| A Business Case Analysis of the Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze (HTVSF) Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) |
Dec-2008 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
Chor C Seng; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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 | The Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze (HTVSF) is a Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) initiative that is being managed by the United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM). The JCTD Program seeks to accelerate the development and operational evaluation of mature and maturing technologies and rapidly transit new capability to address military problems. HTVSF is a programmable smart fuze that shall comprise several modes, capable of counting the number of 'voids' or ... |
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| Military Base Closures: Cleanup of Contaminated Properties for Civilian Reuse |
19-Nov-2008 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
David M Bearden; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In 2005, the 109th Congress approved a new Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. As the Department of Defense (DOD) implements the new round, issues for Congress include the pace and costs of closing and realigning the selected installations and the impacts on surrounding communities. The disposal of surplus property has stimulated interest among affected communities in how the land can be redeveloped to replace jobs lost as a result ... |
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| Cluster-Munitions: Background and Issues for Congress |
27-Jun-2008 |
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| Authors:
Andrew Feickert; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | Cluster munitions are air-dropped or ground-launched munitions that release a number of smaller submunitions intended to kill enemy personnel or destroy vehicles. Cluster munitions were developed in World War II and are part of many nations' weapons stockpiles. Cluster munitions have been used frequently in combat, including the early phases of the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Cluster munitions have been highly criticized internationally for causing a significant number ... |
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| A Wind Tunnel Investigation of Joined Wing Scissor Morphing |
JUN 2006 |
128 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher Dike; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The Air Force Research Laboratory's Munitions Directorate has been looking to extend the range of its small smart bomb. Corneille [6] has conducted tests to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of joined wings on a missile and determine if joined wings are more beneficial than a single wing configuration. The concept of retrofitting wings on the bomb introduced an interesting problem: storage before deployment. This study conducted steady-state low speed wind ... |
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| Humanitarian Demining Flare Against Cluster Munitions and Hard Cased Land Mines |
2006 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Divyakant L. Patel; Jason J. Regnier; Sean P. Burke; ARMY COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS COMMAND FORT BELVOIR VA NIGHT VISION AND ELECTRONICS SENSORS DIRECTORATE
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| Unexploded cluster bombs often fail to explode, remaining live and dangerous. These unexploded cluster munitions complicate the clearing of minefields. Generally, EOD personnel or deminers destroy mines and other unexploded ordnance (UXO) in place using conventional demolition charges. This can result in a huge number of additional widely scattered metallic fragments, complicating mine detection. Recent conflicts in Kosovo and Afghanistan highlight the UXO threat. Individual BLU-97 bomblets from the CBU-87 ... |
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| Vieques and Culebra Islands: An Analysis of Cleanup Status and Costs |
07 JUL 2005 |
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| Authors:
David Bearden; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| For decades, the U.S. Navy conducted ship-to-shore bombing exercises and other live-fire training activities on Vieques Island and Culebra Island, located off the coast of Puerto Rico. In response to concerns about risks to public safety, human health, and the environment, Congress directed the Navy to close its training facilities on Vieques Island in 2003 and to relocate them elsewhere. The Navy has begun to investigate the presence of munitions ... |
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| F-111 Store Trajectory Analysis |
01 JUN 2004 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Rudy Johnson; Andrew Cary; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH AEROSPACE VEHICLE INTEGRATION AND DEMO BRANCH
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| The analysis of store separation by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques holds great promise for reducing aircraft-store certification testing. The primary concern with CFD application is the question of accuracy. This question of how much confidence should be placed on CFD generated loads data and trajectories is addressed using an uncertainty analysis technique. The process requires a formalized approach to evaluating the uncertainty associated with CFD produced loads data. This ... |
