| 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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| The Who, What, Where and When of Radar Targeting: Key Note Speech |
01 MAY 2005 |
66 pages |
| Authors:
Clive Alabaster; M. Lewis; CRANFIELD UNIV (UNITED KINGDOM) DEPT OF AEROSPACE POWER AND SENSORS
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 | Outline of presentation. 1. A brief look at some systems for which ATR is of importance. 2. An attempt to justify why ATR is important and therefore what drives the requirement for ATR from the users point of view. 3. A literature review including: a) The problems of ATR using mmW radar and some of the techniques traditionally applied. This establishes the state-of-the-art. This section is the most significant element ... |
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| 66 MM Non-Lethal Grenade: Human Effects Review |
MAR 2003 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel L. Gonzalez; Roxanne Constable; Thomas Dayton; Jeff Wilder; B. J. Klauenberg; CONCEPTUAL MINDWORKS INC SAN ANTONIO TX
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| The purpose of this report is to assess the target effectiveness and the risks of severe (unacceptable) injury to those individuals who are impacted by the 66mm Non-Lethal Grenades (NLG) submunitions or projectiles (specifically the XM99 and the XM98) from the data in the literature and experimental data collected during development of the system. The XM98 is a distraction grenade that uses a pyrotechnic charge for crowd control through auditory ... |
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| The Future of the Trident Force. Enabling Access in Access-Constrained Environments |
MAY 2002 |
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| Authors:
Jr Cote Owen R.; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE
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| The decision to convert four Trident submarines to SSGNs establishes a future for the Trident force beyond the nuclear deterrence mission. SSGNs will provide unique capabilities in at least four mission areas. First, they will provide an absolutely covert means in peacetime of holding high value targets at risk of immediate attack for as long as national decision makers deem necessary. Second, early in a conflict, they will be one ... |
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| MEMS - Frequency Agile High Precision Ranging under the Dual Use Applications Program (DUAP) |
04 DEC 2001 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Paul Bauhahn; HONEYWELL INC MINNEAPOLIS MN
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| The objective of this program was laboratory demonstration of a low cost, jamming resistant, precision ranging system (radar) for proximity fuze and short-range measurement systems. Two approaches were envisioned: (1) The baseline-a baseband system directly radiating and detecting a random sequence of short pulses and (2) A higher risk design based on a transmitter using high- speed modulation of a micro-electromechanical (MEM) oscillator to avoid low frequency antenna radiation requirements. ... |
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| Technologies for Future Precision Strike Missile Systems (les Technologies des futurs systemes de missiles pour frappe de precision) |
JUL 2001 |
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| Authors:
NATO RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE (FRANCE)
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| This lecture series addressed recent advances in the state-of-the-art for precision strike missile systems. Emerging technologies that were addressed in the lecture series included: Mission planning technology. Assessments included off-board sensor integration, near-real-time mission planning, flight altitude, terrain following and missile data links for in-flight targeting. Missile aeromechanics technology. Assessments included hypersonic airframes, low cost/high temperature structure, and ramjet propulsion. Guidance & control technology. An overview of existing guidance and ... |
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| Ammunition Suite for the FCS Multi-role Armament and Ammunition System (MRAAS) |
20 JUN 2001 |
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| Authors:
Ernie Logsdon; ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE COMMAND WARREN MI
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| Mechanical Packaging of the EX 433 Proximity Fuze for Submunitions |
18 APR 2001 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Eugene Marquis; NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER DAHLGREN DIV VA
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| This report concerns the packaging of the electronics and mechanical components of the proximity fuze in the shape and size of the current M234 SD slider for the m80 submunition for ERGM (Extended Range Guided Munition). |
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| Technologies for Future Precision Strike Missile Systems (les Technologies des futurs systemes de missiles pour frappe de precision) |
SEP 2000 |
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| Authors:
NATO RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE (FRANCE)
