Survivability Primer

Abstract

Survivability is discussed in terms of its four main ingredients: detectability, hitability, vulnerability, and repairability. The discussion centers about methods for adding survivability value to Army materiel and personnel, mainly from the developer's rather than the user's point of view. The primer is intended for guidance to developers and is restricted to a nonnuclear combat environment. Examples are introduced to demonstrate how personnel and materiel have been given or might be given more survivability value through various measures, without compromising the effectiveness or the performance of the system to which the personnel and materiel belong.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA033529

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Army Aircraft
  • Detection
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Explosives
  • Maintenance
  • Munitions
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Turbines
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapon Control

Readers

  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design