| A Methodology for the Analysis of Conventional and Nuclear Prompt Global Strike Alternatives |
Jun-2009 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
Suzanne M DeLong; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY OPERATIONS RESEARCH CENTER
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 | The Quadrennial Defense Review in 2006 made several decisions which affect US Strategic Command's (USSTRATCOM) mission areas, specifically in the area of conventional prompt global strike (CPGS) capability. There is a need for analysis of issues associated with USSTRATCOM lines of operation in the areas of Strategic Deterrence/Nuclear Operations. Global Strike with respect to the conventional strike capability is explored to include prompt global strike as a follow-on to the ... |
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| HMM and Auction-based Formulations of ISR Coordination Mechanisms for the Expeditionary Strike Group Missions |
Jun-2009 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Krishna Pattipati; Woosun An; David L Kleinman; William G Kemple; Chulwoo Park; CONNECTICUT UNIV STORRS DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| In this paper, multi-stage auction-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) coordination mechanisms are investigated in the context of dynamic and uncertain mission environments, such as those faced by expeditionary strike groups. Each attribute of the mission task is modeled using a hidden Markov model (HMM) with controllable emission matrices, corresponding to each ISR asset. For each HMM-sensor pair, we evaluate a matrix of information gains (uncertainty reduction measures); the elements ... |
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| Time Critical Conventional Strike from Strategic Standoff |
Mar-2009 |
102 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| This Executive Summary and the attached appendices provide an unclassified overview of the Task Force analysis, findings and recommendations. For a more detailed understanding of this material, we refer the reader to the classified version of the full report. The U.S. strategic deterrence and strike environment has changed as our adversaries and their tactics have changed. Terrorists and rogue nations as well as future potential peers are well aware that ... |
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| Conventional Warheads for Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues for Congress |
26-Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Amy F Woolf; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | The United States has deployed long-range ballistic missiles in its strategic offensive nuclear forces for more than 40 years. In recent years, some have proposed that the United States deploy conventional warheads on these missiles. This would provide the United States with the ability to strike promptly anywhere in the world, regardless of the presence of overseas bases or nearby naval forces. The Air Force and Navy have both studied ... |
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| Transforming the Conduct of Naval Strike Fighter Operational Test and Evaluation |
12-Dec-2008 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Eric Taylor; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Acquisition reform has been a continual process for the past 230 years. Today's reforms continue that trend. In the era of reducing budgets and increasing acquisition cost, a solution must be found to reform the current structure. The Department of Defense has initiated such reform goals in its transformation initiatives. However, these solutions are still running into the problems of previous reform efforts. The acquisition system is enormous and any ... |
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| Proposed Termination of Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F136 Alternate Engine |
02 JUN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Anthony Murch; Christopher Bolkcom; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Department of Defense's (DOD) FY2009 budget proposes to cancel the F136 alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), a program that was initiated by Congress in the FY1996 Defense Authorization Act, and which has received consistent congressional support since its inception. DOD also proposed terminating the F136 in both its FY2007 and FY2008 budgets; however, Congress rejected both of these proposals. In FY1996, defense authorization conferees (H.Rept. ... |
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| Military Transformation: DOD Needs to Strengthen Implementation of Its Global Strike Concept and Provide a Comprehensive Investment Approach for Acquiring Needed Capabilities |
APR 2008 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| To increase the range of options available to the President, the Department of Defense (DOD) is taking steps to develop a portfolio of capabilities, referred to as global strike, to rapidly plan and deliver limited duration and extended range precision strikes against highly valued assets. GAO was asked to assess (1) whether DOD has clearly defined and instilled a common understanding and approach for global strike throughout the department, (2) ... |
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| Towards Improved Operational Command and Control of Space Weapons |
10 MAY 2007 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Chad J. Davis; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Recently, discussions concerning the weaponization of space have begun to reach a crescendo. Political and military leaders within the United States have started expanding the national discussion regarding this highly debated topic. This paper will not focus on the weaponization debate as a matter of policy, but rather will offer options for operational command and control of space weapons hypothetically deployed. Two broad categories are analyzed: command and control using ... |
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| The Need for a Permanent Gun System On the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter |
