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This consensus study assessed the potential of unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs) in enhancing U.S. naval operations. The study identified missions and environments in which UUVs might be called to operate, as well barriers that might inhibit mission success; evaluated the Department of the Navy’s technology activities for UUVs; and recommended operational, technical, and acquisition approaches that would more rapidly mainstream UUVs into future naval operations.
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Mainstreaming Unmanned Undersea Vehicles into Future U.S. Naval Operations: Abbreviated Version of a Restricted Report
Consensus Study Report
·2016
At the request of the former Chief of Naval Operations, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine appointed an expert committee to assess the potential of unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs) in enhancing future U.S. naval operations. The Department of the Navy has determined that t...
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