ANTI-SHIP TARGETING USING TACTICS

THIS PROPOSAL OUTLINES HOW THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TRACKER USED FOR ANTI-SHIP TARGETING BY THE TOMAHAWK MISSILE CAN BE IMPROVED BY INFORMATION ABOUT HOSTILE OBJECTIVES, ABOUT TACTICS TO ATTAIN THESE OBJECTIVES, AND ABOUT CHARACTERISTICS TYPICAL OF PLATFORMS PARTICIPATING IN THESE TACTICS. THE PROPOSED APPROACH TAKES ADVANTAGE OF A TACTICS ASSESSMENT SYSTEM CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT BY ERA FOR THE NAVY, AND ALSO TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE BROAD RANGE OF INPUT ACCEPTED BY THE CURRENT TRACKER USED FOR ANTI-SHIP TARGETING. THE PROPOSED WORK INVESTIGATES THE MEANS TO PROCESS THE OUTPUT FROM THE TACTICS ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR USE BY THE TRACKER, AND DEMONSTRATES TRACKER IMPROVEMENTS REALIZABLE FROM DIFFERENT TYPES OF TACTICS ASSESSMENT OUTPUT.