TACTICS DEVELOPMENT FOR COORDINATED USAGE OF ONBOARD/OFFBOARD ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) SYSTEMS

THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP TACTICS FOR COORDINATED USAGE OF ONBOARD AND OFFBOARD EW SYSTEMS. THE COOPERATIVE TACTICS WILL BE AIMED AT PROVIDING THE TACTICAL COMMANDER OF THE BATTLE GROUP WITH THE MOST EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF ASSETS. THE PROPOSED TASKS FOR PHASE I ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. ANALYSIS OF TYPICAL ASM'S AND REDUCTION OF THE ASM INTO BASIC FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS. 2. ANALYSIS OF EW ASSETS AND DEVELOPMENT OF QUANTITIATIVE CRITERIA OF PERFORMANCE. 3. IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF CURRENT FRIENDLY FORCE DEFICIENCIES. 4. AREAS OF POTENTIAL IMPROVED MISSION PERFORMANCE RESULTING FROM COORDINATED ONBOARD/OFFBOARD AND/OR SHIP TO SHIP TACTICS WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND PRIORITIZED. 5. TIMELY PROGRESS AND TECHNICAL REVIEWS SHALL BE SUBMITTED. DSC PERSONNEL ARE EXPERIENCED IN EW TACTICS AND FAMILIAR WITH PRIOR WORK IN MULTI-SHIP COOPERATIVE TACTICS. THE EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT OF COORDINATED TACTICS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH PROVEN ANALYTICAL AND EMPIRICAL TECHNIQUES UTILIZED BY DSC ON PRIOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.