01-Apr-2007 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Charles Moore; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL CENTER FOR AEROSPACE DOCTRINE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
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| Historically, the United States Air Force (USAF) concentrates on advanced or future weaponry when it develops advanced/next generation aircraft like the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). However, some legacy weapons, such as an internal gun system, continue to prove they are still viable and are absolutely necessary if we want our future aircraft to have the flexibility necessary for the wide range of missions we expect them to perform. This point ... |
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| A Future-Based Risk Assessment for the Survivability of Long Range Strike Systems |
MAR 2007 |
117 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Heuck William D.; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The United States Air Force today faces the challenge of allocating development resources to prepare for future force projection requirements. In particular, the Air Force's core competency of Global Attack implies a future capability that can quickly and successfully deliver combat effects anywhere in the world with impunity. Understanding that the future threat environment is dynamic and that continued advancements by adversaries will likely degrade the technical superiority of today's ... |
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| Computational Modeling and Analysis of Networked Organizational Planning in a Coalition Maritime Strike Environment |
JUN 2006 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
John P. Looney; Mark E. Nissen; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF INFORMATIONAL SCIENCES
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| The Edge represents a fresh approach to organizational design, moving knowledge and power to the edges of organizations. But this raises issues in terms of comparative performance with respect to alternate organizational designs. The research described in this article extends our investigation into the design and efficacy of Edge organizations for current and future, military, mission-environmental contexts. We begin with field research at sea with a coalition expeditionary strike group, ... |
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| Alternatives for Long-Range Ground-Attack Systems |
MAR 2006 |
72 pages |
| Authors:
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC
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| The United States maintains a considerable capability to attack ground targets with conventional weapons anywhere in the world. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps tactical aircraft deployed to forward locations can be used for ground attack, or "strike" missions, in the region where their bases or aircraft carriers are located, and a similar regional capability is offered by Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from submarines or surface ships. If air bases ... |
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| Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Future Strategic Strike Skills |
MAR 2006 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| The Task Force was asked by the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs (ATSD(NCB)) to examine the current and future capabilities of the specialized skills necessary to maintain, upgrade, and design replacement strategic nuclear and non-nuclear strike systems. Recently, there has been considerable concern that the majority of the personnel involved with critical engineering skills may soon be retiring, thus endangering ... |
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| Conventional Prompt Global Strike: Valuable Military Option or Threat to Global Stability? |
SEP 2005 |
158 pages |
| Authors:
Todd C. Shull; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| This thesis examines the potential destabilizing implications of conventional prompt global strike capabilities that operate from or through space. Existing material on this subject is largely limited to debates over the merits of terrestrial verses space basing and arguments against deployment over perceived increases in the likelihood of inadvertent nuclear war. This thesis addresses these issues, but takes the next step and analyzes the root causes and proposes possible solutions ... |
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| System Dynamics Aviation Readiness Modeling Demonstration |
31 AUG 2005 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Michael E. McDevitt; CONSOLIDATED ANALYSIS CENTER INC DYNAMIC SYSTEMS (CACI) SAN DIEGO CA
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| A proof-of-concept demonstration of System Dynamics modeling was developed to determine the relative merit of the approach and then an experiment compared the results of the System Dynamics model with a traditional linear regression readiness model. This report documents the proof of concept model development and the experiment's results. An aviation readiness production model was formulated using system dynamics. The model was developed over a period of six months with ... |
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| Abroad, in Search of Monsters to Destroy: The United States and the Future of Preemption |
17 JUN 2005 |
156 pages |
| Authors:
Charles A. Western; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This study examines the conditions that the United States must set to ensure that the international community will recognize the legitimacy of preemptive actions and avoid recrimination and isolation. Case studies are examined within a framework based on one laid out by the U.S. Secretary of State, Daniel Webster, in the Caroline Case of 1842: imminence, necessity, proportionality, and legitimacy. These evaluation criteria are first used to evaluate three case ... |
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| An Analysis of the Kill Chain for Time-Critical Strike |
