Sortie optimization and munitions planning
By: Gerald G. Brown, Dennis M. Coulter, Alan R. Washburn
Contributors: Coulter, Dennis M.; Washburn, Alan R.; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Dept. of Operations Research
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Subjects: Mathematical programming; Submunitions; Air to surface missiles
Other titles: NPS-OR-93-011.
Description: Since 1965, the United States Air Force has relied on mathematical programming for the      planning of conventional air-to-ground munitions. The centerpiece of this planning effort is      HEAVY ATTACK, a theater-level model employing large-scale nonlinear programming to      load weapons onto aircraft and assign sorties to targets. The single-period objective is to      maximize the expected destroyed target value over the forecast weather states by assigning      sorties which use the best delivery tactics in each weather state with available aircraft and      weapons stocks. Over multiple periods, HEAVY ATTACK accounts for differences      between targets in regeneration rate, value, and ease of damage assessment, and accounts for      aircraft attrition and remaining weapons stocks, mounting the best sorties possible with the      remaining resources. In 1988 approximately $2 billion worth of weapons were purchased      with guidance from HEAVY ATTACK; additional expenditures of $5.2 billion are being      planned for 1994-99. In 1990-91, media coverage of Desert Storm made the focus of      HEAVY ATTACK apparent to millions of viewers
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"NPS-OR-93-011."

"May 6, 1993."

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 7-8).

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