| A Defense-in-Depth Approach to Phishing |
SEP 2006 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
David S. Barnes; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
|
 | Phishing is a form of crime in which identity theft is accomplished by use of deceptive electronic mail and a fake site on the World Wide Web. Phishing threatens financial institutions, retail companies, and consumers daily and phishers remain successful by researching anti-phishing countermeasures and adapting their attack methods to the countermeasures, either to exploit them, or completely circumvent them. An effective solution to phishing requires a multi-faceted defense strategy. ... |
|
| Analysis of Horizontal Integration within the Program Executive Office, Integrated Warfare Systems |
SEP 2006 |
67 pages |
| Authors:
Jesse M. Mink; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
|
| PEO IWS was stood-up in October of 2002. Since then, the organization has had to change the way it delivered warfare systems to the Fleet. This re-organization could be compared to a merger or major transition in the private sector. The organization is still in a state of change. The purpose of this MBA project is to describe PEO IWS and analyze its implementation of organizational change. The issues that ... |
|
| Integrated Sensing Processor (ISP) Phase II: Demonstration and Evaluation for Distributed Sensor Networks and Missile Seeker Systems |
31 AUG 2006 |
|
| Authors:
Harry Schmidt; RAYTHEON MISSILE SYSTEMS CO TUCSON AZ
|
 | The primary goal of this effort is to bring to maturity a select set of basic algorithms, hardware, and approaches developed under the Integrated Sensing and Processing (ISP) Phase I program, implement them on representative hardware, and demonstrate their performance in a realistic field environment. We have identified a few promising research thrusts investigated in ISP Phase I where field demonstrations are cost prohibitive but collected data sets are available. ... |
|
| CrossTalk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering. Volume 19, Number 7 |
01-Jul-2006 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Niki C Goerger; Paul W Richmond; Troy Meink; Anthony J Simon; Robert M Shea; Charles E Jr; Croom; Keith B Alexander; John C Grimes; James E Cartwright; Curtis L Blais; OGDEN AIR LOGISTICS CENTER HILL AFB UT
|
| Crosstalk's mission is to encourage the engineering development of software to improve the reliability, sustainability, and responsiveness of our warfighting capability. Articles in this journal issue include: DoD CIO: the Net-centric Information Enterprise; Information Sharing is a Strategic Imperative; Designing and Implementing an Assured National Security Enterprise; Serve-Oriented Architecture in Net-Centric Operations, Creating the Enabling Capability to Conduct Net-Centric Operations, Overview of the Dept. of Defense Net-Centric Data Strategy, Transformational ... |
|
| Defense Acquisitions: Further Management and Oversight Changes Needed for Efforts to Modernize Cheyenne Mountain Attack Warning Systems |
JUL 2006 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
|
| The Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center houses numerous complex computer systems for tracking air, missile, and space events that could threaten homeland security or undermine military operations in theater. To ensure this mission can be met, the systems require ongoing upgrades. The most recent upgrade program - the Combatant Commanders' Integrated Command and Control System (CCIC2S) - was initiated in 2000. Given the critical missions supported by Cheyenne Mountain systems, GAO ... |
|
| Integration of User Specific Hardware for SecureCore Cryptographic Services |
JUL 2006 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Ganesha Bhaskara; Timothy E. Levin; Thuy D. Nguyen; Terry V. Benzel; Cynthia E. Irvine; Paul C. Clark; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
|
| The objective of this document is to begin to provide details and design issues that may arise while integrating Secret Protected (SP) with the SecureCore hardware and the SecureCore architecture. This document describes the use of cryptographic hardware such as SP and the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) within the context of the SecureCore project to provide cryptographic services. The assumptions about the architecture, hardware, software and usage of the SecureCore ... |
|
| The Generation of Situational Awareness within Autonomous Systems - A Near to Mid term Study - Analysis |
JUL 2006 |
|
| Authors:
Patrick C. Hew; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION EDINBURGH (AUSTRALIA) DEFENCE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS DIV
|
| This study aims to clarify and capture the nature of electronic situational awareness and its interface with electro/mechanical systems. It argues that autonomous situation awareness is about the sufficiency of awareness for autonomy in the situation at hand. The approach is calibrated through historical case studies, and the study then considers the potential from near to mid term technology. |
|
| Business Process Re-Engineering: Application for Littoral Combat Ship Mission Module Acquisition |
01 JUN 2006 |
67 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Barnum Usher L.; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
|