JUN 2005 |
127 pages |
| Authors:
William K. Brickner; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The detection and destruction of Time-Critical Targets (TCTs) has been a challenge for our military. NAVAIR has investigated a future time- critical strike (TCS) architecture and concept of operations (CONOPS) in order to explore the effectiveness of high-speed weapons against TCTs. NAVAIR has implemented an architecture and CONOPS in a simulation model. This thesis extends NAVAIR's work by developing flexible models and exploring the effects that alternative CONOPS may have ... |
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| Targeted Strikes in the "Global War on Terror" |
18 MAY 2005 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Maritza S. Ryan; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI
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| This paper proposes that a valid legal argument can and must be made for the reasonable use of targeted strikes, and that within that legal structure, these strikes can be an effective component of an overall strategy to destroy the al- Qa'eda network. Contrary to many voices who argue that because "9/11 changes everything," legality is no longer relevant, the concept that these strikes can be consistent with the rule ... |
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| How Will the Indian Military's Upgrade and Modernization of Its ISR, Precision Strike, and Missile Defense Affect the Stability in South Asia? |
MAR 2005 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Jay P. Dewan; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| India has made a concerted effort to upgrade its ISR, precision strike, and missile defense capabilities as it competes with China and Pakistan for regional power. The Phalcon Airborne Warning and Control System, Su-30MKI fighter-bomber aircraft, and S-300PMU surface-to-air missile system are some examples of the new capabilities India is acquiring. I argue that if India continues its military modernization, Pakistan will become more insecure. The increase in the conventional ... |
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| Operational Functions to Achieve Synergy between Special Operations and Precision Strike |
14 FEB 2005 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
William M. Huff; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| This paper identifies and analyzes the requirements for combatant commanders to effectively combine the capabilities of special operations and precision fires in the context of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). The paper describes the operational functions required from the appointed operational commander and his staff to achieve synergism through the combination of special operations and precision strike. Offensive Counterterrorism (OCT) is a critical part of the United States' national ... |
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| Countering Today's Nuclear Threat: Prevention, Just War Theory, and the Israeli Attack Against the Iraqi Osirak Reactor |
Jan-2005 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Ryan D Long; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| Although controversial, the strategy of Prevention is the best option to effectively deal with anti-American entities seeking to obtain and employ nuclear devices against U.S. interests. The increasing likelihood of anti-American entities using nuclear devices against U.S. interests means that the nuclear threat is increasing, not decreasing. The strategy of Prevention is the most efficient countermeasure against this threat. Prevention is the use of the diplomatic and military elements of ... |
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| Israel's Attack on Osiraq: A Model for Future Preventive Strikes? |
SEP 2004 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Peter S. Ford; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Twenty-three years ago, Israeli fighter pilots destroyed the Osiraq nuclear reactor and made a profound statement about global nuclear proliferation. In light of the recent preventive regime change in Iraq, a review of this strike reveals timely lessons for future counterproliferation actions. Using old, new, and primary source evidence, this thesis examines Osiraq for lessons from a preventive attack on a non-conventional target. Before attacking Osiraq, Israeli policymakers attempted diplomatic ... |
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| Army Tactical Missile System: Revolutionary Impact on Deep Operations |
18 JUN 2004 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Carter L. Rogers; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This thesis provides an analysis of the revolutionary impact the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) had on developing joint doctrine for deep operations. ATACMS provides U.S. Joint Force with the ability to execute deep strike missions against enemy forces with precision and responsiveness. The Army fielded the missile system during Operation Desert Storm, where it performed brilliantly against enemy air defenses, surface-to-surface missiles, and logistics sites. The successful employment of ... |
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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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| Joint Force Headquarters - Global Strike: Preserving, Advancing, and Accelerating Operational Art for the Joint Force Commander |
09 FEB 2004 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey A. Kruse; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| On 10 January 2003, President Bush assigned the newly created mission of "global strike" to U.S. Strategic Command. While streamlining the nation's crisis planning and execution capabilities, this innovative change to the Unified Command Plan presents several organizational and cultural challenges for the regional combatant commanders. It can be viewed as infringing upon theater unity of command, a potential avenue for increased national level control and interference, and a competitor ... |
