Survivability and Lethality Technology
Abstract
This project investigates materials and design for armor/anti-armor formulations that provide advanced protection through tailored terminal ballistic mechanisms. Specific technology thrusts include: lightweight armors and protective structures; crew and component protection from ballistic shock and/or mine-blast; insensitive high energy propellants/munitions to increase lethality and reduce propellant/munitions vulnerability to attack; novel kinetic energy (KE) penetrator concepts to maintain/improve lethality; novel multi-function warhead concepts to enable defeat of a full-spectrum of targets (anti-armor, bunker, helicopter, troops); and physics-based techniques, methodologies, and models to analyze combat effectiveness of future technologies for improved ballistic lethality and survivability. This project sustains Army science and technology efforts supporting the Ground and Soldier portfolio. Work in this PE makes extensive use of high performance computing (HPC) and experimental validation and builds on research transitioned from PE 0601102A (Defense Research Sciences), project H42 (Materials and Mechanics) and project H43 (Ballistics); and utilizes emerging materials from PE 0602105A (Materials Technology) and applies it to specific Army platforms and the individual Soldier applications. The work complements and is fully coordinated with efforts in PE 0602303 (Missile Technology), PE 0602601A (Combat Vehicle and Automotive Technology), PE 0602786A (Warfighter Technology), PE 0603001A (Warfighter Advanced Technology), PE 0603004A (Weapons and Munitions Advanced Technology), PE 0603005A (Combat Vehicle Advanced Technology), PE 063313 (Missile and Rocket Advanced Technology), and PE 0708045A (Manufacturing Technology). The cited work is consistent with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering science and technology priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Work in this project is performed by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2013
- Source ID
- H80_0602618A_2_2040_PB_2013
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