pdf

The introduction of directed energy weapons into twenty-first century naval forces has the potential to change naval tactics as fundamentally as the transition from sail to steam. Recent advances in directed energy technologies have made the development of both high-energy laser and high-power microwave weapons technically feasible. This study examines the potential adaptation of such weapons for the defense of naval forces. This study considers options for using directed energy systems on naval vessels in the context of the U.S. maritime strategy and emerging threats in international politics. The framework for this study is an integrated system of microwave devices, high-energy lasers, and surface-to-air missiles which are evaluated in terms of their ability to enhance anti-ship cruise missile defense, tactical air defense, and fast patrol boat defense. This study also examines collateral capabilities, such as non-lethal defensive measures and countersurveillance operations. The global proliferation of increasingly sophisticated weapons and the expanding demands placed on its ever-smaller navy require the United States to reassess its current approach to fleet operations. This study concludes that directed energy technology has made sufficient progress to warrant the development of sea-based weapons systems for deployment in the first two decades of the next century. For operational and technical reasons, a Nimitz class aircraft carrier may be the preferred platform for the initial implementation of directed energy weapons. If successful, the robust self-defense capability provided by directed energy weapons will permit a fundamental shift in carrier battle group operations from a massed, attrition oriented defense to a more dynamic, dispersed offense.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:946721586

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Directed Energy and Fleet Defense: Implications for Naval Warfare by Anonim Pdf

The introduction of directed energy weapons into twenty-first century naval forces has the potential to change naval tactics as fundamentally as the transition from sail to steam. Recent advances in directed energy technologies have made the development of both high-energy laser and high-power microwave weapons technically feasible. This study examines the potential adaptation of such weapons for the defense of naval forces. This study considers options for using directed energy systems on naval vessels in the context of the U.S. maritime strategy and emerging threats in international politics. The framework for this study is an integrated system of microwave devices, high-energy lasers, and surface-to-air missiles which are evaluated in terms of their ability to enhance anti-ship cruise missile defense, tactical air defense, and fast patrol boat defense. This study also examines collateral capabilities, such as non-lethal defensive measures and countersurveillance operations. The global proliferation of increasingly sophisticated weapons and the expanding demands placed on its ever-smaller navy require the United States to reassess its current approach to fleet operations. This study concludes that directed energy technology has made sufficient progress to warrant the development of sea-based weapons systems for deployment in the first two decades of the next century. For operational and technical reasons, a Nimitz class aircraft carrier may be the preferred platform for the initial implementation of directed energy weapons. If successful, the robust self-defense capability provided by directed energy weapons will permit a fundamental shift in carrier battle group operations from a massed, attrition oriented defense to a more dynamic, dispersed offense.

Author : John P. Geis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Directed-energy weapons
ISBN : WISC:89079547659

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Directed Energy Weapons on the Battlefield by John P. Geis Pdf

Several nations are engaging in development and production of directed energy weapons. Recent scientific advances now enable the production of lethal lasers and high-powered microwaves. The current growth and development in this emerging area strongly suggests that directed energy weapons of lethal power will reach the battlefield before 2010. Since proliferation of lower power laser weapons has already happened, it is likely that proliferation of high power or high energy weapons will occur as well. This paper expands on this development and posits potential impacts on a plausible future battlefield, developed in part from the Alternate Futures of AF 2025, where all comers deploy lethal directed energy technologies. From these impacts, which span doctrine, organization, force structure, and systems design, this paper recommends changes to better posture the United States for this potential future.

Author : Geoffrey Till
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780714655420

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Seapower by Geoffrey Till Pdf

At the beginning of the 21st century much has remained the same in naval terms but much has changed. Geoffrey Till's study is an exploration of how change will impact upon the world's navies.

