Incorporating the SSGN Firing Unit in the TOMAHAWK Missile Phase 1 Predesignation Heuristic

Abstract

Students and faculty in the Operations Research Department at the Naval Postgraduate School and researchers at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Virginia, have been developing an automated decision support tool for the Navy to optimally allocate to firing units tasks requiring Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs). A new type of TLAM firing unit, the nuclear-powered cruise-missile submarine (SSGN), will soon be operational. An SSGN will be able to carry a maximum of 154 TLAMs. This report describes how to incorporate the SSGN into the existing TLAM allocation decision support algorithm.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA407619

Entities

People

  • Alexandra M. Newman
  • Hsin-fu Wu

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Ballistic Missile Submarines
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Fleet Ballistic Missiles
  • Guided Missiles
  • Land Attack Missiles
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Operations Research
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Submarines
  • Surface Warfare
  • Undersea Warfare
  • Uss Alabama
  • Uss Ohio
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Missile Defense Systems.