Judging the Limits of Battle Management in TBMD

Abstract

Theater ballistic missile defense (TBMD) systems are required to be able to engage not only single ballistic missile targets but also a number of nearly simultaneous targets in a raid. In many potential situations, the size of the raid may be such that more than one defensive system would be necessary to engage all of the targets. It is generally thought that to effectively engage a raid using multiple systems, a sophisticated battle management, engagement coordination, and data communication system is required. This report considers raids of theater ballistic missiles (TBMs), simultaneously engageable by multiple defensive systems and examines the implicit battle management requirements imposed when weapon system capabilities are defined. Based on the results from a simple model, the conclusion is drawn that system coordination processes must be examined in the overall context of actual requirements and individual weapon system capabilities. Even perfect coordination may not significantly increase the expected overall effectiveness of a system of systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA405873

Entities

People

  • David R. Griggs

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Battle Management
  • Battles
  • Classification
  • Communication Systems
  • Digital Communications
  • Multiple Targets
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Probability
  • System Of Systems
  • Targets
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • Weapon System Effectiveness
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design