When is a Naval Outer Air Battle like a Nuclear Power Plant?

Abstract

In the naval outer air battle the Battle Manager is responsible for managing assets and resources within an air sector to achieve mission objectives. Current and proposed advances in the capabilities of aircraft platforms, sensors, and communication links are likely to increase the scope and complexity of the outer air Battle Manager's role. Advanced decision aids must be developed to support this role. This paper explores the transfer of decision aid development techniques between dissimilar domains. It demonstrates how techniques developed over the past decade for the senior reactor operator (or shift supervisor) of a nuclear power plant may be applied to the development of decision aids for the outer air battle management.