Sample records for missile command amcom

  1. The BLSTs Role in the Materiel Enterprise

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-05-17

    CECOM AVN LAR AMCOM LAR PM UAS CECOM AVN LAR AMCOM LAR PM UAS CECOM AVN LAR PM UAS Ba gr am Sh an k M ar m al Ja la la ba d Legend Coordinating...relationship Administrative control AED = Aviation Engineering Directorate AMCOM = Aviation and Missile Command AVN = Avionics BLST = Brigade logistics

  2. Future Nanotube Commercialization Opportunities at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and the US Army Aviation and Missile Command

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Watson, Michael; Shah, Sandeep; Kaul, Raj; Zhu, Shen; Vandiver, Terry; Zimmerman, Joe E. (Technical Monitor)

    2001-01-01

    Nanotube technology has broad applicability to programs at both the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and the US Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM). MSFC has interest in applications of nanotubes as sensors and high strength lightweight materials for propulsion system components, avionic systems, and scientific instruments. MSFC is currently pursuing internal programs to develop nanotube temperature sensors, heat pipes, and metal matrix composites. In support of these application areas MSFC is interested in growth of long nanotubes, growth of nanotubes in the microgravity environment, and nanotubes fabricated from high temperature materials such as Boron Nitride or Silicon Carbide. AMCOM is similarly interested in nanotube applications which take advantage of the nanotube thermal conductance properties, high strength, and lightweight. Applications of interest to AMCOM include rocket motor casing structures, rocket nozzles, and lightweight structure and aeronautic skins.

  3. Programmable personality interface for the dynamic infrared scene generator (IRSG2)

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Buford, James A., Jr.; Mobley, Scott B.; Mayhall, Anthony J.; Braselton, William J.

    1998-07-01

    As scene generator platforms begin to rely specifically on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and software components, the need for high speed programmable personality interfaces (PPIs) are required for interfacing to Infrared (IR) flight computer/processors and complex IR projectors in the hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) simulation facilities. Recent technological advances and innovative applications of established technologies are beginning to allow development of cost effective PPIs to interface to COTS scene generators. At the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (MRDEC) researchers have developed such a PPI to reside between the AMCOM MRDEC IR Scene Generator (IRSG) and either a missile flight computer or the dynamic Laser Diode Array Projector (LDAP). AMCOM MRDEC has developed several PPIs for the first and second generation IRSGs (IRSG1 and IRSG2), which are based on Silicon Graphics Incorporated (SGI) Onyx and Onyx2 computers with Reality Engine 2 (RE2) and Infinite Reality (IR/IR2) graphics engines. This paper provides an overview of PPIs designed, integrated, tested, and verified at AMCOM MRDEC, specifically the IRSG2's PPI.

  4. A Gap Analysis of Life Cycle Management Commands and Best Purchasing and Supply Management Organizations

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-01-01

    of the Army’s Life Cycle Management Commands (LCMCs)—those for Aviation and Missiles (AMCOM), Communications - Electronics (CECOM), and Tank-automotive...took time from their busy schedules to participate in our interviews. We would like to thank Lieutenant Colonel John Coombs for helping us track down...Army Communications -Electronics Life Cycle Management Command CPFR collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment DCMA Defense Contract

  5. Recent progress in MEMS technology development for military applications

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Ruffin, Paul B.; Burgett, Sherrie J.

    2001-08-01

    The recent progress of ongoing efforts at the Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) to develop microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology for military applications is discussed in this paper. The current maturity level of low cost, low power, micro devices in industry, which range from simple temperature and pressure sensors to accelerometers in airbags, provides a viable foundation for the development of rugged MEMS devices for dual-use applications. Early MEMS technology development efforts at AMCOM emphasized inertial MEMS sensors. An Army Science and Technology Objective (STO) project was initiated to develop low cost inertial components with moderate angular rate sensor resolution for measuring pitch and yaw of missile attitude and rotational roll rate. Leveraging the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and other Government agencies has resulted in the development of breadboard inertial MEMS devices with improved robustness. During the past two years, MEMS research at AMCOM has been expanded to include environmental MEMS sensors for missile health monitoring, RF-MEMS, optical MEMS devices for beam steering, and micro-optic 'benches' for opto-electronics miniaturization. Additionally, MEMS packaging and integration issues have come into focus and are being addressed. Selected ongoing research efforts in these areas are presented, and some horizon MEMS sensors requirements for Army and law enforcement are presented for consideration.

  6. Airworthiness Qualification Criteria for Rotorcraft with External Sling Loads

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Key, David L.

    2002-01-01

    This report presents the results of a study to develop airworthiness requirements for rotorcraft with external sling loads. The report starts with a review of the various phenomena that limit external sling load operations. Specifically discussed are the rotorcraft-load aeroservoelastic stability, load-on handling qualities, effects of automatic flight control system failure, load suspension system failure, and load stability at speed. Based on past experience and treatment of these phenomena, criteria are proposed to form a package for airworthiness qualification. The desired end objective is a set of operational flight envelopes for the rotorcraft with intended loads that can be provided to the user to guide operations in the field. The specific criteria proposed are parts of ADS-33E-PRF; MIL-F-9490D, and MIL-STD-913A all applied in the context of external sling loads. The study was performed for the Directorate of Engineering, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), as part of the contract monitored by the Aerothermodynamics Directorate, U.S. Army AMCOM.

  7. Advancements in hardware-in-the-loop simulations at the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Buford, James A.; Jolly, Alexander C.; Mobley, Scott B.; Sholes, William J.

    2000-07-01

    A greater awareness of and increased interest in the use of modeling and simulation (M&S) has been demonstrated at many levels within the Department of Defense (DoD) and all the Armed Services agencies in recent years. M&S application is regarded as a viable means of lowering the life cycle costs of missile defense and tactical missile weapon system acquisition beginning with studies of new concepts of war-fighting through user training and post-deployment support. The Aviation and Missile Research, Engineering, and Development Center (AMRDEC) of the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) has an extensive history of applying all types of M&S to weapons system development and has been a particularly strong advocate of hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) simulation and test for many years. Over the past 40 years AMRDEC has developed and maintained the Advanced Simulation Center (ASC) which provides world-class, high fidelity, specific and dedicated HWIL simulation and test capabilities for the Army's missile defense and tactical missile program offices in both the infrared and radio frequency sensor domains. The ASC facility uses M&S to conduct daily HWIL missile simulations and tests to support flight tests, missile/system development, independent verification and validation of weapon system embedded software and simulations, and missile/system performance against current and future threat environments. This paper describes the ASC role, recaps the past year, describes the HWIL components and advancements, and outlines the path-ahead for the ASC in terms of both missile and complete system HWIL simulations and test with a focus on the imaging infrared systems.

  8. Using hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) simulation to provide low-cost testing of TMD IR missile systems

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Buford, James A., Jr.; Paone, Thad

    1998-07-01

    A greater awareness of and increased interest in the use of modeling and simulation (M&S) has been demonstrated at many levels within the Department of Defense (DoD) and all the Armed Services agencies in recent years. M&S application is regarded as a viable means of lowering the life cycle costs of theater missile defense (TMD) weapon system acquisition beginning with studies of new concepts of warfighting through user training and post-deployment support. The Missile Research, Engineering, and Development Center (MRDEC) of the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) has an extensive history of applying all types of M&S to TMD weapon system development and has been a particularly strong advocate of hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) simulation for many years. Over the past 10 years MRDEC has developed specific and dedicated HWIL capabilities for TMD applications in both the infrared and radio frequency sensor domains. This paper provides an overview of the infrared-based TMD HWIL missile facility known as the Imaging Infrared System Simulation (I2RSS) which is used to support the Theater High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) missile system. This facility uses M&S to conduct daily THAAD HWIL missile simulations to support flight tests, missile/system development, independent verification and validation of weapon system embedded software and simulations, and missile/system performance against current and future threat environments. This paper describes the THAAD TMD HWIL role, process, major components, HWIL verification/validation, and daily HWIL support areas in terms of both missile and complete system.

  9. Low-cost real-time infrared scene generation for image projection and signal injection

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Buford, James A., Jr.; King, David E.; Bowden, Mark H.