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| Dirty Bombs: The Technical Aspects of Radiological Dispersion Devices |
JUN 2004 |
100 pages |
| Authors:
Benjamin F. Visger; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Considering the ever-rising threat of terrorist attack and disruption of the economy and of daily activity, the potential strength of a radiological dispersion device must be evaluated. A dirty bomb is a weapon in the terrorist arsenal that is highly effective in creating chaos, panic and disruption. All of the immediate deaths caused by a dirty bomb are due to blast effects, however the public association with radiation and nuclear ... |
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| Flow Around an Object Projected from a Cavity into a Supersonic Freestream |
MAR 2004 |
90 pages |
| Authors:
Scott T. Bjorge; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The pressure and flow field of a supersonic flow over a cavity, with and without a store, was the focus of this experiment. One cavity geometry (length to depth ratio 3.6) was studied; the freestream Mach number and the placement of the store relative to the cavity floor were varied. The pressure spectra on the cavity floor were markedly different between Mach numbers of 1.8 and 2.9. The Mach 1.8 ... |
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| Assessment and Investment Model (AIM) |
OCT 2003 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew Carlyle; Gerald Brown; Alan Washburn; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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| The AIM model has been under development for two years, and currently takes the form of a Mixed-integer optimization model formulated in GAMS. This document summarizes current status and delineates possible future development opportunities. |
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| Weld Strength Verification and Proposed Weld Testing and Inspection Criteria for the MK83 and MK84 Conical Bomb Fins |
OCT 2002 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
Marc S. Pepi; Victor K. Champagne; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) performed weld strength verification testing on manufactured specimens to characterize four different types of welds found on both the MK83 and MK84 conical bomb fins. Based on the results obtained by testing, as well as existing requirements, ARL established test and inspection criteria that may be employed at the discretion of the Naval Air Warfare Center for future First Article Inspections and/or during production ... |
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| CORDSTRAP(tm) W/MK-82 Bombs, TP-94-01, "Transportability Testing Procedures" |
JUL 2002 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Philip W. Barickman; ARMY DEFENSE AMMUNITION CENTER MCALESTER OK VALIDATION ENGINEERING DIV
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| The U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center (DAC), Validation Engineering Division, (SOSAC-DEV), was tasked by the USAF Air Expeditionary Battlelab to conduct transportability testing and to validate Cordstrap(Trademark) material as an alternative to using wood for blocking and bracing the MK-82 500 pounds bombs in an end-opening 20 foot-long intermodal container. Based on our review and testing, the Cordstrap(Trademark) material was not effective as an alternative to wood for restraint of ... |
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| Crossbow Executive Summary |
MAR 2002 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Richard Muldoon; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Distributing naval combat power into many small ships and unmanned air vehicles that capitalize on emerging technology offers a transformational way to think about naval combat in the littorals in the 2020 timeframe. Project CROSSBOW is an engineered system of systems that proposes to use such distributed forces to provide forward presence, to gain and maintain access, to provide sea control, and to project combat power in the littoral regions ... |
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| XLCB: A New Closed-Bomb Data Acquisition and Reduction Program |
MAY 2001 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Barrie E. Homan; Arpad A. Juhasz; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| A new closed-bomb data acquisition and reduction program has been developed based on the Microsoft Excel 97 spreadsheet platform. With the addition of IOTech's Wavebook/512 data acquisition hardware, the voltage signal from the closed-bomb experiment is directly captured into the spreadsheet where burning rate (BR) calculations can be performed. Additionally, XLCB has the capability to generate pressure vs. time data based on given BRs, geometrical form, and propellant thermochemistry. A ... |
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| Interoperability among Future Miniature Munition/Stores and Dispensing Systems |
25 APR 2001 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Jerry Provenza; Fred Benedick; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB EGLIN AFB FL MUNITIONS DIRECTORATE
