Optimizing Tomahawk Strikes
Author
Brown, Gerald G.
Newman, Alexandra M.
Rosenthal, Richard E.
Rowe, Anton A.
Date
2001-01Metadata
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The Tomahawk land attack missile (TLAM) is the Navy's weapon of choice for striking shore
targets from the sea. A TLAM launched from a surface combatant or a submarine is a reliable,
unmanned, long-range, accurate weapon with sufficient payload to threaten almost any shore
target. The Operations Research Department at the Naval Postgraduate School has developed
optimization-based decision support tools to optimize TLAM strikes from single firing units or
entire battle groups. The idea is to execute each strike efficiently while retaining residual
firepower, and while considering a number of other essential details. By applying mathematical
modeling, the result is the ability to plan fleet and theater-wide strikes in seconds.
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This report was prepared for and funded by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Virginia,
and the Office of Naval Research.