A Methodology to Assess Lethality and Collateral Damage for Nonfragmenting Precision-Guided Weapons

Abstract

A methodology was developed to assess lethality and collateral damage for the Focused Lethality Munition (FLM) program. FLM is a new nonfragmenting, precision-guided weapon with damage effects mechanisms that differ from the principal fragmentation damage effects for traditional weapons. To date, guidelines to determine lethality, based on mannequin test data, have not been articulated for nonfragmenting warheads such as FLM. Medical and military documentation was surveyed to derive lethality criteria for four FLM damage effects mechanisms and establish guidelines to address combination effects. The criteria were successfully applied to assess FLM military utility and preliminary validation of the procedures was conducted. Future plans include further augmentation of the model as additional data from program office continuation testing and operational weapon use become available.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA513882

Entities

People

  • Amanda Humphrey
  • David Faulkner
  • Judi See

Organizations

  • Leidos

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Regions
  • Burns
  • Collateral Damage
  • Damage Assessment
  • Department Of Defense
  • Disability Administration
  • Guided Weapons
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Munitions
  • New Mexico
  • Precision
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects
  • Wounds And Injuries

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