Introduction of infrared countermeasures in closed-loop simulations

One of the TNO missions in support of the Dutch Ministry of Defence is to provide means for the assessment of operational electro-optical system performance in the various theaters. To quantify the impact of both the environment and actors? intrinsic properties in a maritime scenario, TNO has defined a simulation framework using EOSTAR Pro ...

Modelling infrared signatures of ships and decoys for countermeasure effectiveness studies

Infrared guided missiles are a threat for modern naval forces. The vulnerability of ships can be reduced by applying countermeasures such as infrared decoys and infrared signature reduction. This paper presents recent improvements in a simulation toolset which can be used for assessing the effectiveness of these measures. The toolset consists of...

A robust approach to the missile defence location problem

This paper proposes a model for determining a robust defence strategy against ballistic missile threat. Our approach takes into account a variety of possible future scenarios and different forms of robustness criteria, including the well-known absolute robustness criterion. We consider two problem variants. In the first, the number of ballistic...

Toolset for evaluating infrared countermeasures and signature reduction for ships

The protection of ships against infrared guided missiles is a concern for modern naval forces. The vulnerability of ships can be reduced by applying countermeasures such as infrared decoys and infrared signature reduction. This paper presents a set of simulation tools which can be used for assessing the effectiveness of these measures. The...

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