| More Than a Paradigm Shift... Challenging the Assumption That a JTF Commander Can Operate Effectively from an SSGN |
31-Oct-2008 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew Jeffery; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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 | Now that four Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Submarines (SSGN) are entering the fleet, new capabilities have emerged that were never before available from a submerged platform. One of these capabilities has the potential to propel the SSGN from the tactical to the operational level of war. Large-scale demonstrations like SILENT HAMMER and GIANT SHADOW have created the advertised capability of embarking a Joint Task Force (JTF) Commander and staff for short-duration, ... |
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| Fires Bulletin: A Joinit Professional Bulletin for US Field & Air Defense Artillerymen, January-February 2008 |
Feb-2008 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY FORT SILL OK FIRES CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
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| Fires is a professional bulletin is published by Headquarters, Dept. of the Army, under the auspices of the Fires Center of Excellence, Ft. Sill, OK. Articles include such topics as military operations, field army, field artillery, air defense, targeting, and cruise missile defense. |
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| U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues |
05 SEP 2007 |
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| Authors:
Amy F. Woolf; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | During the Cold War, the U.S. nuclear arsenal contained many types of delivery vehicles for nuclear weapons. The longer range systems, which included long-range missiles based on U.S. territory, long-range missiles based on submarines, and heavy bombers that could threaten Soviet targets from their bases in the United States, are known as strategic nuclear delivery vehicles. At the end of the Cold War, in 1991, the United States deployed more ... |
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| Open Architecture as an Enabler for FORCEnet Cruise Missile Defense |
SEP 2007 |
206 pages |
| Authors:
Juan G. Camacho; Lawrence F. Guest; Belen M. Hernandez; Thomas M. Johnson; Alan H. Kang; Giang T. Le; Brian J. MacGillivray; Tu K. Ngo; Kyle B. Norman; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Advancements in missile technology have made cruise missile capability available worldwide. Current US naval weapon systems lack full interoperability across multiple platforms and full integration of detection, control, and engagement processes against incoming targets. The key to defeating future threats to our military assets is in gaining additional reaction time. This can be accomplished by leveraging collective sensor detection data throughout the battlespace, utilizing the FORCEnet data resources to evaluate ... |
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| A Littoral Combat Model for Land-Sea Missile Engagements |
SEP 2007 |
104 pages |
| Authors:
Casey M. Mahon; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis develops a Littoral Combat Model of interactions between Naval Ships at sea and Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Batteries on land. The Littoral Combat Model seeks to answer the question: Is a modern naval force capable of effectively operating in the dangerous littoral environment? The model is derived from a combination of Hughes Salvo Model and Lanchester's Equations. Cases are developed using either direct fire or area fire weaponry by ... |
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| Navy Trident Submarine Conversion (SSGN) Program: Background and Issues for Congress |
20 JUN 2006 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The FY2006 budget completed the funding required in the Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy (SCN) account for the Navy's program to refuel and convert four Trident ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) into cruise-missile-carrying and special operations forces (SOF) support submarines (SSGNs). The first two converted SSGNs reentered service in 2006; the other two are scheduled to reenter service by late-2007. The total estimated cost of the four-boat conversion program is about $4.0 ... |
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| High-Power Amplifier Free Electron Lasers |
JUN 2006 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Tyrone Y. Voughs; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The free electron laser (FEL) is among the latest technologies of interest to the U.S. military, in particular, the Navy. In naval applications, FEL laser would serve as a self-defense weapon system, protecting the ship from an array of threats including anti-surface cruise missiles and small boats. This system's potential range and deep magazine makes it ideal as point defense against incoming missiles. Its inexpensive cost of only a few ... |
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| Increased Range/Mini-Cruise Missile |
21 MAR 2006 |
2 pages |
| Authors:
NATIONAL CENTER FOR DEFENSE MANUFACTURING AND MACHINING LATROBE PA
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| Technical Directions Inc. (TDI), Ortonville, Michigan, was asked by the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force to improve the efficiency of their J-45 missile engine for the NLOS-LS LAM Loitering Attack Missile. The ultimate goal is to improve the overall engine efficiency by 8 percent, thereby reducing fuel consumption for the propulsion system, allowing for both increased vehicle payload and/or increased vehicle range. The newly designed compressor wheel requires ... |
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| The Effects of Quality and Timeliness of Targeting Information on Submarine Employment of Long Range Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles |
