Collaboration technologies improve performance and communication in Air Battle Management

Military Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 390-409

  Strang, Adam J ^a   Knott, Benjamin A ^b   Funke, Gregory J ^b   Russell, Sheldon M ^b   Miller, Brent T ^b   Dukes, Allen W ^b   Courtice, April M ^b   Lyons, Joseph ^b   Brown, Rebecca D ^c   Hyson, James ^c   Bolia, Robert S ^d  

^a Consortium Research Fellows Program ^*  (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

^d OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

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EID: 79960652256     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2011.589348     Document Type: Article

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