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| Why Won't You Drop, Damn You!? An Examination of the Targeting Process in Operation Enduring Freedom and its Implications |
02 FEB 2004 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
David D. Kindley; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| As the American way of war is evolving to emphasize maneuver, speed of execution and the extensive use of air power to Support ground schemes of maneuver, the need of effective rapid targeting through decentralized execution is becoming more critical than ever. What are the lessons learned from Operation Enduring Freedom and how effectively have US forces implemented them in Operation Iraqi Freedom?. This paper will examine the decision making ... |
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| JSF Caesar: Construction of a 3-D Anthropometric Sample for Design and Sizing of Joint Strike Fighter Pilot Clothing and Protective Equipment |
SEP 2003 |
184 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey A. Hudson; Gregory F. Zehner; Kathleen M. Robinette; ADVANCED INFORMATION ENGINEERING SERVICES INC DAYTON OH
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| The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) anthropometric Cases 1 through 8 were not intended to represent a statistical description for the variation important in the design of personal clothing and equipment for the JSF pilot. Instead, the anthropometric measures associated with the JSF Cases define the minimum level of physical accommodation for men and women in the Joint Strike Fighter cockpit. The statistical process of constructing representative cases used in the ... |
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| Integrating the Joint Strike Fighter into the Australian Defence Force |
JUL 2003 |
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| Authors:
John Rigopoulos; Kelvin Bramley; Rod Brown; Arvind Chandran; David Graham; Brian Hanlon; Gary Kemister; Peter Maguire; David Marlow; David McIlroy; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION EDINBURGH (AUSTRALIA) AIR OPERATIONS DIV
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| NEW AIR COMBAT CAPABILITY (NACC) PROJECT: In June 2002, Australia decided to join JSF development phase. Proposed replacement of the Air Combat and Strike capabilities provided by F/A-18 Hornet and F-111. Replacement required next decade. NACC Project: Provide S&T advice to support JSF acquisition approval. Large scale participation across Government, Defence and Industry. Focus of presentation is on Operational Analysis activities. |
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| The Missing CoCom...Who's Fighting the GWOT? |
16 MAY 2003 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Bruce A. Derenski; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| To date, all Major Operations within the context of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) have been fought state-to-state within traditional geography command architecture. Some aspects of the GWOT dealing with precision strikes on remote terrorist facilities demand a degree of persistent surveillance, rapid response, and discriminatory firepower that is beyond the current capability of a theater commander. U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), however, having recently incorporated all functions previously assigned ... |
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| Impact to Defence of Lessons Learnt using Modern Precision Strike Weapons |
03 APR 2003 |
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| Authors:
Nicola K. Molloy; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION SALISBURY (AUSTRALIA) SYSTEMS SCIENCES LAB
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| This report details research performed in the area of air-to-surface, precision strike weapons. The open literature has been reviewed and documents that relay information on precision weapons used in military operations over the last 20+ years have been studied. The points considered during this research include; intelligence support and operations planning; time critical targeting (mobile and relocatable); effects of weather and countermeasures; weapon use and effectiveness analysis; timely combat assessment; ... |
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| Iraq: Preemption or Paralysis |
2003 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey S. Johnson; NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC
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| The United States must preemptively strike the Iraqi regime before the regime obtains enough Weapons of Mass Destruction, particularly nuclear weapons, to threaten U.S. security or to deter U.S. actions. Fundamental and vital U.S. national security interests, national safety and security, and undeterred access and influence in the Middle East demand a nuclear-free Iraq. An irrational Iraqi dictator armed with nuclear weapons not only could, but likely would, use these ... |
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| Impact of Information and Precision-Strike Technologies on Future Warfare |
16-May-2002 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Atle Stai; MARINE CORPS UNIV QUANTICO VA SCHOOL OF ADVANCED WARFIGHTING (SAW)
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| This paper argues that future war is best served by decentralized organizations and command structures despite the obvious inclination to centralize offered by the fast developing information and precision strike technologies. For several reasons, there is a tendency to utilize developing precision strike and information technologies in centralized organizations with centralized command and control. This is a tendency pointing in another direction than current doctrine for most Western armed forces ... |
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| The Combat Automation Requirements Testbed (CART) Task 5 Interim Report: Modeling a Strike Fighter Pilot Conducting a Time Critical Target Mission |
JAN 2002 |
236 pages |
| Authors:
