THE ANTICIPATED INTRODUCTION OF DIRECTED ENERGY (DE) WEAPONSINTO SOVIET TACTICAL COMBAT FORCES POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TOTHE ABILITY OF THE MARINE CORPS TO PERFORM ITS MISSION.

THE ANTICIPATED INTRODUCTION OF DIRECTED ENERGY (DE) WEAPONSINTO SOVIET TACTICAL COMBAT FORCES POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TOTHE ABILITY OF THE MARINE CORPS TO PERFORM ITS MISSION. APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES (CMS) MUST BE IDENTIFIED, DEVELOPED, AND DEPLOYED IN ORDER TO COUNTERACT THIS THREAT. THIS PHASE I STUDY WILL IDENTIFY POSSIBLE THREAT DE WEAPONS AND AND ANALYZE THEM TO DETERMINE EFFECTIVENESS VERSUS MARINE CORPS WEAPON SYSTEMS. POTENTIAL CMS WILL THEN BE IDENTIFIED, AND ENGAGEMENT ANALYSES WILL BE PERFORMED TO ASSESS CM EFFECTIVENESS. LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS METHODO OLOGY WILL BE DEVELOPED AND APPLIED TO ONE CM. RESULTS AND RECONNENDATIONS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR DETAILED MISSION EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS AND LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS IN A PHASE II EFFORT (NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PROPOSAL).