Smart Munitions: An Introduction to the Concepts, the Technologies, and the Systems Primer and Briefing Manual.

Abstract

This book introduces Smart Munitions to interested readers and the general public in a reasonably non-technical format. Numerous figures are included to enhance the accurate understanding of the subject material. In addition, acronyms and special terms are defined in the first section of the work. The need for this class of weapons and where they fit in with other types of Precision Guided Munitions is covered. The different types of smart munitions are discussed. Constituent subsystems of smart weapons are described. Guidance, maneuver/control, sensors, seekers, warheads, and fuzing are treated in separate sections. A variety of sensor types including multi-mode units are presented, with a discussion of the merits, limitations, and possible countermeasures for each.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 15, 1987
Accession Number
ADA192319

Entities

People

  • J. C. Sentell
  • M. A. Cash
  • M. C. Zari
  • N. J. Mangus
  • R. B. Allen

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Vehicles
  • Countermeasures
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Explosively Formed Penetrators
  • Explosives
  • Guidance
  • Guided Projectiles
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Projectiles
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Rockets
  • Target Acquisition
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design