The TSV will provide the capability to operationally move and maneuver combat ready unit sets from staging sites into the forward areas, and to provide follow-on sustainment, through degraded and minor ports. The TSV gives the theater Commander a high-speed, intra-theater sealift capability to support all theater engagement requirements within his Area of Responsibility (AOR).
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The process has a close tie to the Joint Vision 2020 initiative and new capabilities are pursued within each of the operational concepts of dominant maneuver, precision engagement, focused logistics, full dimensional protection and information superiority. Typically, ACTDs begin by identifying significant military needs, and then matching them with technology programs ready to focus on a military application. The Theater Support Vessel (TSV) ACTD will provide a mission essential asset that will support operational movement, repositioning and sustainment of combat forces.Īn ACTD is a joint effort by the acquisition and operational (warfighter) communities within the Department of Defense (DoD). The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) approved the FY2003 TSV Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) in September 2002. They are the HSV-2 Swift (USMC/USN), TSV-1X Spearhead (US Army), HSV-X1 Joint Venture (USN), and WestPac Express (USMC).
As of 2004 there were four (4) vessels under lease by the Army, Navy and Marine Corps in support of experimentation. Joint experiments are exploring commercially available high-speed, shallow draft vessels with advanced hull, propulsion, and communications technologies. Since October 2001, the Marine Corps and Navy have been conducting concept based experiments with JHSVs in order to assess their capabilities and limitations within the context of Seabasing and Operational Maneuver from the Sea (OMFTS).
High Speed Vessel (HSV) Theater Support Vessel (TSV) ACTD
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