    1998-07-01

    As cost becomes an increasingly important factor in the development and testing of Infrared sensors and flight computer/processors, the need for accurate hardware-in-the- loop (HWIL) simulations is critical. In the past, expensive and complex dedicated scene generation hardware was needed to attain the fidelity necessary for accurate testing. Recent technological advances and innovative applications of established technologies are beginning to allow development of cost-effective replacements for dedicated scene generators. These new scene generators are mainly constructed from commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and software components. At the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (MRDEC), researchers have developed such a dynamic IR scene generator (IRSG) built around COTS hardware and software. The IRSG is used to provide dynamic inputs to an IR scene projector for in-band seeker testing and for direct signal injection into the seeker or processor electronics. AMCOM MRDEC has developed a second generation IRSG, namely IRSG2, using the latest Silicon Graphics Incorporated (SGI) Onyx2 with Infinite Reality graphics. As reported in previous papers, the SGI Onyx Reality Engine 2 is the platform of the original IRSG that is now referred to as IRSG1. IRSG1 has been in operation and used daily for the past three years on several IR projection and signal injection HWIL programs. Using this second generation IRSG, frame rates have increased from 120 Hz to 400 Hz and intensity resolution from 12 bits to 16 bits. The key features of the IRSGs are real time missile frame rates and frame sizes, dynamic missile-to-target(s) viewpoint updated each frame in real-time by a six-degree-of- freedom (6DOF) system under test (SUT) simulation, multiple dynamic objects (e.g. targets, terrain/background, countermeasures, and atmospheric effects), latency compensation, point-to-extended source anti-aliased targets, and sensor modeling effects. This paper provides a comparison between the IRSG1 and IRSG2 systems and focuses on the IRSG software, real time features, and database development tools.

  10. 32 CFR 525.5 - Entry authorization (procedure).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC RELATIONS ENTRY AUTHORIZATION REGULATION FOR KWAJALEIN MISSILE RANGE § 525.5 Entry... the National Range Commander, the Commander, Kwajalein Missile Range or the designated representative... the Commander, Kwajalein Missile Range, responds to an application, and the National Range Commander...

  11. 32 CFR 525.5 - Entry authorization (procedure).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC RELATIONS ENTRY AUTHORIZATION REGULATION FOR KWAJALEIN MISSILE RANGE § 525.5 Entry... the National Range Commander, the Commander, Kwajalein Missile Range or the designated representative... the Commander, Kwajalein Missile Range, responds to an application, and the National Range Commander...

  12. 32 CFR 525.5 - Entry authorization (procedure).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC RELATIONS ENTRY AUTHORIZATION REGULATION FOR KWAJALEIN MISSILE RANGE § 525.5 Entry... the National Range Commander, the Commander, Kwajalein Missile Range or the designated representative... the Commander, Kwajalein Missile Range, responds to an application, and the National Range Commander...

  13. 32 CFR 525.5 - Entry authorization (procedure).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC RELATIONS ENTRY AUTHORIZATION REGULATION FOR KWAJALEIN MISSILE RANGE § 525.5 Entry... the National Range Commander, the Commander, Kwajalein Missile Range or the designated representative... the Commander, Kwajalein Missile Range, responds to an application, and the National Range Commander...

  14. 32 CFR 525.5 - Entry authorization (procedure).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC RELATIONS ENTRY AUTHORIZATION REGULATION FOR KWAJALEIN MISSILE RANGE § 525.5 Entry... the National Range Commander, the Commander, Kwajalein Missile Range or the designated representative... the Commander, Kwajalein Missile Range, responds to an application, and the National Range Commander...

  15. 77 FR 49436 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

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    2012-08-16

    ... Consideration for Purchase: 240 Block I Javelin Missiles, Command Launch Units (CLU) Missile Simulation Rounds... possible purchase of 240 Block I Javelin Missiles, Command Launch Units (CLU), Missile Simulation Rounds...

  16. 77 FR 49432 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-08-16

    ...: 240 Block I Javelin Missiles, 60 Command Launch Units (CLU), Missile Simulation Rounds (MSR), Battery... purchase of 240 Block I Javelin Missiles, 60 Command Launch Units (CLU) Missile Simulation Rounds (MSR...

  17. AMCOM Hexavalent Chrome Free Initiatives

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-12-01

    AMCOM Hexavalent Chrome Free Initiatives 1 December 2010 SERDP-ESTCP Symposium Washington DC Mark Feathers AMCOM G-4 Environmental Division... Hexavalent Chrome Free Initiatives 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) 5d. PROJECT NUMBER 5e. TASK NUMBER 5f...system environmental life cycle sustainability. G-4 is actively engaged in initiatives to reduce the use of hexavalent chrome used in materials and

  18. Missile Defense Acquisition: Failure Is Not An Option

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-01-26

    Missile Defense Acquisition: Failure is Not an Option 8 capabilities. Retired Marine General James Mattis ’ renowned quote rings true, “The enemy...american-missile-defense-why-failure-is- an-option. 18 Vago Muradian, “Interview: Gen. James Mattis , Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command,” 23 May...2010, http://archive.defensenews.com/article/20100523/DEFFEAT03/5230301/Gen- James - Mattis . 19 Institute for Defense Analyses, p. II-3. 20 Missile

  19. BMDO Raptor/Talon Program

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1993-06-01

    During the lambing season, disturbance to the sheep potentially jeopardizes lamb survival, and thus the overall stability of the herd June 1993...New Mexico 88004 May 3, 1993 Commander U.S. Army, White Sands Missile Range ATTN: STEWS -ES-E (Bldg. T-150) White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico...263 2-22-93-1-264 Commander U.S. Army, White Sands Missile Range ATTN: STEWS -ES-E (Bldg. T-150) White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico 88002

  20. 60. SAC emblem on side of missile, front lawn, building ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    60. SAC emblem on side of missile, front lawn, building 500, looking west - Offutt Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command Headquarters & Command Center, Headquarters Building, 901 SAC Boulevard, Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE

  1. 65. SAC Minuteman Missile "shell", mounted for permanent display in ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    65. SAC Minuteman Missile "shell", mounted for permanent display in front lawn, building 500, looking east - Offutt Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command Headquarters & Command Center, Headquarters Building, 901 SAC Boulevard, Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE

  2. Short-Time Mass Variation in Natural Atmospheric Dust.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1979-11-01

    many years. When the Krakatoa volcano in the South Pacific erupted in 1883, ejecting tons of dust into the high atmosphere, people from many parts of the...Flight Center, AL 35812 Commander Naval Ocean Systems Center (Code 4473) Commander ATTN: Technical Library US Army Missile R&D Command San Diego, CA...PO Box 67 ATTN: DRDMI-TBD APO San Francisco, CA 96555 US Army Missile R&D Command Redstone Arsenal, AL 35809 Director NOAA/ERL/APCL R31 Commander RB3

  3. 2015 Assessment of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-04-01

    performance and test adequacy of the BMDS, its four autonomous BMDS systems, and its sensor/command and control architecture. The four autonomous BMDS...Patriot. The Command and Control , Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) element anchors the sensor/command and control architecture. This...Warfare operations against a cruise missile surrogate. Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD). GMD has demonstrated capability against small

  4. 32 CFR 525.2 - Background and authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... PUBLIC RELATIONS ENTRY AUTHORIZATION REGULATION FOR KWAJALEIN MISSILE RANGE § 525.2 Background and..., and aircraft into Kwajalein Missile Range is exercised through the Commander, Ballistic Missile...

  5. 32 CFR 525.2 - Background and authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... PUBLIC RELATIONS ENTRY AUTHORIZATION REGULATION FOR KWAJALEIN MISSILE RANGE § 525.2 Background and..., and aircraft into Kwajalein Missile Range is exercised through the Commander, Ballistic Missile...

  6. 32 CFR 525.2 - Background and authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... PUBLIC RELATIONS ENTRY AUTHORIZATION REGULATION FOR KWAJALEIN MISSILE RANGE § 525.2 Background and..., and aircraft into Kwajalein Missile Range is exercised through the Commander, Ballistic Missile...

  7. 32 CFR 525.2 - Background and authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... PUBLIC RELATIONS ENTRY AUTHORIZATION REGULATION FOR KWAJALEIN MISSILE RANGE § 525.2 Background and..., and aircraft into Kwajalein Missile Range is exercised through the Commander, Ballistic Missile...

  8. 32 CFR 525.2 - Background and authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... PUBLIC RELATIONS ENTRY AUTHORIZATION REGULATION FOR KWAJALEIN MISSILE RANGE § 525.2 Background and..., and aircraft into Kwajalein Missile Range is exercised through the Commander, Ballistic Missile...