SEP 2005 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Paul M. Parashak III; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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| Anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs) are proliferating throughout the world, with some nations gaining the potential to launch them from submarines. The long range of these missiles implies that the submarine would rely on target detections from other forces. Communication delays and accuracy of locating data influence shot accuracy. This thesis uses a maneuvering target statistical tracker model (MTST) of target motion and indicates that the submarine can conduct an effective ... |
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| Cruise Missile Proliferation |
28 JUL 2005 |
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| Authors:
Andrew Feickert; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| About 75 countries currently possess cruise missiles.1 Many experts predict that anti- ship and land attack cruise missile proliferation will increase in terms of both scope and technological sophistication. This report will be updated as events warrant. |
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| Missile Survey: Ballistic and Cruise Missiles of Selected Foreign Countries |
26 JUL 2005 |
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| Authors:
Andrew Feickert; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report provides a current summary of ballistic and cruise missile activity in selected countries and discusses implications for U.S. national security policy. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Weapons of Mass Destruction Terms of Reference Handbook defines a ballistic missile as a missile that is guided during powered flight and unguided during free flight when the trajectory that it follows is subject only to the external influences of gravity and ... |
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| Cruise Missile Defense |
02 MAY 2005 |
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| Authors:
Ravi R. Hichkad; Christopher Bolkcom; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Congress has expressed interest in cruise missile defense for years. Cruise missiles (CMs) are essentially unmanned attack aircraft -- vehicles composed of an airframe, propulsion system, guidance system, and weapons payload. They may possess highly complex navigation and targeting systems and thus have the capability to sustain low, terrain-hugging flight paths as well as strike with great accuracy. CMs can be launched from numerous platforms -- air-, land-, or sea-based ... |
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| Cruise Missile Defense |
27 AUG 2004 |
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| Authors:
Ravi R. Hichkad; Christopher Bolkcom; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Congress has expressed interest in cruise missile defense for years. Cruise missiles (CMs) are essentially unmanned attack aircraft -- vehicles composed of an airframe, propulsion system, guidance system, and weapons payload. They may possess highly complex navigation and targeting systems and thus have the capability to sustain low, terrain-hugging flight paths as well as strike with great accuracy. CMs can be launched from numerous platforms -- air-, land-, or sea-based ... |
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| Iran's Ballistic Missile Capabilities |
23 AUG 2004 |
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| Authors:
Andrew Feickert; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Iran's extensive inventory of ballistic missiles is considered by some as its primary means to deliver weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to a variety of potential targets in the region. Recent missile tests and reports that Iran is actively pursuing nuclear weapons have helped to increase regional tensions. This report will be updated as events warrant. Additional information is provided in CRS Report RL30427, Missile Survey: Ballistic and Cruise Missiles ... |
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| Tomahawk Land Attack Missile Predesignation: Optimization Revisited |
JUN 2004 |
106 pages |
| Authors:
Ali Demir; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Tomahawk Land-Attack Missile (TLAM) is the long-range precision weapon of choice in strike warfare against strategic targets for U.S. military forces. Predesignation is the process of determining which ship or submarine will fire which TLAM missiles in support of an authorized attack upon specified targets. This thesis revisits the mathematical models and algorithms developed by previous NPS faculty and students to optimally conduct the allocation of TLAMs to firing ... |
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| Isomer Heat Exchanger Combustor Replacement for a Supersonic Ramjet Powered Vehicle |
JUN 2004 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Jonathan C. Cox; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| This study investigated the possibility of utilizing a Triggered Isomer Heat Exchanger (TIHE) within a ramjet engine to power a supersonic Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM). A computational ramjet engine was created using engine analysis software. This model was then run through a simulated cruise missile mission using AEDsys, a mission analysis and engine performance software suite. The replacement of the combustor with a TIHE led to an impressive ... |
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| From Legacy C2 Systems Toward Mission-Centered Design: Tomahawk Missile Weapon Control System |
JUN 2004 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
David Kellmeyer; Glenn Osga; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| Through a sequence of research studies the User-Centered Design work group at the Space & Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego (SSC-SD) has identified a set of design principles captured in a Mission-Centered Design (MCD) approach to developing Human Computer Interfaces (HCIs). This approach has been applied to emerging designs for the next generation land-attack Tactical Tomahawk Weapon Control System (TTWCS). A Task Manager display was implemented as a key ... |
