Download or read book Adaptive Design of a Decision Support System for Dynamic Retasking of CAS Close Air Support and BAI Battlefield Air Interdiction written by Peter W. Hoak and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to investigate a methodology for the ongoing analysis and design of a decision support system (DSS) for retasking decisions made by the fighter duty officer (FDO) in the the Air Support Operations Center (ASOC). The research had five main objectives: (1) Determine through concept mapping and discussions with FDOs from the ASOC, the decision processes that he would make during retasking of Close Air Support (CAS) and Battlefield Air Interdiction (BAI) missions. (2) Establish a central decision process (kernel) that would benefit from a DSS. (3) Translate the initial requirements established through this analysis into a set of screen representations (storyboard) that the FDO can use as an initial retasking DSS. (4) Evaluate the effectiveness of the adaptive design methodology for determining initial requirements, (5) Investigate details of the adaptive design approach within this application that facilitate or hinder the methodology.
Download or read book Design of a Decision Support System for the Dynamic Retasking of Air Interdiction Assets written by James A. Schoek (MAJ, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Design of a Decision Support System for the Dynamic Retasking of Air Interdiction Assets written by James A. Schoeck and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study investigated the design of a decision support system (DSS) for the dynamic retasking of air interdiction assets. The study focused on using a decision support methodology to identify system requirements for using the vast amount of information presently available to the Allied Tactical Operations Centers in NATO for the command and control of air interdiction assets. Encompassing an overall framework of concept mapping and feature charts, this study used the Representations, Operations, Memory Aids, and Control Mechanisms approach developed by Sprague and Carlson to design the DSS. By using the DSS design theories, this study produced a statement of requirements for the command and control functions and processes of future aircraft weapon systems and intelligence capabilities. The use of DSS to attempt to solve large, difficult to define problems involving complex internal interactions in rapidly changing environments is one of the major advantages of using the DSS methodology. Defining system requirements cheaply and quickly before weapon systems begin to drive doctrinal procedures and before technology dictates where the tactical advantage should be exploited is yet another important reason for using this DSS methodology. (Author).
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Download or read book Design Requirements for a Decision Support System for the Dynamic Retasking of Electronic Combat Assets written by Charles D. Fletcher and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The air commander's ability to shape and control the battle is just as critical for victory in the air as it is on the ground. The inability of the commander to control his forces in a timely manner will see them defeated by a more flexible opponent. Decision support systems (DSS) are a tool which can aid the commander by giving the overwhelming masses of information a structure for the decision process at hand and by aiding the evaluation of this information. The problem of being inundated by data also applies to electronic combat (EC) assets. The commander's control of a these scarce resources requires a complex assessment of an enemy's air defense system and the determination of how to employ EC assets to gain the best degradation/destruction of those defenses. To develop a DSS to aid the commander, the functions and requirements of the system must be established. The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the use of the storyboarding process as a vehicle for the establishment of systems requirements. The DSS focused on for this study was an aid to the Electronic Combat Coordination Officer (ECCO) for the dynamic retasking of airborne EC assets. The adaptive design process was used, therefore only a small core was initially proposed. The remainder of the system would follow as further requirements were generated. Keywords: Theses; Decision theory adaptive control systems; Command and control systems; Systems analysis.
Download or read book Close Air Support for the Future written by Steven E. Bell and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis investigates the question: Will Close Air Support (CAS) in the year 2000 be as close as CAS today? Today's CAS is dependent upon the ground commander's perception of the situation, and focuses primarily on forces beyond the commander's direct fire weapons' range, but if the situation dictates, CAS is employed right next to his forces. The thesis discusses the possible effects doctrinal and technological changes will have on CAS employment. Doctrinal changes include: increased focus on Joint operations, smaller forces on a less linear battlefield, changing Air Force doctrine and force structure, changing Army doctrine. Technological changes include: fratricide reduction, digital communications, advanced navigation systems, target acquisition, weapons delivery improvements, and night fighting enhancements. These changes will take place while the Air Force is transitioning from the A-10 to the F-16 as the primary CAS aircraft. The conclusions are: (1) Doctrinally CAS will continue to be important. (2) Lighter, more maneuverable forces will require closer and more accurate CAS than today. (3) Technological advances will make closer and more accurate CAS available. (4) Less CAS will be employed, because fewer assets will be available, and the Joint Commander will focus most of his assets on higher payoff interdiction targets. Close air support, Fire support coordination line, Air interdiction, Battlefield air interdiction.
Download or read book A Matter of Trust written by Peter A. Costello and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doctrinal differences over the employment of airpower are as old as military aviation itself. One particular area of contention has been close air support (CAS). The two primary issues related to CAS are its command and control and responsiveness. Soldiers have argued that ground commanders should control their own aircraft, because ownership assures that airpower directly responds to their needs. Airmen have maintained that airpower should be centralized under a single air commander to allow for its flexible theaterwide employment. During World War 2, Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm, ground commanders demanded greater influence over airpower employment. Concurrently, the Air Force disagreed with the Navy and Marine Corps over centralized versus decentralized control of air assets. These two issues of command and control and responsiveness are embodied in the process of apportioning and allocating CAS. In all conflicts since World War 2, the United States has had the luxury of an overabundance of air assets. Despite a facade of centralization, airpower was parceled out to fill nearly everyone's needs. This avoided the need for any difficult choices. This study follows the history of CAS since World War 2 to examine how it has been apportioned and allocated in the past. It then examines the current joint air operations process. It is the contention of this study that the current system, rooted in its historical past, does not fully employ CAS to its optimum potential. The historical view of CAS has been as a tactical measure, with limited localized effects. However, properly integrated and coequal with the ground scheme of maneuver, it can have operational level effects. This study examines two theories of the use of CAS at the operational level and then recommends changes to the view of CAS and the process for its apportionment and allocation.
