Small world,big guns: globalization,interstate security networks and conventional weapons imports

With the burgeoning influence of emerging markets in Asia, a tectonic shift is taking place in the global security landscape. Asian states are concomitantly arming as their economic clout grows. In light of these developments, security analysts would benefit from a formal means of placing these arms acquisitions in a structural context. Are arms acquisitions on par with the expectations of Asian states, given their structural dispositions, or are recent acquisitions beyond anticipated levels? By using a dynamic panel regression of 187 states from 1950 to 2011, this research predicts arms import volume using the degree of interstate arms linkages, the size of a state's military, and its level of economic development. The technique offers analysts a formal means of distinguishing orthodox behavior in importing conventional weapons from extraneous security motivations. The article concludes by generating near-term forecasts of Asian arms imports and discussing the implications of the technique.     

基于复杂网络的武器装备重要度评估方法

针对现有武器装备重要度评估方法存在的缺点和不足,基于复杂网络中改进的节点重要度评估指标和方法,建立了武器装备重要度评估模型。该方法不仅描述了武器装备在装备体系中的重要程度,也反映了武器装备失效后的修复情况。最后通过一评估示例,说明了方法的有效性和适应性。     

基于C3D辅助的战场传感器监视系统设计与实现

首先介绍了战场传感器监视系统的定义和各国现有典型系统。其次针对战场监视特殊的应用环境,利用C3D辅助技术,将相对定位与基于三维地图环境下的绝对定位相结合,通过坐标转换和地图匹配将位置信息直观准确反映在电子地图上,设计了基于C3D辅助的战场传感器监视系统,并对该系统进行了实现。最后通过对3D-MDS(C,D)定位算法的验证结果表明,在长1000m×7m宽的道路上,布撒120个节点,对于速度为3m/s的装甲车定位误差仅为2.1687米。该系统可对定位算法的定位精度进行评测及误差进行修正,防止由于误差累积造成误差放大。     

Too little,too late: protecting American soft networks in COIN/CT

ABSTRACT

Assistance of local-national partners is necessary to the USA in order to protect its national security interests throughout the world. These partners, typically individuals who support USA diplomats, service members, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in non-combatant roles, form USA soft networks. Due to the nature of their work, many of these individuals associated with the policy and actions of the USA become vulnerable to violent threats from adversaries. In fact, adversaries have grasped that attacking USA soft networks is a logical approach for enemies fighting from positions of weakness. As a result, examination of other domains may yield best practices that build resiliency in USA soft networks, thereby cementing national security interests. Further, agency theory illuminates critical principles in the relationships between local-national partners and field practitioners, and informs policy development efforts as a result.