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Trapezoid: Needs Analysis
SEA-8 Problem Statement
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oSEA-8
o .. design a system that denies enemy undersea forces (submarine and UUV) effective employment against friendly forces within the littorals during the 2025 timeframe.
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Needs Analysis
Obj Analysis
Alt Generation
Modeling
Analysis
Conclusions
•When SEA-8 undertook this project we chose to bound the subject to submarines and Unmanned Undersea Vehicles.  And we purposely excluded the specialized area of mine warfare.
•Additionally we chose not to focus on engaging and killing enemy submarines but instead we sought to investigate traditional and non-traditional methods that could prevent enemy forces from effectively carrying out their own missions.
•Taken together SEA-8’s initial problem statement was to design a system of systems that would deny enemy undersea forces effective employment against our own friendly forces.
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