| Integral Hybrid-Boost/Solid Fuel Ramjet Propulsion for Lightweight Tactical Missiles |
DEC 95 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Paul C. Woods; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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 | An investigation was conducted to determine the feasibility of a small, low-cost, caseless, hybrid-booster/solid-fuel ramjet (H/SFRJ) that utilizes a common fuel grain and has no ejectables. Performance of an air-to- ground missile with a solid propellant booster and SFRJ sustainer, capable of being fired from an unmanned aerial vehicle or helicopter was obtained using an Air Force computer code. A H/SFRJ motor was then designed analytically and compared to the ... |
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| Corps SAM: Down Selection to One Contractor Vs. Competition |
DEC 95 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas R. Marino Jr; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The purpose of this thesis is to research the history of the Corps SAM program, focusing on the issue of whether to maintain competition or to down select to a single contractor. An analysis is conducted to examine the down selection and whether the program risks of cost overrun, failure to meet schedule, and poor weapon performance can be averted without the use of continuous competition. This thesis concludes that ... |
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| Third World Traps and Pitfalls Ballistic Missiles, Cruise Missiles |
OCT 95 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
William C. Story Jr; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIRPOWER STUDIES
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| Two examples from twentieth-century conflicts demonstrate the potential that missiles possess to disrupt an opponent's land-based airpower and achieve significant political consequences. Iraq's use of Scud ballistic missiles in the 1991 Persian Gulf War produced nearly instantaneous political effects. The Scuds did not threaten the coalition military forces opposing Saddam Hussein, but instead threatened the existence of the coalition itself by nearly bringing Israel into the war. Negating this threat ... |
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| The Optimal Central Guidance of Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile |
25 SEP 95 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Hui Z. Lui; Jian Z. Wu; Guang J. Dong; NATIONAL AIR INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| In recent years, the development of high speed microcomputers makes it possible to apply optimal control theory to the missile guidance system. Although, numerous research papers have been published on this subject, hardly any of them deal with the concept of central guidance control. Here, an optimal central guidance principle that satisfies the needs of missiles with various speeds and guiding time is proposed. The major purpose of central guidance ... |
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| Schedule-Assessment Methods for Surface-Launched Interceptors |
AUG 95 |
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| Authors:
Bruce R. Harmon; Neang I. Om; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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 | The research documented in this report was initiated to provide representatives of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) with methods for assessing the reasonableness of proposed acquisition schedules for surface-based interceptor elements of proposed missile defense architectures. Such methods should reproduce schedules typical of analogous historic systems while accounting for schedule variations associated with differing technical or program characteristics. IDA collected historical schedule and technical data on 22 surface-launched interceptor ... |
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| Weapons Acquisition: Precision Guided Munitions in Inventory, Production, and Development |
23 JUN 95 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL A FFAIRS DIV
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| The military services have bought or are developing for future procurement 33 PGM types with over 300,000 individual precision munitions to attack surface targets. The services estimate that when planned development and procurement are complete, the United States will have invested about $58.6 billion (then-year dollars) in the 33 PGM types. The 19 munition types in inventory and production provIde about 130,422 individual munitions at a cost of about $30.4 ... |
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| Sparrow Test Set Improvements |
MAY 95 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Elden R. Sandy; Roger Geer; J. M. Zapata; Ira Lieberman; NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER WEAPONS DIV POINT MUGU CA
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| This report describes improvements to the Sparrow depot-level test set, an inexpensive way to update the test set's technical manuals, and an innovative way to apprise sponsors of developments. Criteria for selecting test set components to be replaced were supportability, reliability, and maintainability. |
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| AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon |
12 APR 95 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Dan Hinson; Mike Griffith; NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIV PATUXENT RIVER MD
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| JSOW stands for 'Joint Standoff Weapon'. It was designed to be on affordable air-delivered stand-off weapon that is capable against fixed, relocatable and moving targets. It can be used during day, night altitude launch capability from outside target point defenses. The JSOW will maximize interoperability and affordability through system commonality with USMC and USAF platforms. All variants of the JSOW will be all-up rounds (AUR), using common equipment when possible. ... |
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| Estimation of the Captive-Carry Survival Function for the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) |
MAR 95 |
202 pages |
| Authors:
David R. Denhard; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
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| This thesis considers the problem of estimating the survival function of an item (probability that the item functions for a time greater than a given time t) from sampling data subject to partial right censoring (a portion of the items in the sampling data have not yet been observed to fail). Specifically the thesis describes several parametric and non-parametric statistical models that can be used when the sampling data is ... |
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| Analysis and Characterization of Measured Aerodynamic Loading on a Tactical Missile |
MAR 95 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Mark S. Ewing; Farshid Haste; KANSAS UNIV LAWRENCE
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| A tactical missile instrumented with pressure and acceleration sensors was flown on a fighter aircraft to help characterize the "in carriage" flight environment. The pressure data have been analyzed with various techniques to determine if a simple, yet appropriate, model can be used to model forces applied to a structural finite element model. Analysis has revealed a nearly uniform "convection" of narrow-band random forces along the missile, indicating a highly ... |
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| BMDO/POI FY 1996/1997 Information Technology Biennial Budget Estimates |
FEB 95 |
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| Authors:
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION WASHINGTON DC
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| Missile Development: Status and Issues at the Time of the TSSAM termination Decision |
20 JAN 95 |
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| Authors:
Thomas J. Schulz; Raymond Dunham; Karen S. Blum; Matthew R. Mongin; Thomas C. Hewlett; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL A FFAIRS DIV
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| Hotline Allegations Concerning the Navy's Purchase of M-65 Subsystems |
25 NOV 1994 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| We are providing this memorandum report for your information and use. The audit was performed in response to allegations made to the Inspector General, DoD, relating to the Navy's purchase of M-65 subsystems for the Tube- Launched, Optically Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) System on AH-i Cobra helicopters. The complainant alleged that the Navy purchased M-65 subsystems from the Hughes Aircraft Company (Hughes) without coordinating the purchase with the ... |
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| HELLFIRE 6-DOF Simulation Validation for Stockpile Reliability Program with Seeker Test Data |
12 SEP 94 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth LeSueur; Robert Alongi; ARMY TEST AND EVALUATION COMMAND ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command's Redstone Technical Test Center, in coordination with the U.S. Army Missile Command's Research, Development and Engineering Center, has continued in its concept of marrying Testing with Modeling & Simulation in order to improve the HELLFIRE Missile Stockpile Reliability Program testing and subsequent data interpretation. After years of component/subsystem lab bench testing, a six-degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) simulation which was developed during weapon system development is ... |
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| Air-to-Air Combat Effectiveness of Single-Role and Multi-Role Fighter Forces |
03 JUN 94 |
150 pages |
| Authors:
Michael W. Ford; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| In their continuing efforts to determine how best to meet all global military challenges, U.S. Air Force leaders have elected to discontinue fielding fighter forces dedicated exclusively to air-to-air combat. Driven almost entirely by budget considerations, these decisions will result in multi-role forces only partially concerned with air-to-air combat. What impact this restructuring will have on overall U.S. air-to-air combat capability has not been determined, however, and so provides the ... |
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| An Anti-Air Warfare Study for a Small Size Navy |
MAR 1994 |
87 pages |
| Authors:
Andrianos M. Poulos; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis is a study of the defensive power of a medium size Naval force subject to air-to-surface missile attack. It evaluates the attrition to an escorted amphibious force and its escorts under different tactical situations for a variety of defense parameters. Using attrition as the measure of effectiveness, it draws conclusions useful to a small Navy regarding its anti- air warfare (AAW) defenses. The study models the force-on-force process ... |
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| Optical Processing of MMW for Agile Beamsteering and Beamforming |
01 FEB 94 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Lev Sadovnik; PHYSICAL OPTICS CORP TORRANCE CA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DIV
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| There is little doubt than an electronically steered, stationary scanning antenna offers significant advantages over any gimbaled installation, especially for tactical missile seekers. A scanning phased array antenna reduces the demands on space and power and makes better use of the space available. It is widely believed that the millimeter wave (MMW) band (W-band) is the region of the RF spectrum which provides the best angular resolution. In fact, MMW ... |
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| Domain Modeling of Time-Dependent Systems |
DEC 93 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Robert W. Waggoner; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
