Analytical models for battlespace information operations (BAT-10)
Abstract
Modern warfare uses information gathering resources ("sensors") and C4ISR capabilities to
detect, acquire, and identify targets for attack ("shooters"). This report provides analytical
state-space models that include the capabilities of the above functional elements in order to
guide their appropriate balance; this includes attention to the effect of realistic errors, e.g. of target classification and battle damage assessment (BDA).
The great sensitivity of strike effectiveness to BDA error is described in the text and
illustrated in Figures 3.12 - 3.15.