An Analysis of the Modular Command and Control Evaluation Structure (MCES) Application to the Identification Friend, Foe or Neutral (IFFN) Joint Testbed

Abstract

This thesis presents an analysis of the application of the Modular Command and Control Evaluation Structure (MCES) to the Identification Friend, Foe, or Neutral (IFFN) Joint Testbed. The MCES and IFFN Testbed evaluation approaches are also compared. MCES is a structured approach to evaluate Command and Control (C2) systems which uses standard and evolving operational research tools. The MCES approach provided the IFFN Joint Testbed an air defense C2 system architecture which became a descriptive tool for C2 analysts to define and evaluate measures to determine the effectiveness of competing air defense C2 systems. This IFFN application served as an evaluation and refinement of MCES as well as a tool for assisting the IFFN joint Test Force in evaluating U.S. Air Defense C2 systems in the NATO area.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA181822

Entities

People

  • Larry W. Moss

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Defense Systems
  • Detection
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Identification
  • Mathematical Models
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control