ABSTRACT Underwater area surveillance plays a crucial role in upholding national security, safeguarding strategic interests, and mitigating potential threats. Despite its significance, a notable gap persists in the availability of comprehensive models for assessing its effectiveness. This article introduces a methodology for evaluating the operational efficiency of underwater area‐surveillance missions, with a focus on quantifying their effectiveness. By combining the availability vector, credibility matrix, and capability matrix, this approach yields evaluations of the operational efficiency of multi‐Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (multi‐UUV) systems during underwater area‐surveillance missions. Moreover, the article includes simulations of underwater area‐surveillance scenarios involving submarines, UUVs, and other targets. These simulations have pinpointed shortcomings in surveillance strategies, offering valuable insights to drive the subsequent execution, refinement, and advancement of surveillance strategies for multi‐UUV systems.
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