  9. Solar Eclipse (1979). Part II. Initial Results for Ionization Sources, Electron Density, and Minor Neutral Constituents.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-10-01

    OH 45433 Director Commandant Office of Missile Electronic Warfare US Army Field Artillery School ATTN: DELEW-M-STO (Dr. Steven Kovel) ATTN: ATSF- CF -R...Commander Commandant US Army White Sands Missile Range US Army Field Artillery School ATTN: STEWS-PT-AL (Laurel B. Saunders) ATTN: ATSF- CF -R White Sands...Commander Defense Communications Agency US Army INSCOM/Quest Research Corporation Technical Library Center ATTN: Mr. Donald Wilmot Code 222 6845 Elm Street

  10. 75 FR 42722 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-07-22

    ... Missile Cable Affairs Offices at missile bases reporting to Headquarters Air Global Strike Command... entry and replace with ``Director of Maintenance, Deputy Chief of Staff/Logistics, Headquarters United... Communications Branch, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command/A6ON, 414 Curtiss Road, Suite 227, Barksdale...

  11. 78 FR 76825 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-12-19

    ... RF missiles, 91 TOW-2A Fly-to-Buy missiles, 49 TOW-2B Fly-to-Buy missiles, containers, spare and... missiles, containers, spare and repair parts, support equipment, tools and test equipment, publications and... launcher to track and guide the missile in flight. Guidance commands from the launcher are provided to the...

  12. Tactical Airspace Integration System Situation Awareness Integration Into the Cockpit: Phase 2

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-03-01

    ARL-TR-6371 March 2013 prepared by U.S. Army Research Laboratory Human Research and Engineering Directorate (AMCOM Field...Situation Awareness Integration Into the Cockpit: Phase II Michael Sage Jessee and Anthony Morris Human Research and Engineering Directorate, ARL...prepared by U.S. Army Research Laboratory Human Research and Engineering Directorate (AMCOM Field Element) Bldg 5400, Room C236

  13. 29 CFR 1952.243 - Final approval determination.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Lisburne Long Range Missile Base, Point Lay Short Range Missile Base, Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island, Fort Greeley Missile Defense in Delta Junction, the U.S. Coast Guard Integrated Support Commands...

  14. 29 CFR 1952.243 - Final approval determination.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Lisburne Long Range Missile Base, Point Lay Short Range Missile Base, Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island, Fort Greeley Missile Defense in Delta Junction, the U.S. Coast Guard Integrated Support Commands...

  15. 29 CFR 1952.243 - Final approval determination.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Lisburne Long Range Missile Base, Point Lay Short Range Missile Base, Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island, Fort Greeley Missile Defense in Delta Junction, the U.S. Coast Guard Integrated Support Commands...

  16. 29 CFR 1952.243 - Final approval determination.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Lisburne Long Range Missile Base, Point Lay Short Range Missile Base, Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island, Fort Greeley Missile Defense in Delta Junction, the U.S. Coast Guard Integrated Support Commands...

  17. 29 CFR 1952.243 - Final approval determination.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Lisburne Long Range Missile Base, Point Lay Short Range Missile Base, Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island, Fort Greeley Missile Defense in Delta Junction, the U.S. Coast Guard Integrated Support Commands...

  18. Dust Cloud Models: Sensitivity of Calculated Transmittances to Variations in Input Parameters

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1981-06-01

    Artillery School ATTN: DELEW-M-STO (Dr. Steven Kovel) ATTN: ATSF- CF -R (CPT James M. Watson) White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002 Fort Sill, OK 73503 Office...STEWS-PT-AL (Laurel B. Saunders) ATTN: ATSF- CF -R White Sands Missile Range, RM 88002 Fort Sill, OK 73503 Commander Commandant US Army RAD Coordinator...Army Field Artillery School ATTN: OELEW-M-STO (Dr. Steven Kovel) ATTN: ATSF- CF -R (CPT James M. Watson) White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002 Fort Sill, OK

  19. 78 FR 76822 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

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    2013-12-19

    ... missiles, containers, spare and repair parts, support equipment, tools and test equipment, publications and... missiles, 7 Fly-to-Buy TOW2A missiles, containers, spare and repair parts, support equipment, tools and... thermal) for the launcher to track and guide the missile in flight. Guidance commands from the launcher...

  20. Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-02-24

    13 The FALCON Study...range strike capabilities. These include bombers, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and boost-glide technologies that would mate a rocket booster...Command, Hearing, April 4, 2005. 23 Grossman, Elaine M., “U.S. General: Precise Long-Range Missiles may Enable Big Nuclear Cuts,” Inside the Pentagon

  1. 33 CFR 334.1390 - Pacific Ocean at Barking Sands, Island of Kauai, Hawaii; missile range facility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ..., Island of Kauai, Hawaii; missile range facility. 334.1390 Section 334.1390 Navigation and Navigable... REGULATIONS § 334.1390 Pacific Ocean at Barking Sands, Island of Kauai, Hawaii; missile range facility. (a... individual basis, by prior arrangement with the Commanding Officer, Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaiian...

  2. 33 CFR 334.1130 - Pacific Ocean, Western Space and Missile Center (WSMC), Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; danger zones.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Missile Center (WSMC), Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; danger zones. 334.1130 Section 334.1130 Navigation and... RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS § 334.1130 Pacific Ocean, Western Space and Missile Center (WSMC), Vandenberg AFB... Point Arguello, unless prior permission is obtained from the Commander, Western Space and Missile Center...

  3. 33 CFR 334.1130 - Pacific Ocean, Western Space and Missile Center (WSMC), Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; danger zones.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Missile Center (WSMC), Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; danger zones. 334.1130 Section 334.1130 Navigation and... RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS § 334.1130 Pacific Ocean, Western Space and Missile Center (WSMC), Vandenberg AFB... Point Arguello, unless prior permission is obtained from the Commander, Western Space and Missile Center...

  4. 33 CFR 334.1390 - Pacific Ocean at Barking Sands, Island of Kauai, Hawaii; missile range facility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ..., Island of Kauai, Hawaii; missile range facility. 334.1390 Section 334.1390 Navigation and Navigable... REGULATIONS § 334.1390 Pacific Ocean at Barking Sands, Island of Kauai, Hawaii; missile range facility. (a... individual basis, by prior arrangement with the Commanding Officer, Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaiian...

  5. 33 CFR 334.1130 - Pacific Ocean, Western Space and Missile Center (WSMC), Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; danger zones.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Missile Center (WSMC), Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; danger zones. 334.1130 Section 334.1130 Navigation and... RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS § 334.1130 Pacific Ocean, Western Space and Missile Center (WSMC), Vandenberg AFB... Point Arguello, unless prior permission is obtained from the Commander, Western Space and Missile Center...

  6. 33 CFR 334.1390 - Pacific Ocean at Barking Sands, Island of Kauai, Hawaii; missile range facility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ..., Island of Kauai, Hawaii; missile range facility. 334.1390 Section 334.1390 Navigation and Navigable... REGULATIONS § 334.1390 Pacific Ocean at Barking Sands, Island of Kauai, Hawaii; missile range facility. (a... individual basis, by prior arrangement with the Commanding Officer, Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaiian...

  7. 33 CFR 334.1130 - Pacific Ocean, Western Space and Missile Center (WSMC), Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; danger zones.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Missile Center (WSMC), Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; danger zones. 334.1130 Section 334.1130 Navigation and... RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS § 334.1130 Pacific Ocean, Western Space and Missile Center (WSMC), Vandenberg AFB... Point Arguello, unless prior permission is obtained from the Commander, Western Space and Missile Center...

  8. 33 CFR 334.1390 - Pacific Ocean at Barking Sands, Island of Kauai, Hawaii; missile range facility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ..., Island of Kauai, Hawaii; missile range facility. 334.1390 Section 334.1390 Navigation and Navigable... REGULATIONS § 334.1390 Pacific Ocean at Barking Sands, Island of Kauai, Hawaii; missile range facility. (a... individual basis, by prior arrangement with the Commanding Officer, Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaiian...

  9. 33 CFR 334.1130 - Pacific Ocean, Western Space and Missile Center (WSMC), Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; danger zones.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Missile Center (WSMC), Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; danger zones. 334.1130 Section 334.1130 Navigation and... RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS § 334.1130 Pacific Ocean, Western Space and Missile Center (WSMC), Vandenberg AFB... Point Arguello, unless prior permission is obtained from the Commander, Western Space and Missile Center...

  10. 9. Photocopy of command flow chart of NIKE Battalion, Headquarters ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    9. Photocopy of command flow chart of NIKE Battalion, Headquarters Battery and Missile Battery from Procedures and Drills for NIKE Ajax System, Department of the Army Field Manual, FM-44-80 from Institute for Military History, Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, PA 1956 - NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, East Windsor Road south of State Route 101, Foster, Providence County, RI

  11. Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-05-05

    13 The FALCON Study...bombers, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and boost-glide technologies that would mate a rocket booster with a hypersonic glide vehicle. Congress has...Strategic Command, Hearing, April 4, 2005. 23 Grossman, Elaine M., “U.S. General: Precise Long-Range Missiles may Enable Big Nuclear Cuts,” Inside the

  12. Biased optimal guidance for a bank-to-turn missile

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Stallard, D. V.