| The purpose of this MBA Project is to investigate the possibility/feasibility of re-engineering the Littoral Combat Ship Mission Module (PMS-420) business process to function more efficiently. The Defense Acquisition system is designed to support the National Security Strategy by managing the technologies and programs that produce weapons system for the United States Armed Forces. Although the overall acquisition system functions well as designed, the purpose of this paper is to ... |
|
| Enhancing Human Resource Capability in the Tanzania Peoples Defense Force (TPDF) |
JUN 2006 |
95 pages |
| Authors:
Lilian Kingazi; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
|
| The Tanzania Peoples Defense Force (TPDF) was established as a people's army entrusted with the traditional roles and missions of defending the United Republic of Tanzania against external enemies. The end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union changed the strategic environment. Refugees from conflict torn areas, poaching, small arms proliferation, political fundamentalism, drug trafficking, transnational terrorism, and environmental degradation threaten internal security. At regional level, ... |
|
| The Evolution of the Defense Budget Process in Ukraine, 1991-2006 |
JUN 2006 |
117 pages |
| Authors:
Roman Mileshko; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
|
| This thesis describes the evolution of the defense budget process in Ukraine, from independence to 2006. It identifies and evaluates factors that directly affected the development of the defense budget process and determined the distribution of power in that process and examines the efficiency of defense budgets as policy tools. This study contributes towards an understanding of the relative power of the executive versus the legislative branch in shaping defense ... |
|
| An Exploration of Equipping a Future Force Warrior Small Combat Unit with Non-Lethal Weapons |
JUN 2006 |
134 pages |
| Authors:
Larry N. Wittwer; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
|
| The U.S. military has an increasing requirement to prepare for and conduct urban operations (UO). This UO requirement spreads across the spectrum of conflict, from high intensity combat to peacekeeping and humanitarian missions, often simultaneously. Regardless of which portion(s) of the warfare spectrum U.S. forces are involved in, urban engagements are inevitable and present significant challenges. Superior standoff weapons ranges and combined arms tactics are quickly negated in the confined ... |
|
| Integrated Sensing and Processing (ISP) Phase II: Demonstration and Evaluation for Distributed Sensor Networks and Missile Seeker Systems |
31 MAY 2006 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Harry A. Schmitt; Donald E. Waagen; Sal Bellofiore; Thomas Stevens; Robert Cramer; Craig Savage; Nitesh Shah; William Daniels; RAYTHEON MISSILE SYSTEMS CO TUCSON AZ
|
| The primary goal of this effort is to bring to maturity a select set of basic algorithms, hardware, and approaches developed under the Integrated Sensing and Processing (ISP) Phase I program, implement them on representative hardware, and demonstrate their performance in a realistic field environment. We have identified a few promising research thrusts investigated in ISP Phase I where field demonstrations are cost prohibitive but collected data sets are available. ... |
|
| Naval Tactical Aviation In The Contaminated Battlespace: Considerations For The Joint Force Commander |
16 MAY 2006 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Tyler L. Frautschi; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
|
| Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are a leading security issue for the United States and present enormous challenges to its military. In light of joint and naval doctrine, this paper examines the chemical, biological, radiological (CBR) defense capabilities of U.S. Naval tactical aviation. Through an assessment of real-world practice, it concludes that current capabilities do not meet the doctrinal demands for sustained operations in the WMD environment. The paper also ... |
|
| U.S. Air Force: Inadequately Prepared for Forward Operations in a Combat Environment |
16 MAY 2006 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas G. Clark; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
|
| The United States Air Force, for many years, has successfully deployed Airmen all over the world to execute operations. To do so, during all major conflicts, the Air Force has set up temporary Forward Operating Locations (FOL) to support their mission. Due to the shift in the nature of the war from initial conventional to insurgency, not since the Vietnam War has forward-deployed Air Force basing been enveloped within a ... |
|
| Technology Maturity Levels Overview of Proposed System (Briefing Charts) |
10-May-2006 |
|
| Authors:
Brent Hobson; David Hazen; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ATLANTIC DARTMOUTH (CANADA)
|
|
| Maritime Border Control |
01 MAY 2006 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Antonio Levato; SELEX SISTEMI INTEGRATI ROME (ITALY)
|
| The mission of Homeland Security systems is to minimize a Nation's vulnerability through the most effective defense; it is not possible to protect any infrastructure or to control a single visitor, but it is possible to reduce risks at a tolerable level, not to have any meaningful impact on society and economy. However, should a risk come into effect, systems will have to allow an effective crisis management and recovery. ... |
|
| Harbor/Mooring Area Defense Concept |
MAY 2006 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
David L. Bradley; Kyle M. Becker; PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV UNIVERSITY PARK APPLIED RESEARCH LAB
