Toward a Survivability/Lethality Analysis Directorate (SLAD) Methodology for Conducting System of Systems Analysis (SoSA)

Abstract

The Survivability/Lethality Analysis Directorate (SLAD) of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) provides survivability, lethality, and vulnerability analyses and expert technical consultation on survivability matters. Traditionally, these analyses focused on single items analyzed in isolation; while still important, this focus is insufficient to address the current needs of SLAD's most important customers including U.S. Army Test and Evaluation command (ATEC) and Program Executive Offices (PEOs) Program Managers (PMs). In order to enable the required force operating capabilities, Army leadership is defining and developing complex system of systems (SoS) suites of technologies called "capability packages." This report documents how we are analyzing technologies and capability packages in a mission based SoS context.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA621702

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey A. Smith
  • Michael W. Starks

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Artillery
  • Computer Networks
  • Cross Domain
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Engineering
  • Executives
  • Mesh Networks
  • Military Research
  • Operations Research
  • Radio Equipment
  • System Of Systems
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vulnerability
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.