- The U.S. Navy is developing a new operational concept called Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) that enables localized sea control to generate larger combat effects through increasing the offensive power of individual components of the naval force. This is focused on creation and employment of Adaptive Force Packages.
- Current research is focused on:
- Evaluation of AFP composition to accommodate different communications architectures and different unit compositions
- Modeling a communications degraded / denied environment to assess the use of a composite of AFPs to enable theater-level communications
- Evaluation of AFP effectiveness in a single mission area (Anti-Surface Warfare) within a framework that can be adopted to other mission areas (Anti-Submarine Warfare, Anti-Air Warfare, etc.) in future studies
- Past research focused on:
- Development of a systems architecture of DMO to facilitate investigation and definition of the core requirements of Distributed Maritime Operations and the capabilities that are necessary to meet these requirements
- Examination of the logistical component of Distributed Maritime Operations, including requirements definition, creation of operational vignettes, and assessment of the logistical feasibility of a distributed force.
Winstead, Peter J. "Implementation of Unmanned Surface Vehicles in the Distributed Maritime Operations Concept." Master's Thesis. December 2018
Davis, Justin K. "Development of Systems Architecture to Investigate the Impact of Integrated Air and Missile Defense in a Distributed Lethality Environment." Master's Thesis. December 2017
C2 Capstone (2017): Corbett, Logan; Michael Enloe; William Jankowski; Erik Kelly; Gerald Kummer; Keren Kummer; Sarah Smith; Scott Watson. "Command and Control for Distributed Lethality." Capstone Report. June 2017
Harlow, Travis S. "System Architecture for Logistics of a Distributed Naval Surface Force." Master's Thesis. June 2016
Johnson, Clay I. "A Systems Architecture for Operational Distributed Lethality." Master's Thesis. June 2016
Dr. Paul Beery, Department of Systems Engineering
Dr. Gene Paulo, Department of Systems Engineering