THE CASE FOR DEFENCE

What is the case for defence and is it a worthwhile investment? This question is addressed for two contrasting nations, namely, the UK and New Zealand. Economists have a set of standard analytical tools for addressing the question but they are difficult to operationalise. This paper provides policy‐relevant answers.     

“Government contracting options: A model and application“∗

This paper models and simulates a government‐contractor principal‐agent weapon system repair model. Insights are derived as to how government repair contracts should be constructed so as to induce optimal contractor behavior. The paper's general conclusion is that the best contracting approach combines a lump‐sum payment that does not vary with the number of units repaired, expensive item cost‐sharing, and a contractor‐provided availability guarantee. Provided there is intercontractor competition, this type of contract performs well even if the government is poorly informed about weapon system break patterns or repair costs.     

Democracy and peace: Reply to oneal and russett

The criticism of James, Solberg and Wolfson (JSW) (1999) by Oneal and Russett (OR) is not responsive to the methodologica] issues at stake. JSW argued that war is an endogenous feature of the world political and economic system. If its causes are to be measured, it must be as a structural equation in a simultaneous system. Wedded to the idea that “democracies never fight each other,” OR rely on a single equation to justify their view. JSW claim that such an equation may be an ad hoc reduced form with no causal implications unless the equation is explicitly identified as a structural equation. JSW expand the model to explain democracy and conflict as two endogenous variables. JSW do not claim to have discovered the true relationships between these variables by their minimal expansion of the structural relation. They do show that unless these (and other) variables are treated as part of a system, the results are unstable, contradictory, of minimal size and not a reliable guide to public policy.     

要地防空指挥控制系统作战效能灰色聚类评估

建立要地防空指挥控制系统作战效能评估指标体系,运用层次分析法确定各层次指标权重,提出了一种基于灰色定聚类和中心点三角白化权函数的要地防空指挥控制系统作战效能灰色聚类评估方法,并通过算例对该方法的有效性进行了检验。结果表明该方法是切实可行的。     

基于实战化条件下人民防空装备体系管理能力建设

基于实战化条件下人民防空装备体系管理能力建设应着眼国家安全利益拓展,人民防空转型建设需求和完成多样化任务需要,强化顶层设计,搞好储备,坚持信息主导,着眼＂能打仗、打胜仗＂,坚持＂战斗力这个唯一的根本的标准＂,建设与发展相适应的人民防空装备体系管理能力。     

院校实战化教学训练创新

文章分析了军事院校实战化教学训练创新的客观要求、创新内容和创新的方法手段,提出了一些值得思考的问题和解决办法,对于推动院校实战化训练创新具有一定借鉴指导作用。     

一种改进的武器效能评估方法

提出了改进的武器系统效能模糊评估方法,避免了原有方法存在的问题。将武器系统效能评估视为模糊多准则决策问题,通过“目标-准则-系统”层次结构,利用5个模糊比率表示判断矩阵和准则权重向量,将问题转化为模糊数的排序问题,从而选出被评武器系统最优者。与两种武器系统效能评估方法的比较显示新方法是可信有效的。     

卫星任务调度问题的约束规划模型

卫星任务规划与调度是空间资源管理的重要内容之一,其目的在于为卫星系统的任务计划编制提供科学合理的决策手段与依据。卫星任务调度问题的重要特点在于,调度任务存在可见时间窗口约束。只有在可见时间窗口内,调度任务才可能执行并完成。在进行合理假设的基础上,建立卫星任务调度问题的约束规划模型。对基本禁忌搜索算法进行改进,提出了模型求解的变邻域禁忌搜索算法。应用结果表明,约束规划模型的建立与求解是合理的。     

Java语言在军用软件中的应用及实现方法

简要地分析了军用软件的现状和需求、Java语言的体系结构和系统特性、Java语言实时性的实现方法等。实时军用软件对开发语言的实时性要求很高,但是标准规范的Java语言本身不满足实时性能,因此,要想把Java语言应用到实时军用软件中必须首先解决Java语言的实时性的问题。     

浅析汉语应用中的问题及对策

在英语等强势语言的影响下，受到网络语言等非主流语言的冲击，汉语应用中出现了一些问题。分析现阶段汉语应用现状，找出汉语污染源，有利于有的放矢地加强汉语保护工作。