AUTOMATED MISSILE ENGAGEMENT PLANNER

LOGIX CORPORATION IS PROPOSING TO DEVELOP AN APPROACH AND PLAN TO AUTOMATE THE ENGAGEMENT PLANNING FUNCTION FOR A SINGLE OR SALVO FIRINGOF SUBMARINE-LAUNCHED HARPOON AND TOMAHAWK MISSILES. TWO SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE INVESTIGATED: INTEGRATING TACTICAL GUIDELINES INTOA KNOWLEDGE-BASED COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND IMPROVING THE MISSION EFFECTIVENESS OF A SALVO ATTACK. LOGIX WILL DEFINE A PROTOTYPE TO TEST/PROVETHE IMPROVEMENTS. THE TARGET HARDWARE FOR THIS PROTOTYPE WILL BE A DESKTOP COMPUTER. HOWEVER, THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS FOR THIS IMPROVEMENT TO BE INTEGRATED INTO THE SUBMARINE COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEM. THE SUBMARINE PLATFORM WAS SELECTED FOR THIS EFFORT BECAUSE THE PERSONNEL WHICHWOULD BE INVOLVED IN THIS TASK ARE MOST FAMILIAR WITH ITS CONSTRAINTS, TACTICS AND OPERATIONS. HOWEVER, THE METHODOLOGY FOR IMPLEMENTING TACTICAL REQUIREMENTS AND MOST, IF NOT ALL, OF THE ALGORITHMS DEFINED/DEVELOPED WOULD BE DIRECTLY APPLICABLE TO THE SURFACE COMMUNITY AND THE BATTLE GROUP SCENARIO.