    A practical terminal-phase guidance law for controlling the pitch acceleration and roll rate of a bank-to-turn missile with zero autopilot lags was derived and tested, so as to minimize squared miss distance without requiring overly large commands. An acceleration bias is introduced to prevent excessive roll commands due to noise. The Separation Theorem is invoked and the guidance (control) law is derived by applying optimal control theory, linearizing the nonlinear plant equation around the present missile orientation, and obtaining a closed-form solution. The optimal pitch-acceleration and roll-rate commands are respectively proportional to two components of the projected, constant-bias, miss distance, with a resemblance to earlier derivations and proportional navigation. Simulaiation results and other related work confirm the suitability of the guidance law.

  13. Crystal Field Splittings of the Hund Ground States of Nd(N) Ions in S4 Symmetry: Theory and Application to the Ga(3+) Site of Gd3Sc2Ga3O12.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-03-01

    DRDAR-TSS-S (STINFO) ATTN DRXRES-RTL, TECH LIBRARY ABERDEN PROVING GROUND , MD 21005 NATICK, MA 01762 23 %.. * ,w...DRXSY-MP (LIBRARY) ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND , MD 21005 UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RES £ ENGINEERING COMMANDER ATTN TECHNICAL LIBRARY, 3C128 US ARMY MISSILE...SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N 88002 ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND , MD 21005 DIRECTOR COMMANDER 08 RMM BALLISTIC RESEARCH LABORATORY US ARMY TROOP SUPPORT COMMAND AT

  14. 33 CFR 334.590 - Atlantic Ocean off Cape Canaveral, Fla.; Air Force missile testing area, Patrick Air Force Base...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ..., Fla.; Air Force missile testing area, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. 334.590 Section 334.590 Navigation... RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS § 334.590 Atlantic Ocean off Cape Canaveral, Fla.; Air Force missile testing area... during firing periods to be specified by the Commander, Air Force Missile Test Center, Patrick Air Force...

  15. 33 CFR 334.590 - Atlantic Ocean off Cape Canaveral, Fla.; Air Force missile testing area, Patrick Air Force Base...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ..., Fla.; Air Force missile testing area, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. 334.590 Section 334.590 Navigation... RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS § 334.590 Atlantic Ocean off Cape Canaveral, Fla.; Air Force missile testing area... during firing periods to be specified by the Commander, Air Force Missile Test Center, Patrick Air Force...

  16. 33 CFR 334.590 - Atlantic Ocean off Cape Canaveral, Fla.; Air Force missile testing area, Patrick Air Force Base...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ..., Fla.; Air Force missile testing area, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. 334.590 Section 334.590 Navigation... RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS § 334.590 Atlantic Ocean off Cape Canaveral, Fla.; Air Force missile testing area... during firing periods to be specified by the Commander, Air Force Missile Test Center, Patrick Air Force...

  17. 33 CFR 334.590 - Atlantic Ocean off Cape Canaveral, Fla.; Air Force missile testing area, Patrick Air Force Base...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ..., Fla.; Air Force missile testing area, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. 334.590 Section 334.590 Navigation... RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS § 334.590 Atlantic Ocean off Cape Canaveral, Fla.; Air Force missile testing area... during firing periods to be specified by the Commander, Air Force Missile Test Center, Patrick Air Force...

  18. Regional Joint-Integrated Air and Missile Defense (RF-IAMD): An Operational Level Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Command and Control (C2) Organization

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-05-15

    ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR( S ) 5d. PROJECT NUMBER Major Arthur Bruggeman, USMC 5e. TASK NUMBER Paper Advisor...Commander Charles Broomfield, USN 5f. WORK UNIT NUMBER 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME( S ) AND ADDRESS(ES) 8. PERFORMING...Newport, RI 02841-1207 9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME( S ) AND ADDRESS(ES) 10. SPONSOR

  19. Theater Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense: Guarding the Back Door

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1999-06-01

    employ radio command, laser, anti- radiation homing, or electro-optical guidance systems. TASMs will benefit from the same technological developments...mile-range Al-Husayn missile within range of all major Israeli cities, and its nuclear facilities in the Negev desert. The existence of these sites...solutions (“engage on remote”), or simply launch missiles without radiating , and allow the AFCR to guide the missiles to the target

  20. KSC-LOC-63P-0151

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    1963-11-16

    CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. -- Maj. Gen. L. I. Davis, commander of the U.S. Air Force Missile Test Center, welcomes President John F. Kennedy to the Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex in Florida. Photo Credit: NASA

  1. 33 CFR 334.980 - Pacific Ocean; around San Nicolas Island, Calif., naval restricted area.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... regulations. (1) No seaplanes, other than those approved for entry by the Commander, Pacific Missile Range... section, relating to sections BRAVO and CHARLIE, no vessels other than Pacific Missile Range craft and... Missile Range by telephone or radio. Boats must remain at least 300 yards from the shoreline of San...

  2. 33 CFR 334.720 - Gulf of Mexico, south from Choctawhatchee Bay; guided missiles test operations area, Headquarters...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Gulf of Mexico, south from Choctawhatchee Bay; guided missiles test operations area, Headquarters Air Proving Ground Command, U.S. Air Force... Mexico, south from Choctawhatchee Bay; guided missiles test operations area, Headquarters Air Proving...

  3. 33 CFR 334.980 - Pacific Ocean; around San Nicolas Island, Calif., naval restricted area.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... regulations. (1) No seaplanes, other than those approved for entry by the Commander, Pacific Missile Range... section, relating to sections BRAVO and CHARLIE, no vessels other than Pacific Missile Range craft and... Missile Range by telephone or radio. Boats must remain at least 300 yards from the shoreline of San...

  4. 33 CFR 334.980 - Pacific Ocean; around San Nicolas Island, Calif., naval restricted area.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... regulations. (1) No seaplanes, other than those approved for entry by the Commander, Pacific Missile Range... section, relating to sections BRAVO and CHARLIE, no vessels other than Pacific Missile Range craft and... Missile Range by telephone or radio. Boats must remain at least 300 yards from the shoreline of San...

  5. 33 CFR 334.980 - Pacific Ocean; around San Nicolas Island, Calif., naval restricted area.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... regulations. (1) No seaplanes, other than those approved for entry by the Commander, Pacific Missile Range... section, relating to sections BRAVO and CHARLIE, no vessels other than Pacific Missile Range craft and... Missile Range by telephone or radio. Boats must remain at least 300 yards from the shoreline of San...

  6. A design proposal of a certain missile tactical command system based on Beidou satellite communication and GPS positioning techniques

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Ma, Jian; Hao, Yongsheng; Miao, Jian; Zhang, Jianmao

    2007-11-01

    This paper introduced a design proposal of tactical command system that applied to a kind of anti-tank missile carriers. The tactical command system was made up of embedded computer system based on PC104 bus, Linux operating system, digital military map, Beidou satellite communication equipments and GPS positioning equipments. The geographic coordinates was measured by the GPS receiver, the positioning data, commands and information were transmitted real-time between tactical command systems, tactical command systems and command center, by the Beidou satellite communication systems. The Beidou satellite communication equipments and GPS positioning equipments were integrated to an independent module, exchanging data with embedded computer through RS232 serial ports and USB ports. The decision support system software based on information fusion, calculates positioning data, geography information and battle field information synthetically, shows the position of allies and the position of enemy on the military map, and assesses the various threats of different enemy objects, educes a situation assessment and threat assessment.

  7. Origin of Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)

    NASA Image and Video Library

    1950-01-01

    General Medaris, (left) who was a Commander of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, during 1955 to 1958, shakes hands with Major General Holger Toftoy (right), who consolidated U.S. missile and rocketry development.

  8. Detection technique of targets for missile defense system

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Guo, Hua-ling; Deng, Jia-hao; Cai, Ke-rong

    2009-11-01

    Ballistic missile defense system (BMDS) is a weapon system for intercepting enemy ballistic missiles. It includes ballistic-missile warning system, target discrimination system, anti-ballistic-missile guidance systems, and command-control communication system. Infrared imaging detection and laser imaging detection are widely used in BMDS for surveillance, target detection, target tracking, and target discrimination. Based on a comprehensive review of the application of target-detection techniques in the missile defense system, including infrared focal plane arrays (IRFPA), ground-based radar detection technology, 3-dimensional imaging laser radar with a photon counting avalanche photodiode (APD) arrays and microchip laser, this paper focuses on the infrared and laser imaging detection techniques in missile defense system, as well as the trends for their future development.

