Littoral Anti-Submarine Warfare Concept

LITTORAL ANTI-SUBMARINE
WARFARE CONCEPT

Naval Doctrine Command
1 May 1998

Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Purpose ans Scope
Littoral ASW
Coordinated, Multiplatform ASW Concept
Capabilities and Constraints
Conclusions and Recommendations
Introduction
Purpose
Background
National Objectives
Joint and Naval Objectives
Littoral ASW Objectives
Anticipated Battlespace and Adversaries "The ASW Challenge
Introduction
The Environment
Threat Assessment
Stealth
Mobility and Endurance
Sensors
Weapons
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I)
Operational Proficiency
Summary
Littoral ASW
Missions and Tasks
ASW Missions
Littoral ASW Tasks
Littoral ASW Today
Realities & Imperatives
Future Operational Concept
Peacetime: Deterrence and Conflict Prevention
Crisis-to-War
Littoral ASW into the 21st Century
Coordinated, Multiplatform ASW
Future Operational Capabilities
Material and Weapons
Organization, Training and Doctrine
Missions and Task for Future Littoral ASW
Recommendations and Epilogue
Recommendations
Epilogue List of Figures
Figure 1. Mission Support Pyramid
Figure 2. Strategic Foundation
Figure 3. The Relationship of ASW to the Tenets of Joint Vision 2010
Figure 4. Asymetric Threat Risk Analysis
Figure 5. Littoral ASW Mission, Operational tasks and Infrastructure Tasks
Figure 6. Defense-in-Depth Options
Figure 7. Future Missions, Operational Tasks and Infrastructure Tasks

Executive Summary
"He who will not apply new remedies must expect new evils." Sir Francis Bacon
Purpose and Scope.
This paper provides a Fleet perspective for development of future operational capabilities for littoral anti-submarine warfare (ASW). It is an ASW warfighting concept. It is directed at flag and civilian leadership within the DoN, scientific, technological and acquisition communities to provide Navy ASW goals. These goals must then be assessed, modified and attained through a concept