METHODOLOGY FOR ENHANCING MULTI-LAYER PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF SPECIAL-PURPOSE FACILITIES BASED ON NAVAL BASES

Абстракт

This article develops a methodology for enhancing the efficiency of multi-layer physical protection of special-purpose facilities using naval bases as a representative application case. The study is motivated by the growing complexity of contemporary threats, including unauthorized intrusion, sabotage, covert penetration, and combined attacks against strategically important facilities.

The proposed approach is performance-oriented and treats physical protection as a coordinated process involving detection, delay, assessment, command, and response. The methodology combines systems analysis, structural-functional decomposition, scenario-based assessment, route-oriented vulnerability analysis, and time-based evaluation of protection sufficiency. Within this framework, a naval base is considered as a multi-layer protected object including external monitoring, access control, internal movement control, vital asset protection, and response functions.

The results show that protection efficiency depends not on the formal presence of security elements, but on the coordination of protection layers and their ability to create sufficient time for effective interruption of hostile actions. Route-oriented analysis reveals that even well-protected facilities may contain locally vulnerable pathways, while the relative importance of individual protection layers changes depending on the attack scenario.

The scientific novelty of the study lies in the development of an integrated methodological framework combining layered architecture, scenario analysis, route vulnerability assessment, and temporal sufficiency in a single model. The practical significance of the study lies in the applicability of this approach to the assessment and modernization of naval bases and other special-purpose facilities.