  9. Command and Control: An Introduction

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1989-03-01

    34 [Ref. 13:p. 31) F. SUMMARY With an understanding of the architecture of generic command and control sytems , it is now time to examine the 146 methods...Center ABM Antiballistic Missile ACCS Army Command and Control System ACE Aviation Combat Element ADP Automatic Data Processing AFB Air Force Base AFM Air

  10. 77 FR 25706 - Notice of Advisory Committee Closed Meeting; U.S. Strategic Command Strategic Advisory Group

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    2012-05-01

    ..., Command and Control, Science and Technology, Missile Defense. Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Notice of Advisory Committee Closed Meeting; U.S. Strategic Command Strategic Advisory Group AGENCY: Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee closed meeting...

  11. White Sands Missile Range Overview & Introduction: Test Capabilities Briefing

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-11-07

    PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC),White Sands Missile Range,White Sands Missile Range,NM,88002...5000 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER 9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 10. SPONSOR/MONITOR’S ACRONYM(S) 11. SPONSOR...solar radiation, icing, salt fog, etc. • Instrumented for system performance / diagnostics  Climatics testing capabilities • Fixed and mobile test

  12. Methodology for determination and use of the no-escape envelope of an air-to-air-missile

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Neuman, Frank

    1988-01-01

    A large gap exists between optimal control and differential-game theory and their applications. The purpose of this paper is to show how this gap may be bridged. Missile-avoidance of realistically simulated infrared heat-seeking, fire-and-forget missile is studied. In detailed simulations, sweeping out the discretized initial condition space, avoidance methods based on pilot experience are combined with those based on simplified optimal control analysis to derive an approximation to the no-escape missile envelopes. The detailed missile equations and no-escape envelopes were then incorporated into an existing piloted simulation of air-to-air combat to generate missile firing decisions as well as missile avoidance commands. The use of these envelopes was found to be effective in both functions.

  13. 1201046

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    2012-10-15

    ALABAMA GOV. ROBERT BENTLEY, RIGHT, CONGRATULATES MARSHALL CENTER DIRECTOR PATRICK SCHEUERMANN, LEFT, AND U.S. ARMY MAJ. GEN. LYNN COLLYAR, COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE U.S. ARMY AVIATION & MISSILE COMMAND, FOR A SUCCESSFUL 50 YEARS OF MISSION SUCCESS AND COLLABORATION IN THE HUNTSVILLE COMMUNITY

  14. Wernher von Braun

    NASA Image and Video Library

    1959-03-04

    Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director of the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency's (ABMA) Development Operations Division, talks to Huntsville Mayor R. B. "Speck" Searcy, center, and Army Ordnance Missile Command (ARMC) Major General John B. Medaris, right, during "Moon Day" celebrations in downtown Huntsville, Alabama. (Courtesy of Huntsville/Madison County Public Library)

  15. DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimeter) Stability Test for Liquid Propellants: A Preliminary Report.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1987-09-01

    AL 35898 1 Commander Commander Naval Air Systems Command US Army Missile and Space ATTN: J. Ramnarace, Intelligence Center AIR-54111C ATTN: AMSMI-YDL...uSE. .3o BUSIN S RE L MAIL FIRST CLASS PERMIT NO 12062 WASHINGTON,OCI 0IRTPOSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Director US Army Ballistic

  16. Study of Command and Control (C&C) Structures on the Employment of Collaborative Engagement Capability (CEC) on Land Systems

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-09-01

    especially the sophisticated sea- skimming missiles that take advantage of the earth’s spherical nature as well the “sea clutter” that obstructs...radar capabilities such as the radar scanning range and ability to filter sea clutter to detect sea- skimming missile. The longer the range and the more...sea clutter Compact, cluttered with buildings, residents Common Threats Long-range sea skimming missiles Projectiles Platform Large platform

  17. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Warner, R.E.

    This paper seeks to provoke the thought of whether the battle manager of the future will be a human or a computer and where he/it will be located. The sensors, weapons, and problems with the missile-attack warning systems threat need to be understood before decisions can be made about the future. The author talks about technology driving the decisions and the time to make the decisions being key factors in space-battle management. He looks at when and how to kill a missile launched either from Soviet soil or space and the myriad of things that must happen before the battlemore » manager can make a decision: (1) the missile(s) must be detected; (2) then all the information about the missile(s) needs to be passed to the battle manager and all the decision makers in the chain of command, including the National Command Authority. It is emphasize the communication process must be fast and not affected by either jamming or nuclear bursts, and it also must be designed so that if a part is destroyed the system is still responsive to the battle manager. Questions such as should only the United States be protected by this system or should it include our allies; and then who are they and should an international body control the system are asked. The author finally concludes that the battle manager of the future will be located in space.« less

  18. CARS (Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering) Spectroscopy of the Reaction Zone of Methane-Nitrous Oxide and RDX Propellant Flames.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1986-01-01

    IB, L. Watermier A. Barrows G. Adams R. Fifer M. Miller T. Coffee J. Heimeryl C. Nelson J. Vanderhoff J. Anderson Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005...Electronics Research and Development Command ATTN: ANSEL -ED DELSD-L 0 Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5301 Commander U.S. Army Missile Command ATTN: AMSMI-R

  19. Development of guidance laws for a variable-speed missile

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Gazit, R.; Gutman, S.

    1991-05-01

    The most used guidance law for short-range homing missiles is proportional navigation (PN). In PN, the acceleration command is proportional to the line-of-sight (LOS) angular velocity. Indeed, if a missile and a target move on a collision course with constant speeds, the LOS rate is zero. The speed of a highly maneuverable modern missile varies considerably during flight. The performance of PN is far from being satisfactory in that case. In this article the collision course for a variable-speed missile is analyzed and a guidance law that steers the heading of the missile to the collision course is defined. Guidancemore » laws based on optimal control and differential game formulations are developed, and note that both optimal laws coincide with the Guidance to Collision law at impact. The performance improvement of the missile using the new guidance law as compared to PN is demonstrated. 19 refs.« less

  20. SpaceX CRS-12 "What's on Board?" Science Briefing

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    2017-08-13

    John London, an engineer for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, left, and Chip Hardy, Kestrel Eye program manager for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, speak to members of social media in the Kennedy Space Center’s Press Site auditorium. The briefing focused on research planned for launch to the International Space Station. The scientific materials and supplies will be aboard a Dragon spacecraft scheduled for launch from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A on Aug. 14 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the company's 12th Commercial Resupply Services mission to the space station.

  1. Analytical Design of Terminally Guided Missiles.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-01-02

    Equivalent Dominant Poles and Zeros Using Industrial Specifications," Trans. on Industrial Electronics and Control Instrumentation, Vol. IECI-26, No...The relaxation of the sampling period requirement and the flexibility of our new method facilitate the practical industrial implementation and...with the Guidance and Control Directorate, U.S. Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama 35809. I. INTRODUCTION Most practical industrial circuits

  2. Design and Analysis of Coordinated Bank-to-Turn (CBTT) Autopilots for Bank-to-Turn (BTT) Missiles.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1983-12-01

    with the acceleration command shown in Figures 4.3 it was necessary to modify the antigravity command as follows to S..assure an anti-gravity bias of...and the kinematic cross-coupling of -B.P into a. Also the antigravity command coso cose is inserted into nz. This model is shown in Figure 4.1. The

  3. Proceedings of the Smoke/Obscurants Symposium 5, Held at Harry Diamond Laboratories, Adelphi, Maryland 28, 29, & 30 April, 1981. Volume 2

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1981-07-01

    C-11. Cluttor Rejecti,, Techniques for Laser Semi-Active Missile Systems .................. 715 .H. F. Anders.n (MICOM), F. J. Polge ’UAHIi...Qriffin, J, A-25* Price, W. R. A-11PGriffith. P. N, A-4* Poleski, F. D-5PGuerin, M. C-16 Polge , R. J. C-11l xvii Proceedings Papers by Author...Sensors Directorate US Army Missile Laboratory US Army Missile Command Redstone Arsenal, Alabama 35898 ROBERT J. POLGE University of Alabama, Huntsville

  4. 106-17 Telemetry Standards Front Matter

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-07-01

    IS UNLIMITED ABERDEEN TEST CENTER DUGWAY PROVING GROUND REAGAN TEST SITE REDSTONE TEST CENTER WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE YUMA PROVING GROUND...Council US Army White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico 88002-5110 This page intentionally left blank. Telemetry Standards, IRIG Standard 106-17...TM receiver commands for interoperability. f. Task TG-141: Update IRIG 106 with Standards for Data Quality Metrics (DQM) and Data Quality