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| This lecture series addressed recent advances in the state-of-the-art for precision strike missile systems. Emerging technologies that were addressed in the lecture series included: * Missile aeromechanics technologies. Assessments included hypersonic airframes, low cost/high temperature structure, and ramjet propulsion. * Guidance & control technologies. An overview of existing guidance and control was given. Assessments included precision navigation using light weight/low GPS/INS and optimal guidance laws. * Seeker technologies. Assessments included ... |
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| Near Miss Warhead Technology With Multiple Effects Against Submunition Payloads |
20 JUL 2000 |
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| Authors:
Richard M. Lloyd; RAYTHEON SYSTEMS CO TEWKSBURY MA
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| Direct hit missile technology over the last 15 years has significantly reduced miss distance distributions against ballistic missile payloads. With this significant decrease in miss distance, future warhead technologies do not need to extend out to large miss distances to kill targets. These new concepts are only required to expand with high spray density clouds of deployed mass. A new class of warhead technologies coined ... |
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| Artillery Delivery of LWIM Systems |
MAR 2000 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew Thompson; John Condon; Victor Leitzke; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)-funded Low- Power Wireless Integrated Microsensors (LWIM) program is a partnership between the UCLA Department of Electrical Engineering and the Rockwell Science Center directed to the co-development and commercialization of LWIM for military applications. LWIM will provide a network of distributed, autonomous, low-power microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors and actuators coupled with a wireless network. This report discusses issues ... |
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| Common High Performance Computing Software Support Initiative (CHSSI) computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)-6 Project. ARL Block-Structured Gridding Zonal Navier-Stokes Flow (ZNSFLOW) Solver Soft |
FEB 2000 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Harris L. Edge; Jubaraj Sahu; Walter B. Sturek; Daniel M. Pressel; Karen R. Heavey; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| This report presents an overview of the software developed under the common high performance computing software support initiative (CHSSI), computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-6 project. Under the project, a zonal Navier- Stokes flow solver tested and validated via years of productive research at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory was rewritten for scalable parallel performance on both shared memory and distributed memory high performance computers. At the same ... |
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| Results of 35-mm Airburst Demonstration |
JAN 2000 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy G. Farrand; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| The U.S. Government and several industry representatives collaborated to initiate a demonstration of the current 35-mm airburst technology. The U.S. Government gathered an initial baseline database of "off-the-shelf" airburst technology, while industry was given the opportunity to demonstrate the performance of their airbursting munitions to U.S. and foreign government organizations and to numerous users. Two 35-mm airburst projectiles were evaluated, the Oerlikon Contraves AHEAD projectile ... |
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| An Investigation Into the Aerodynamics and Structural Integrity of the 155-mm M898 Projectile |
NOV 1999 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Keith P. Soencksen; Vural Oskay; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE
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| The M898 sense-and-destroy armor (SADARM) projectile is a 155-mm counterbattery artillery projectile that ejects two submunitions against battlefield combat vehicles. The U.S. Army Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center (ARDEC) recently funded an experiment designed to analyze the structural integrity and aerodynamic characteristics of the projectile. In particular, the experiment sought to investigate the possibility of a compromise in integrity at the base-body juncture. No evidence ... |
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| Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Submunition Separation from Missile |
MAY 1999 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Harris L. Edge; Jubaraj Sahu; Karen R. Heavey; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Computational fluid dynamics calculations have been performed for a multi-body system consisting of a main missile and a number of submunitions. Numerical flow field computations have been made for various orientations and locations of submunitions using an unsteady, zonal Navier-Stokes code and the chimera composite grid discretization technique at low supersonic speeds and 0 deg angle of attack. Steady state numerical results have been obtained and compared for cases modeling ... |