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| Nonproliferation: Improvements Needed for Controls on Exports of Cruise Missile and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technology |
09 MAR 2004 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph A. Christoff; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The growing threat to U.S. national security of cruise missile and UAV proliferation is challenging the tools the United States has traditionally used. Multilateral export control regimes have expanded their lists of controlled technologies that include cruise missile and UAV items, but key countries of concern are not members. U.S. export control authorities find it increasingly difficult to limit or track unlisted dual-use items that can be acquire without an ... |
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| Missile Survey: Ballistic and Cruise Missiles of Foreign Countries |
05 MAR 2004 |
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| Authors:
Andrew Feickert; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report provides a current inventory of ballistic and cruise missiles throughout the world and discusses implications for U.S. national security policy. (Note: the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Weapons of Mass Destruction Terms Reference Handbook defines a ballistic missile as "a missile that is guided during powered flight and unguided during free flight when the trajectory that it follows is subject only to the external influences of gravity and atmospheric ... |
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| Two-Period, Stochastic Supply-Chain Models with Recourse for Naval Surface Warfare |
MAR 2004 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
Ittai Avital; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| We model the minimum-cost procurement and allocation of anti-ship cruise missiles to naval combat ships as a two-period stochastic integer program. Discrete scenarios in two periods define "demands" for missiles (i.e., targets and number of missiles required to kill those targets), which must be met with sufficiently high probabilities. After the former combat period, ships may replenish their inventories from a depot if desired and if the available depot inventory ... |
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| Distributed Weapons: Sea Strike Human Systems Integration in Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System Development |
MAR 2004 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Chris Sullivan; Joe Mauser; PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE PATUXENT RIVERMD STRIKE WEAPONS AND UNMANNED AVIATION
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| In February 1997, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations identified the need for quick reaction Tactical Tomahawk mission planning onboard Tomahawk Firing Units (FRU's). Other significant capabilities identified for "next generation Tomahawk" included the ability to redirect an in-flight missile, loiter a missile to allow quick reaction re-planning and provide Battle Damage Indication and Imagery to Tomahawk Command and Control stations. These capabilities have been successfully brought forward ... |
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| Cruise Missile Proliferation |
03 JUL 2002 |
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| Authors:
Christopher Bolkcom; Sharon Squassoni; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Over 80 countries currently possess cruise missiles. U.S. and allied forces currently face a threat from short-range, conventionally armed, anti-ship cruise missiles in the hands of a few nations. As relevant technology becomes increasingly available commercially, efforts to control the sophistication of these missiles and their spread may become more difficult. |
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| Millennium Challenge 2002 Data Management and Analysis Plan |
01 JUL 2002 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
Betty Youmans; JOINT COMBAT IDENTIFICATION EVALUATION TEAM EGLIN AFB FL
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| United States Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) and the Single Integrated Air Picture Task Force (SIAP SE TF) have requested the teaming of the Joint Combat Identification Evaluation Team (JClET), the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JlTC), and the Single Integrated Air Picture Analysis Team (SAT) to develop a process for determining the quality and means tor improving the Single Integrated Air Picture (SIAP) during various field events, exercises, and experiments. MILLENNIUM ... |
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| Joint Warfighting: Attacking Time-Critical Targets |
NOV 2001 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Jerry Lewis; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| This letter responds to your request that we review the Department of Defense's (DOD) efforts to enhance its ability to attack time-critical targets. While DOD has developed and fielded considerable capability to detect, assess, and attack most fixed enemy targets, experiences in the Persian Gulf and more recently in Kosovo revealed that DOD has limited ability to rapidly identity and strike time-critical targets, such as mobile Scud and surface-to-air missile ... |
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| Applying the "Principles of War" to Cruise Missile Defense |
17 MAY 2001 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Robert L. Carney; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The U.S. military must assume its future adversaries will possess arsenals that include sophisticated cruise missiles capable of being launched from multiple platforms and engaging both land and sea targets. Having the appropriate force structure and doctrine to counter this threat may mean the difference between victory and defeat. The adequacy of our existing doctrine, rather than the effectiveness of our current force structure, is the focus of this paper. ... |