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| A new generation of smart air launched miniature munitions/stores including such stores as the Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) is in the early stages of development by the services. The initial versions of these stores will range primarily from 100 to 350 pounds, with variants for attack of fixed, re- locatable, and mobile targets. The primary carriage mode for existing aircraft will be via advanced captive dispensers with internal electronics, which ... |
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| Team Fuzing. Mitigation of FMU-139 Component Obsolescence |
16 APR 2001 |
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| Authors:
John Minnich; Ted Lewis; KDI PRECISION PRODUCTS INC CINCINNATI OH
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| Simulations of the TJNAF Free Electron Laser with a Negative Taper and Laser Damage Studies |
DEC 2000 |
111 pages |
| Authors:
Adamantios Christodoulou; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Free Electron Laser (FEL) is a candidate for a future close-in weapon system that will provide a longer protective range for missile destruction. The FEL is also tunable to wavelengths that would give good atmospheric transmission and optimal target absorption characteristics at the target. This thesis describes single-mode and multimode simulation results of the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF) FEL operating at far infrared wavelengths. The TJNAF FEL ... |
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| SEEK EAGLE Dynamic Response Flight Testing of the Pylon Integrated Dispenser Station (PIDS/3) on F-l6 Aircraft |
JUN 2000 |
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| Authors:
Richard Beausoleil; FLIGHT TEST SQUADRON ( 40TH) EGLIN AFBFL
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| This report presents the configuration data and raw test data collected on two loads instrumentation ground tests and two dynamic response flight tests conducted by the 40th Flight Test Squadron. Testing was performed for the Air Force SEEK EAGLE Office to evaluate the structural integrity of the PlDS/3 pylon during MK-84 LDGP bomb releases at elevated load factor. The primary configuration consisted of CATM-120 missiles ... |
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| Medical Support to the Kenya Embassy Bombing, A Model for Success or a Platform for Reform? |
12 MAY 2000 |
92 pages |
| Authors:
James A. Geiling; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| On 7 August 1998 at 1035 local time, a truck bomb detonated outside the US Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. In concert with a similarly timed bomb in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, 220 persons, including twelve Americans, lost their lives. The Federal Government launched a massive effort to provide medical care to injured US citizens and return them to US facilities in Europe and America. This response ... |
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| 750 Pound M117 Bomb Transportability Tests |
SEP 1999 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
William R. Meyer; ARMY DEFENSE AMMUNITION CENTER MCALESTER OK VALIDATION ENGINEERING DIV
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| The US Army Defense Ammunition Center (DAC) Validation Engineering Division (SIOAC-DEV) was tasked by the US Army Pacific, Fort Shafter, HI to conduct transportability tests on modified 750 pound bombs. The M117 bombs were modified to include a cylindrical groove 0.20 inches deep around the mid-section of the bomb to assist in the demilitarization of this item. Due to time restraints, the most severe tests were conducted. Ref: Rail Impact ... |
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| Wind Tunnel Investigation of Joined Wing Configurations |
15 JUN 1999 |
125 pages |
| Authors:
Jennifer Corneille; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSONAFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
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| The Air Force Research Laboratory's Munitions Directorate is looking to extend the range of its small smart bomb. One proposed idea is to retrofit the bombs with a wing kit, particularly a joined wing configuration. A typical joined wing configuration is one where the wings are positioned in such a way that they form a diamond in both plan and front views. The purpose of this studyis to conduct low ... |
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| 1 August 1943 - Today's Target is Ploesti: A Departure from Doctrine |
APR 1999 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Robert J. Modrovsky; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The focus of this paper will be on the 1 August 1943 bombing raid on the Ploesti oil field and refineries by an American task force composed of bombardment groups of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces. The Ploesti raid stood apart from the rest of the war in the air. The idea for it, and the unusual tactics employed, came from the top; it generated from General Arnold s ... |
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| Systems Engineering Investigation of Navy Electrical Bomb Fuzing |
1999 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Gary A. Evans; NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIV PATUXENT RIVER MD
