The Development Status and Trend Analysis of American Diver Special Operation Equipment Based on Its Fiscal Year Defense Budget

Abstract

Special underwater operations play an important role in naval warfare. Because of their good concealment and efficient operation, diver underwater operation has become an important part of underwater special operation missions and an important support for “asymmetric combat”. As an important military power, the United States has matured in equipment research and development in this field, which is of great significance for reference. Based on the US defense research, development, testing, evaluation, and the procurement budget report for the fiscal year(FY) 2010 to FY 2023, this paper briefs the key research projects in the US Navy’s divers’ special operation equipment, analyzes their research status, research and development priorities, and improvement trends, and sorts out the characteristics of the US Navy’s special operation equipment development and project management, with a view to providing a reference for the construction and development of the relevant divers’ underwater equipment system.

Keywords

• underwater special operation equipment
• diver
• equipment system
• defense budget