Evaluating New Weapon Systems Technology: The Javelin versus the Dragon

David Anthony Cannella, So Young Sohn and Charles Pate
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David Anthony Cannella: Military Traffic Management Command, Transportation Engineering Agency, Deployability Analysis Division, Newport News, Virginia 23606-2574
So Young Sohn: Department of Industrial Systems Engineering, Yonsei University, Shichondong 134, Seoul, Korea
Charles Pate: US Army TRADOC Analysis Command, Monterey, California 93943

Interfaces, 1997, vol. 27, issue 3, 29-38

Abstract: To achieve its missions, the US Army needs to take advantage of improvements in weapons technology. To replace the medium antiarmor Dragon weapon system, the army is testing a new system called Javelin. We used simulation to explore Javelin's potential to enhance the effectiveness of the mechanized infantry. We developed scenarios employing the Janus(A) high-resolution combat model. These scenarios represent force-on-force trials of mechanized versus fully modernized armor heavy threats in deliberate defense and movement-to-contact missions. Our results indicate that the Javelin performs better than the Dragon in mechanized force. These findings and related study results led to the US Army's decision to replace the Dragon with the Javelin in its mechanized infantry units.

Keywords: military; defense systems; simulation; applications (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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