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| Several recent campaigns have shown that conventional strike warfare demands electrical fuzed weapon systems satisfy a growing requirement for reliability. Additionally, the cost of delivery platforms and the weapons have experienced an upward trend that also places increasing demands on first strike lethality of weapons, survivability of the weapons and delivery platforms, and campaigns that result in rapid resolution. In order to optimize performance and meet these demands, weapon systems ... |
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| Testing and Proving the GBU-24 Laser-Guided Bomb from the U.S. Navy's F- 14 Aircraft |
02 FEB 1998 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
B. Cable; A. Piranian; V. Zaccardi; NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIV PATUXENT RIVER MD
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| When the U.S. Navy identified the requirement to carry and employ the Texas Instruments-Raytheon GBU-24 Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) hard target penetrator from the F-14 aircraft, its weapons compatibility/certification engineers had to modify the weapons flight test process which had been in use for determination of aircraft and air-to-ground (A/G) weapons compatibility. That process consisted of beginning test at low Mach/Airspeed in straight and level flight, and continuing tests, at ... |
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| A Life-Cycle Inventory-Based Comparison of an RDX-Based and a TNAZ-BasedGBU-24 Munition |
JAN 1998 |
349 pages |
| Authors:
D. Tolle; B. Vigon; D. Evers; S. Ricci; BATTELLE COLUMBUS OH
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| U.S. DoD policy has elevated environmental considerations to an equivalent level of importance with cost and performance. Thus, with sponsorshipfrom SERDP, the DoD, DOE, and EPA have cooperated in a program to develop technologies for clean production of propellants, energetics, and pyrotechnic (PEP) materials. Since the PEP program framework is strongly oriented around life-cycle assessment (LCA), a baseline life cycle inventory (LCI) of the guidedbomb unit-24 (GBU-24) made with RDX ... |
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| First Article Inspection of BSU-33B/B Bomb Fins |
NOV 97 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
Marc S. Pepi; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| A thorough examination of the manufacturing sequences involved in the fabrication of the BSU-33B/B bomb fins was performed by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Weapons and Materials Research Directorate (WMRD). The welding, zinc phosphate, and powder coating processes were evaluated with respect to the governing specifications, as was the finished product. With respect to the welding, the apparatus, procedures, and personnel all conformed to the governing requirements. The zinc ... |
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| An Aerodynamic Database for the Mk 82 General Purpose Low Drag Bomb |
JUL 97 |
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| Authors:
L. V. Krishnamoorthy; D. R. Kirk; R. Glass; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION CANBERRA (AUSTRALIA)
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| The drag database of the Mk 82 General Purpose Low Drag bomb, the primary gravity weapon in the RAAF inventory, has some shortcomings in the quality and traceability of data, and in the variations due to configurational differences. Extensive testing of scaled models in a wind tunnel and an aeroballistic range facility have resulted in establishing estimates of the drag of a clean Mk 82 bomb as well as the ... |
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| Measurement of Drag Characteristics of Mk 82 General Purpose Low Drag Bomb using an Aeroballistic Range Facility |
JUN 97 |
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| Authors:
L. V. Krishnamoorthy; R. Glass; D. R. Kirk; AERONAUTICAL AND MARITIME RESEARCH LAB MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA)
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| A method is described to determine the drag characteristics of the Mk 82 low drag bomb. This involves launching half scale models from the DSTO gas gun facilities at Port Wakefield and measuring the trajectories by photogrammetric methods. The drag coefficients were calculated from the measured positional data using a three degrees of freedom parameter estimation method. The estimated drag characteristics of various Mk 82 GPLD store configurations will form ... |
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| Critical Diameter Study of Unconfined Australian Manufactured Composition B, Grades A and B |
APR 97 |
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| Authors:
R. J. Swinton; L. McVay; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION CANBERRA (AUSTRALIA)
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| Composition B is a widely used high explosive main charge filling for general purpose bombs. In Australia it is manufactured from either RDX (Grade A or Grade B)/TNT 60/40 with 1% wax, or RDX (Grade B)/TNT 55/45 with 1% wax. In weapon applications computational models require experimental data to determine certain specific output parameters of Composition B to predict air blast and fragmentation scenarios. To this end, the critical diameter, ... |
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| M117, 750-Pound Bombs, Loaded on M871 and M872 Semitrailers Transportability Tests |