  5. High Frontier, The Journal for Space & Missile Professionals. Volume 5, Number 3

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-05-01

    assume cyberspace responsibilities as directed by CORONA Fall. General Kehler has commanded at the squadron, group, and twice at the wing level, and has...October 2008 CORONA conference, the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), in con- cert with Air Force Cyberspace Command (Provisional), is working diligently...which include electronic jamming equipment, computer viruses , directed-energy weapons, laser beam weapons, and non-directed-energy weapons

  6. Installation Restoration Program Management Plan

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1999-03-01

    Proving Ground Dugway Proving Ground White Sands Missile Range Yuma Proving Ground Aviation Missile Command Redstone Arsenal Letterkenny Army Depot...approved for Public Release DUC QUALITY INSPECTED 3 REPLY TO ATTENTION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY U.S. ARMY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND ...environmental documents. The TIC is located at the USAEC at Aberdeen Proving Ground , MD. If an installation or MACOM/MSC is not aware of

  7. Apogee, Perigee, and Recovery: Chronology of Army Exploitation of Space

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1989-01-01

    46 17. A BMD Advanced Technology Center infrared optical sensor is shown prior to mounting into a specially designed payload...wave infrared sensors to detect and track enemy ballistic missile warheads ..................... 50 21. In June 1984, the U.S. Army launched the...LWIR Long Wavelength Infrared MAAG Military Assistance Advisory Group MET SAT Meteorology Satellite MHV Miniature Homing Device MICOM Missile Command

  8. Guidance and Control Aspects of Tactical Air-Launched Missiles

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-10-01

    information; - Continuously stimulating advances in the aerospace sciences relevant to strengthening the common defence pusture; -- Improving the co...Symposium on Precision Delivery Systems was held at Eglin Air Force Base , Florida. USA. Many important advances in guidance sensor technology, control system...paper concentrates primarily or the US Army Missile Command’s technology base for development of the precision pointing and tracking or fire control

  9. Diode-pumped Tunable 3 Micron Laser Sources

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2000-02-21

    DoD Ballistic Missile Defense Organization U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command SBIR Phase I Final Report AC Materials, Inc. 2721 Forsyth...pumped tunable 3 micron laser sources 6. AUTHORISI Arlete Cassanho, Hans Jenssen 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) AC Materials, Inc...impurities in the final crystal, starting materials for the crystal growth were prepared at AC Materials from optical grade barium fluoride and

  10. Real Time Large Memory Optical Pattern Recognition.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-06-01

    AD-Ri58 023 REAL TIME LARGE MEMORY OPTICAL PATTERN RECOGNITION(U) - h ARMY MISSILE COMMAND REDSTONE ARSENAL AL RESEARCH DIRECTORATE D A GREGORY JUN...TECHNICAL REPORT RR-84-9 Ln REAL TIME LARGE MEMORY OPTICAL PATTERN RECOGNITION Don A. Gregory Research Directorate US Army Missile Laboratory JUNE 1984 L...RR-84-9 , ___/_ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ __"__ _ 4. TITLE (and Subtitle) S. TYPE OF REPORT & PERIOD COVERED Real Time Large Memory Optical Pattern Technical

  11. 106. Air defense command "master plan", base map," RCA Service ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    106. Air defense command "master plan", base map," RCA Service Company tab no. F-1, sheet 1 of 2, dated 22 October, 1965. - Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site II, One mile west of mile marker 293.5 on Parks Highway, 5 miles southwest of Anderson, Anderson, Denali Borough, AK

  12. 107. Air defense command "master plan, basic mission plan," RCA ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    107. Air defense command "master plan, basic mission plan," RCA Service Company tab no. F-1, sheet 2 of 2, dated 1 June, 1963. - Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site II, One mile west of mile marker 293.5 on Parks Highway, 5 miles southwest of Anderson, Anderson, Denali Borough, AK

  13. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Lewis, G.N.; Postol, T.A.

    Long-range nuclear-armed cruise missiles are highly accurate and are capable of reaching most targets within the United States and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) from launch points beyond their borders. Neither the United States nor the CIS has air surveillance systems capable of providing reliable warning against cruise missiles. Thus it is possible that a small-scale cruise missile attack could go entirely undetected until the nuclear weapons arrived over their targets. Such an attack could destroy the other country's entire strategic bomber force on the ground and severely damage its strategic command and control system, perhaps to the pointmore » of endangering the ability of its ICBM force to be launched on warning. This capability makes long-range nuclear cruise missiles potentially one of the most destabilizing of all nuclear weapons.« less

  14. Systems Engineering Approach To Ground Combat Vehicle Survivability In Urban Operations

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-09-01

    extinguishing system (AFES), which uses fire wires to detect the presence of fires. The detection of fire automatically triggers the activation of the fire...corresponding wires and connection points also means that it can be more difficult for engineers to integrate distributed architecture systems onto...command signals to the missile via wires trailing behind the missile or via RF signals. See Figure 29 for an illustration of CLOS guidance. Since CLOS

  15. Proceedings of the Meeting of the Coordinating Group on Modern Control Theory (3rd) (20-21 October 1981) US Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL. Part I

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1981-11-01

    Systems Direc- "torate, Gen. Thomas J. Rodman Laboratory, Rock Island, IL, June 1976. 93 Next page is blank. _ _l7 - " - ON DESIGNING ROBUST PREDICTORS...34Optimal Terminal Guidance with Constraints at Final Time" Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol 14, No. 6, June 77, pp 381-383 [7] Adler , F. P. "Missile

  16. Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-12-01

    equal to or greater than the effectiveness levels of fielded TBM and CM/ABT defense systems. Common Command and Control The Army IAMD SoS common C2...externally developed sensors and shooters to provide an effective IAMD capability. The IAMD program will allow transformation to a network-centric system of...systems capability, also referred to as "Plug and Fight", that integrates all Air and Missile Defense (AMD) sensors, weapons, and mission control

  17. Nuclear Weapons: The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-06-03

    inside reentry vehicles (RVs). An RV is a streamlined shell that protects its warhead from the intense heat and other stresses of reentering the...generation after generation of new nuclear “delivery vehicles ” — bombers, missile submarines, and land-based missiles — each of which would typically...reentry vehicle and the missile’s guidance. The ability to conduct small strikes depends on command and control. There may be various ways to reduce

  18. 14. Photographic copy of photograph, dated 21 July 1971 (original ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    14. Photographic copy of photograph, dated 21 July 1971 (original print in possession of U.S. Space & Strategic Defense Command Historic Office CSSD-HO, Huntsville, AL). Photographer unknown. View of missile site control building turret wall during early construction, illustrating the massive amount of rebar utilized in the project. - Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Site Control Building, Northeast of Tactical Road; southeast of Tactical Road South, Nekoma, Cavalier County, ND

  19. Calculations of High-Current Characteristics of Silicon Diodes at Microwave Frequencies.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-10-01

    4,4rn .,,,1,v ’ + :.:: 60V, 104 UU ,... 55V’ •" :103 0i Figure 3. Peak forward current diensity as a function of applied frequency for various diode...8217.-,. ’ DRSMCLEP-L DISTRIBUTION (Cont’d) COMMANDER AIR FORCE WEAPONS LABORATORY US ARMY MISSILE COMMAND ATTN DR. BABU SINGARAJU, AFWL/NTC ATTN DRSMI- RHB , H

  20. Extended Basis Set Calculations of Atomization Energies: Comparison of Isogyric and Direct Results.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1989-09-01

    CF . Adams and .J. Page, "Structures an Energies for Small Boron Co pounds . One and Two Boron Compounds," BRI, Technical Repor in press. 8. R. Kirsh...5000 L. Harris Dover, NJ 07801 2 Cnmnander Naval Surface Weapons Center 2 Commander ATTN: R. Bernecker, R-13 US Army Missile Command G.B. Wilmot , R

  1. THE DECENNIAL OF AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND’S ONLY GROUND BASED MISSILE WARNING CLASSIC ASSOCIATE UNIT: BENEFITS, DRAWBACKS, AND CHALLENGES

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-02-16

    for future threats and challenges. In the Ground Based Missile Warning and Space Surveillance mission set, this means developing...Warning and Space Surveillance for North America .43 For 45 years, Clear AFS was solely an Active Duty remote assignment. That was up until 2006 when the ...National Guard and Homeland Defense activities. § 901 provides a definition for the term “homeland defense activity” and it

  2. Software Design Document for the AirNET Aeromodel and Weapons Model Conversion. Volume 1. Version 0.0,

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1993-01-22

    AUGLPITCHROLLCONTROLa ttitude .-ontrol_roll_command, MAX..STABAUG3_PITCH-.ROLL..CONTROL); return ( attitude -.control-roll-commuand); static REAL set...pitch...if any). V V RETURNS: TRUE if successful, FALSE if not. V * PURPOSE: This routine performs the functions V V specifically related to the firing of a...specifically related to the flying a ADAT * missile. * void missile _adaLfly (aptr, sightiocation, locqsightto.world, tube, veh_list) ADATMISSILE

  3. Unmanned Ground Vehicle

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2001-11-01

    Systems ( JAUGS ). JAUGS is a JRP technology initiative under the cognizance of the Aviation and Missile Command Research, Development and Engineering Center...AMRDEC). The JAUGS focus is on developing a high-level command and control architecture for UGVs. As defined in the JRP Glossary, “ JAUGS is an upper...vehicle platforms and missions. JAUGS uses the Society of Automotive Engineers Generic Open Architecture framework to classify UGV interfaces and

  4. Wernher von Braun

    NASA Image and Video Library

    1960-11-03

    Marshall Space Flight Center’s (MSFC) Director, Dr. Wernher von Braun, is pictured here with Army Ballistic Missile Agency’s (ABMA) Commanding General, J.B. Medaris, before a display of Army missles at the ABMA test lab.

