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Submarine Communications Master Plan [website capture] (1995) WW
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Submarine Communications Master Plan (SCMP) is an integral part of the Submarine Force Strategic Plan. It is an integrated and comprehensive document that promulgates: (a) current and projected submarine communications requirements, (b) overall acquisition strategy, (c) program schedules, and (d) component program descriptions. It has been developed by the Submarine Communications Program Manager (Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command [SPAWAR] PMW 173) for the Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (ACNO), Submarine Warfare Division (N87) and the Director, Space and Electronic Warfare (N6). It is intended for use by military staffs, systems commands, and industry in planning, developing, and fielding submarine communications systems. 

The end of the Cold War brought about policy changes which have already dramatically altered the focus of naval doctrine and spawned a new theater of “Information Warfare.” Emphasis is now placed on Joint and Combined operations in the littoral regions of the world rather than on massive, open-ocean engagements of past scenarios. National policy shifts, in concert with Department of Defense (DOD) budget and force structure drawdowns, have infused the Navy’s Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C 4 I) programs with new importance. To remain an effective fighting force in this changed environment, the submarine must be indispensable to the Battle Group. 

The ongoing world telecommunications revolution is driving both military and civilian information transfer systems toward a design of open architecture, multicast resource, shared and integrated networks; the most common example being the commercial telephone system. Under the Copernicus concept, the Navy will provide seamless, transparent, secure communications between the fleet and the entire global grid. For the Submarine Force to be interoperable with Joint and Navy systems, our submarines must be able to communicate within the same communications environment. Although our existing submarine communications systems have been proven to be robust and reliable, they are limited to low data rates and feature “stove-piped,” closed system architectures which are not compatible with the emerging technologies, and are costly to maintain and upgrade. In an effort to alleviate these problems, Commander, Submarine Forces, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (COMSUBLANT) and Commander, Submarine Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) have issued coordinated submarine communications requirements. The phased improvements in submarine connectivity requirements are illustrated in Figure (i). 
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