Research on evolving capability requirements oriented weapon system of systems portfolio planning

The capability based planning has been gradually accepted by top planners in military, but it lacks quantitative and operational methods to implement the development and planning of weapon system of systems. The evolving capability requirements oriented portfolio planning problem of weapon system of systems is introduced from the perspective of operational research. A quantitative description and its evolving types of capability requirements are proposed. A portfolio planning model of weapon system of systems is constructed aiming at the description; an intelligent optimization algorithm is designed to solve the portfolio planning model based on differential evolution. A portfolio planning example of intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance assets is analyzed to illustrate the application of the model and algorithm. The research results can support the decision making on the planning and development of weapon system of systems.