US/UK Sensor-To-Shooter Multinational C4 Interoperability Study Force-On-Force Effectiveness Methodology
Abstract
This paper documents the simulation-based methodology currently being used by the US Army TRADOC Analysis Center (TRAC) to measure the effects on overall combat effectiveness of command and control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems and architectures and their interoperability among joint and multinational forces. This methodology has been successfully applied to Army, joint, and multinational studies. The latest of these studies, the US/UK Sensor-To-Shooter Multinational C4 Interoperability Study Force-On-Force Analysis, was an effort to measure the value (in terms of force-on-force combat effectiveness) of enhancing the interoperability between US and UK forces. This paper presents the results of this US/UK study, as a case study, to illustrate the capabilities of this methodology. The overall objective of the US/UK study was to develop a multinational US/UK system and operational architecture that applies to fixed-wing (FW) and call-for-fire (CFF) precision engagements and to decisive maneuver operations. The purpose of the TRAC portion of the study was to provide a force-on-force analysis to the US Joint Staff, so they could make multinational interoperability recommendations to the US Joint Requirements Oversight Council and the UK Ministry of Defense. This paper focuses on the operational-level, force-on-force analysis of the alternative US/UK interoperability architectures for the FW/CFF portion of the study.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA468602
Entities
People
- Timothy J. Bailey