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| Cruise Missile Deployed Sonar Buoy |
11 APR 2001 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Paul J. Carreiro; DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
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| A sonar buoy adapted to be deployed by a cruise missile. This sonar buoy includes a flotation device for keeping a portion of the buoy afloat, a hydrophone, a transmitter for communicating contact and position information and releasable means for attaching the sonar buoy to the cruise missile. By means of this device, a means of monitoring littoral and other waters for enemy submarines and other threats is provided with ... |
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| Cruise Missile Downed Airman Decoy |
30 MAR 2001 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Paul J. Carreiro; DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
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| A cruise missile, such as the Tomahawk cruise missile, is adapted to deploy decoys in an area as the missile progresses along its preprogrammed course. Each decoy is shaped to be compatible with and ejected from the Tomahawk and has a preprogrammed control unit operating a transmitter connected to an extendible antenna. False beacon signals and/or false message signals are transmitted from each of the decoys to deceive and confuse ... |
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| Optimizing Tomahawk Strikes |
JAN 2001 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Gerald G. Brown; Alexandra M. Newman; Richard E. Rosenthal; Anton A. Rowe; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Tomahawk land attack missile (TLAM) is the Navy's weapon of choice for striking shore targets from the sea. A TLAM launched from a surface combatant or a submarine is a reliable, unmanned, long-range, accurate weapon with sufficient payload to threaten almost any shore target. The Operations Research Department at the Naval Postgraduate School has developed optimization- based decision support tools to optimize TLAM strikes from single firing units or ... |
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| An Analysis on the Survivability of Land Attack Missiles (LAM) |
DEC 2000 |
119 pages |
| Authors:
Michael S. Johnston; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis develops a process to assist military planners in assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of land attack missiles. The aforementioned process contains the means to address the variety of important issues and concerns that are associated with the employment of such land attack missile systems. The Department of the Navy is proposing a new land attack missile that will be employed by the Destroyer of the 21st Century (DD ... |
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| The Use of the Integrated Product Team in the Naval Tomahawk Cruise Missile Program at the Defense Contracting Management Agency Raytheon |
DEC 2000 |
80 pages |
| Authors:
David H. Kao; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis examines the use of the Integrated Product Team (IPT) concept within the Tomahawk Cruise Missile Program at the Defense Contracting Management Agency (DCMA) Raytheon. The study presents a literature review of the IPT philosophy and concepts and an overview of the Tomahawk Cruise Missile Program IPTs. Surveys and interviews focus on the following areas: 1) PT dynamics; 2) IPT performance; 3) IPT training; and 4) the working relationship ... |
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| Applying "Collaboration" to United States European Command (USEUCOM) Mission Processes |
01 NOV 2000 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory G. Chapin; Steve Dodd; UNITED STATES EUROPEAN COMMAND APO NEW YORK 09128
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| The ability to reach-back and use capabilities in the continental United Slates to perform functions formerly accomplished only in the theater of military operations is one of the highlights of operation Allied Force. Such capability improves responsiveness to urgent requirements in a conflict and reduces the amount of equipment and the number of personnel that must be transported to the theater. In short, the capability to integrate our force globally ... |
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| Information-Based Multisensor Detection |
12 OCT 2000 |
100 pages |
| Authors:
William D. Blair; GEORGIA INST OF TECH ATLANTA
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| This program addresses the Navy need for extended firm track range for low altitude cruise missiles through the integration of multiple sensors. Track-Before-Declare (TBD) techniques that utilize signal features are proposed for the synergistic integration of an Electronically Scanned Array (ESA) radar with other sensors for the detection of weak targets. The computer simulation models of the sensors will include the effects of many issues ... |
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| Biocruise: A Contemporary Threat |
SEP 2000 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Michael E. Dickey; USAF COUNTERPROLIFERATION CENTER MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The specter of intermediate-range and short-range missile proliferation and their employment by rogue regimes to deliver weapons of mass destruction has troubled the international community for some time. The prospect of an "irrational actor," state or non-state, in possession of such a missile, coupled with current proliferation in nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons opens up frightening scenarios for future U.S. and international community involvement in regional conflicts. Recent innovations in ... |
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| Assessment of the Emerging Biocruise Threat |
