Maximizing Transit Times by Interdiction of a Transportation Network.

Abstract

The ability to conduct offensive military operations is dependent upon the length of time required to transport war material to combatant units. Effective tactical air interdiction of a transportation network by opposing forces should maximize this time. When constrained by a limited number of available aircraft for interdiction, a strike planner needs to be able to determine the primary route of traffic flow, and to decide which targets to attack along this route. A solution procedure is developed in this paper for determining the optimal points of interdiction so as to maximize the time required to transport supplies through a transportation network. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0721563

Entities

People

  • Michael Edward Sullivan

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Interdiction
  • Aircrafts
  • Flow Network
  • Interdiction
  • Materials
  • Military Operations
  • Surface Transportation
  • Transport Ships
  • Transportation

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Strategic Security Studies