An important factor in the Joint Operation, interoperability is regarded as the key to win a battle. This study proposes a quantitative method to assess the system interoperability at architecture level based on DoDAF (Department of Defense Architecture Framework). The proposed method works by extracting the systems and their interoperability features from the DoDAF model and by referring to th...

The filoviruses, Marburg and Ebola, are classified as Category A biowarfare agents by the Centers for Disease Control. Most known human infections with these viruses have been fatal, and no vaccines or effective therapies are currently available. Filoviruses are highly infectious by the airborne route in the laboratory, but investigations of African outbreaks have shown that person-to-person sp...

This paper addresses the issue of predicting where a boosting threat missile will be several minutes in the future. The prediction issue is important for missile defense because it can be a key factor in determining how heavy an exoatmospheric interceptor has to be. Simplified examples are presented comparing the effectiveness of two prediction methods in terms of accuracy and robustness. Final...

Threats to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, especially ongoing aggression Russian Federation, high dynamism combat operations in modern combined arms combat, rapid changes circumstances, transition from one type action another, limited time perform assigned tasks, complex tactical environment, large availability saturation new military various armored vehicles...

Wei-chin Lee is Associate Professor of Political Science at Wake Forest University. His publications have appeared in a number of scholarly journals, including Asian Survey, Asian Perspective, Issues and Studies, Journal of Contemporary China, Journal of Asian and African Studies, Ocean Development and International Law, SAIS Review, Studies in Comparative Communism, and World Affairs. His most...