Bryan E. Brett; Jeffrey A. Doyal; David A. Malek; Edward A. Martin; David G. Hoagland; SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPDAYTON OH
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| The Combat Automation Requirements Testbed (CART) program is developing and demonstrating human performance modeling technology that can be used to design more effective crew systems. CART applies the task network modeling approach of the Army's Improved Performance Research Integration Tool (IMPRINT) and adds new functions called goals that enable more adaptive model performance and a High Level Architecture (HLA) interface for coupling with other simulations. This report documents the first ... |
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| Future Joint Force Headquarters |
DEC 2001 |
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| Authors:
J. S. Schisser; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| To prepare for contingencies where rapid response is essential, the Department of Defense must establish joint command and control capable of deploying quickly and operating with full effectiveness upon arrival. In 1999, the JAWP began development of an operational concept for a Joint Strike Force. Redesigning an operational-level headquarters for a joint task force (JTF) was part of this effort and is the subject of this paper. The JAWP team ... |
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| Joint Strike Fighter Acquisition: Mature Critical Technologies Needed to Reduce Risks |
OCT 2001 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Joint Strike Fighter Program is the most expensive aircraft program in the Department of Defense (DOD). It is intended to produce affordable, next-generation aircraft to replace aging aircraft in the military services' inventories. As currently planned, the program will cost about $200 billion to develop and procure about 3,000 aircraft and related support equipment. Two contractor teams, led by the Boeing Company and by the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, ... |
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| Space-Based Global Strike: Understanding Strategic and Military Implications |
AUG 2001 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Larry G. Sills; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The purpose of this study is to examine the concept of prompt space- based global strikes. In order to contribute to the debate about its potential benefits and problems, this study addresses the effects of cultural mindsets and institutional preferences on decisions about future military strategy and forces. It examines how prompt precision strikes through space could provide an important set of options in future crises that are beyond the ... |
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| Technologies for Future Precision Strike Missile Systems - Missile/Aircraft Integration |
JUL 2001 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Eugene L. Fleeman; GEORGIA INST OF TECH ATLANTA SCHOOL OFAEROSPACE ENGINEERING
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| This paper provides an assessment of the state-of-the-art and design considerations of missile/aircraft integration for future precision strike missile systems. Benefits of missile/aircraft integration include compatibility with a broader range of aircraft carriage platforms, unrestricted carriage envelope, safe and accurate store separation, and enhanced survivability for the aircraft platform. Technologies and design considerations are grouped into the following discussion areas: * Missile factor of safety compatibility. Assessments in this area ... |
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| Requirements for a Conventional Prompt Global Strike Capability |
MAY 2001 |
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| Authors:
Matt Bille; Rusty Lorenz; ANSER ARLINGTON VA
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| The B-2A and 500 Pound JDAM: A New Concept of Mass |
APR 2001 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Steven L. Basham; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| As a key tenant of Joint Vision 2020 and one of the core competencies of the United States Air Force, precision strike is a key component to fast and decisive victory in war and some operations other than war. Precision strike is now more than ever the norm for employment of military forces and especially the air arm. The capability of a single or multiple B-2s, carrying 80, 500-pound near-precision ... |
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| Assessing Competitive Strategies for the Joint Strike Fighter: Opportunities and Options |
MAR 2001 |
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| Authors:
John Birkler; John C. Graser; Mark V. Arena; Cynthia R. Cook; Gordon Lee; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| The Department of Defense should stick with its winner-take-all strategy to develop and produce the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). But as a hedge to ensure later versions of this next- generation aircraft-which is slated to become the workhorse fighter for the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps-have the most effective and innovative sensor, computer, and software technologies, the Pentagon should consider spending money to keep a second developer and producer ... |
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| Injecting Competition in the Joint Strike Fighter Production Program. Can a Winner-Take-All Environment Become More Competitive |
2001 |
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| Authors:
RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The Department of Defense (DoD) should stick with its winner-take-all strategy to develop and produce the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)-which is slated to become the workhorse fighter for the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps. But as a hedge to ensure that later versions of this next-generation aircraft have the most effective and innovative radar, computer, and software technologies, the DoD should consider spending money to keep a second developer ... |