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| This research investigated the feasibility of composing time- dependent specifications in Architect, a domain oriented application composition and generation system being developed at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). Architect composes formally specified domain objects into an executable software specification that can be used to verify program correctness prior to generation of language specific code. As part of this research domain modeling techniques were investigated and a candidate process ... |
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| Programming and Reporting Missile and Target Expenditures in Test and Evaluation, RCS: HAF-TEP (SA) 7101 |
08 NOV 93 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
AIR FORCE TEST AND EVALUATION CENTER KIRTLAND AFB NM
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| This instruction implements AFPD 99-1, Test and Evaluation Process, by providing guidance and procedures for programming, requesting, and reporting the expenditure of air to air missiles and aerial targets. It also establishes responsibility for programming and allocating air to air missiles and targets for those organizations that conduct Air Force operational test and evaluation (OT&E), development test and evaluation (DT&E), tactics development and evaluation (TD&E), Follow-on Test and Evaluation (FOT&E), ... |
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| Anti-ship Cruise Missile Proliferation in the Persian Gulf and the Impact on U.S. Maritime Operations |
18 JUN 93 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Karl L. Gillette; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI DEPT OF OPERATIONS
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| This paper deals with the proliferation of anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMS) in the Persian Gulf region and the resultant impact on U.S. maritime operations throughout the area. Despite the growing ASCM threat, Commander-in--- Chief, Central Command (CINCCENT) does have numerous options available to counter this deadly menace. This analysis combines the current and future ASCM inventory, Persian Gulf geo-political situation and potential for U.S. involvement in future regional crises as ... |
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| A Kinematic Upgrade to an Infrared Air-to-Air Missile Using Dual- Interrupted-Thrust Technology and its Effect on Lethality |
JUN 93 |
194 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew J. Dobrei; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This study determines the increase in the kinematic performance and lethality of a generic Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (SRAAM) due to the introduction of Dual-Interrupted-Thrust (DIT) technology to the missile motor. Data for this study was collected using-.the U.S. Air Force Trajectory Analysis Program (TRAP). The SRAAM modelled was similar in capability to the AIM-9 Sidewinder currently in U.S. and Canadian Forces (CF) inventories. Quantification of kinematic performance was based on ... |
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| Sortie Optimization and Munitions Planning |
06 MAY 93 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Gerald G. Brown; Dennis M. Coulter; Alan R. Washburn; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Since 1965, the United States Air Force has relied on mathematical programming for the planning of conventional air-to-ground munitions. The centerpiece of this planning effort is HEAVY ATTACK, a theater-level model employing large-scale nonlinear programming to load weapons onto aircraft and assign sorties to targets. The single-period objective is to maximize the expected destroyed target value over the forecast weather states by assigning sorties which use the best delivery tactics ... |
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| Parametric Study of a Finite Element Model of the Sidewinder Missile |
MAR 93 |
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| Authors:
Gregory G. Van Dyke; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The long range Maritime Patrol mission has evolved and expanded such that the U. S. Navy's maritime patrol aircraft (P-3C Orion) has become an attractive platform from which to employ a wide variety of air launched weapons. Specifically the need for a stand alone air-to-air defensive capability was identified. In 1989 the Naval Air Test Center at Patuxent River, Maryland began investigations for this through the P-3C/AIM-9 integration program. Naval ... |
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| The Development of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile: A Case Study of Risk and Reward in Weapon System Acquisition |
1993 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth R. Mayer; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| This Note is a case study of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) program, part of a study of risk and reward in weapons acquisition programs. Unlike with the traditional case study, or lessons learned approach to acquisition analysis, the intent is not to isolate specific factors, internal to a given program, that are examples of good or bad management technique. Rather, the intent is to take a broader view ... |
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| Intelligence Support and Mission Planning for Autonomous Precision- Guided Weapons. Implications for Intelligence Support Plan Development |
93 |
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| Authors:
Myron Hura; Gary McLeod; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The vast majority of Air Force precision-guided weapons (PGWs) are man-in-the-loop: They require the assistance of an operator to reach their targets. The development of new autonomous PGWs, particularly ones with target- imaging sensors, would enable the Air Force to attack high-value ground targets with very high delivery accuracy without the aid of an operator. Earlier RAND research showed, however, that these weapons require substantial data to achieve their very ... |
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| Barriers to Managing Risk in Large Scale Weapons Systems Development Programs |
