INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGY FOR DEFINING DIRECTIONS IN TARGET PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

WE PROPOSE AN INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGY WHICH WILL PROVIDE TECOM WITH A NEW CAPABILITY TO EVALUATE THREAT TARGETS AND WEAPON SYSTEMS AS THE STATE-OF-THE-ART IN ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES, REQUIREMENTS, AND TACTICS EVOLVES. WE DESCRIBE HOW WE WILL IMPLEMENT OUR WORK, AND HOW IT WILL PROVIDE TECOM WITH THE NECESSARY FLEXIBILITY AND ROBUSTNESS TO DEFINE THE 'TARGET OF THE FUTURE' BY ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR REPRESENTING THE THREAT IN TEST AND EVALUATION OF NEW WEAPON SYSTEMS. WE PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF HOW OUR PROPOSED METHODOLOGY IS APPLICABLE TO BOTH AERIAL AND GROUND TARGETS.