Abstract: Target selection and optimal resource allocation have become key factors of the effect of air-raid in modern warfare. We formulated a bilevel r-median facility interdiction model for air attack formation, based on an analysis of the main characteristics of attackers and defenders. In the bilevel formulation, the top level decision maker intends to make the most disruptive attack by identifying and interdicting the critical infrastructure in the target system; the lower level decision makers concerns the improvement of air attack formation safety and the accuracy of hit rate; the model is aimed to weigh the benefits of both top and low level decision makers and reach the optimal strategy of air attack formation allocation. Computational results on a simulation experiment show the effectiveness of the proposed methodology for providing optimal strategies of this problem.

Key words: Leader-follower hierarchical decision, Critical infrastructure attack, Cooperative team air combat