Non-linear programming model proposal for mutual support distance of air defence systems

With the advancements in technology, the deployment of air defence systems required for the defence of a country after procurement is considered as an important problem in terms of defence effectiveness. It is seen that criteria such as coverage, strike effectiveness and logistics network are taken into account while deploying. In addition, principles such as remote countermeasures, defence in depth and all-round defence are also taken into account. In this study, two different deployment models are proposed for point and area air defence. In this model, the optimum deployment distance at which other systems can support each other in addition to a deployed air defence system is determined. In the nonlinear target programming model proposed for point air defence, the number of missiles is considered to be reasonably balanced for perimeter defence, while for area defence, the nonlinear optimization problem is addressed by calculating the equally important coverage and strike effectiveness criteria values. In this study, it is observed that the approach based on mutual support distance has been used for the first time in the defence literature. According to the results obtained, it is observed that this proposed model for determining the mutual support distance solves the deployment problem optimally.