The Murat Labels: A Good Answer to IM Policies - The Example of the French Doctrine
Abstract
Most of the main nations involved in the ordnance production have nowadays issued IM Policies. The aim of these Policies is to provide an incentive to structure research programs and to develop the technology necessary for production and procurement of IM for service use. But very often the requirements of these Policies are directed towards a reduction of hazards due to specific threats, as a result of a Threat Hazard Analysis (THA). The objective of this paper is to demonstrate that MURAT labels may be a good way to guide the development of munitions which: * will firstly offer the hazard reduction required by the results of THA conducted according to IM Policies * will also bring a broader guarantee of reduce hazards, even in case of deviation of a threat (for example if bullet velocity is less than the classical 850 meters/second) * will additionally exhibit reduced hazards to threats not taken into account by the THA * will anticipate possible evolution of threats, life cycle, users * will allow interoperability. The demonstration is based on the French Doctrine on MURAT, compared to other national or NATO approaches, with technical arguments coming from tests.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA507129
Entities
People
- Jean Isler
- Patrick Lamy