1993 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth R. Mayer; Thomas K. Glennan Jr.; Susan J. Bodilly; Frank Camm; Timothy J. Webb; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Managing the development of a major weapon system is, to a great extent, the management of risk. Top managers in the Air Force and its contractors will aim at managing development in such a way that the risks of shortfalls in performance or unacceptable development times and costs are monitored and controlled. This report integrates the findings of seven case studies of major weapon system development efforts. It attempts to ... |
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| Route Planning Issues for Low Observable Aircraft and Cruise Missiles |
1993 |
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| Authors:
Myron Hura; Gary McLeod; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Low observable (LO) aircraft and cruise missiles give U.S. military forces the technical capability to successfully attack well-defended ground targets with substantially reduced risk of engagement by enemy defenses. But fully exploiting these new technical capabilities in a range of warfighting scenarios requires developing an intelligence infrastructure that can support the special capabilities and requirements of LO technologies. If this infrastructure is not developed (by upgrading the existing infrastructure), the ... |
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| Cruise Missile Proliferation: An Application of Bayesian Analysis to Intelligence Forecasting |
SEP 92 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
Michael W. Gannon; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis examines the manner in which the technique of Bayesian analysis may be applied to the forecasting of cruise missile proliferation. Bayesian analysis is a quantitative procedure in which the alternative hypothetical outcomes are postulated and their prior probabilities estimate. As additional relevant events occur, the probabilities of their association with each hypothesis are used to calculate a revised probability for each alternative outcome. To support a sample analysis, ... |
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| Guided Weapons Division Spin Table Facility: Spin Table Control System |
AUG 92 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
S. C. Garner; O. M. Williams; D. A. Green; AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH LABS MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA)
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| The control system developed and used successfully over the past two years for controlling the angular velocity of the Guided Weapons Division spin table is described. The philosophy underlying the design is discussed, followed by description of the specific hardware and software components and the performance of the system as a whole. The report forms part of the permanent record of the GWD spin table facility development. |
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| On the Suitability of Non-Hardened High Density SRAMs for Space Applications |
16 JUL 92 |
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| Authors:
R. Koga; W. R. Crain; D. D. Lau; S. D. Pinkerton; B. K. Yi; AEROSPACE CORP EL SEGUNDO CA ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY GROUP
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| Several non-radiation-hardened high density static RAMs (SRAMs) were tested for susceptibility to single-event upset (SEU) and (latchup). Test results indicated that at present only a few such device types are suitable for use in space applications. Several additional factors such as susceptibility to multiple-bit upsets and to radiation-induced permanent damage need to be taken into consideration before these device types can be recommended. One non- hardened SRAM device type has ... |
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| Missile Procurement: Limit Procurement of AMRAAMs Until the Missile's Lethality is Improved |
JUL 92 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL A FFAIRS DIV
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| The Air Force and the Navy consider AMRAAM critical to the air superiority capabilities of their current and future fighter force. The services have a three-phased program to reduce AMRAAM's size and improve the missile's effectiveness against current and future threat aircraft. The improvement program is estimated to cost about $446 million through fiscal year 1999. Because of questions about AMRAAM's lethality, the Air Force reevaluated the missile's performance against ... |
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| Active Control of Complex Systems via Dynamic (Recurrent) Neural Networks |
30 MAY 92 |
219 pages |
| Authors:
David G. Ward; B. E. Parker Jr.; Roger L. Barron; BARRON ASSOCIATES INC STANARDSVILLE VA
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| In this work the synthesis of artificial neural networks is examined from the perspective of statistical estimation of functions, and development of synthesis algorithms is centered on new tools for building dynamic (recurrent) neural networks that incorporate internal feedbacks and time delays. The DynNet algorithm is described; it learns the feedforward and feedback structure of a nonlinear dynamic neural network and optimizes the coefficients therein. Applications of the algorithm are ... |
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| Strategic Missiles: ACM Program, Opportunity for Additional Savings |
MAY 92 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL A FFAIRS DIV
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| In January 1992, citing the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the lower nuclear threat, the President announced an end to ACM production. To implement the President's decision, the Department of Defense (DOD) issued plans to cease procurement at 640 missiles, including the purchase of 120 missiles authorized for fiscal year 1992. However, considering the changes to the threat and the uncertainties of the size and nature of the U.S. ... |