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| Systems Engineering Plan for Surface Navy Theater Air Defense (TAD)- Volume 1: System Requirements Engineering |
MAR 1999 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Peter J. Stafford; Thomas W. Kimbrell; Roger L. Kniceley; Danny L. Brunson; Russell G. Acree; NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER DAHLGREN DIV VA
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| This plan for system requirements engineering defines the steps necessary to engineer Surface Navy Theater Air Defense (TAD) as a system. The high level architectures and requirements that result from this process are intended to guide future development priorities and road maps, describe functional allocation alternatives, and define interface controls required for safe and effective deployment of Surface Navy TAD. |
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| Evaluation of the Multi-Sensor Towed Array Detection System (MTADS) performance at Jefferson Proving Ground, January 14-24, 1997 |
FEB 1999 |
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| Authors:
Samuel L. Park; Marc Mander; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This document provides an analysis of the results of a test of the Multi-Sensor Towed Array Detection System (MTADS) conducted from 14 to 24 January 1997 at the Jefferson Proving Ground in Indiana. MTADS was tested in three scenarios of roughly 10 acres each. For scenario 1, with aerial gunnery unexploded ordnance (UXO), MTADS achieved a 95.7% probability of detection (PD) with a false-alarm rate (FAR) of 41.9 per hectare ... |
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| Physics of Kinetic Energy Rod Warheads Against TBM Submunition Payloads |
1999 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Richard M. Lloyd; RAYTHEON SYSTEMS CO TEWKSBURY MA
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| New warhead technologies have been designed and developed to obtain high lethality against chemical and biological ballistic missile payloads. Thesenew kinetic energy (KE) rod warheads slowly deploy high density metal penetrators in the target's direction. A high spray density cloud is generated which flood loads the payload inflicting catastrophic damage. These new warhead devices deploy 16 times more mass in the target direction compared to today's blast fragmentation concepts. The ... |
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| 'AUTO-RECORM' - BUGS: Algorithms and Cooperative Behavior for Enhancing UXO Clearance |
31 DEC 1998 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
Anthony J. Healey; J. Kim; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
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| This report deals with the use of a multi-vehicle robotic approach to PUCA operations for UXO clearance. The NAVEODTECHDIV has the 'RECORM' vehicle - a tele-operated vehicle enabling the user to search and visually detect and classify UXO targets. The operation is being automated and combined with the use of the BUGS system of low cost robots which perform the Pick-Up and Carry Away (PUCA) operations. This report provides the ... |
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| Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Multi-body Missile Aerodynamic Interference |
AUG 1998 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Jubaraj Sahu; Harris L. Edge; Karen R. Heavey; Earl N. Ferry; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) calculations have been performed for a multi-body system consisting of a main missile and a number of submunitions. Numerical flow field computations have been made for various orientations and locations of submunitions using an unsteady, zonal Navier- Stokes code and the chimera composite grid discretization technique at transonic speeds and zero degree angle of attack. Both steady state and unsteady numerical results ... |
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| Theatre Ballistic Missile Defense-Multisensor Fusion, Targeting and Tracking Techniques |
MAR 1998 |
248 pages |
| Authors:
Antonio P. San Jose; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Gulf War illustrated how important ballistic missile defenses have become to the United States. The study of intercepting Theatre Ballistic Missiles (TBMs) in their boost phase was prompted by concerns about the widespread dissemination of submunitions and the differentiation of decoys from actual warheads released early in the missile's midcourse flight. Boost Phase Intercept (BPI) would alleviate this problem by destroying the enemy's ballistic missile in the missile's launch ... |
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| Army TACMS Block II Payload Section Development |
1998 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
LOCKHEED MARTIN VOUGHT SYSTEMS CORP DALLAS TX
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| The Army TACMS Block II missile was developed to carry and dispense thirteen brilliant anti-armor (BAT) submunitions. This system provides the Army with a deep strike capability against moving armor. This paper presents the development of the missile's warhead and its key subsystems. Unique interface issues associated with the integration of the BAT submunitions are highlighted. Ground and flight test results are presented to demonstrate the success of the design. ... |
