Hierarchical Interactive Theater Model (HITM): An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Strategic Effects and OODA Loops

Abstract

Airpower's strength lies in being able to quickly strike the enemy directly where they are vulnerable while being unhampered by geography and surface forces. Airpower theory suggests the effects of these strikes propagate throughout an opponent1s military system yielding catastrophic output or strategic effects. Despite this theory being a cornerstone of US Air Force doctrine, current Air Force models do not seem to capture airpower's inherent strength. Since these models are used to support budgetary decision making, the United States may not be funding the airpower capability it needs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA378252

Entities

People

  • Richard K. Bullock

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adaptive Systems
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Command And Control
  • Complex Adaptive Systems
  • Doctrine
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Simulations
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design