![The Army Science Board 1999 report; "Enabling Rapid and Decisive
Strategic Maneuver for the Army After 2010" states:
"DOD shipping is too slow, takes too long to load and off-load, and requires too much
water. Commercial shipping, useful to the Army, is too slow, takes too long to load and
off-load, but does have more potential port access. Neither DOD nor commercial
shipping has fast, austere port off-load capabilities. Lack of consistent packaging and
modularization standards in military is at odds with increased commercial utilization…
Sea lift has been and will continue to be the primary transportation means for large army
forces, equipment, and supplies VISA is decreasing in utility due to dwindling U.S.
shipping sector Army has an opportunity to improve the port-to-port time by 40% and
load/unload time by 75%. Time window to influence High Speed Ships (HSS) opportunity
is short and issues are complex. Recommendations [is] Forward to the Navy revised
Army requirements for strategic sea lift to include HSS. Enter into partnership with the
Navy and DOT to pursue Title XI support for HSS and support the immediate
incorporation of National Defense Features (NDF) to support military cargo and austere
port operations. Work with DARPA and Navy to develop technology alternatives to off-
load ships rapidly in austere ports and across the shore. Advocate (Army Executive
Agent) DoD-wide packaging standards consistent with best commercial industrial
practices and have TRADOC develop and promulgate the associated TTPs to decrease
loading time using containers, flat racks and other intermodal devices
(Equally applicable to air)"](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/seabasing21v3-0-130112230808-phpapp02/85/SeaBasing-21-v3-0-2-320.jpg)
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SCADS & SKYHOOK: ideas for Container Assault Ships
Here's an excerpt from the excellent Greg Goebell Vector web site, Keith pointed out to us on SCADS/SKYHOOK:
vectorsite.net/avav83.html
[3.5] FOOTNOTES: SCADS & SKYHOOK / VAAC HARRIER
* Several ingenious ideas were promoted by Harrier enthusiasts in the post-Falklands period to use the Harrier as a naval "force multiplier", based on
unconventional replacements for a traditional aircraft carrier. One was called the "shipborne containerized air-defense system (SCADS)". This was a clever
idea by which all the equipment needed to put together the operational apparatus of a small ski-jump Harrier carrier -- including living quarters, fuel and
munitions storage, maintenance facilities, missile and decoy launchers, antisubmarine helicopter facilities, and of course a ski-jump deck -- would be built in
a modular fashion, based on the standard container sizes used on container ships, and put in storage. The entire kit could be assembled in about two days
on a container ship when needed, with provisions for 30 days of operation without resupply. The kit would be removed and stored again when the emergency
was over.
www.combatreform.org/avav834.jpg
An even cleverer idea was the "Skyhook". This concept was to use a crane that could be mounted on a small ship, such as a helicopter frigate, to lift Harriers
off the deck and allow them to fly off, and then recover them later. On recovery, they could be returned to their deck hangar, or refueled while they dangled on
the crane, and released to continue operations. The crane would be "smart", with stabilization capabilities and a panel indicator mounted to give the Harrier
pilot location information. With such a system, even a helicopter frigate could operate four Harriers as a kind of "mini-carrier".
While British Aerospace experimented with the Skyhook on land using their G-VTOL demonstrator, neither SCADS nor the Skyhook became realities. Critics
suggested that they implied a dispersal of forces that made logistics impractically difficult. Nonetheless, they remain interesting ideas to be kept in mind for
the future of STOVL combat aircraft.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/seabasing21v3-0-130112230808-phpapp02/85/SeaBasing-21-v3-0-17-320.jpg)
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The document discusses concepts for improving sea-based logistics and operations for the Army. It recommends that the Army work with the Navy and DOT to develop high-speed ships that can transport troops and equipment faster. It also recommends developing technologies to rapidly offload ships in austere ports. The Army should standardize packaging for equipment and develop modular containers like ISO containers to improve loading and unloading times.
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- 2. The Army ScienceBoard 1999 report; "Enabling Rapid and Decisive Strategic Maneuver for the Army After 2010" states: "DOD shipping is too slow, takes too long to load and off-load, and requires too much water. Commercial shipping, useful to the Army, is too slow, takes too long to load and off-load, but does have more potential port access. Neither DOD nor commercial shipping has fast, austere port off-load capabilities. Lack of consistent packaging and modularization standards in military is at odds with increased commercial utilization… Sea lift has been and will continue to be the primary transportation means for large army forces, equipment, and supplies VISA is decreasing in utility due to dwindling U.S. shipping sector Army has an opportunity to improve the port-to-port time by 40% and load/unload time by 75%. Time window to influence High Speed Ships (HSS) opportunity is short and issues are complex. Recommendations [is] Forward to the Navy revised Army requirements for strategic sea lift to include HSS. Enter into partnership with the Navy and DOT to pursue Title XI support for HSS and support the immediate incorporation of National Defense Features (NDF) to support military cargo and austere port operations. Work with DARPA and Navy to develop technology alternatives to off- load ships rapidly in austere ports and across the shore. Advocate (Army Executive Agent) DoD-wide packaging standards consistent with best commercial industrial practices and have TRADOC develop and promulgate the associated TTPs to decrease loading time using containers, flat racks and other intermodal devices (Equally applicable to air)"
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- 16. Feedback! SCADS & SKYHOOK:ideas for Container Assault Ships Dai JONES <keithdaijones@btinternet.com> Hi, I am a regular reader of your site(s) now for a while but this is the first time I have contacted you concerning your innovative (yet often common sense) ideas. The idea(s) in question are the ISO "battle box" and the container assault ship. In parallel (and before I saw your idea) my self and a friend discussed your "battle boxes" and arrived at a similar concept but being British we focused on the SCADS (Sea-borne Containerised Air-defence System) concept developed in the wake of the Falklands War. www.vectorsite.net/avav83.htm This essentially turns cargo ships into v/stovl carriers. All elements to operate a small number of Harriers and helicopters can be modularised within ISO containers including a lightweight 4-cell seawolf anti-aircraft/missile missile launcher, reloads and control/aiming radars. If this weapon system can be containerised, couldn't others? CIWS is one ides, but what about offensive weapons? Being containerised and modular means the systems and aircraft can easily be moved from one ship to another but what about other options...If SCADS and Battle Boxes could be combined then not only could vehicles and equipment be moved by ship/aircraft/tracked vehicle but so could containerised weapon systems - go any where air defence? mobile cruise missiles? Battle-field CIWS? I believe this idea has a lot more room for growth, and hope to hear back from you regarding these simple ideas, Gareth Jones Wales, UK
- 17. Feedback! SCADS & SKYHOOK:ideas for Container Assault Ships Here's an excerpt from the excellent Greg Goebell Vector web site, Keith pointed out to us on SCADS/SKYHOOK: vectorsite.net/avav83.html [3.5] FOOTNOTES: SCADS & SKYHOOK / VAAC HARRIER * Several ingenious ideas were promoted by Harrier enthusiasts in the post-Falklands period to use the Harrier as a naval "force multiplier", based on unconventional replacements for a traditional aircraft carrier. One was called the "shipborne containerized air-defense system (SCADS)". This was a clever idea by which all the equipment needed to put together the operational apparatus of a small ski-jump Harrier carrier -- including living quarters, fuel and munitions storage, maintenance facilities, missile and decoy launchers, antisubmarine helicopter facilities, and of course a ski-jump deck -- would be built in a modular fashion, based on the standard container sizes used on container ships, and put in storage. The entire kit could be assembled in about two days on a container ship when needed, with provisions for 30 days of operation without resupply. The kit would be removed and stored again when the emergency was over. www.combatreform.org/avav834.jpg An even cleverer idea was the "Skyhook". This concept was to use a crane that could be mounted on a small ship, such as a helicopter frigate, to lift Harriers off the deck and allow them to fly off, and then recover them later. On recovery, they could be returned to their deck hangar, or refueled while they dangled on the crane, and released to continue operations. The crane would be "smart", with stabilization capabilities and a panel indicator mounted to give the Harrier pilot location information. With such a system, even a helicopter frigate could operate four Harriers as a kind of "mini-carrier". While British Aerospace experimented with the Skyhook on land using their G-VTOL demonstrator, neither SCADS nor the Skyhook became realities. Critics suggested that they implied a dispersal of forces that made logistics impractically difficult. Nonetheless, they remain interesting ideas to be kept in mind for the future of STOVL combat aircraft.