‘Innovate or die’: Organizational culture and the origins of maneuver warfare in the United States Marine Corps

The purpose of this article is twofold. First, this article contributes to the understanding of the origins of maneuver warfare as the capstone doctrine of the Marine Corps. It does so by identifying a second source that fostered change in the Marine Corps – one in addition to disquiet about the conduct of the war in Vietnam – which stemmed from the challenges posed by the United States' post-Vietnam strategic and military reorientation. And second, this article examines the influence of organizational culture, or identity, on innovation in the Marine Corps. A critical strand in the growing literature on military innovation focuses on organizational culture and how it influences the behavior and responses of particular military organizations. This article contributes to this literature by analyzing the influence of the organizational culture of the Marine Corps in shaping what was deemed an appropriate response to the challenges it confronted in the 1970s.     

Thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate catalyzed with CuO nanoparticles

Ammonium perchlorate (APC) is the most common oxidizer in use for solid rocket propulsion systems. However its initial thermal decomposition is an endothermic process that requires 102.5 J·g⁻¹. This manner involves high activation energy and could render high burning rate regime. This study reports on the sustainable fabrication of CuO nanoparticles as a novel catalyzing agent for APC oxidizer. Colloidal CuO nanoparticles with consistent product quality were fabricated by using hydrothermal processing. TEM micrographs demonstrated mono-dispersed particles of 15 nm particle size. XRD diffractogram demonstrated highly crystalline material. The synthesized colloidal CuO particles were effectively coated with APC particles via co-precipitation by using fast-crash solvent–antisolvent technique. The impact of copper oxide particles on APC thermal behavior has been investigated using DSC and TGA techniques. APC demonstrated an initial endothermic decomposition stage at 242 °C with subsequent two exothermic decomposition stages at 297.8 °C and 452.8 °C respectively. At 1 wt%, copper oxide offered decrease in initial endothermic decomposition stage by 30%. The main outcome of this study is that the two main exothermic decomposition peaks were merged into one single peak with an increase in total heat release by 53%. These novel features can inherit copper oxide particles unique catalyzing ability for advanced highly energetic systems.     

雷达组网系统仿真试验信息源软件研制

针对目前雷达模拟器不能满足雷达组网系统调试与模拟测试需求的问题,在分析雷达组网系统测试信息源功能需求的基础上,采用纯软件的实现方法,从体系结构、功能模块和信息流3个方面对系统进行了详细的设计,讨论分析了具体技术实现中的几个关键问题,给出了具体的仿真实例。系统测试结果验证了设计的合理性,该设计满足了雷达组网系统测试对目标和雷达控制灵活性等多方面的需求。     

基于SOA的军事物流信息系统总体架构研究

军事物流信息系统建设是改善军队后勤信息化现状,提高后勤保障能力的重要举措.针对军事物流信息系统总体架构设计问题,在分析后勤信息化建设与发展需求的基础上,指出基于SOA架构的技术实现体制与实现思路,提出基于SOA的军事物流信息系统总体架构,并深入分析在该架构体系内军事物流信息系统的主要实现内容与关键任务,为军事物流信息系...     

信息优势在C4ISR系统需求论证中的应用研究

如何获得战场信息优势是当前网络中心战和C4ISR系统研究的热点问题。本文分析了C4ISR系统的信息工作流程和信息优势的关键指标,将信息优势与DoDAF体系结构相结合,研究了体系结构视图向信息优势需求的映射,从信息优势的角度给出了装备需求的分析方法。将信息优势模型应用于航空兵作战实例中,分析了系统的信息探测能力。     

物联网及其军事应用研究

文章通过分析物联网的概念,指出物联网与传感网、M2M等其它现行网络的区别与联系,并对物联网的本质进行探讨。阐述了物联网的基本构架,展望了物联网在军事领域的典型应用,最后提出了对于军队物联网建设的几点建议。     

系统动力学C3I系统作战效能评估

C3I系统效能评估是C3I系统发展的重要问题,现有的ADC法、指数法、层次分析法和SEA方法等都存在着某种局限性,也无法度量C3I系统与作战结果的关系.系统动力学是一门分析研究信息反馈系统的学科,适合于研究C3I系统的系统效能和作战效能之间的定量关系.以一个具体的关于C3I系统的作战想定为例,构建了该C3I作战系统的因...     

信息化条件下作战体系节点重要性指标的选择

在对作战体系结构信息化演化分析的基础上,对其结构进行网络描述,引入度指标、介数指标、紧密度指标和特征向量指标等节点重要性度量指标,并根据最大连通分支的大小和平均路径长度对作战体系受到攻击后的受损程度进行度量,进而选择出最有效的重要性指标,是对作战体系节点重要性指标选择的有益探索,可以为体系对抗中关键节点判定等问题的深入...     

导弹飞行试验多目标信息管理与显示

通过对大型海上试验中多目标试验信息管理与显示方法进行分析研究,对大型飞行试验中如何方便、科学、合理地管理多目标试验信息进行了充分的论证,提出了解决多目标试验信息管理与显示的设计思路,阐述了大型试验中多目标试验显示的要求、内容和实现方法,介绍了相关数学模型,其中重点对目标航迹信息管理的设计和显示进行了详细阐述。     

地方物流供应商“藏捏”信息行为的监管机制

针对军民融合现代军事物流体系内物流实体存有"藏捏"信息行为,难以实现信息真正共享,妨害军队物资采购的问题,从地方物流供应商"藏捏"信息动机分析入手,考虑到安全保密原则,基于交纳保密保证金的做法对格罗夫斯机制进行修改,建立地方物流供应商"藏捏"信息行为的监管机制,并运用算例证明了该机制的科学有效性。