  5. Use of Naval Force in Crises: A Theory of Stratified Crisis Interaction. Volume 2

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-12-01

    commanders were a little too enthusias- tic, and we had 4 bad crashes and lost 3 pilots before I got them slowed down. I have to get some of these carriers off...Admiral’s Memoir," The Washington Quarterly, Autumn 1982, p. 86. Vice Admiral Houser, Naval Assistant to Roswell Gilpatric during the crisis, states "I... crashing over or near Cuba (causing speculation that the Cubans shot them down), and Cuban Komar missile boats or coastal defense missile sites

  6. Waypoints Following Guidance for Surface-to-Surface Missiles

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Zhou, Hao; Khalil, Elsayed M.; Rahman, Tawfiqur; Chen, Wanchun

    2018-04-01

    The paper proposes waypoints following guidance law. In this method an optimal trajectory is first generated which is then represented through a set of waypoints that are distributed from the starting point up to the final target point using a polynomial. The guidance system then works by issuing guidance command needed to move from one waypoint to the next one. Here the method is applied for a surface-to-surface missile. The results show that the method is feasible for on-board application.

  7. High Frontier: The Journal for Space and Missile Professionals. Volume 7, Number 3, May 2011

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-05-01

    The Journal for Space & Missile Professionals. Volume 7, Number 3, May 2011 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6...AUTHOR(S) 5d. PROJECT NUMBER 5e. TASK NUMBER 5f. WORK UNIT NUMBER 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) Air Force Space Command (AFSPC...Ingols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Winning in Cyberspace: Air Force Space Command’s Approach to Defending the Air Force Network Ms. Jill Baker

  8. Renewable Energy Opportunities at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Chvala, William D.; Solana, Amy E.; States, Jennifer C.

    2008-09-01

    The document provides an overview of renewable resource potential at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) based primarily upon analysis of secondary data sources supplemented with limited on-site evaluations. The effort was funded by the U.S. Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) as follow-on to the 2005 DoD Renewable Energy Assessment. This effort focuses on grid-connected generation of electricity from renewable energy sources and also ground source heat pumps (GSHPs) for heating and cooling buildings, as directed by IMCOM.

  9. Power Projection Ashore: An Expanding Problem for the Joint Force Commander

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-10-27

    Environment 2010, Feb 18, 2010, p. 63. 8 Wolf, Jim, “Gates Worried of Marines‟ Amphibious Vehicle Spending,” Reuters, May 3, 2010. 9 Robbins , Gary...Capabilities-Background and Issues for Congress,” Congressional Research Service, December 23, 2009, p. 5. 13 Capaccio, Tony , “China‟s New Missile May...The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, 2010. Capaccio, Tony , “China‟s New Missile May Create A „No-Go Zone‟ For U.S. Fleet,” Bloomberg.com

  10. In-Flight Performance Evaluation of Experimental Information Displays

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1979-05-01

    Chemical Systems Laboratory Experimentation Command Aberden Proving Ground ,MD Technical Library 21010 (1) Box 22 Fort Ord, CA 93941 (1) 21 US Amy Materiel...US Army Missile R&D Command Library, Bldg 3071 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35809 (1) ATTN: ATSL-DOSL Aberdeen Proving Ground , MD US Army Yuma Proving Ground ...Systems Chief Analysis Agency Benet Weapons Laboratory ATTN: Reports Distribution LCWSL, USA ARRADCOH Aberdeen Proving Ground , MD ATTN: DRDAR-LCB-TL

  11. OPSATCOM Field Measurements. Volume 1

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1976-06-01

    ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY AF SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS ORGANIZATION -. TECHNICAL ý IBRARY (3) SKX (DR. D. BARRY) (3) OFFICE OF THE IRECTOR OF DEFENSE...FORCE CAMBRIDGE kL.LSEARCH CENTER DEFENs r FELFC’OMMUNICATI[NS& COMMAND & tECHNICAL LIBRAHY r’ONTROL SYSTEMS NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE...STREET T NAVAL. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS COMMAND SANTA MONICA, CA 90496 NELEX.031031 IT. B. HUGHES) (3) UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO NEL X 3102 (M

  12. The Promise of Precision

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-03-01

    Ali Ibrahim Al Dulaymi , Commander, I Republican Guard Corps in Kevin M . Woods et al ., The Iraqi Perspectives Report: Saddam’s Senior Leadership on...The Americans were able to induce fear throughout the army by using precision air power.”11 Additionally, the commander of the Al -Nida Armored...use of any other weapon system, including ground-based anti-tank missiles, so conventional artillery fire destroyed an entrenched tank.18 At Al

  13. Command and Control in Littoral Operations

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-05-13

    mobility. Facing the broad spectrum of threats from mines, patrol boats, submarines and coastal defense cruise missiles, the ATF’s sea control was only...currently valid OMB control number. PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR FORM TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. 1. REPORT DATE (DD-MM-YYYY) 13-05-2016 2. REPORT TYPE...FINAL 3. DATES COVERED (From - To) 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE Command and Control in Littoral Operations 5a. CONTRACT

  14. High Frontier, The Journal for Space & Missile Professionals. Volume 4, Number 4

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-08-01

    46 Next Issue: Space Protection High Frontier Introduction General C . Robert Kehler Commander, Air Force Space Command “ The ... the Air Force and General C . Robert “Bob” Kehler (BS, Education, Pennsylvania State University; MS, Public Administra- tion, University of Oklahoma...depth interview with Dr. F. Robert Naka, former deputy director of the NRO (1969- 1972 ) and former chief scientist of the Air Force (1975-1978

  15. Unified Quest 2010, Part 1. Warfighter Forum

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-01-01

    The Warfighter Forum is one of several analytic events in the Chief of Staff of the Army’s Unified Quest 2010 Campaign of Learning . During the event...and Missile Defense Command/Army Strategic Forces Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) conducted a Warfighter Forum devoted to gaining direct insights into...Warfighter Forum event was conducted Dec. 8-9, 2009 in Colorado Springs, Colo., to lever- age the availability of combat units at nearby Fort Carson

  16. Iranian threat: Key concerns for the combatant commander in response. Final report

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Jasper, S.

    1996-03-05

    In the aftermath of the Gulf War with Iraq, the Islamic Republic of Iran has emerged as the greatest long-term threat to peace and stability in the Central Region. Through purchase of a wide range of high-tech weapons, Iran now has a formidable military force capable of influencing Gulf economic policy. However, in the event of Iranian aggression, the United States Central Command stands ready to defend vital U.S. interests in the Middle East. The national strategy of Iran is bound by the religious tenets of Islam and an oil based economy struggling to support a population which has explodedmore » over the past sixteen years. Iran seeks to build global alliances for export of oil and liquid petroleum gas while continuing support for Islamic communities under attack. Iran perceives the U.S. and the emerging regional order to be the greatest threat to the republic`s existence and, in response, has bought fast attack missile patrol boats, diesel electric submarines, ballistic missiles and long range strike aircraft. Iran is now capable of conducting terrorist activities, denying international access to the Gulf and threatening the region with chemical/biological weapons. The Combatant Commander`s theater strategy must be tailored to respond rapidly and decisively to the growing Iranian threat.« less

  17. Wernher von Braun

    NASA Image and Video Library

    1959-01-01

    Marshall Space Flight Center Director Wernher von Braun presents General J.B. Medaris with a new golf bag. General Medaris, (left) was a Commander of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama during 1955 to 1958.

  18. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Bolonkin, A.

