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Weapon acquisition with target uncertainty

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  • Ronald H. Nickel
  • Marc Mangel

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This article is concerned with choosing a mix of weapons, subject to constraints, when the targets to be attacked are known imprecisely. It is shown that the correct method for optimizing the mix of weapons involves a pair of nested optimization problems (two‐stage optimization). Two methods for optimizing the expected utility of a mix are discussed. The first involves a simultaneous attack model, in which it is implicitly assumed that all weapons are used at once. The second involves a sequential attack model, in which targets appear in random order and are attacked one at a time. Particular attention is given to the question of the appropriate mix of general‐purpose and special‐purpose weapons.

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  • Ronald H. Nickel & Marc Mangel, 1985. "Weapon acquisition with target uncertainty," Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 32(4), pages 567-588, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:navlog:v:32:y:1985:i:4:p:567-588
    DOI: 10.1002/nav.3800320404
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    1. Matthew S. Goldberg, 1991. "Aircraft weapon budgeting," Naval Research Logistics (NRL), John Wiley & Sons, vol. 38(6), pages 799-816, December.
    2. Justin L Anderson & Jessica M Astudillo & Zachary E Butcher & Matthew D Cornman & Anthony J Correale & James B Crumpacker & Nathaniel C Dennie & Alex R Gaines & Mark A Gallagher & John C Goodwill & Em, 2023. "Stochastic preemptive goal programming of Air Force weapon systems mix," The Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation, , vol. 20(2), pages 147-158, April.

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