A Rationale for Establishing Survivability Requirements for Objective Force Unmanned Army Platforms and Systems
Abstract
The introduction of high-tech equipment into the Army inventory has substantially increased battle effectiveness, reduced personnel requirements, and in some cases allowed the replacement of several manned operational platforms and systems with unmanned equivalents. The continued trend toward digital robotics in the battlespace has become extremely attractive to military planners, so much so that future warfighters are expected to employ a considerable number of unmanned platforms and systems. Up to this point in time, however, nuclear hardening criteria have been applied principally to manned systems and have been balanced to the nuclear survivability of the operating crew. This paper provides the rationale for establishing reasonable nuclear hardening criteria for objective force unmanned mission critical equipment. It starts with the survivability requirement and then identifies the process used to establish criteria for five unmanned equipment classes. Also included are the factors to be considered and the steps to be taken to establish hardening criteria for all nuclear weapons effects (NWE) and for all weapon yields of interest. The paper concludes with an application of the process to a hypothetical system. Details given in this paper form the basis for proposed Quadripartite Standardization Agreement (QSTAG) 2041, a standard for the Armies of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA468167
Entities
People
- Robert A. Pfeffer