Airborne, All the Way, 3D From the Sky: Approach for an Air Drop Capable, Medium Tactical Vehicle

Abstract

In warfighting today, the U.S. military rolls into combat with heavily armored vehicles capable of protecting their occupants from large and highly lethal improvised explosive device (IED) blasts. Given that threat, it would seem surprising that our forces still require unarmored vehicles for combat missions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2015
Accession Number
AD1023264

Entities

People

  • Peter F. Syverson

Organizations

  • Tank-automotive and Armaments Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Assembly
  • Assembly Lines
  • Composite Materials
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Explosive Devices
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Maintenance
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Production
  • Tactical Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.