APR 1997 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Ejike J. Ajalla; ARMY DEFENSE AMMUNITION CENTER AND SCHOOL SAVANNA IL VALIDATION ENGINEERINGDIV
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| The U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center (DAC), Validation Engineering Division (SIOAC-DEV), was tasked by DAC, Transportation Engineering Division (SlOAC-DET), to perform transportability tests on palletized Ml 17, 750-pound bombs loaded on M87l and M872 semitrailers. |
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| MK84, 2,000-Pound Bombs Loaded on M871 and M872 Semitrailers Transportability Tests |
APR 1997 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Ejike J. Ajalla; ARMY DEFENSE AMMUNITION CENTER AND SCHOOL SAVANNA IL VALIDATION ENGINEERINGDIV
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| The U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center (DAC), Validation Engineering Division (SIOAC-DEV), was tasked by DAC, Transportation Engineering Division (SIOAC-DET), to verify the procedure, loading and bracing with wooden dunnage of palletized MK84, 2,000-pound bombs loaded on M871 and M872 semitrailers, would meet the transportability requirements of hazard, road trip and washboard simulation tests, The loading and bracing procedures successfully passed all tests and were approved. |
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| An Analytic Investigation of Accuracy Requirements for Onboard Instrumentation and Film Data for Dynamically Scaled Wind Tunnel Drop Models |
MAR 97 |
120 pages |
| Authors:
K. S. Keen; C. H. Morgret; R. L. Arterbury; ARNOLD ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT CENTER ARNOLD AFS TN
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| An analytic study was conducted to evaluate anticipated ranges and required accuracies for onboard linear acceleration and angular rate (or acceleration) measurement equipment to be mounted within dynamically scaled wind tunnel drop models. Generic simulations of the separation motion of a tumbling fuel tank both at full scale and at 1/15th wind tunnel model scale were generated using an analytic trajectory simulation program coupled with a prescribed aerodynamic database. The ... |
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| Project CU-1070: Low-Frequency Ultra-Wideband Synthesis Aperture Radar for Remote Detection of UXO |
1997 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY RESEARCH LAB ADELPHI MD SENSORS AND ELECTRON DEVICES DIRECTORATE
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| This interim annual report addresses FY97 accomplishments in the following areas: test site development, radar upgrade and evaluation, modeling and algorithm development, data collection, and published reports and technical papers. During the reporting period, ARL established a ground truthed/ characterized UXO test site containing over 500 inert UXO items (including bombs, mortars, artillery, mines, rockets and submunitions) at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. This test site is a national asset available ... |
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| Low-Speed Wind-Tunnel Tests of a Full-Scale Mk 82 Store Model |
AUG 96 |
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| Authors:
H. A. Quick; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION CANBERRA (AUSTRALIA)
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| Low Speed Wind Tunnel tests of a full scale Mk82 store model have been conducted for an extensive range of store configurations and model attitudes at close to flight Reynolds number. Tests included 'fully-armed' store configurations representative of stores in RAAF P-111C and F/A-18 operational service, as well as investigations into incremental effects of individual components. |
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| Truman's Atomic Bomb Decision. An Attack on Japan's Center of Gravity |
07 APR 96 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Jerry D. Johnson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Truman's decision to use nuclear weapons to end the War in the Pacific is the subject of much debate. The purpose of this paper is to look at the debate between traditional and revisionist historian views on the subject and gain a better understanding of Truman's decision. The paper shows support for the theory that Truman's decision was appropriate because it was his best available option. It also shows that ... |
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| 500-Pound Bomb Road Test |
JAN 96 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Bradley J. Haas; ARMY DEFENSE AMMUNITION CENTER AND SCHOOL SAVANNA IL
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| The U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center and School (USADACS), Validation Engineering Division (SIOAC-DEV), was tasked by USADACS, Transportation Engineering Division (SIOAC-DET), to conduct evaluations on the on/off-highway transport of MK82 500-pound bombs. This report contains the procedures and results from the tests conducted. A validated restraint method for the on/off-highway transport of 500-pound bombs loaded on an M872 semitrailer was determined. |
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| The Ultimate Strategic Leadership Decision: Employing the World's First Atomic Bomb |