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Download or read book Close Air Support CAS in 2025 written by Ronald J. Unterreiner and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mission of close air support (CAS) currently exists in every service doctrine and will continue to be required in 2025. Advances in technology will reduce the many shortfalls currently causing concern regarding the CAS mission. In 2025, time-critical applications of airpower and space power in support of troops on the ground will be vastly simplified from the perspective of both the tasker and the attacker. This paper describes the requisite systems and technology needed for aircraft to perform the mission. It does not discuss organizational issues. In the year 2025, the inevitable evolution of precision weapons will make every air asset that is capable of ground attack capable of performing CAS. The automated assignment of the ground target coupled with ease of employmant and standoff capability will profoundly simplify weapon delivery tactics and defensive system requirements. The addition of onboard and in-flight programming capabilities greatly enhances mission effectiveness. Relative proximity of the target to allied ground troops poised for attack could be the only discriminator of mission demarcation between CAS, battlefield air interdiction, or even strategic attack. Premission planning and weaponeering time will be slashed. The resultant rapid apportionment flexibility will revolutionize the application of airpower.
Download or read book New Close Air Support Doctrine Getting Control of Emerging Technology and Advanced Concepts written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The joint close air support (JCAS) community is struggling to determine future close air support (CAS) employment tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). Since 1996, the JCAS community, lead by an Office of the Secretary of Defense JCAS Joint Test Force, has tried to improve JCAS by proposing changes in training, doctrine, equipment and organization. Differing service perspectives and the advent of new technologies make agreement on necessary doctrinal changes tenuous. The primary question set out in this thesis asks, Are the changes in terminal attack control framework proposed in the draft JP 3-09.3 necessary and sufficient for current and near future operations? The paper examines contentious issues such as battlefield air interdiction (BAI), the fire support coordination line (FSCL), CAS definitions, and the purpose of maintaining separate categories of control. It then structures a qualitative comparative analysis of the current and proposed terminal attack control procedural frameworks based upon the criteria of simplicity, completeness, and utility. The evidence of this study suggests that proposed doctrinal changes are necessary, but the overall utility of the draft terminal attack control framework is not sufficient. This study makes five recommendations for improvements in JCAS doctrine.
Download or read book Design Requirements for a Decision Support System for the Dynamic Retasking of Electronic Combat Assets written by Charles D. Fletcher (MAJ, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Close Air Support CAS in 2025 Computer Lead s in Hot A Research Paper Presented To Air Force 2025 written by CDR Ronald J. Unterreiner (USN) and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mission of close air support (CAS) currently exists in every service doctrine and will continue to be required in 2025. Advances in technology will reduce the many shortfalls currently causing concern regarding the CAS mission. In 2025, time-critical applications of airpower and space power in support of troops on the ground will be vastly simplified from the perspective of both the tasker and the attacker. This paper describes the requisite systems and technology needed for aircraft to perform the mission. It does not discuss organizational issues. Advances in ground-based firepower are expected to proceed at a pace commensurate with technical advances in airpower --perhaps reducing the dependency of ground forces on air support, depending on the coalition elements' technical base. The ability for ground forces to overwhelmingly engage an opponent will always be a goal of the ground commander, and commanders will always plan engagements to optimize usage of their available power.
Download or read book Adaptive Design of a Decision Support System for Compromise Assessment written by Dale T. Shirasago (CAPT, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cleared to Engage Improving Joint Close Air Support Effectiveness written by Major Usmc Michael H Johnson and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-08-26 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of close air support (CAS) has markedly increased over the last five years in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Ground forces have increasingly relied on the effects that airpower provides and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. This has occurred while CAS doctrine and execution have undergone radical changes. While the fundamentals of a serviceperson with a radio calling in air support have remained relatively constant since World War II, the level of mission complexity has steadily increased. Digital communications, precision-guided munitions, collateral damage considerations, effects-based operations, and a "joint" battlefield have placed increased requirements on terminal attack controllers and CAS aircrew. CAS has been a heavily debated topic within the services for decades. CAS doctrine and training issues have affected aircraft procurement, interservice relationships, and the application and effectiveness of airpower on the battlefield. This has produced numerous Congressional inquiries and service introspection on how to "get it right." While much progress has been made since 2001, the services must continue to make CAS more effective. On the modern battlefield, the joint application of firepower is a reality, not a concept. It is time to "engage" the doctrinal and training challenges facing our services in order to increase the effectiveness of our aviation forces in the CAS arena.
Download or read book Adaptive Design in Building a Decision Support System for AWACS Programmed Flying Training written by William L. Schneider (MAJ, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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