A Fast Heuristic for Tomahawk Land-Attack Predesignation

Abstract

The Tomahawk Land-Attack Missile (TLAM) is a lethal, accurate, and long-range weapon that has provided the National Command Authority with the ability to respond with force to crises without committing troops or necessitating a large military build-up. When either the National Command Authority or regional Commander in Chief authorizes the use of TLAMs against specified targets, predesignation determines which ship or submarine will fire its missiles at which targets in support of the attack. This thesis presents a fast heuristic to predesignate TLAM target assignments to ships and submarines in multiple battle groups and launch areas over successive time periods. The heuristic allows tasks to be spread or restricted among firing units on a per-target basis, incorporates a variety of task types, and allows all or part of the target list to be manually prioritized. Additionally, the heuristic ensures that better solutions cannot be obtained through a simple, one-complement interchange.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA380126

Entities

People

  • Andrew J Arnold

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arleigh Burke Class
  • Computers
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Land Attack Missiles
  • Launchers
  • Los Angeles Class
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navigation
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Navy
  • Ships
  • Submarines
  • Ticonderoga Class
  • Uss San Jacinto
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.