Assessment of Shallow Water Influence Minesweeping System (SWIMS) implementation utilizing CH-60
The Sikorsky H-60 airframe is planned to be the only rotary wing aircraft in the Navy's inventory through 2015. The CH-60 variant will support the Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) mission, replacing the current MH-53E and it's MK-106 towed influence system. The CH-60's towing capa...
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ndltd-nps.edu-oai-calhoun.nps.edu-10945-134262014-11-27T16:10:22Z Assessment of Shallow Water Influence Minesweeping System (SWIMS) implementation utilizing CH-60 Edwards, James Karlyle Marshall, Kneale T.. The Sikorsky H-60 airframe is planned to be the only rotary wing aircraft in the Navy's inventory through 2015. The CH-60 variant will support the Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) mission, replacing the current MH-53E and it's MK-106 towed influence system. The CH-60's towing capacity will be significantly less than the MH-53E, so new equipment, designated the Shallow Water Influence Mine Sweeping (SWIMS) system. Capability of SWIMS is expected to be significantly less than that of the MK-106 system. Smaller size and aircraft commonality will enable SWIMS to deploy on most surface combatants, providing forward presence and reducing employment time of an AMCM suite into a Mine Danger Area (MDA). The purpose of this study is to analyze the feasibility of, and the trade off possibilities for, different types of AMCM operations using the CH-60 and SWIMS system. Given the planned limited capabilities of the CH-60/ SWIMS system relative to the MH-53E/MK-106 system, we explore methods for determining; (1) how to operate CH-60/SWIMS using proposed new employment methods, (2) how many CH-60's will be required to clear a specified MDA, and (3) how to minimize the operational impact to the ships involved. 2012-09-07T15:34:07Z 2012-09-07T15:34:07Z 1999-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10945/13426 en_US Approved for public release, distribution unlimited. Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School |
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The Sikorsky H-60 airframe is planned to be the only rotary wing aircraft in the Navy's inventory through 2015. The CH-60 variant will support the Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) mission, replacing the current MH-53E and it's MK-106 towed influence system. The CH-60's towing capacity will be significantly less than the MH-53E, so new equipment, designated the Shallow Water Influence Mine Sweeping (SWIMS) system. Capability of SWIMS is expected to be significantly less than that of the MK-106 system. Smaller size and aircraft commonality will enable SWIMS to deploy on most surface combatants, providing forward presence and reducing employment time of an AMCM suite into a Mine Danger Area (MDA). The purpose of this study is to analyze the feasibility of, and the trade off possibilities for, different types of AMCM operations using the CH-60 and SWIMS system. Given the planned limited capabilities of the CH-60/ SWIMS system relative to the MH-53E/MK-106 system, we explore methods for determining; (1) how to operate CH-60/SWIMS using proposed new employment methods, (2) how many CH-60's will be required to clear a specified MDA, and (3) how to minimize the operational impact to the ships involved. |
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Assessment of Shallow Water Influence Minesweeping System (SWIMS) implementation utilizing CH-60 |
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Assessment of Shallow Water Influence Minesweeping System (SWIMS) implementation utilizing CH-60 |
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Assessment of Shallow Water Influence Minesweeping System (SWIMS) implementation utilizing CH-60 |
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Assessment of Shallow Water Influence Minesweeping System (SWIMS) implementation utilizing CH-60 |
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Assessment of Shallow Water Influence Minesweeping System (SWIMS) implementation utilizing CH-60 |
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assessment of shallow water influence minesweeping system (swims) implementation utilizing ch-60 |
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Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School |
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2012 |
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