Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Deep Attack Weapons Mix Study (DAWMS)

Abstract

This is the final report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on the Deep Attack Weapons Mix Study (DAWMS) Methodology. Included is an annotated viewgraph report on Phase I (weapons optimization) as well as a letter report on the Phase II methodology (trade-offs of weapon-delivery platforms). The Task Force was charged to provide an independent assessment of the analytical tools and models employed in the DAWMS effort. The significant issue that the Task Force discovered in their review of DAWMS methodology is the great difficulty in realistically modeling large-scale joint military operations against opposing forces. As a result, the Task Force believes that it is important for the Department to move forward with the development of greatly improved approaches for modeling such large-scale operations. Only by such an advance will it be possible to evaluate the capabilities of various force-structure options as well as the impact of new tactics and weapon systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA345434

Entities

People

  • Walter Morrow

Organizations

  • Defense Science Board

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Force Structure
  • Information Operations
  • Information Warfare
  • Lanchester Equations
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Task Forces
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Delivery
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies