Weapon System Performance Assessment Cranfield University

Overview

What you will learn

By taking the Weapon System Performance Assessment course offered by Cranfield University, you will:

• Describe the cycle of weapon assessment studies and the measures of performance and effectiveness,

• Demonstrate the application of statistics to weapon delivery errors,

• Discuss the nature of direct fire weapons and demonstrate how to calculate their performance,

• Review the nature of area weapons and demonstrate the use of the damage function and lethal area in the analysis of their effects,

• Use a technique for the analysis of anti- tank minefields,

• Appreciate the different emphasis in the study of guided weapon systems,

• Review the special nature of other weapon systems and the ideas involved in their assessment,

• Evaluate the need and collection methods, for data in models,

• Explain the issues surrounding practical weapon assessment projects including force effectiveness and cost effectiveness analyses