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DSTO support to naval ship survivability fact sheet

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The survivability of a ship is a combination of its susceptibility (the likelihood of the ship being detected and hit by a weapon), its vulnerability (the ability to withstand damage) and its recoverability (the ability to control damage and recover all or part of its capabilities). DSTO is involved in all elements of survivability research and is working to link these three elements together.

DSTO provides the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) with advice on ship survivability and how to increase it. This advice enhances RAN war-fighting effectiveness and operational capability and helps the RAN become a smart buyer of new equipment. With respect to naval vulnerability and recoverability, the fact sheet goes further to outline how DSTO provides advice to the RAN on reducing platform vulnerability and enhancing the ability of the recovery processes to restore capability.

Image: DSTO Underwater Experimental Facility.

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