Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the current state of the metrological support system for measuring and control instruments of artillery weapons in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and to the development of scientific and methodological foundations for an integrated assessment of its operational efficiency. The paper considers organizational, technical and economic aspects of metrological support under conditions of intensive use of weapons during full-scale hostilities and the adaptation of the system to NATO standards. The authors analyze the existing centralized model of metrological support and identify the main problems of its functioning, in particular the significant physical and moral wear of the fleet of measuring and control instruments, the shortage of qualified specialists, limited mobility and low efficiency of verification works in combat zones. The experience of NATO member states in the field of decentralization, outsourcing and digitalization of metrological support processes is generalized. An integrated model for assessing the efficiency of the metrological support system based on a weighted additive aggregation of three components-technical, organizational and economic efficiency-is proposed. The choice of indicators is substantiated, and a methodology for their normalization and determination of weighting coefficients using the pairwise comparison method is developed. It is shown that the application of the proposed approach makes it possible to carry out an objective quantitative assessment of the efficiency level of the metrological support system, to timely identify critical «bottlenecks» and to substantiate managerial decisions regarding its reform and modernization. The practical significance of the obtained results lies in the possibility of using the proposed model in planning the development of the metrological support system and enhancing the combat readiness of artillery units.

Keywords: metrological support, artillery weapons, measuring and control instruments, integrated efficiency assessment, weighted additive model, technical efficiency, organizational efficiency, economic efficiency, mobile laboratories.

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The article was submitted 01.11.2025
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