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Advancing Sea Base Technologies for Joint Power Projection

Explore the key issues and obstacles in the development of sea base enabling technologies for efficient power projection. Discover critical obstacles and innovative solutions in joint operational concepts and technology advancement.

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Advancing Sea Base Technologies for Joint Power Projection

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  1. Joint Power Projection From the Sea BaseEnabling TechnologiesSummary

  2. The Defense Science Board Dirty DozenTwelve Issues DOD Must Address • Management • 1. A Joint Sea Base Program Office With • Meaningful Army and Air Force Participation • Planning • 2. Sustaining Troops Ashore • 3. Protecting the Force Ashore • 4. Counter Threats in Littorals • 5. Concept of Operations at Sea

  3. The Dirty Dozen (Cont.) • New Capabilities • 6. Cargo Transfer at Sea • 7. Long-range Heavy Lift Aircraft • 8. Ships • 9. Communication Architecture • 10. Logistic Support • 11. Inter-theater Lift • Resources • 12. Development speed and funding

  4. Critical Obstacles • Air connectors • - Operational Range • - Heavy Lift to/from Sea Base • Surface connectors • - Sea State 4 transfers • - LCAC fuel consumption • - Unimproved Shore • MPF(F) functions • - Fast load/unload • - Material breakout • - Automated warehousing

  5. Overcoming Air Connector Obstacles • Long-range heavy lift to/from Sea Base unavailable • - CH-53X will help – deployment a problem • - Range/Speed enhancements are most important • - Other options are long-term – i.e. Joint Heavy Lift

  6. Overcoming Surface Connector Obstacles • Transfer rate in Sea State 4 • - Eliminate relative motion • - Load big – unload small • - LCAC shuttle from MPF(F) to HSC • LCAC fuel consumption • - Use HSC as LCAC truck • ` • Unimproved shore • - Deliver material over-the-beach • - Use LCAC as pallet truck

  7. Operational Concept

  8. High-rate LCAC Loading Enabler #1 Stern Elevator Transverse Tunnel (Drywell) Intermediate Transfer Platform

  9. High Speed ConnectorEnabler #2 • Threshold capabilities: • >32 kts, 2000 nm loaded • 3 loaded LCACs + additional cargo/troops • Rapid LCAC launch and recovery • Three loading modes • - LCAC • - Vertical • - RO/RO

  10. Shipboard Automated Warehouse Enabler #3

  11. Benefits of Candidate Solution LCAC offers over-the- Beach capability • Standoff range increased • LCAC advantages retained • HSC serves multiple purposes • Rapid loading • - LCAC on MPF(F) • - HSC via LCACs • Modular container breakout • - Large for loading efficiency • - Small for beach movement • - No TEUs on shore 16 JMIC containers Equal 1 TEU

  12. Overcoming MPF(F) PlatformObstacles • Spiral 0 system integration and sea-trial program • - Commercial platform • - Joint with JFCOM and TRANSCOM • High Rate LCAC loading in Sea State 4 • - Demonstrate promising designs • Automated warehousing • - Demonstrate JMIC capability • - Apply best commercial practices • - Develop and test shipboard handling system

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