Author : Eileen M. Walling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Microwaves
ISBN : UCR:31210014958142

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High Power Microwaves by Eileen M. Walling Pdf

" ... This study concludes that high power microwave weapons systems offer the prospect of significant offensive and defensive capabilities for all of the military services. The principal recommendations include the suggestion that the Department of Defense and the Air Force establish a High Power Microwave Systems Program Office for the purpose of developing these weapons and integrating them into the combatant commands. This systems program office should be a joint program office that involves the participation of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps as well as other agencies. Only then will the U.S. military be able to maximize the development of microwave applications, minimize costs, and facilitate the transition of this unique technology to the military services and other government agencies. Not only should defense contractors be encouraged to develop the technical capabilities that would permit them to participate in microwave weapons programs, but this study also concludes that all U.S. military system should be hardened to protect them against the effects of microwaves."--Page v

Author : Colin S. Gray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Strategy
ISBN : UCR:31210014634792

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Weapons for Strategic Effect by Colin S. Gray Pdf

Author : Timothy J. Sakulich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Military doctrine
ISBN : WISC:89081066177

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Precision Engagement at the Strategic Level of War by Timothy J. Sakulich Pdf

"Air Force basic doctrine asserts that the precise application of force can reliably generate desired, discriminate effects at the strategic level of war. A deconstruction of that assertion reveals three necessary assumptions: the ability to clearly define desired discriminate effects at the strategic level of war, the ability to trace the desired discriminate effects back to a triggering action, and the ability to ensure that the actual effects generated by the triggering action are only the discriminate ones being sought. This paper presents evidence that these assumptions suffer from important conceptual weaknesses that are amplified when examined from the perspective of nonlinear and complex systems. Further evidence suggests that technological fixes are not likely to resolve these weaknesses nor produce the strategic efficiencies implied by the doctrinal concept. In fact, such fixes could increase the potential for small errors to combine in unexpected ways to create a system accident, where outcomes diverge in significant and undesirable ways from the intended discriminate strategic effect. This paper cautions against using the term "precision" in ways that imply congruency between technology and war, and recommends that doctrine clearly differentiate technical exactness from strategic correctness. It concludes that effect-based approaches can foreclose adversary option sets with far more reliability than compelling specific, predetermined behaviors, and it emphasizes the need to ensure that adaptation remains a fundamental feature of any effects-based concept."--Abstract.

Author : Jan S. Breemer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Military doctrine
ISBN : UCR:31210015469255

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War as We Knew it by Jan S. Breemer Pdf

"This is an exploration, a speculation if you will, on the nature of war in the future. It explores in particular the symptoms of what appears to be a transition, in thought and practice, from a way of warfare that is centered on the notion of destruction to one that has paralysis as its "center of Gravity." At this stage of research, the idea that future war will be "paralysis-based" provides a framework for discerning, interpreting, and organizing a collection of seemingly disconnected phenomena. It is not an argument for a "kinder and gentler" way of war per se ..."--Introduction

Author : John P. Geis (II.)
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : China
ISBN : 1585662097

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Discord Or "harmonious Society"? by John P. Geis (II.) Pdf

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINTED PRODUCT- OVERSTOCK SALE -Significantly reduced list price By John P. Geis, et al. Provides essays about China's future. Predicts that within the time frame covered in this monograph, China will supplant the United States as the greatest economic power on Earth. While its military capabilities are expected to lag slightly behind, by 2030 China will be, for all practical purposes, a peer of the United States in terms of its ability to influence interactions within the nation-state system. Military, acaemia, lawmakers, and policy analysts may be interested in this volume. High school to graduate students pursuing coursework in global studies,especially China Studies classes may also find this reference useful. Related products: China resources collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/international-foreign-affairs/asia/china

Author : Jeffrey Record
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Battle casualties
ISBN : UCR:31210014958217

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Failed States and Casualty Phobia by Jeffrey Record Pdf

Author : Arthur F. Huber
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Drone aircraft
ISBN : 9781428990142

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Death by a Thousand Cuts by Arthur F. Huber Pdf

