Patrol Craft Requirements and Technology Predictions Through 2020

Autor: P P E Jack Overman, Robert J. Scott, Steven H. Cohen, Mark C. Oakes, Jack Guilfoyle, Mark M. Hoggard, B P E Chris McKesson
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Naval Engineers Journal. 114:117-141
ISSN: 1559-3584
0028-1425
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-3584.2002.tb00159.x
Popis: In 1992 a paper was presented entitled Patrol Craft Requirements and Technology for the Next Century. This paper updates that information to 2001. Patrol craft have been and will continue to be a part of world wide naval and coast guard inventories for decades. Their unique capabilities and the budget constraints of many navies including the U.S. Navy highlight the need for small surface combatants in future naval activity. This paper surveys patrol craft from 100 to 2,000-tons displacement with speeds over 20 knots and presents the patrol craft technology in terms of platform configuration, combat systems, and hull-mechanical-electrical systems. Evolving platform types and supporting technologies for the future are presented. The initial portion of the paper discusses patrol craft missions and markets based upon data for craft delivered since 1980. The trends for future patrol craft capabilities, design, construction, and operation are presented. The concluding portion of the paper discusses future opportunities for patrol craft design, construction, and for technology advancement of craft subsystems.
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