|
| The goals of the proposed work are an initial feasibility study, including calculations, demonstrating the ability to direct or focus low-frequency acoustic energy. For given source configurations, acoustic propagation modeling was conducted for simple, idealized, harbor type environments. The calculations yielded spatial plots of acoustic energy as a function of depth and range which provide information on source location and power requirements. |
|
| The Evolution of the Iraq Reconstruction Management System |
24 APR 2006 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
|
| In June 2005, we initiated this audit to determine whether the information systems used by U.S. government organizations resulted in the effective management of Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF) programs. Issuance of this audit report was delayed to take into consideration significant management improvement actions that took place in September 2005. At that time, the Director, Iraq Reconstruction Management Office (IRMO), required a unified IRRF reporting system be developed ... |
|
| Development of a Mathematica Tool for Implementation of a Prognostics Decision-Making Process Based on Component Life History |
APR 2006 |
119 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J. Cushing; ARMY MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ACTIVITY ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
|
| The key benefit of prognostics is that it can be used to reduce failure risks during deployments and missions when failure is particularly disadvantageous and maintenance inconvenient due to the reduced logistics footprint. One approach to prognostics is to monitor usage in conjunction with an aging model thereby keeping track of remaining component lifetime. This enables one to track usage with on-board sensors and embed an algorithm in on-system logistics ... |
|
| Are the Department of Defense Non-Lethal Weapon Capabilities Adequate for the 21st Century |
15 MAR 2006 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffery L. Underhill; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
|
| In today's 21st century global security environment non-lethal weapons are essential to Joint Force Commanders capabilities. The current Department of Defense (DOD) non-lethal weapon capabilities attempt to provide flexible tailored and incremental options to avoid unintended consequences: non-combatant casualties and/or destruction to civilian equipment and infrastructure. However given the adaptive global security environment of the 21st century the ability of DOD to effectively and efficiently develop resource deploy and employ ... |
|
| America's Capitulation in the War on Terror |
15 MAR 2006 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Jonathan L. Pirkey; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
|
| This article will describe the goals of the United States in regard to its post September 11 2001 war on terrorism. It will focus on the objectives in the battle for Iraq and the will of the American Congress and people to achieve those objectives. It will then examine how even when those original goals were met the United States did not achieve all of the results promised. A study ... |
|
| A New KFOR: Changes for International Security in Kosovo |
15 MAR 2006 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Rudolf Honzak; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
|
| The International Community in Kosovo has taken responsibility for security and further development of the entire Kosovo province since 1999. The cause of the conflict - Kosovar Albania's struggle for final status of independence hasn't been solved yet. On the contrary economic stagnation and frustration from an uncertain future deepened animosity between Kosovar Albanians and Kosovar Serbs. "UNMIK's structure and mandate have been exposed as inappropriate to prepare Kosovo for ... |
|
| Interagency Reform for the 21st Century |
15 MAR 2006 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Gregg E. Gross; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
|
| This paper assesses the need for reform of the interagency organization and processes. Like Joint Task Forces interagency organizations are often assembled ad hoc after a crisis has occurred and are initially ineffective in their forming and storming stages. For example conflicting cultures and interests of interagency members inhibit effectiveness. Current post- conflict nation building and reconstruction efforts under Defense Department lead have suffered due to lack of planning and ... |
|
| The Interagency Process--Analysis and Reform Recommendations |
15 MAR 2006 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
IV O'Neil John E.; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
|
| What is generally stipulated among scholars government leaders and military professionals is that our current national security apparatus lacks capacity to effectively implement national strategies across the interagency. The capacity in question centers on interagency unity of effort that synchronizes diverse cultures competing interests and differing priorities of government institutions while embracing valuable expertise and experience. The National Security Council's interagency process resident in the Executive Office of the President ... |
|
| The New Army and Its Use of Joint Fires |
14 MAR 2006 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Randall T. Barnes; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