96 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Scott Voelker; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| After fifty years, the events leading up to historic strategic decision by the President of the United States to employ atomic weapons against Japan are still being debated. Because of the controversy over whether the U.S. should have dropped the first atomic bomb, countless publications, newspaper articles and books dealing with this monumental singular event in the history of warfare have been written. Truman's decision crosses the spectrum of the ... |
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| A Review of Fighter Aircraft Capability for Smart Bombs |
SEP 95 |
132 pages |
| Authors:
David R. King; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF SYSTEMS AND LOGISTIC S
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| This study examined potential alternatives and decision criteria for inclusion in a Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis to recommend an alternative for addressing existing DOD multi-role fighter capability to employ inertially guided smart bombs. A survey of literature and interviews with expens were used to collect requird information. An Analytical Hierarchy Process (MIP) decision model was developed for two feasible alternatives and four relevant decision criteriL The two feasible alternatives ... |
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| A Questionnaire for the Cost-Benefit Analysis of an Insensitive Variant of the Mk82 HE General Purpose Bomb |
JUN 95 |
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| Authors:
A. White; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION CANBERRA (AUSTRALIA)
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| An Insensitive Munitions (IM) policy described in DI(G) LOG 07-10, is being implemented by the Australian Defence Organisation. DSTO was tasked to develop a methodology to assess the cost-benefits afforded by the introduction of IM, which is a critical component in the implementation of this policy. As part of this task, it is being applied to two munitions to refine and validate the methodology. This report describes a questionnaire devised ... |
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| Fuzed Insensitive General Purpose Bomb Containing AFX-645 |
MAY 95 |
90 pages |
| Authors:
John D. Corley; Alan C. Stewart; WRIGHT LAB EGLIN AFB FL ARMAMENT DIRECTORATE
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| An insensitive high explosive based on TNT, NTO, wax and Aluminum called AFX-645 has been developed for general purpose bombs. This IHE has undergone a series of reformulations over the past four years to improve its processability, control sensitivity and enhance blast performance. Sub-scale and full scale testing in a Mk-82 bomb has been accomplished. Performance measurements including detonation velocity, blast pressure, copper cylinder expansion and fragment velocity indicate performance ... |
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| The Next Generation Munitions Handler Prototype Acquisition Campaign: Targets & Courses of Action |
MAY 1995 |
135 pages |
| Authors:
Michael B. Leahy Jr.; Neil Hamill; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The Air Force will improve the quality of the aircraft munitions loading process by fielding a new generation of munition handling equipment that incorporates emerging telerobotics technology. An active program is underway to develop a Next Generation Munitions Handler (NGMH) Advanced Technology Demonstrator (ATD). This project uses air campaign planning principals to address the development of the technology roadmap and dual use business case study required to transition the ATD ... |
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| Evaluation of 1-1/4- versus 2-inch Metal Banding of 500-pound MK82 Bombs on the M127, M871, and M872 Semitrailers Transportability Tests |
FEB 94 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
A. C. McIntosh Jr.; ARMY DEFENSE AMMUNITION CENTER AND SCHOOL SAVANNA IL
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| The U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center and School (USADACS), Validation Engineering Division (SMCAC-DEV), was tasked by USADACS, Transportation Engineering Division (SMCAC-DET), to evaluate the substitution of 1-1/4-inch metal banding in lieu of 2-inch metal banding in the road transportation of 500-pound MK82 bombs on M127, M871, and M872 semitrailers. The substitution is due to the nonavailability of 2-inch metal banding and the 2- inch metal banding being difficult to work ... |
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| Investigation of the MK83 Bomb Ablative Coating Failures |
OCT 93 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Gary Wechsler; Victor K. Champagne; Stephen Petrie; Peter Dehmer; Rose Rodriguez; ARMY RESEARCH LAB WATERTOWN MA MATERIALS DIRECTORATE
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| This investigation determined the cause of an ablative coating adhesive failure on MK83 bombs that were stored for approximately five to seven years at the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (McAAP). An inspection of the contracting manufacturer's facilities revealed white products on the bomb surfaces resulting from the zinc phosphate procedure. This affected the bonding of a subsequent epoxy primer. The handling of bombs prior to complete curing of the primer ... |
