The importance of aircraft performance and signature reduction upon combat survivability
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Authors
Langford, John Den Jr.
Subjects
aircraft combat survivability
susceptibility
performance
agility
RCS signature
IR signature
signature reduction
susceptibility
performance
agility
RCS signature
IR signature
signature reduction
Advisors
Ball, Robert E.
Date of Issue
1988-09
Date
September 1988
Publisher
Language
en_US
Abstract
An investigation was conducted to estimate the relative
impact the six susceptibility reduction concepts of threat
warning, tactics, signature reduction, noise jammers and
deceivers, expendables, and threat suppression have on
aircraft survivability, with particular emphasis given to
tactics with increased aircraft performance and signature
reduction. An essential elements analysis (EEA) was
conducted for three representative scenarios, with and
without threat warning available, to identify the essential
events and elements in each scenario critical to aircraft
survivability. The six concepts were assessed as to their
relative impact on the essential events and an estimate of
the aircraft's susceptibility and survivability was made.
The results of the EEAs are presented in tabular format.
The general conclusion is made that both increased aircraft
performance, with threat warning available, and signature
reduction, with and without threat warning available, play
important roles in increasing aircraft survivability through
a reduction in an aircraft's susceptibility.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
119 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
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