|
| There is much discussion about Joint Interdependence within the Department of Defense. The 2005 Army Strategic Planning Guidance stated that in order to reduce redundancies and gain efficiencies, the Services must become interdependent where each must rely on the other services for certain capabilities so the entire force can function with greater effectiveness. The Army has made the decision to reduce organic fire support assets to gain more relevant combat ... |
|
| Phasing Out Private Security Contractors in Iraq |
14 MAR 2006 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Bobby A. Towery; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
|
| Since the summer of 2003, private security companies have played an ever-increasing role in providing security in Iraq. Though they have been beneficial in filling a security gap, they may also be undermining the legitimacy of, and eventually threaten, the Iraqi government. For this reason, and due to the increasing capability of the Iraqis to provide for their own security, private security contractors should be phased out. This paper proposes ... |
|
| FY04 NDCEE Annual Technologies Publication |
14 MAR 2006 |
149 pages |
| Authors:
CONCURRENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP JOHNSTOWN PA
|
| The third NDCEE Annual Technologies Publication contains the results of the NDCEE's technology demonstration and transfer activities for 33 technologies in fiscal year (FY) 2004. Each technology summary includes a general description along with technology benefits, advantages, and limitations; specific FY04 NDCEE accomplishments; economic analysis findings (if applicable) including capital and operating cost estimates as well as payback periods; suggested implementation applications; points of contact; and applicable NDCEE tasks. To ... |
|
| Civil Military Relations and Defense Reform in Poland |
13 MAR 2006 |
|
| Authors:
Marek Tomaszycki; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
|
| Poland historically occupies a very important place in Europe. Its location and geography place it on the main strategic axis of Europe. Poland is very often seen as a Central European leader, both politically and militarily. Two very important events, the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the disbanding of the Warsaw Pact in 1991 created a new situation in Central and Eastern Europe. From the beginning, these ... |
|
| America's International Ports and Intermodal Transportation System: Ill-Prepared for Biological Weapons of Mass Destruction |
08 MAR 2006 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Hodges Anthony; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
|
| Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005 was an alarming wake-up call on how unprepared America is for a national disaster. Whether a natural disaster as Katrina, or a bioterrorism disaster as September 11, homeland defense is our nation's top issue in the 21st century. This paper focuses on the state of bioterrorism preparedness in America's international ports. It reviews America's ability to assess, counter, and respond to weapons of mass ... |
|
| Is European Defense a Bridge too Far? |
08 MAR 2006 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Luis R. de Gordoa; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
|
| During the last several decades the European Union (EU) has not paid much attention to defense, to such an extent that it sometimes has been referred to as an "economic giant, but a defense dwarf." Bosnia, and later Kosovo, made obvious European defense shortcomings. Then, after the Cologne European Council of June 1999, the European Union launched the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) to complement its economic and political ... |
|
| A CYBERCIEGE Campaign Fulfilling Navy Information Assurance Training and Awareness Requirements |
MAR 2006 |
279 pages |
| Authors:
Benjamin D. Cone; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
|
| The broad use of information systems within organizations has led to an increased appreciation of the need to ensure that all users be aware of basic concepts in Information Assurance (IA). The Department of Defense (DOD) addressed the idea of user awareness in DOD Directive 8750.1. This directive requires that all users of DOD information systems undergo an initial IA awareness orientation followed by annual refresher instruction. This thesis created ... |
|
| European Security Organizations in the Post-Cold-War Security Environment. The New Frame of European Security |
MAR 2006 |
|
| Authors:
Veaceslav Bugai; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
|
| The end of the Cold War marked for Europe the entrance into an era of instability and violence caused by the collapse of the old communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe. How the European security organizations reacted to those changes and new threats and transformed themselves for dealing with a new security environment is the focus of this thesis. In particular, it gives an over view of the transformations ... |
|
| Marine Corps Operating Concepts for a Changing Security Environment |
MAR 2006 |
119 pages |
| Authors:
MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND QUANTICO VA
|
| The 21st Century Marine Corps provides the Commandant s broad guidance and direction for the future of our Corps. The forthcoming Naval Operating Concept will describe the evolving role of U.S. Naval forces in defense of the Nation. Operational Maneuver from the Sea is our conceptual foundation for littoral power projection. The concept of Seabasing advocates a means of rapidly deploying, employing and sustaining globally sourced forces in a manner ... |
