Concept Definition and Evaluation Criteria for the Mobile Protected Weapons System (MPWS) and the Light Armored Vehicle (LAV).

Abstract

The focus of the project described in this report was twofold: to examine Marine Corps' mission-driven needs for a mobile weapons systems, following the guidelines required by OMB Circular A-109; and to establish source selection parameters and performance standards for a light armored vehicle (LAV). While the specific vehicles required are clearly different, both the Mobile Protected Weapons System (MPWS) and the LAV are envisioned to be helicopter-transportable, highly mobile, and able to provide direct fire support and organic antiarmor capability during landing force operations and in subsequent operations ashore. This study employed numerous experts in the areas of threat, tactics, and weapons technology to provide subjective judgments and objective data necessary for such an analysis. This use of experts allowed the Marine Corps decisions to be made by Marines with minimum impact from outside consultants. The framework for the analysis in this study was multi-attribute utility analysis (MAUA), a technique in which these data and judgments are combined in a logical and defensible manner. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA102879

Entities

People

  • Charles P. Annis
  • Dennis. M. Buede
  • Terry A.. Bresnick

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Detection
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Landing Forces
  • Light Armored Vehicles
  • Military Science
  • Mission Area Analysis
  • Operational Effectiveness
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Target Acquisition
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.