Multi-Commodity Logistic Model for Distributed Lethality

Abstract

Evolving anti-ship ballistic missiles are enhancing the effectiveness of anti-access (A2) strategies, which seek to keep opposing forces out of an operating area. This may reduce the effectiveness of legacy U.S. Navy operational principles, which rely on large, multi-ship carrier strike groups. In response, the Navy created an offensive principle known as distributed lethality (DL) that would allow warships to project power within an A2 environment. DL calls for smaller, agile, and lethal combinations of ships, called adaptive force packages (AFPs), which operate in a distributed manner over a large area.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1052773

Entities

People

  • Stephen J. Mannila

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Combat Areas
  • Combat Readiness
  • Guided Missiles
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Planning
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Requirements
  • Mathematical Models
  • Munitions
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Standards
  • Supply Chain
  • United States

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Missile Defense Systems.