Karasakal, OrhanÖzdemirel, Nur EvinKandiller, Levent2016-07-012016-07-012011Karasakal, O., Özdemirel, N.E., Kandiller, L. (2011). Anti-ship missile defense for a naval task group. Naval Research Logistics, 58(3), 305-322. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nav.204570894-069Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12416/1175In this study, we present a new formulation for the air defense problem of warships in a naval task group and propose a solution method. We define the missile allocation problem (MAP) as the optimal allocation of a set of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) of a naval task group to a set of attacking air targets. MAP is a new treatment of an emerging problem fostered by the rapid increase in the capabilities of anti-ship missiles (ASMs), the different levels of air defense capabilities of the warships against the ASM threat, and new technology that enables a fully coordinated and collective defense. In addition to allocating SAMs to ASMs, MAP also schedules launching of SAM rounds according to shoot-look-shoot engagement policy or its variations, considering multiple SAM systems and ASM types. MAP can be used for air defense planning under a given scenario. As thorough scenario analysis would require repetitive use of MAP, we propose efficient heuristic procedures for solving the problemeninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessAir DefenseNaval Task GroupMissile Allocation ProblemWeapon-Target AllocationArticle58330532210.1002/nav.20457