Abstract A System-of-Systems (SoS) describes a large and distributed network of component
subsystems which are themselves complex and autonomous. The goals of a SoS can only …

Decentralized command and control settings like those found in the military are rife with
complexity and change. These settings typically involve dozens, if not hundreds to …

In this article, we examine contemporary 'resilience'through UK preparedness–an apparatus
of security enacted under the legal and organizational principles of UK Civil Contingencies …

The emergence of the complexity characterizing our systems of systems (SoS) requires a
reevaluation of the way we model, assess, manage, communicate, and analyze the risk …

We explore various definitions and characteristics of emergence, how we might recognise
and measure emergence, and how we might engineer emergent systems. We discuss the …

When engineers create a safety-critical system, they need to perform an adequate hazard
analysis. For Systems of Systems (SoSs), however, hazard analysis is difficult because of …

Methods for analyzing hazards related to individual systems are well studied and
established in industry today. When system-of-systems are set up to achieve new emergent …

Fratricide has been defined as firing on your own forces, when mistaking them for enemy
forces, which results in injury or death. Rates of fratricide incidence have been steadily …

Dependability is a composite property consisting of attributes such as reliability, availability,
safety and security. The achievement of these attributes is often essential for the operational …

The next generation of military capabilities will hinge on systems of systems technologies,
entailing the integration of numerous large scale systems into a complex system of systems …