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| FY 2000 End of Year Report: Volume 2. Joint Advanced Warfighting Program |
NOV 2000 |
301 pages |
| Authors:
INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING PROGRAM
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| The second volume of this three-volume report discusses the JAWP's participation in Millennium Challenge 00 (Appendix D), and the JAWP development of an operational concept and implementation plan for a Joint Strike Force (JSF) during FY2OOO (Appendices E and F, respectively). The JSF is a rapidly deployable joint combat force capable of achieving national security objectives in small-scale contingencies. Described are the motivation for developing a JSF, the perceived short-falls ... |
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| Missile Seekers for Strike Warfare Beyond the Year 2000 |
SEP 2000 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
William H. Licata; LICATA (WILLIAM H) ALPHARETTA GA
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| The goal of this paper is to explore emerging post Cold War missile seeker requirements that will lead to new seeker procurements in the year 2000+. These requirements are compared to existing missile seeker products to show where technology deficiencies exist. A projection is made of what seekers will be deployed in the near future to fill important military missile user needs and where technology investments will me made to ... |
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| Technologies for Future Precision Strike Missile Systems - Missile/Aircraft Integration |
SEP 2000 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Eugene L. Fleeman; GEORGIA INST OF TECH ATLANTA SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
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| This paper provides an assessment of the state-of-the-art and design considerations of missile/aircraft integration for future precision strike missile systems. Benefits of missile/aircraft integration include compatibility with a broader range of aircraft carriage platforms, unrestricted carriage envelope, safe and accurate store separation, and enhanced survivability for the aircraft platform. Technologies and design considerations are grouped into the following discussion areas: * Missile factor of safety compatibility. Assessments in this area ... |
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| Swarming and the Future of Conflict |
2000 |
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| Authors:
John Arquilla; David Ronfeldt; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Swarming is seemingly amorphous, but it is a deliberately structured, coordinated, strategic way to strike from all directions, by means of a sustainable pulsing of force and/or fire, close-in as well as from stand-off positions. It will work best-perhaps it will only work-if it is designed mainly around the deployment of myriad, small, dispersed, networked maneuver units (what we call "pods" organized in "clusters"). Developing a swarming force implies, among ... |
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| Mobile Targets From Under the Sea An MIT Security Studies Program Conference |
DEC 1999 |
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| Authors:
Owen Cote; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE
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| This report is in part a summary and in part a reaction to a conference held in December 1999 by the MIT Security Studies Program. The conference looked broadly at two questions. Why mobile targets? Why from under the sea? Operation Allied Force demonstrated some important facts about our current military posture, and particularly about our strike warfare capabilities, that hint at answers to these two questions. First, Integrated Global ... |
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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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| The Role of Hellfire Armed Navy Seahawk Helicopters in Overland Strike Operations |
04 JUN 1999 |
111 pages |
| Authors:
Robert B. LaRue; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This study investigates the potential role of Navy Seahawk helicopters, armed with the AGM-114 hellfire missile system, in overland strike operations. Navy H-60 aircraft have only recently been upgraded to include forward-looking infrared (FLIR) sensors, LASER designation capability, and the Hellfire missile system. The focus of the study is to determine if the recent upgrades in capability can be used to expand the helicopters' mission capabilities to include overland strike. ... |
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| The Strike Force Leader: Jack of All Trades, Master of All Trades |
27 MAY 1999 |
101 pages |
| Authors:
Chester F. Dymek III; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The United States Army's concept to best leverage new technologies and support expanding mission requirements in the twenty-first century is to field a "Strike Force." The initial Strike Force will serve as an interim headquarters, able to rapidly deploy anywhere on the globe with subordinate elements selected and tailored to meet specific mission requirements. The Strike Force will later serve as the technological bridge between the ... |
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| Strike Force: A Mission Essential Task for the XVIII Airborne Corps |
27 MAY 1999 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Chris R. Toner; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| In March 1999, the Army established action teams to design a Strike Force with the mission to fill a recognized operational void by providing regional CINCs with forces that are adaptable, fully competent, and effective across the full spectrum of military operations. It will be based on a standing headquarters that will be able to accept forces from across the active and reserve force structure, ... |
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