WMD Counterforce Technologies
Abstract
The Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Counterforce Technologies Project provides applied research to support 1) full and sub-scale testing required to investigate countering WMD weapon effects and sensor performance, 2) weapon effects modeling algorithm development, and 3) development of visualization and situational awareness tools to support the next generation Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Technical Reachback analysis cell. This project provides Combatant Commanders with the prediction capability and the attack options to engage WMD targets. The project conducts weapon effects phenomenology tests, analyzes data, conducts high performance computer simulations, and creates/modifies software to more accurately model and simulate weapons effects on WMD and related targets. These efforts will lead to advanced capabilities in countering WMD planning tools. The Advanced Energetics Program develops new novel energetic materials and weapon design technology for rapid, directed, and enhanced energy release, providing new capability to defeat difficult WMD/Hard and Deeply Buried Targets. The Advanced Energetics Program develops new high energy systems well above current chemical energy levels to defeat WMD targets beyond the reach of traditional high explosive blast/frag warhead technology. The decrease from FY 2014 to FY 2015 is due to reduced investment in small and medium-scale validation and parametric study experiments for advanced energetics. The decrease from FY 2015 to FY 2016 is due to decreased investment in weapons effects modeling.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- RM_0602718BR_2_0400_PB_2016
Entities
Organizations
- Royal Marines
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