Payload diversity: Unlocking the submarine/ocean interface

摘要

In July 1998, a report from a Defense Science Board task force on the 'Submarine of the Future' was submitted to the US Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Technology). In evaluating the role and function of nuclear-attack submarines (SSNs) as part of US national defence over the medium-to-long term, including the SSN's potential contribution to joint operations in the littoral, the task force made a series of recommendations and identified a number of emerging trends.