Optimizing the Army's Aerial Reconnaissance and Surveillance Asset Mix via the Joint Platform Allocation Tool (JPAT)

Abstract

In an effort to preserve the Army s unmatched capabilities in aerial reconnaissance and surveillance (R&S), the Integrated Capabilities Development Team (ICDT) administered a large-scale study during fiscal years 2012 and 2013 to determine in which R&S platforms and sensors the Army should invest. This report describes the Joint Platform Allocation Tool (JPAT), a mixed integer linear program developed as part of this effort. JPAT determines an optimal R&S investment portfolio by evaluating cost, performance, and production timelines of existing and planned assets, as well as these assets ability to perform against a 12-year prioritized mission demand signal. JPAT has informed critical resourcing decisions concerning the Army s long-term investment strategy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589372

Entities

People

  • Emily M. Craparo
  • Jessica Tabacca
  • Kirstin Smead

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Reconnaissance
  • Army Training
  • Business Administration
  • Investments
  • Linear Programming
  • Marine Corps
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Military Operations
  • New Mexico
  • Operations Research
  • Platforms
  • Production
  • Production Rate
  • Reconnaissance
  • Surveillance
  • Training
  • United States

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Economics
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.