U.S. Navy Employment Options for Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs)

• Main Author: Savitz, Scott (auth)
• Other Authors: Blickstein, Irv (auth), Buryk, Peter (auth), Button, Robert W. (auth), DeLuca, Paul (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2013
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; Military engineering; Marine engineering; Technology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This report assesses in what ways and to what degree unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) are suitable for supporting U.S. Navy missions and functions. It briefly characterizes the current and emerging USV marketplaces to provide a baseline for near-term capabilities, describes USV concepts of employmen...