Leveraging unmanned systems for Coast Guard missions : a strategic imperative /

The Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 called for this study of the U.S. Coast Guard's existing and prospective use of unmanned systems (UxSs) to fulfill its many critical and often unique missions. The act implies an interest in a range of technology-based concepts, from aeri...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Committee on Coast Guard Maritime Domain Awareness (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : Transportation Research Board, 2020.
Series:	Special report (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Transportation Research Board) ; 335. Consensus study report.
Subjects:	United States. > Coast Guard > Equipment and supplies > Technological innovations. United States. > Coast Guard > Planning. Military art and science > Automation. Robotics > Military applications. Art et science militaires > Automatisation. Robotique > Applications militaires.

Table of Contents:

Executive summary.
1. Introduction.
2. U.S. Coast Guard and its vital missions.
3. Unmanned systems context.
4. Unmanned system experience in the U.S. Coast Guard and other federal agencies.
5. A vision and framework for exploiting unmanned systems.
6. Moving forward.
Appendixes