Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035: Becoming a 21st-Century Force Volume 2: Technology (1997) / Chapter Skim
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11 OTHER TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION AREAS
11 OTHER TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION AREAS
Pages 314-322
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It is clear to the panel that for the Department of the Navy, space offers innumerable advantages for rapid and secure global communications, for monitoring of the air and sea environment, for locating and targeting adversary naval and air forces, and potentially for soft and hard kills of targets. Space will continue to provide the high ground for line-of-sight access to the ocean areas of the globe and is integral to the mission responsibility of the naval forces.
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The B-2 stealth bomber and the Sea Shadow stealth ship developments, while not yet deployed in warfare, are other examples. In the past decade or so, materials to control the absorption, reflectance, and emissions of electromagnetic and optical signals, the muffling of acoustic emissions, and the shaping of objects have been the principal methods of controlling and reducing the signature of platforms below detectable levels.
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Unlike the apparatus of nuclear programs, that for biological warfare is relatively small, inexpensive, and indistinguishable from facilities used in peaceful pursuits. For example, development of insecticides by genetic-engineering methods and adapting methods for their distribution closely resemble procedures required for producing offensive biological weapons.
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Following World War II, the United States and other nations had chemical weapons programs, but the United States terminated its activities in 1969. Defensive Aspects Defensive chemical and biological weapons programs are acceptable, and the United States is active in the area.
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, and charcoal filters are used to adsorb gaseous molecules, as in nerve gases. The protected zone is supplied with air drawn through the filters, and the atmosphere inside is operated at an overpressure to prevent inward leakage.
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COMBAT IDENTIFICATION In nearly every military operational scenario, the ability to identify friendly assets from enemy assets is extremely important. This capability has for many years been described as identification, friend or foe (IFF)
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The Navy Department is currently developing a CID system that transmits GPS coordinates to a fleet satellite communications satellite and then back to a central command-and-control site. The system is encrypted but is neither covert nor resistant to jamming of the fleet satellite communications or GPS signals (see the discussion on GPS jamming in Chapter 5~.
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RECOMMENDATIONS The following are the panel's recommendations: . The Department of the Navy should maintain a knowledgeable cadre of professional personnel versed in the latest space technology, equipment, and systems; should ensure the professional growth, development, and recognition of this cadre; and should ensure that the cadre effectively enables the naval forces to satisfy their requirements for space-based information.
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