AUG 2000 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Rex R. Kiziah; USAF COUNTERPROLIFERATION CENTER MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The rogue nations Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, and Syria are pursuing the acquisition of land-attack cruise missiles as part of a mix of aircraft, ballistic- and cruise-missile long-range strike forces. A major reason for these acquisitions is that a land-attack cruise missile configured to disseminate biological warfare agents comprises a technically and economically attractive, yet highly lethal weapon of mass destruction. Such a weapon serves as a lever of ... |
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| Feasibility of Third World Advanced Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat.Volume 2: Emerging Cruise Missile Threat |
22 JUN 2000 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Robert E. Woodside; John McIver; Daniel Gadler; James Beyar; James Howe; NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATIONARLINGTON VA
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| "The Emerging Cruise Missile Threat", study recently released by the National Defense industrial Association (NDIA) Strike, Land Attack & Air Defense Committee shows how the possibility of long range cruise missile attack by Third World countries is developing rapidly into a serious threat for U.S. interests. Current technology enables the Third World to field a large number of low-cost land-attack cruise missiles that can overwhelm capable defenses. ... |
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| A Fast Heuristic for Tomahawk Land-Attack Predesignation |
JUN 2000 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew Arnold; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Tomahawk Land-Attack Missile (TLAM) is a lethal, accurate, and long-range weapon that has provided the National Command Authority with the ability to respond with force to crises without committing troops or necessitating a large military build-up. When either the National Command Authority or regional Commander in Chief authorizes the use of TLAMs against specified targets, predesignation determines which ship or submarine will fire ... |
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| Cruise Missiles and Modern War: Strategic and Technological Implications |
MAY 2000 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
David J. Nicholls; AIR UNIV PRESS MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This study examines how the proliferation of technologies has remedied the historical shortcomings of cruise missiles to produce a weapon that has significant military capabilities. The argument in this study is that cruise missiles are more cost-effective weapons than manned aircraft and ballistic missiles. It argues, furthermore, that the proliferation of cruise missile systems and technologies will transform cruise missiles into important and perhaps decisive weapons in the twenty-first century. ... |
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| Tactical Payloads for UAVs |
APR 2000 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Amy H. Carruso; David L. Maddox; PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICER TACTICAL SYSTEMS PROGRAM OFFICE PATUXENT RIVER MD
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| The Tactical Systems Program Office of tile Program Executive Officer Cruise Missiles and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles PEO(CU) is developing and refining Payload Concepts of Operation (CONOPS) based on demonstrated capabilities new technology and emerging operator needs. The Tactical Systems Program Office continues to expand technical and operational capabilities for increased Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) applications. To support future military operations the Tactical Systems Program Office foresees UAVs as a complement ... |
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| Frequency Domain Signal Processing for Acoustic Sensors |
15 FEB 2000 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
John A. Dennis; Tim A. Patterson; Ilya Schiller; RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES INC HUNTSVILLE AL
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| Report developed under SBIR contract for topic BMDO99-003A. This contract effort demonstrated the feasibility of separating cruise missile class targets when there are multiple targets observed by a ground positioned acoustic sensor. Several programs (e.g., Steel Rattler, FASDR) have addressed the use of small, remotely deployed acoustic sensors for collecting early warning and rough track on cruise missiles. Typically, the quality of track expected is not ... |
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| Reconstruction of Acoustic Collection Missions against Three Cruise Missiles |
OCT 1999 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel J. Lowen; MITRE CORP MCLEAN VA WASHINGTON C3I DIV
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| Between July 1996 and June 1997, The MITRE Corporation planned and directed the collection of acoustic data on cruise missile flights as part of a corporate Mission-Oriented Investigation and Experimentation (MOIE) study examining the feasibility of using off-board sensors for over-the-horizon detection of low flying cruise missiles. The Offboard Sensing Initiative (OSI) MOIE proposed to identify and develop methods for exploiting nontraditional signatures associated with low-flying, anti-ship cruise missiles. The ... |
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| Information-Based Multisensor Detection |
30 SEP 1999 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
William Dale Blair; GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INST ATLANTA
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| This program addresses the Navy need for extended firm track range for low altitude cruise missiles through the integration of multiple sensors. Track Before Declare (TBD) techniques that utilize signal features are proposed for the synergistic integration of an Electronically Scanned Array (ESA) radar with other sensors for the detection of weak targets. The computer simulation models of the sensors will include the effects of many issues such as finite ... |
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| Tomahawk Strike Coordinator Predesignation: Optintizing Firing Platform and Weapon Allocation |
