Toward Assessment of Dominant Battlespace Awareness: A Remote Sensor System Model.

Abstract

Two broad concepts have begun to permeate U.S. military strategic planning since the end of the Gulf War: the revolution in military affairs (RMA) and dominant battlespace awareness (DBA). An RMA represents a basic change in the conduct of warfare which incorporates new technologies, operational innovation and organizational changes. DBA refers to the military's ability to efficiently obtain and effectively use information to dominate an opposing force. This thesis is a study of a stylized warfare scenario involving elements of DBA and RMA. Specifically, U.S. attack aircraft attempt to prevent enemy transporter- erector-launchers (TELs) from harassing neighboring countries with theater ballistic missiles. The U.S. aircraft may be aided by use of unattended ground sensors (UGSs); the enemy TEL activities are correspondingly enhanced by decoy TELs. The model described allows the combat advantage of each side to be quantitatively compared. Trend analysis demonstrates the benefits of deception and the potential of UGSs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA311527

Entities

People

  • Kenneth H. Munson Jr

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Battlespace
  • Detectors
  • Economic Forecasting
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Remote Detectors
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • Transporter Erectors
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.