Capability Oriented Combat System of Systems Networked Modeling and Analyzing

Abstract Combat modeling is an important area of military operations. System of system counterwork is an important mode of information-based war which is a mode of “network centered” instead of “platform centered” and “capability oriented” instead of “function oriented”. Under the conditions of informationization, the combat model must therefore address these challenges by properly representing the networked efficient based on mutual relations among combat entities. The implementation process of combat system of systems capability is analyzed which is the result of complex interactions between the entities in four domains through a sequence of action processes. The combat network model of combat system of systems is described which reflects the fundamental structure of combat system of systems. The entity with three types of functions and five types of relations in the combat network is analyzed. The capability loop is defined and the evaluation index of combat network of combat system of systems is proposed based on the capability loop analysis. Finally, an example is used to illustrate the methodology.

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