Into the black box? Technology sharing in major arms transfers and beyond

From the recipients’ perspective, arms transfers have, through the use of offsets, technology transfers, and industrial participation, become an opportunity to receive not only advanced weapons, but also technologies not otherwise available. How important are friendly relations for securing a military export order? To what extent do buyers demand advanced military or commercial technology and how are these demands accepted by the supplier? How does this influence smaller producers in relation to major producers? These questions are addressed by studying (a) the Joint Strike Fighter/F-35 by Lockheed Martin, USA, and the JAS-39 Gripen aircraft by Saab, Sweden, (b) the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft competition in India for 126 combat aircraft, and (c) the Indian offset policy. In the final section, some long-term consequences are discussed.     

位置修正技术在航位推算中的应用

利用图解法证明了航位推算轨迹和真实轨迹相似,符合相似性原理,并通过图解法推导位置修正公式;将位置修正技术用于里程仪的初始标定,经实测数据证明标定后的航向安装偏差角、俯仰安装偏差角及里程仪刻度系数误差大幅减小;将位置修正技术与GPS结合进行GPS/DR组合导航,经Matlab仿真证明该组合导航在长距离行车可将航向误差角限制在3.6′之内;该修正技术具有较高的实际应用价值。     

A generic model of motor‐carrier fuel optimization

Fuel optimizers are decision models (software products) that are increasingly recognized as effective fuel management tools by U.S. truckload carriers. Using the latest price data of every truck stop, these models calculate the optimal fueling schedule for each route that indicates: (i) which truck stop(s) to use, and (ii) how much fuel to buy at the chosen truck stop(s) to minimize the refueling cost. In the current form, however, these models minimize only the fuel cost, and ignore or underestimate other costs that are affected by the models' decision variables. On the basis of the interviews with carrier managers, truck drivers, and fuel‐optimizer vendors, this article proposes a comprehensive model of motor‐carrier fuel optimization that considers all of the costs that are affected by the model's decision variables. Simulation results imply that the proposed model not only attains lower vehicle operating costs than the commercial fuel optimizers, but also gives solutions that are more desirable from the drivers' viewpoint. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2008     

Optimal outbound dispatch policies: Modeling inventory and cargo capacity

In this paper, we present an optimization model for coordinating inventory and transportation decisions at an outbound distribution warehouse that serves a group of customers located in a given market area. For the practical problems which motivated this paper, the warehouse is operated by a third party logistics provider. However, the models developed here may be applicable in a more general context where outbound distribution is managed by another supply chain member, e.g., a manufacturer. We consider the case where the aggregate demand of the market area is constant and known per period (e.g., per day). Under an immediate delivery policy, an outbound shipment is released each time a demand is realized (e.g., on a daily basis). On the other hand, if these shipments are consolidated over time, then larger (hence more economical) outbound freight quantities can be dispatched. In this case, the physical inventory requirements at the third party warehouse (TPW) are determined by the consolidated freight quantities. Thus, stock replenishment and outbound shipment release policies should be coordinated. By optimizing inventory and freight consolidation decisions simultaneously, we compute the parameters of an integrated inventory/outbound transportation policy. These parameters determine: (i) how often to dispatch a truck so that transportation scale economies are realized and timely delivery requirements are met, and (ii) how often, and in what quantities, the stock should be replenished at the TPW. We prove that the optimal shipment release timing policy is nonstationary, and we present algorithms for computing the policy parameters for both the uncapacitated and finite cargo capacity problems. The model presented in this study is considerably different from the existing inventory/transportation models in the literature. The classical inventory literature assumes that demands should be satisfied as they arrive so that outbound shipment costs are sunk costs, or else these costs are covered by the customer. Hence, the classical literature does not model outbound transportation costs. However, if a freight consolidation policy is in place then the outbound transportation costs can no longer be ignored in optimization. Relying on this observation, this paper models outbound transportation costs, freight consolidation decisions, and cargo capacity constraints explicitly. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 49: 531–556, 2002; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/nav.10030     

弹丸速度的数字化激光幕测试技术

针对传统弹丸速度测量方法的局限，提出一种新的弹丸速度测试技术——数字化激光幕结合互相关速度测量算法的测试技术，并给出了激光总体测速方案、测速原理以及互相关测速方法，经靶场试验验证测试效果良好。     

智能化电子对抗装备发展

当前,智能化武器装备成为世界各国发展的重点,而电子对抗作为新型作战力量将直接影响战争的胜负。文章分析当前电子对抗装备存在的显著不足,论证发展智能化电子对抗装备的迫切性和必要性,明确提出发展智能化电子对抗装备的若干关键技术,阐述智能化电子对抗装备对未来信息化战争的直接影响,以及智能化电子对抗装备未来的发展方向。     

国防领域技术预警流程研究

技术预警是对技术突破和由此引起的军事、政治、经济和社会危机的预测,是从国家安全的根本利益出发,以保持己方军事优势、防止敌人"技术突袭"为宗旨的技术发展预测。研究回顾了国内外技术预警研究历程,从前期准备、预警清单、技术调查、分析评估等四个主要环节,全面分析国防领域技术预警的具体流程,为国防领域技术预警系统的构建与应用提供支撑。     

工科数学课程创新存在的问题与对策

国内工科数学课程创新能力与机制缺乏，对数学课程体系的创新认识不足，内容过于重视传统数学，数学教师的专业创新能力有待提高等一系列问题严重影响工科院校基础数学课程的创新。应对课程体系、课程内容、课程实施、课程评价进行创新，并提出了相应的对策。     

浅谈计算机与信息战

探讨了计算机和计算机技术与信息战的关系以及在现代军事系统和民用系统中的地位和作用。并提出了信息战的概念模型、基本特征和实践效果。旨在加速信息技术的大力发展和应用,以适应未来信息战、信息化和数字化的需求。     

确定初级分布式战术C~3I系统体系结构的方法

集中说明了虚拟技术在系统建模、计算机系统以及组网连接上的应用,重点探讨了在虚拟技术基础上构建初级分布式战术Ｃ３Ｉ系统体系结构的原理和方法。是文献〔１〕的续文