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Search, Detection and Damage Assessment

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This chapter discusses some of the basic military operations, e.g., target acquisition, engagement and damage assessment for a better appreciation of the material to be covered in subsequent chapters. The mathematical results pertaining to some of these operations have also been highlighted.

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Jaiswal, N.K. (1997). Search, Detection and Damage Assessment. In: Military Operations Research. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6275-7_2

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