Rocket Artillery Launch Spotter (RLS)

Abstract

A common form of attack during current operations in Afghanistan and Iraq is the use of hit-and-run mortar and/or rocket strikes on coalition forces and bases, or on locations associated with the provisional governments in these countries. The insurgents fire mortars or rockets and then quickly escape before their presence is noticed. Rocket artillery can be exceptionally deadly, since the supersonic speeds of these weapons often result in an impact well before the launch is detected acoustically.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA523686

Entities

People

  • A. Cross
  • D. M. Cordray
  • H. A. Romero
  • J. A. Schlupf
  • J. F. Mackrell
  • J. G. Lynn
  • J. R. Southwick
  • K. A. Sarkady
  • K. Strothers
  • M. W. Schuette
  • R. C. Cellucci
  • R. Eber
  • R. M. Mabe

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Measurement
  • Artillery
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electronic Warfare
  • False Alarms
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Information Operations
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Military Research
  • Navigation
  • Processing Equipment
  • Rocket Artillery
  • Tactical Aircraft
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics