Time Critical Targeting Concept of Operations (CONOPS) Interactions

Abstract

In this paper, we consider Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for engaging Time Critical Targets (TCTs) and quantify the feasibility of those CONOPS. The process involves defining the scope of the CONOPS, developing a plausible TCT CONOPS based on existing practices, and simulating the dynamics of the CONOPS to obtain a better understanding of the inherent interactions within such a complex, dynamic and concurrent system involving people, sensors, and computational processing. Further, we consider a case study of the undertaking of the complete TCT CONOPS from a Multi-Sensor Command and Control Aircraft (MC2A) and the implications for crew structure. This work should be of interest to those working on TCTs, Command and Control (C2) systems, and surveillance and reconnaissance issues. While the examples presented here are USAF-centric, the techniques proposed should be applicable to a wide range of C2 problems where response time is a critical factor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA544922

Entities

People

  • Carl Rhodes
  • Sam Waugh

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Detectors
  • Employment
  • Geographic Regions
  • Ground Moving Target Indicators
  • Moving Targets
  • Signals Intelligence
  • Simulations
  • Space Based
  • Surveillance
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Target Recognition
  • Targeting
  • Targets
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control