SEP 1999 |
92 pages |
| Authors:
Brian D. Kirk; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Ships, submarines, and missiles are currently manually allocated for naval strike warfare tasking. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division has proposed to the Office of Naval Research to develop automated "predesignation" aids that automatically allocate the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile, at both the Tomahawk Strike Coordinator level, and at the individual firing, platform level. A mixed integer program is introduced for Tomahawk Strike Coordinator predesignation, and is implemented in alternate ... |
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| Acoustic Cruise Missile Detection: System Concept |
Aug-1999 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
MISSISSIPPI UNIV UNIVERSITY
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| Feasibility of Third World Advanced Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat.Volume 1: Long Range Ballistic Missile Threat |
24 JUN 1999 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Robert E. Woodside; John McIver; Daniel Gadler; James Beyar; James Howe; NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATIONARLINGTON VA
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| "Feasibility of Third World Long Range Ballistic Missile Threat" presents the results of a United States aerospace industry study which assesses the likelihood of a Third World country developing a long range (3,000-10,000 km) ballistic missile (LRBM) system and the estimated time to field it. A 10, 000-km range ballistic missile launched from North Korea, for example, can reach the western and central regions of the ... |
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| Theater Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense: Guarding the Back Door |
JUN 1999 |
141 pages |
| Authors:
Igor J. Gardner; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIRPOWER STUDIES
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| This study examines the question: "Is the United States adequately preparing to counter the theater land attack cruise missile (LACM) threat?" The U.S. overwhelming conventional warfighting capabilities, demonstrated during the Gulf War and more recent conflicts, have led potential adversaries to examine asymmetric means to defeat U.S. strategy. Of particular concern are weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and the means to deliver them. To date, Department of Defense agencies and ... |
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| Tomahawk Diplomacy and US National Security |
27 MAY 1999 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
Roger A. Pretsch; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The modern term, creeping into the American lexicon, "Tomahawk Diplomacy" has come to represent a form of limited military response where the National Command Authority (NCA) employs cruise missiles and other high technology weapons as a means of enforcing American foreign policy and protecting U.S. security. Although this form of response normally includes an array of precision weapons and delivery systems, cruise missiles have become ... |
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| Cruise Missile Inventories and NATO Attacks on Yugoslavia: Background Information |
20 APR 1999 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Press reports suggest that, as of mid-April, there were less than 100 Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missiles (CALCMs) and between 1,000 and 1,100 Block III Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles (TLAMs) remaining in the U.S. military inventory. No additional CALCMs will likely enter inventory for at least several months, and only small numbers of additional TLAMs are scheduled for delivery in coming months. Depending on the circumstances, other kinds of weapons can ... |
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| Cruise Missile Defense Progress Made but Significant Challenges Remain |
MAR 1999 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| Because of the Committee's concerns that the Department of Defense (DOD) might not be giving sufficient emphasis to cruise missile defenses, you asked us to review DOD's progress in establishing adequate mechanisms for coordinating cruise missile defense programs. Our objectives were to (1) identify the organizational structure and mechanisms for coordinating cruise missile defense efforts, (2) determine potential measures of the progress of coordination efforts, (3) assess the progress of ... |
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| The Nuclear-Armed Tomahawk Cruise Missile: Its Potential Utility on United States and United Kingdom Attack Submarines |
DEC 1998 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Guy B. Reunolds; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In July 1998, Britain published its Strategic Defense Review(SDR). The SDR outlined significant changes for Britain's nuclear weapons program and formalized the policy of sub-strategic deterrence using the Trident missile. It is unprecedented for a nuclear power to have consolidated its strategic and sub- strategic nuclear forces into a single system. The benefits offered by the British choice might be enjoyed for only a short time. The British have slashed ... |
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| The Probability of Negation of a Cruise Missile |
19 NOV 1998 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
N. S. Sivakumaran; Paul A. Bigelman; Laura T. Lee; Robert J. Jesionowski; SPARTA INC ARLINGTON VA
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| Since the ballistic missile (BM) trajectory can be determined uniquely, the probability of negation for a BM can be determined as a function of the pair of launch and target (impact) points. On the other hand, if a cruise missile (CM) is detected at some point along its route, its intended target cannot be singled out; the CM route from the launch point to its intended target point is not ... |
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