|
| Joint U.S. Defense Science Board, UK Defence Scientific Advisory Council Task Force on Defense Critical Technologies |
MAR 2006 |
|
| Authors:
DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
|
| This joint study by scientific advisory boards that advise the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is an effort to deepen the cooperation of the two organisations as they both pursue a strategy of investing in and developing technology to achieve military advantage. The Defense Science Board (DSB) and the Defence Science Advisory Council (DSAC) undertook this collaborative study to explore transformational technologies that are critical ... |
|
| The National Security Strategy of the United States of America |
MAR 2006 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT WASHINGTON DC
|
| It is the policy of the United States to seek and support democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world. In the world today, the fundamental character of regimes matters as much as the distribution of power among them. The goal of our statecraft is to help create a world of democratic, well-governed states that can meet the needs ... |
|
| Requirements Management in a System-of-Systems Context: A Workshop |
MAR 2006 |
|
| Authors:
B. C. Meyers; James D. Smith; Peter Capell; Patrick R. Place; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INST
|
| This report summarizes the results of a workshop focused on requirements management in a system of systems. The workshop attendees were affiliated with the Army Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation and Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Combat Developers. During the workshop, issues were identified in a number of areas, including requirements management system-of-systems management, and system construction. Many of the issues raised address some form of the conflict that exists ... |
|
| Bringing Defense into the Information Economy |
MAR 2006 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
David C. Gompert; Paul Bracken; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
|
| The U.S. defense establishment lives in a parallel universe from the American economy. In the larger economy, tumbling costs of information technology (IT) and high returns on IT investments are yielding important gains. Business, generally speaking, is producing more and performing better with less. In contrast, the costs of defense capabilities are going up, sharply. This is not because defense is failing to use IT; on the contrary, the IT ... |
|
| Information Warfare Arms Control: Risks and Costs |
MAR 2006 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Maxie C. Thom; INST FOR NATIONAL SECURITY STUDIES US AIR FORCE ACADEMY CO
|
| Since the end of the 1991 Gulf War, information warfare has taken a prominent role in transforming the military as envisioned in Joint Vision 2010. However, due to the rapid changes in information technologies and the low cost, wide availability and high payoff of information warfare weapons, some have seen it as a destabilizing influence and have called for international arms control agreements to govern its use. Although the international ... |
|
| Force Protection: A Need Not a Want |
07-Feb-2006 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Mason Moore; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
|
| Since President George Bush announced an end to major combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, there have been several thousand combat-related casualties in both countries. The combat losses from insurgent Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (RAM) attacks are extremely high. Second to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), RAM attacks constitute the largest cause of all Soldiers Killed in Action (KIA) and/or Wounded in Action (WIA). Insurgent RAM attacks have the potential to ... |
|
| Improving the Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) System |
07-Feb-2006 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
J W Elrod; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
|
| As evident from U.S. experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq, having the best technology does not always give a state the tactical advantage in today's complex, low-intensity operational environment. The enemy has adjusted its tactics to successfully combat the United States' superior technological advantage on the ground and in the air using many low-tech solutions. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union the United States has not been threatened by an ... |
|
| Developing Effective Human Supervisory Control for Air and Missile Defense Systems |
FEB 2006 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
John K. Hawley; Anna L. Mares; ARMY RESEARCH LAB FORT BLISS TX
|
| One of the defining properties of the next generation of air and missile defense (AMD) command and control (C2) systems is an Increasing reliance on automation. This report is the second in a series of three dealing with human performance and training issues in the development and effective use of automated systems for real-time AMD C2. The first report (Hawley, Mares & Giammanco 2005) addresses the impact of automation on ... |
|
| Index Policies for Shooting Problems |
JAN 2006 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