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| Multi-Dimensional Analysis of TMD Lethality Data |
1998 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Nikolai Louie; Jeff Hambleton; BOEING NORTH AMERICAN CANOGA PARK CA ROCKETDYNE DIV
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| PEELS (Parametric Endo Exoatmospheric Lethality Simulation) calculations involve lethality determinations that typically include more than two parameters. A method of interpreting such multi-dimensional lethality results is presented using multiple regression techniques. A PEELS body to body calculation was run where the relative velocity, the strike angle, the impact point, and the overall density and length to diameter ratio of a cylindrical kill vehicle were varied. The mass of the kill ... |
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| UXO Detection Using Optical Sensors |
OCT 97 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Dale E. Robinson; William C. Ruff; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ADELPHI MD
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| Owing to cuts in the Defense Department budget, many military bases have been forced to close. Before these bases can be converted from military to civilian use, the unexploded ordnance (UXO) must be located and completely removed. The ordnance to be cleaned ranges from large-caliber rounds to small submunitions, which can be as small as 2 cm in diameter. In this report, we derive the basic theory necessary for the ... |
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| A Dis-Compliant Model for Estimating Chemical and Biological Weapons Effects on the Virtual Battlefield |
06 AUG 97 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Julius Lilly; Bill Moore; MEVATEC CORP HUNTSVILLE AL
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| The United States Army Space and Strategic Defense Command has begun integration of dirty battlefield effects into the Synthetic Battlefield Environment (SBE). The SBE is a battlefield virtual emulation and visulization tool used by the Space and Missile Defense BattleLab in Huntsville Alabama. The SBE allows a battlefield scenario to be played with realtime models and visulization via 'Gods Eye View'. The SBE currently models detonation of theater ballistic missiles ... |
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| Computational Modeling of Sense and Destroy Armor (SADARM) Submunition Separation/Collision |
JUN 97 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Jubaraj Sahu; Karen R. Heavey; Charles J. Nietubicz; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Sense and Destroy Armor (SADARM) is a high-priority Army program that experienced an initial design flaw, leading to submunition collisions. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), including Chimera overset technology, has recently been applied to solve this problem. The CFD modeling has provided significant physical insight into the complex unsteady flow field associated with the SADARM submunitions during the separation/ejection process. CFD simulations have predicted that, with the addition of the fins ... |
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| Army Study Highlights. Volume 17 |
JUN 97 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (OPERATIONS RESEARCH) WASHINGTON DC
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| Partial contents include: (1) Technical and Economic Analysis Comparing Alternative Chemical Demilitarization Technologies to the Baseline; (2) Analytic Support to the Defense Science Board: Tactics and Technology the 21 Century Military Superiority; (3) Post-Mobilization Training Resource Requirements: Army National Guard Heavy Enhanced Brigades; (4) Joint Precision Strike Demonstration/Combined Forces Command (JPSD/CFC) Counterfire Study; (5) Antiarmor Requirements and Resource (A2R2) Analysis; (6) Countermine Technology Analysis; (7) Warfighting Analytical Support to Third ... |
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| UXO Technology Demonstration Program at Jefferson Proving Ground, Phase III |
APR 97 |
331 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY DIV
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| The third in a series of unexploded ordnance (UXO) technology demonstrations at Jefferson Proving Ground, Madison IN, was conducted September through November, 1996. An existing controlled site was modified to incorporate geographically defined UXO scenarios, including an aerial gunnery range, artillery and mortal range, grenade and submunition range and an interrogation and burial area. The performance of 15 companies in detecting, localizing, characterizing or excavating UXO on these sites is ... |
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| Next Generation of Data Processing Faces Challenge in Sensors, Instrumentation |
20 MAR 97 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
