FY98 Conventional Armament Technology Area Plan.

Abstract

CONVENTIONAL ARMAMENT S&T IS CARRIED OUT BY THE ARMAMENT DIRECTORATE AT EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FL. THE PRIMARY ROLE OF THE ARMAMENT DIRECTORATE IS TO PERFORM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO TRANSITION CONVENTIONAL ARMAMENT TECHNOLOGIES THAT MEET OUR CUSTOMER'S NEEDS. IN LINE WITH THE THE AIR FORCE'S NEW STRATEGIC VISION "GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT: A VISION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY AIR FORCE," OUR VISION IS TO PURSUE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION PRECISION GUIDED CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS. THEY MUST BE WEAPONS THAT WILL ENABLE AMERICA'S FIGHTING FORCE TO TARGET, SURGICALLY STRIKE AND DISABLE A WIDE VARIETY OF TARGETS. THEY MUST BE WEAPONS THAT MINIMIZE COLLATERAL DAMAGE AND REDUCE THE RISK TO CIVILIAN POPULATIONS AS WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENT.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA338969

Entities

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Guided Bombs
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Munitions
  • Navigation
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Target Recognition
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Strategic Security Studies