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 and without threat warning available, and signature reduction, and signature reduction, with and without threat warning available, play important roles in increasing aircraft survivability through a reduction in an aircraft's susceptibility. Keywords: Aircraft infrared signature reduction; Radar signatures; Radar cross sections; Jet fighter agility; Naval aircraft; Noise jamming. Theses. (edc)
Importance of Aircraft Performance and Signature Reduction upon Combat Survivability
1988
130 pages
Report
No indication
English
Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Aircraft , Aircraft signatures , Jet fighters , Naval aircraft , Vulnerability , Survivability , Combat effectiveness , Deception , Expendable , Infrared signatures , Noise jammers , Noise jamming , Performance(Engineering) , Radar cross sections , Radar signatures , Reduction , Suppression , Military tactics , Scenarios , Maneuverability , Tables(Data) , Theses , Threats , Warning systems , U Flight tactics , EEA(Essential Elements Analysis) , Threat warning