Technological progress in a number of areas to include aerodynamics, micro- electronics, sensors, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), micro-manufacturing, and more, is ushering in the possibility for the affordable development and acquisition of a new class of military systems known as micro-air vehicles (MAV) MAVs are a subset of uninhabited air vehicles (UAV) that are up two orders of magnitude smaller than the manned systems that permeate our contemporary life, Recent advances in miniaturization may make possible vehicles that can carry out important military missions that heretofore were beyond our reach or could only be attained at great risk or resource expenditure. These missions will be possible if MAVs can fulfill their potential to attain certain attributes to include: low cost, low weight, little to no logistical "footprint," mission versatility, range, endurance, stealth, and precision. A review of the literature in this area indicates that the military potential of this emerging field remains on the "technological push" side of the equation with little to no "requirements pull" from the user community. Accordingly, concepts of operations deriving from the war fighting community - particularly the United States Air Force (USAF) - are sparse. At a higher level, the potential of micro-air vehicles opens up new possibilities in the formulation of military strategies that require investigation. This paper provides an outline of the contemporary technological dimension of MAVs and contemplates how they might be used to enhance Air Force operations.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428990210

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Hyperspectral imagery warfighting through a different set of eyes by Anonim Pdf

Hyperspectral Imagery, or HSI, is a sophisticated, versatile intelligence gathering technology that could potentially enable the US military to make significant strides towards improving the preparation for and execution of its missions. Many of the difficulties in bringing the promise of HSI to fruition have very little to do with the technology itself. As will be discussed shortly, HSI technology has been successfully demonstrated in a variety of diverse applications. In point of fact, it is the versatility of HSI that may be hindering its implementation into the mainstream of the U.S. military's intelligence gathering capability. The objective of this paper is threefold. The first goal is to introduce the reader to both the technology itself and the myriad potential applications of Hyperspectral Imagery. The second goal is to realistically examine the challenges that HSI must overcome, specifically in the areas of how HSI fits into the world of joint vision, intelligence doctrine, and the intelligence cycle. Finally, the paper will provide a series of recommendations some focused on organizational issues and others on acquisition issues that will address the majority of the challenges faced by the intelligence community as they endeavor to incorporate an HSI capability into the U.S. intelligence community.

Author : Jonathan Wesley Campbell
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Asteroids
ISBN : 9781428990852

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Using lasers in space laser orbital debris removal and asteroid deflection by Jonathan Wesley Campbell Pdf

Author : Larry J. Schaefer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Artificial satellites
ISBN : WISC:89084972777

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Sustained Space Superiority by Larry J. Schaefer Pdf

"The increasing importance of space for U.S. national security requires the nation to protect its interests by sustaining a position of space superiority. The forces of globalization are forcing the United States to move away from its historical stance of maintaining space as a sanctuary toward the concept of using weapons in space. The United States must prepare sufficient "bridges" to make the transition to using weapons in space in view of psychological impediments and treaty obligations, which must be orchestrated to support and protect the current uses of space while preparing for eventual conflict in space. This study examines a framework for organizing U.S. space activities into a coherent national strategy sustained space superiority. It analyzes several dimensions that affect a national strategy for U.S. space superiority, including its military, intelligence, and economic components. This national strategy for space superiority will require strong leadership and public support because this strategy will be expensive and involve a long-term commitment. While the United States enjoys space superiority today, this advantage will be lost if the nation does not take the necessary steps to sustain it." -- Abstract.

Author : Paul J. Pabich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Imaging systems
ISBN : WISC:89079547683

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Hyperspectral Imagery by Paul J. Pabich Pdf

Hyperspectral Imagery, or HSI, is a sophisticated, versatile intelligence gathering technology that could potentially enable the US military to make significant strides towards improving the preparation for and execution of its missions. Many of the difficulties in bringing the promise of HSI to fruition have very little to do with the technology itself. As will be discussed shortly, HSI technology has been successfully demonstrated in a variety of diverse applications. In point of fact, it is the versatility of HSI that may be hindering its implementation into the mainstream of the U.S. military's intelligence gathering capability. The objective of this paper is threefold. The first goal is to introduce the reader to both the technology itself and the myriad potential applications of Hyperspectral Imagery. The second goal is to realistically examine the challenges that HSI must overcome, specifically in the areas of how HSI fits into the world of joint vision, intelligence doctrine, and the intelligence cycle. Finally, the paper will provide a series of recommendations some focused on organizational issues and others on acquisition issues that will address the majority of the challenges faced by the intelligence community as they endeavor to incorporate an HSI capability into the U.S. intelligence community.