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| Checking Six is Not Enough; The Evolution and Future of Air Superiority Armament |
APR 92 |
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| Authors:
David R. Mets; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL CENTER FOR AEROSPACE DOCTRINE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
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| This essay takes a historical approach to examining the nonnuclear armament acquisition process through the case of air superiority weapons. It deals first with the marriage of armament technology with aviation technology to produce military air power in the age of gun weapons. It argues that is was mainly an adaptive, evolutionary process until the 1950s. In part, that was because ammunition and gun technology were well matured, but airframe ... |
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| Advanced Medium Range Air-To-Air Missile |
04 MAR 1992 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Introduction. The Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) is a joint Air Force and Navy program with an estimated cost of about $13.1 billion (then-year dollars) for 15,500 missiles. The missile has been in development and limited production since the mid-l970's, with the Air Force designated as the lead agency. The Air Force is using a leader/follower acquisition strategy in an attempt to reduce missile ... |
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| Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Observations on the Performance of the Army's Hellfire Missile |
MAR 92 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Henry L. Hinton; Raymond Dunham; Thomas W. Gilliam; John L. Grant; John M. Ortiz; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL A FFAIRS DIV
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| The Hellfire missile system is the main armament on the Army's Apache helicopter and the Marine Corps' Cobra helicopter. It is designed to defeat stationary or moving tanks from as far away as 6,500 meters with minimal exposure of the helicopter to enemy fire. The missile is guided by laser energy reflected from a target that has been illuminated by ground observers, the attack helicopter, or other helicopters. Upon striking ... |
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| Analysis Tools for United States Air Force Sortie Optimization and Munitions Planning |
MAR 92 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
David E. Wallace; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Computer-based tools are designed and implemented to improve the quality and speed of the analysis of results from large scale optimization models. These tools are needed to manage the voluminous output generated by these models. This approach is applied to the United States Air Force model HEAVY ATTACK which is a large-scale non-linear optimization program used to plan air-to-ground munitions requirements. A single execution of the model produces about 4,500 ... |
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| Method of Guiding an In-Flight Vehicle Toward a Target. |
21 JAN 1992 |
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| Authors:
Roger L. Gray; DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
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| A method of guiding an in-flight vehicle toward a target exhibiting a known or predictable thrusting Profile is provided. The vehicle undergoes an alternating series of vehicle coasts and diverts during the vehicle's terminal intercept phase of flight. Position and velocity information of the target with respect to the vehicle is used to select a course change during each vehicle coast. The course change is intentionally offset from a collision ... |
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| Plume: Instructions for Use and Description of a Missile Plume Visibility Program |
JAN 1992 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
W. B. Cushman; J. S. Marsh; S. E. Shamma; S. Schallhorn; NAVAL AEROSPACE MEDICAL RESEARCH LAB PENSACOLA FL
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| A computer program to demonstrate the ballistics and visual geometry of an air-to-air missile as it is launched against the observer has been developed. This program calculates the probability of visual detection for various mission scenarios as entered by the user. This manual provides detailed instruction for the user and also describes the logic used to develop the program. Air-to-air missiles, Visual detection, Computer program. |
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| Air Force Short Range Attack Missile II Program |
12 DEC 1991 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| The Short Range Attack Missile II (SRAM II) was to be an improved nuclear air-to-surface missile, capable of penetrating advanced defenses and striking targets from stand-off ranges. In FY 1985, the Air Force initiated the SRAM II Program after an unsuccessful attempt to establish a new production source to replace the existing SRAM A inventory. The Air Force reduced the quantity of missiles to be ... |
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| China's C101 Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile Weapons System |
05 NOV 91 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Zhou Zhizhong; Zhang Changgen; FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| The C101 missile is a super low trajectory, supersonic tactical anti- ship missile developed independently by China. It comes in two different models -- airborne and shipborne. This article describes the components and features of China's C101 supersonic anti-ship missile system, especially, the missile's aerodynamic configuration, arrangement of sections, control and guidance systems, warhead and fuse, electric and hydraulic control systems and flight trajectory. It also presents the weapon's fire ... |
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| Dynamic Modeling and Modal Analysis of an Air-to-Air Missile |
