Title Perspectives on defense systems analysis / William P. Delaney ; with Robert G. Atkins, Alan D. Bernard, Don M. Boroson, David J. Ebel, Aryeh Feder, Jack G. Fleischman, Michael P. Shatz, Robert Stein, and Stephen D. Weiner

Published Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource Series Lincoln Laboratory series Lincoln Laboratory series Contents I. System analysis overview -- II. Broad views of defense systems analysis -- III. Defense systems analysis in specific areas Summary "The Department of Defense and the military continually grapple with complex scientific, engineering, and technological problems. Defense systems analysis offers a way to reach a clearer understanding of how to approach and think about complex problems. It guides analysts in defining the question, capturing previous work in the area, assessing the principal issues, and understanding how they are linked. The goal of defense systems analysis is not necessarily to find a particular solution but to provide a roadmap to a solution, or an understanding of the relative value of alternative solutions. In this book, experts in the field--all of them with more than twenty years of experience--offer insights, advice, and concrete examples to guide practitioners in the art of defense systems analysis. The book describes general issues in systems analysis and analysis protocols in specific defense areas. It offers a useful overview of the process, a discussion of different venues, and practical advice running a study and reporting its results. It discusses red teaming (the search for vulnerabilities that might be exploited by an adversary) and its complement, blue teaming (the search for solutions to known shortcomings). It describes real-world defense systems analysis for both traditional and nontraditional areas, including air defense and ballistic missile defense systems, bioterrorism defense, space warfare, and interplanetary communications. Perspectives on Defense Systems Analysis is a very readable resource for analysts and engineers in industry, government, and research." Analysis ENGINEERING/Systems Science & Engineering Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject United States. Department of Defense -- Management SUBJECT United States. Department of Defense fast Subject System analysis Military research -- United States -- Evaluation Military planning -- United States -- Methodology Technology and state -- United States systems analysis. Management Military planning -- Methodology Military readiness -- Evaluation -- Methodology Military research -- Evaluation System analysis Technology and state SUBJECT United States -- Defenses -- Evaluation -- Methodology United States -- Armed Forces -- Weapons systems -- Evaluation Subject United States Form Electronic book Author Lincoln Laboratory. ISBN 9780262330244 0262330245

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