•Persistent systems are required to sustain ASW denial. |
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•Constant presence of detection systems was required to
effectively sustain anti-submarine warfare for 30 days. Ability to achieve
undersea control was dependent on employing systems that were persistent in
both time and space. Traditional
methods used relatively small numbers of sensing platforms over large
areas. These assets were persistent in
time, but due to their limited number were not persistent in space. Non-traditional methods (such as rapidly
deployed sensor grids and UUVs) proved to be persistent in space but without
improvements in system recharging, tending and/or replacement they lacked the
staying power of more traditional manned assets. |
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