The Integration of the Naval Unmanned Combat Aerial System (N-UCAS) into the Future Naval Air Wing

Mcguire, Michael

The Integration of the Naval Unmanned Combat Aerial System (N-UCAS) into the Future Naval Air Wing

Active / Technical Report | Accession Number: ADA514238 |

Abstract:

This MBA Project investigates the use of unmanned vehicles, specifically the Navy-Unmanned Combat Air System N-UCAS, which can be employed and deployed in novel ways to gain access in the access denied surface domain due to the proliferation of anti-ship ballistic missiles. The capabilities of N-UCAS, coupled with a new employmentdeployment model, have the potential to allow the Navy to maintain the forecasted capacity of the future power projection fleet while reducing the number of carriers. The savings from the reduction in the carrier fleet could allow smaller crafts, such as the Joint High Speed Vessel HSV and the Littoral Combat Ship LCS, to be procured in larger numbers to aid in the shortfalls that the current Naval Force has in Maritime Security and Cooperative Engagement MSCE capacity.

Author(s):

Mcguire, Michael

Author Organization(s):

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis

Supplementary Note:

The original document contains color images.

Pagination:

0091

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:

Approved For Public Release

Distribution Statement:

Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR

Identifying Numbers

Monitor Series:

NPS-GSBPP

Subject Terms

Joint Capability Areas:

JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_2.1_Planning and Direction; JCA_2.1.4_Evaluation; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_5.5.1_Communicate Intent and Guidance; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.1_Force Management; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_1.1.1_Global Force Management; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_2.2.2_Imagery Collection; JCA_2.2_Collection; JCA_4.2.3_Manage Global Supplier Networks; JCA_4.2_Supply

Modernization Areas:

Space; Autonomy; Fully Networked C3

Communities of Interest:

Air Platforms

Descriptor(s):

*LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT, *WING LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS, *NAVAL VESSELS(COMBATANT), *LIFE CYCLE COSTS, *NAVAL AIRCRAFT, *COST ESTIMATES, *UNMANNED, AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, FLEETS(SHIPS), POWER, VEHICLES, NUMBERS, LITTORAL ZONES, UTILIZATION, OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS, ANTISHIP MISSILES, SURFACES, THESES, SECURITY, NAVY, MODELS, GUIDED MISSILES, DEPLOYMENT

Field(s)/Group(s):

Research and Experimental Aircraft, Administration and Management, Economics and Cost Analysis, Military Forces and Organizations, Naval Surface Warfare, Unconventional Warfare

Keyword(s):

AERIAL VEHICLES, *UCAS(UNMANNED COMBAT AIR SYSTEM), *N UCAS(NAVAL UNMANNED COMBAT AIR SYSTEM), AIR WINGS, HSV(HIGH SPEED VESSELS), LCS(LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS), MSCE(MARITIME SECURITY AND COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT), MSS(MARITIME SECURITY STRATEGY), EA(ELECTRONIC ATTACK), AEW(AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING), ISR(INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE RECONNAISSANCE), O S(OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT), LCC(LIFE CYCLE COSTS)

Report Date:

2009 Dec 01

Creation Date:

2010 Mar 03