A stochastic air combat logistics decision model for Blue versus Red opposition

Chad W. Seagren, Donald P. Gaver and Patricia A. Jacobs

Naval Research Logistics (NRL), 2019, vol. 66, issue 8, 663-674

Abstract: Technologically advanced aircraft rely on robust and responsive logistics systems to ensure a high state of operational readiness. This paper fills a critical gap in the literature for combat models by closely relating effectiveness of the logistics system to determinants of success in combat. We present a stochastic diffusion model of an aerial battle between Blue and Red forces. The number of aircraft of Blue forces aloft and ready to be aloft on combat missions is limited by the maximum number of assigned aircraft, the reliability of aircraft subsystems, and the logistic system's ability to repair and replenish those subsystems. Our parsimonious model can illustrate important trade‐offs between logistics decision variables and operational success.

Date: 2019
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