Herb Egbert; ARMY TEST AND EVALUATION COMMAND ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| While we now successfully develop complex environments to stimulate the Army's 21st century weapons and equipment, we face the more formidable challenge of gathering and processing the data from the test. For example, we will need sensors which are not compromised by the high-intensity electromagnetic fields to which the test article is exposed. These must be hardened devices which can pick up small, subtle changes, operating at microvolt levels. We ... |
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| Precision Terminal Guidance for Munitions (Le Guidage Terminal Precis Pour Les Munitions) |
FEB 97 |
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| Authors:
ADVISORY GROUP FOR AEROSPACE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE (FRAN CE)
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| This report summarises the deliberations of Working Group 02 of the Mission Systems Panel (originally Working Group 13 of the Guidance and Control Panel) of AGARD. The broad objectives of the Working Group were to review present and future terminal guidance technology in relation to NATO military needs. The report includes: a review of existing terminal guidance capabilities and shortcomings; an analysis of NATO military needs; reviews of relevant technology ... |
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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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| Load-Damage Relationships for Chemical Submunitions |
01 OCT 96 |
151 pages |
| Authors:
James D. Colton; Curtis M. Romander; Steven W. Kirkpatrick; Alexander L. Florence; Jacques H. Giovanola; SRI INTERNATIONAL MENLO PARK CA
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| We determined the load-damage relationship for individual chemical submunitions to link (1) the loads on individual submunitions in a complete target that can be measured or calculated and (2) the damage to individual submunitions that is more difficult to determine. Impact experiments and calculations were conducted on single Chemical Submunitions 1 and 2 (nominally 95% full of water) at full, half, and quarter scale, at velocities up to 330 m/s ... |
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| Leeside Separation of Hypersonic Weapons |
96 |
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| Authors:
Henry August; Frederick W. Hardy; Floyd J. Wilcox Jr.; Mark Pinney; WRIGHT LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| A cooperative effort between Hughes Missile Systems Company, NASA langley Research Center and AF Wright Laboratory was performed to evaluate the adequacy of simplified aerodynamic predictive methods for estimating the leeside separation of weapons from a hypersonic air vehicle. Aerodynamic test results were obtained at the NASA Mach 6 wind tunnel facility (Reference 1), where typical store-shaped test models were traversed in the 'shielding' influence of an inclined flat plate. ... |
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| Acoustics on the 21st Century Battlefield |
1996 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Marvin G. Metcalf; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| Are there really acoustic missiles that can detect, identify, and home in on enemy targets? Even flying targets like Hokums? This may be technology of the future, but it is just around the comer. A prototype acoustic homing sensor system is being tested as the brilliant anti-tank (BAT) submunition for the Army tactical missile system (ATACMS) or for the tri-service stand-oft attack missiles (TSSAM). To stay ahead of the power ... |
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| The Role of ATACMS in JFACC Planned Deep Operation |
12 DEC 95 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
Leonard S. Moskal; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MIL ITARY STUDIES
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| This monograph discusses the role of The Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) in JFACC planned deep operations. Since Operation Desert Storm, all of the services have been involved in a debate over their respective roles and missions. Part of this debate has been who should control ATACMS and how should it be used in the deep fight. This monograph assumes that the JFACC will be responsible to the JFC for ... |
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| Magnetic Inductive Sensor Applications for Robotic Ordnance Detection and Recovery |
DEC 95 |
92 pages |
| Authors:
William T. Webber; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The use of robotic vehicles to detect and remove unexploded ordnance (UXO) from battlefields and training ranges is currently being explored by the Naval Explosive Ordnance Technology Division, Indian Head, Maryland. In support of this effort, research was conducted on the characterization and use of small commercially available magnetic inductance sensors to detect a variety of common U.S. submunitions. Sensor test bed mounting on a small wheeled vehicle with a ... |
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| Cruise Missiles: Proven Capability Should Affect Aircraft and Force Structure Requirements |
20 APR 95 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL A FFAIRS DIV
