Development, Test and Evaluation of the Rocket Launcher Safety and Arming Device (MLU-53/B)

Abstract

The Rocket Launcher Safety and Arming Device (S+A), MLU-53/B, was developed for use in the ZAP weapon system. The S+A program fell into four production/test and evaluation phases. Testing in each of these phases revealed weaknesses which were corrected in the next production phase. Because of tight schedules, weaknesses found in Phase III hardware, could not all be corrected in Phase IV production. These changes were approximated by the U. S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory, White Oak, on the Phase IV hardware. The limited Phase IV (OPEVAL) testing done indicated that the MLU-53/B S+A device was a workable item which represented a quantum step toward a safer air launched weapon system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0878252

Entities

People

  • Ralph E. Mcdowell

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arming Devices
  • Assembly
  • Captive Flight
  • Circuit Boards
  • Environmental Tests
  • Explosives
  • Fabrication
  • Launchers
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Printed Circuits
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Turbine Wheels
  • Weapon Systems
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Key Distribution