Optimizing Assignment of Tomahawk Cruise Missile Missions to Firing Units
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Authors
Newman, Alexandra M.
Rosenthal, Richard E.
SalmeroĢn, Javier
Brown, Gerald G.
Price, Wilson
Rowe, Anton
Fennemore, Charles F.
Taft, Robert L.
Subjects
weapon-target assignment
Tomahawk
multi-objective optimization
integer programming
operations research
military operations research
Tomahawk
multi-objective optimization
integer programming
operations research
military operations research
Advisors
Date of Issue
2009-10
Date
2009-10
Publisher
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School.
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Abstract
The Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile can be launched from a ship or submarine, and can deliver its warhead
precisely to a target at long range. There are several variants of the Tomahawk missile, each with specialized capabilities. For each
Tomahawk Missile Sequence Number (MSN) task (i.e., mission), the Tomahawk missile variants can be ranked with respect to
their ability and cost effectiveness to perform that task. A given land attack strike order may involve a large number of Tomahawk
missiles and numerous Tomahawk launch platforms. Operational planners select, in real time, feasible launch platforms to execute
Tomahawk taskings. The Tomahawk tasking in a strike order includes not only primary assignments but also backup assignments. On
board each launch platform, the precise allocation of specific Tomahawk missiles to the Tomahawk MSN task assigned is optimized
with a model described here.We help naval operational planners select, in real time, appropriate feasible launch platforms to fulfill
the Tomahawk tasking in a strike order.
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Article
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The article of record as published may be located at http://dx.doi.org/DOI 10.1002/nav.20377
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Operations Research (OR)