Active Protection System (APS) Common Architecture Industry Overview

Abstract

* Armor combined with an Active Protection System (APS) will provide the most efficient system level protection for space, weight, and performance; * Army and industry have made significant investments into APS point designs; none have been fielded by the US because of cost, reliability, and integration challenges; * Common Architecture (CA) for APS will allow commonality across the vehicle fleet, tailored systems to meet PM needs, and facilitate transition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 21, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589714

Entities

People

  • Scott Rogan

Organizations

  • United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Business Administration
  • Commonality
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Operations
  • Investments
  • Military Research
  • Reliability
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Transitions
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Materials Science
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space