K. D. Glazebrook; C. Kirkbride; H. M. Mitchell; D. P. Gaver; P. A. Jacobs; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
|
| We consider a scenario in which a single Red wishes to shoot at a collection of Blue targets, one at a time, to maximize some measure of return obtained from Blues killed before Red's own (possible) demise. Such a situation arises in various military contexts such as the conduct of air defence by Red in the face of Blue SEAD (suppression of enemy air defences). A class of decision processes ... |
|
| General Markov Modeling of Pop-Up Threats with Applications to Persistent Area Denial |
2006 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Yong Liu; Jr. Cruz Jose B.; Corey J. Schumacher; OHIO STATE UNIV COLUMBUS DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
|
| Pop-up threats usually appear or disappear randomly in a battlefield. If the next pop-up threat locations could be predicted, it would assist a search or attack team in getting a team of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to the threats sooner, such as in the case of a Persistent Area Denial (PAD) mission. The authors present a Markov model for predicting pop-up ground threats in military operations. They first introduce a ... |
|
| Joint Service Chemical and Biological Defense Program: FY 06-07 Overview |
2006 |
111 pages |
| Authors:
Dale E. Klein; ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR NUCLEAR AND CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAMS WASHINGTON DC
|
| The mission of the Department of Defense's (DoD) Joint Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP) is to ensure that the U.S. military has the capability to operate effectively and decisively in the face of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) threats in both warfighter and homeland security missions. In order to accomplish this mission, the CBDP works to advance national interests within the CBRN defense arena by working effectively with ... |
|
| Historical Cost Growth of Completed Weapon System Programs |
2006 |
|
| Authors:
Mark V. Arena; Robert S. Leonard; Sheila E. Murray; Obaid Younossi; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
|
| This report is one of a series from a RAND Project AIR FORCE project, "The Cost of Future Military Aircraft: Historical Cost Estimating Relationships and Cost Reduction Initiatives." The report complements another document from this project, "Impossible Certainty: Cost Risk Analysis for Air Force Systems," and includes a literature review of cost growth studies and a more extensive analysis of the historical cost growth in acquisition programs than appears in ... |
|
| The Effect of Windmill Farms on Military Readiness |
2006 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING WASHINGTON DC
|
| Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the effects of windmill farms on military readiness, including an assessment of the effects on the operations of military ... |
|
| Evolutionary Acquisition. Implementation Challenges for Defense Space Programs |
2006 |
|
| Authors:
Mark A. Lorell; Julia F. Lowell; Obaid Younossi; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
|
| This monograph presents findings of a RAND Project AIR FORCE research project that documented the lessons learned by the U.S. Air Force and other Department of Defense (DoD) cost analysis and acquisition community members from the implementation of evolutionary acquisition (EA) strategies for major Air Force defense space acquisition programs. In May 2003, DoD promulgated revised 5000 series acquisition directives and instructions that mandated EA strategies relying on the spiral ... |
|
| Defense, Development, and Diplomacy (3D): Canadian and U.S. Military Perspectives |
2006 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Max G. Manwaring; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
|
| " War has changed. New organizing principles require a new paradigm that facilitates change from a singular military approach to a multidimensional, multi-organizational, and multilateral/multinational whole-of-government and whole-of-alliance/coalition approach to deal more effectively with the contemporary global security reality. " Based on its 3-D (Defense, Development, and Diplomacy) approach, Canada has made great strides in developing a new external conflict and internal catastrophe/disaster paradigm in which traditional military and police ... |
|
| Defence Industrial Strategy |
01-Dec-2005 |
146 pages |
| Authors:
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM)
|
| The Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) is structured in three parts: Part A, providing the strategic context; Part B, reviewing different industrial sectors and cross-cutting industrial capabilities; and Part C, outlining the implications for MOD and industry as a whole, and how the DIS will be implemented. |
|
| Transformation for What |
DEC 2005 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
John P. White; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
|
| The third annual conference on security transformation was held on November 18-19, 2004, at the National Defense University (NDU). The conference was organized by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (BCSIA) at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. It brought together current and former defense officials and military commanders to discuss progress in achieving transformation of U.S. national security. The Army War College, NDU, and BCSIA ... |
|
Defense Systems