SEP 91 |
111 pages |
| Authors:
Michael A. Shutty; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The P-3 Orion patrol airplane has a need for an air-to-air missile system for defense against enemy aircraft on its long-range missions. In response to this need, the Naval Air Test Center was tasked in 1989 to conduct a P-3/AIM-9 (Sidewinder) integration program. In support of this program, a vibration test stand was established at NPS, and a ground vibration characterization was conducted to determine if a potential flutter problem ... |
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| An Ada Object Oriented Missile Flight Simulation |
SEP 91 |
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| Authors:
John V. Waite; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis uses the Ada programming language in the design and development of an air-to-air missile flight simulation with object oriented techniques and sound software engineering principles. The simulation is designed to be more understandable, modifiable, efficient and reliable than earlier FORTRAN simulations. The principles of abstraction, information hiding, modularity, high cohesion and low coupling are used to achieve these goals. the resulting simulation is an accurate mapping of the ... |
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| Missile Procurement: AMRAAM's Reliability is Improving, but Production Challenges Remain |
JUN 91 |
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| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL A FFAIRS DIV
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| Quick-Reaction Report on Component Breakout of the Advanced Medium RangeAir-to-Air Missile Program |
14 MAR 1991 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| This is our final report on Component Breakout of the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) program for your information and use. Comments on a draft of this report were considered in preparing this final report. During our audit of the AMRAAM program, we found that the program office was not studying the potential for purchasing components and providing them to the prime contractors as Government-furnished equipment (GFE). This ... |
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| Air Defense Initiative Air-to-Air Engagement Analysis. Volume 1. Problem Definition, Solution Formation, Illustrative Results and Recommendations |
08 MAR 91 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
Richard D. Healy; Joseph M. Covino; Barry E. Griffiths; SYNETICS CORP WAKEFIELD MA
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| This document presents the final results of an analysis of the effectiveness of a U.S. interceptor long-range defense force to defend against the cruise missile threat in the 2005 time frame. Contract effort focused on two related issues: formulation of the problem to permit examination of advanced surveillance and communication technology potentially defining a 'cooperative engagement' concept, and a top-down approach to architecture modeling of the current and emerging generation ... |
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| Air Defense Initiative Air-to-Air Engagement Analysis. Volume 2. Error Models and Simulation for Case I: Pre-Launch Coordination Without Post-Launch Updates |
08 MAR 91 |
119 pages |
| Authors:
Jorge I. Galdos; SYNETICS CORP WAKEFIELD MA
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| This volume formulates an error model for analyzing a cooperative engagement cruise missile defense scenario in which a surveillance platform transmits the location of a target to an air interceptor missile only once, just prior to launch. Included in this model is a description of the three relevant inertial navigation systems (aboard the surveillance platform, the launch platform, and the missile), the guidance system of the missile, the surveillance platform ... |
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| Air Defense Initiative Air-to-Air Engagement Analysis. Volume 3. Simulation Tools: Current Status and Recommendations for Future Development |
08 MAR 91 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph M. Covino; Richard D. Healy; SYNETICS CORP WAKEFIELD MA
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| Volume 3 provides single-shot simulation results used to evaluate operational effectiveness of the cooperative engagement concept. The combinational method of integrating tracking/flyout results with endgame analysis is described. The complete set of simulation results are provided. Recommendations are provided for future enhancements. |
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| Apparatus for Guiding a Missile. |
19 FEB 1991 |
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| Authors:
Daniel C. Barnes; Wendell J. Bridges; Jon R. Carr; DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
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| This patent discloses a device for correcting the flight path of an air to surface missile and guiding said missile to a target. A first map of a strip of ground which is transverse to the direction of flight is provided on a rotatable drum along with a second map of a strip of ground which is parallel with the direction of flight. A live image of the ground over ... |
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| A Made-in-China Weapon System: C601 Air-to-Ship Guided Missile |
02 JAN 91 |
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| Authors:
Jingqing Yang; Zimou Xu; FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| The article mainly presents the configuration and features of the made-in-China C601 air-to-ship missile weapon system. Relatively detailed descriptions are given of the functions of missile-borne equipment and lauch procedure of missile. Moreover, the article briefly presents the technical site and airfield facilities related to the missile system. ANNOTATION: A Made-in-China Weapon System: C601 Air-to-Air Ship Guided Missile- -Translation. |
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Air- and Space-Launched Guided Missiles