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| Operation Desert Storm marked the first time that U.S. forces employed the Navy's Tomahawk missile and the Air Force's Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM) in combat. GAO initiated this review to determine the missiles' performance during Desert Storm, including any limitations. GAO also addressed the advantages of these missiles over tactical aircraft and the missiles' potential impact on the requirements for future tactical weapon systems and forward presence. The ... |
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| An Evaluation of Biotransformation Products from 2,4-Dinitrotoluene Under Nitrate-Reducing Conditions |
10 APR 95 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
David L. Freedman; Daniel R. Noguera; ILLINOIS UNIV AT URBANA DEPT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
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| Wastewater generated during the manufacture of munitions often contains significant levels of nitrates and 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT). The objective of this project was to characterize the major biotransformation products formed from DNT under denitrifying conditions, and to identify the organisms responsible. In a denitrifying enrichment culture that used ethanol as the primary substrate, DNT was transformed primarily to 2-amino-4-nitrotoluene, 4-arnino-2-nitrotoluene, and 2,4-diaminotoluene. With extended incubation (>% 80 days), all of the ... |
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| Full Scale Insensitive Munitions Testing of the RAN 5-in./54 Cartridge Case |
NOV 94 |
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| Authors:
L. M. Barrington; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION CANBERRA (AUSTRALIA)
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| During the period May 1992 to March 1994, a series of 14 full scale Insensitive Munitions tests were conducted on RAN 5" /54 Cartridge Cases containing the standard BS NACO propellant and a Low Vulnerability Ammunition (LOVA) propellant formulation XM 39'. Tests were multiple bullet and fragment impact, and fast and slow cookoff. The results of these tests are presented and some implications are discussed. |
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| Department of Defense Explosives Safety Seminar Abstracts 1959-1992 |
MAY 94 |
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| Authors:
C. L. Cameron; CHEMICAL PROPULSION INFORMATION AGENCY COLUMBIA MD
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| Informative abstracts and indexes are presented for the papers presented at the Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board (DDESB) Safety Seminars. |
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| Interactive High Resolution Force-on-Force Model. Main Battle Processor Source Code Listing |
APR 94 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Steven M. Buc; SYSTEM PLANNING CORP ARLINGTON VA
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| This document provides the source code listing for the main battle processor for a unique personal computer based interactive force-on-force model. The programming language used is FORTRAN, and this code has been configured to run on 386+ compatible personal computers. The code is currently dimensioned to permit the operator to simulate armored warfare with up to 200 direct fire units on each side. Up to 10 different battlefield systems are ... |
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| MISSILE DEVELOPMENT: TSSAM Production Should Not Be Started as Planned |
OCT 1993 |
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| Authors:
T. J. Schultz; R. Dunham; J. F. Seidi; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV
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| The Tri-Service Standoff Attack Missile (TSSAM) program is a $14.5 billion program to develop and acquire a common, low observable, medium range, conventional cruise missile for the AiMr Force, Army, and Navy. The TSSAM system has been in development for 7 years. This program has a history of development problems, cost growth, and schedule delays. Congressional committees have continually expressed concerns about the TSSAM development program. As a result of ... |
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| Environmental Consequence Analyses for the Joint Standoff Weapon Program |
25 JUN 1993 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| The Navy's Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) is an air-to-ground missile designed to attack a variety of targets during day, night, and adverse weather conditions. The JSOW Program is comprised of a Baseline Program and a Pre- planned Product Improvement (P3I) Program. The baseline weapon is being developed first and will be used against fixed-area targets. The P3I variant will be used to attack blast/fragment-sensitive and ... |
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| In-Flight Instrumentation and Launch System for Anti-Personnel Grenades |
APR 93 |
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| Authors:
