WARFARE SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURES: STRIKE WARFARE (STW)

DEFENSE GROUP INCORPORATED (DGI) IN CONJUNCTION WITH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (SAIC) PROPOSES TO USE INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES TO RELATE THE NAVY'S STRIKE WARFARE (STW) WARFIGHTING REQUIREMENTS TO STW SYSTEMS ACQUISITION. THE METHODOLOGY CONSISTS OF: (1) DEVELOPING A SET OF TIME-PHASED EVENTS THAT COMPRISE THE STW OPERATIONAL SEQUENCE, (2) FOR EACH EVENT, DESCRIBING THE REQUIRED OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS (ROFS) IN TERMS OF PHYSICAL ENTITIES, TASKS TO BE PERFORMED, ORGANIZATIONAL CONNECTIVITIES OF ENTITIES AND TASKS, AND EXTERNAL SUPPORT REQUIRED FOR BOTH PROMPT AND SUSTAINED OPERATIONS. (3) EMPLOYING FORCE-LEVEL PERFORMANCE METRICS (FPM) TO EVALUATE STW TLWR MISSION SUCCESS, REQUIRED CAPABILITIES AND ARCHITECTURAL GUIDANCE. (4) IDENTIFICATION OF CONFLICTS, IN STW RESOURCE ALLOCATION THAT REDUCE STW EFFECTIVENESS. (5) ADJUSTMENT AND ITERATION OF THE PROCESS TO OPTIMIZE TLWR COMPLIANCE, AND (6) IF TIME AND MONEY PERMIT, IDENTIFY MISSING DATA PARAMETERS.