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| Proceedings of the International Symposium on Interaction of Nonnuclear Munitions with Structures (6th), Held in Panama City Beach, Florida on 3-7 May 1993 |
07 MAY 93 |
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| Authors:
APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC PANAMA CITY FL
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| Characterization of Deflagrating Munitions by Rotating Prism High Speed Photography |
AUG 92 |
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| Authors:
T. J. Kinsey; T. J. Bussell; M. Chick; MATERIALS RESEARCH LABS ASCOT VALE (AUSTRALIA)
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| We report on the use of a rotating prism high speed camera for determining the characteristics of a munition undergoing rapid deflagration in field experiments. The technique has been applied to study the controlled deflagration of Composition B filled 105 mm shell and 81 mm mortar bombs as representative thick and thin cased munitions respectively; however the report is mostly illustrated with results from the study on 105 mm shell. ... |
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| Computational Fluid Dynamics Capability for Internally Carried Store Separation |
DEC 91 |
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| Authors:
Sukumar R. Chakravarthy; Kuo-Yen Szema; ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL THOUSAND OAKS CA SCIENCE CENTER
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| The ability to predict safe and effective release of air-launched weapons carried internally in a weapon bay or externally on a pylon/rack is required by the Safety Committee before approval is given for a flight test to validate various store separation characterisitics. Because of the novel conditions attendant to test and evaluation (T and E) testing, only limited experimental and flight data are available beforehand to aid in assessing safe ... |
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| Determination of How the Effectiveness of Royal Australian Air Force Engineering Activities Can Be Improved By Application of the Theory of Constraints |
SEP 91 |
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| Authors:
Mark A. Bosma; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF SYSTEMS AND LOGISTIC S
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| A research project was performed to determine whether the Theory of Constraints (TOC) management philosophy could be applied to improve engineering activities of the Royal Australian Air Force. TOC had been applied successfully in manufacturing in the United States, but little work had been published on application to service and not-for-profit organizations. Research of published sources was used to develop an understanding of the TOC philosophy, and published papers were ... |
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| Pyrofuze Aircraft Ordnance Arming System. |
27 AUG 1991 |
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| Authors:
James M. Schaff; Charles L. Maples; Stephen F. Lyda; David W. Brewton; Stephen R. Ritchie; DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
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| This patent discloses a pyrofuze ordnance arming system, for air delivered ordnance, which provides a removable physical barrier to prevent the premature operation of ordnance device arming activation systems. An electrothermally initiated, alloyably removable pyrofuze pin extending from a pyrofuze device is employed as a physical barrier in an arming system to replace the conventional arming wires. The system increases safety and reliability for ordnance arming while decreasing the complexity ... |
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| A Windowed Bomb for Propellant Combustion Studies |
JUN 91 |
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| Authors:
D. Kilpin; W. H. Jolley; WEAPONS SYSTEMS RESEARCH LAB ADELAIDE (AUSTRALIA)
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| Equipment used for propellant combustion research is described. Combustion is observed in a windowed bomb with high speed, sequence or spectral photography where thin film thermocouples can be used to measure temperature profiles. Ancillary equipment includes an interrupt bomb to provide samples for scanning electron microscopy, and a sapphire windowed bomb which allows observation of some sub-surface processes. Preliminary results from most of these techniques are presented. Propellant combustion, Solid ... |
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| Analyses of Battle Casualties by Weapon Type Aboard U.S. Navy Warships |
19 FEB 91 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher G. Blood; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| The number of casualties was determined for 513 incidents involving U.S. Navy warships sunk or damaged during World War II. Ship type and weapon were significant factors in determining the numbers of wounded and killed. Multiple weapon attacks and kamikazes yielded more WIA than other weapon types. Multiple weapons and torpedos resulted in a higher incidence of KIA than other weapons. Penetrating wounds and burns were the most prominent injury ... |
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Aerial Bombs