W. P. D'Amico; W. H. Clay; L. W. Burke; E. H. Baur; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Modern artillery projectiles often carry submunitions. The flight behavior of these submunitions once released from the projectile carrier are often poorly known. A program was conducted to measure the spin of an M42 anti- personnel grenade. A launcher system was assembled using a modified 4.2-inch mortar tube mounted to a 105mm howitzer carriage. A sabot/pusher and charge system were developed. An instrumentation and telemetry system was developed and three units ... |
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| Modern Tactics in the Moral Domain: Smart Weapons and the Production of the Combat Stress Reaction |
19 DEC 92 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas A. Kolditz; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MIL ITARY STUDIES
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| This monograph discusses offensive indirect fire tactics and their relationship to extreme fear responses. It examines the nature and causes of a specific, immediate, and debilitating fear response called the Combat Stress Reaction (CSR). Observations about how and why CSR occurs are based on U.S., Israeli, and Soviet sponsored psychological research reported in Section I of the monograph. The monograph then examines historical examples of panic under indirect fire. The ... |
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| SADARM Environmental Assessment |
NOV 92 |
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| Authors:
Mike Antreassian; Keith Lyding; Robert Hansen; ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER PICATINNY ARSENAL N J FIRE SUPPORT ARMAMENT CENTER
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| The SADARM environmental assessment (EA) report identifies and quantifies any hazardous materials inherent within the projectile and the chemical byproducts created in firing the projectile and the submunition. The data has been cataloged by system components and specific test series performed during the full scale development testing program. This report uses the policies, procedures, and guidelines described in Army Regulation 200-2 (23 Jan 89) and the National Environmental Policy Act ... |
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| Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation of an Advanced Artillery Weapon System |
SEP 92 |
98 pages |
| Authors:
Giora Arbel; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis examines the role of modern artillery as a defensive as well as offensive weapon- one which is capable of destroying targets and achieving an advantage on the battlefield rather than merely performing traditional tasks of attrition. The thesis demonstrates that the new capabilities can be attained. A new concept of artillery weapon system- the Trajectory Corrected Artillery Rocket system (TCAR)- is analyzed. Results show that this new artillery ... |
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| AMC-SWMO Countermeasures Study. Volume 4. Guide to Army Smart Weapon Testing Issues |
JUN 92 |
106 pages |
| Authors:
Jim Otto; William B. Matkin; TACTICAL WEAPONS GUIDANCE AND CONTROL INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTER CHICAGO IL
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| This Guide to Army Smart Weapon Testing Issues is a primer intended primarily for the developmental engineers in the smart weapon program management offices who are responsible for organizing smart weapon development tests. Much of the information in this guide is also relevant to the ground vehicle developer. The document examines a number of issues, suggestions, and general principles relevant to smart weapons. The information contained is based primarily on ... |
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| AMC-SWMO Countermeasures Study: Volume 1 : Guide to How Countermeasures Affect Smart Weapons. |
JUN 1992 |
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| Authors:
Eric J. Borg; Kim Eubank; Tom C. Weaver; William B. Matkin; DYNETICS INC HUNTSVILLE AL
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| This volume provides background technical and programmatic information on the complex subject of how smart weapons (SW) are affected by countermeasures (CM) on the battlefield. It defines CMs as devices, techniques, or actions that respond to a specific weapon or capability. The volumes covers threat CMs and how US Army SW can be made more robust in a CM environment. It focuses on the technical details of threat CM classes. ... |
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| AMC-SWMO Countermeasures Study: Volume 4 : Guide to Army Smart Weapon Testing Issues. |
JUN 1992 |
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| Authors:
Jim Otto; William B. Matkin; TACTICAL WEAPONS GUIDANCE AND CONTROL INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTER CHICAGO IL
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| This Guide to Army Smart Weapon Testing Issues ia a primer intended for the developmental engineers in the Smart Weapon Program Management Offices who are responsible for organizing smart weapon development tests. Much of the information in this guide is also relevant to the ground vehicle developer. The document examines a number of issues, suggestions, and general principles relevant to smart weapons. The information contained is based primarily on numerous ... |
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