Gun-Fired Precision Munitions for the Transformed Army

Abstract

In this paper, we proposed that now is the time for the Army to develop a full suite of gun-fired precision munitions We summarize the advantages of gun-fired precision munitions and show that developing and fielding these munitions is now technically feasible We also show that changes in the approach to acquisition (i.e., changes based on the Best Commercial Practices) improve the prospect that a program will successfully include feasible innovations An important aspect of the successful acquisition of precision munitions includes an event%driven rather than a schedule-driven R&D program. We illustrate the potential pitfalls by comparing the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) and the Sense and Destroy Armor (SADARM).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA416444

Entities

People

  • Cynthia Dion-schwarz
  • David A. Sparrow

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cooperative Engagement Capability
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Field Programmable Gate Arrays
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Guidance
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Munitions
  • Navigation
  • Precision
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Procurement
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Target Recognition
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • ballistics.