    A first-hand account of developments in the Soviet rocket industry is presented. The organization and leadership of the rocket and missile industry are traced from its beginning in the 1920s. The development of the Glushko Experimental Design Bureau, where the majority of Soviet rocket engines were created, is related. The evolution of Soviet rocket engines is traced in regard to both their technical improvement and their application in missiles and space vehicles. Improved Glushko engines and specialized Isaev and Kosberg engines are discussed. The difficulties faced by the Soviet missile and space program, such as the pre-Sputnik failures, the oscillationmore » problem of 1965/1966, which exposed a weakness in Soviet ICBM missiles, and the Nedelin disaster of 1960, which cost the lives of more than 200 scientists and engineers, as well as the Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Rocket Forces, Marshall Nedelin, are examined. 122 refs.« less

  19. Person or Platform: A New Look at Selecting the Air and Missile Defense Commander

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-05-13

    29 Christopher Moran, Lieutenant Commander, USN and Ryan Heilmann, Lieutenant, USN, “The Elephant in the Room: E-2D and Distributed...Lethality,” Center for International Maritime Security (blog), February 25, 2016, http://cimsec.org/the- elephant -in-the-room-e-2d-and-distributed...Ryan Heilmann, Lieutenant, USN. “The Elephant in the Room: E-2D and Distributed Lethality.” Center for International Maritime Security (blog

  20. Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Is the Commander Getting What is Needed?

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-02-23

    launched strike missions , communications relay operations, and ballistic missile tracking, to name a few.3 The focus on unmanned aviation systems is...with which to execute their mission . The commanders of a mere century ago would be awed by the capabilities of today’s force. Interestingly enough...these systems is so great that there is no branch of the United States military that does not depend upon them to accomplish missions of one

  1. Visible and Infrared Obscuration Effects of Ice Fog

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1981-05-01

    DC 20305 McLean, VA 22102 Director Science Applications, Inc. Defense Nuclear Agency 8400 Westpark Drive ATTN: RAAE (Dr. Carl Fitz ) ATTN: Dr. John E...Pinkley 4040 South Memorial Parkway Commander Huntsville, AL 35802 US Army Missile Command Redstone Scientific Information Center John M. Hobbie ATTN...Mugu, CA 93042 ATTN: Mr. Charles R. Hill Centinela and Teale Streets Effects Technology Inc. Bldg 305, MS T-73A ATTN: Mr. John 0. Carlyle Culter City

  2. Proceedings of the Conference on the Design of Experiments in Army Research Development and Testing (31st) Held at the Madison, Wisconsin on 23-25 October 1986

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1986-06-01

    LOW SUN ANGLES,’ ....... "’eorgeAnitole, Ronald I. Johnson and Christopher J. Neubert . . . 201 , ~ ~EIBULL TAIL MODELING FOR ESTIMATING CONFIDENCE ON...Richard H. Duncan, Technical Director, and Chief Scientist White Sands Missile Range Paul H. Thrasher, White Bands Missile Range MODELS FOR CONTINGENCY...INDIVIDUAL SAMPLING PLANS TO A COMPARABLE GROUP PLAN Paul A. Roediger, US Army Armament, Munitions and Chemical Command John A. Mardo, US Army Armament

  3. Vertical Windshear Below 5.5 Kilometers in the Vicinity of Berlin, Germany.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1986-08-01

    DIRECTORATE- L LEVITT ET AL . UNCL~ASSFE UG 66 AMSMI/TR-RD-RE-96-9 SBIAD-E951 031 F/G 4/2 N smmmmhhhhhm moommhmhhhuo im -~ L L0 MICROCOPY RESOLUTION TEST...AD-RI82 432 VERTICAL NINDSHEAR BELOW 55 KILOMETERS IN THE VICINITY 1/1 OF BERLIN GERMANY..(U) ARMY MISSILE COMMAND REDSTONE ARSENAL AL RESEARCH...ADDRESS (City, State, an ZIP Code) 7b ADDRESS (City, State, and ZIP Code) Comunder US Army Missile Coeypini ATTN4: AISMI-RO-RE Redstone Arsenal,* AL 35898

  4. BUILDING A196 BARRACKS, FIRST FLOOR PLAN. Naval Guided Missile and ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    BUILDING A-196 BARRACKS, FIRST FLOOR PLAN. Naval Guided Missile and Tactical Data System School, Naval Schools Command, Mare Island, California. Milton T. Pflueger, Architect, 580 Market Street, San Francisco, CA. Sheet 126 of 145, specification 36050-61, approved for the Bureau of Yards and Docks, October 26, 1961. Yards and Docks drawing no. 892274; DPWO drawing no. B-75274; file no. 930-CR-1. 72 cm x 98 xm. Sepia tone print - Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Guard House & Barracks, Railroad Avenue near Eighteenth Street, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

  5. BUILDING A196 BARRACKS, SECOND FLOOR PLAN. Naval Guided Missile and ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    BUILDING A-196 BARRACKS, SECOND FLOOR PLAN. Naval Guided Missile and Tactical Data System School, Naval Schools Command, Mare Island, CA. Milton T. Pflueger, Architect, 580 Market Street, San Francisco, CA. Sheet 127 to 145, specification 36050/61, approved for the Bureau of Yards and Docks, October 26, 1961. Yards and Docks drawing no. 892275; DPWO drawing no. B-75275; file no. 930-CR-2. 72 cm x 98 cm. Sepia tone print - Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Guard House & Barracks, Railroad Avenue near Eighteenth Street, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

  6. Using Concept Mapping to Define Problems and Identify Key Kernels during the Development of a Decision Support System

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1987-06-01

    The problem chosen was an intriguing look at the question; ’When should a theater level commander request authorization for the use of tactical nuclear ...years experience in strategic nuclear missile systems, established ourselves as the best experts available. The literature search revealed the existence...CONTROL DSS Introduction This paper contains the storyboards of the DSS for the command and control of theater nuclear weapons. The storyboards are

  7. Modular Unix(Trade Name)-Based Vulnerability Estimation Suite (MUVES) analyst’s Guide

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1991-12-01

    Memorandum Report No. 1542, February 1964. [201 Steven B. Segletes, "A Model of the Effects of Transverse Velocity on ’the Penetration of a Shaped...Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 (Dr. Steven Carter) 220 Seventh Street, NE 1 Commander Charlottesville, VA 22901-5396. US Army Missile Command ATTN: AMSMI...Betbesda, MD 20084-5000 I University of DaytonDavid Taylor Research Center Graduate Engineering and Research ATTN: Steven L. Cohen Kettering Lab 262 Code

  8. Naval Weapons Bulletin. October-December, Number 4-62.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1962-12-01

    conducted on the prototype installa- by continuously to execute pre-recorded tion in USS NORTON SOUND ( AVM -1). commands. One of these commands will (See...1T[LMET[IIING TACAN",- TOWER STACK /AN/SPG-59 MISSILE / Figure 1. --Computed radiation hazard zone, USS NORTON SOUND ( AVM -lI) CONFIDENTIAL C7...equipment also located in the checkout area are the Signal Comparator CM- 12Z/ DSM and the Telemetric Data Receiving, Recording, and Scoring Set AN/SKQ

  9. Command and Control, Cyber, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (CRISR) and Cyber Tactical Measures

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-09-01

    between U.S. bases and the theater of operations. • Cyber Attack capabilities designed to disrupt U.S. command and control systems and critical...operational area. Key area-denial capabilities include: • Air forces and air defense systems, both fixed and mobile, designed to deny local U.S. air...Precision-guided rockets, artillery, missiles, and mortars (G-RAMM) designed to attack surface targets, including landing forces, with much greater accuracy

  10. Military and Security Developments Involving the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Annual Report to Congress

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-01-01

    underground, cross-border tunnels to attack high-value targets like command and control nodes or air bases. Theater Ballistic Missiles. North Korea has...fomenting unrest and revolution. Command and Control. The DPRK National Defense Commission ( NDC ) is the symbolic nominal authority over the North’s...and control is exercised by its subordinate General Staff Department. The 1992 constitution gives control of the North’s military to the NDC , and

  11. Combat Pair: The Evolution of Air Force-Navy Integration in Strike Warfare

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-01-01

    Rear Admiral David Buss , USN, at the time Commanding Officer of USS John C. Stennis, for freely sharing his time during our three-day visit despite...These points were further affirmed by the combined force mari - time component commander (CFMCC) in Enduring Freedom, Vice Admiral Charles Moore, Jr...attack, the Navy’s Arleigh Burke -class destroyer USS Higgins on station in the North Arabian Gulf served as a tactical ballistic missile early

  12. Combat Pair: The Evolution of Air Force-Navy Integration in Strike Warfare

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-01-01

    Force–Navy Integration in Strike Warfare our departure for the carrier. I am equally indebted to Rear Admiral David Buss , USN, at the time Commanding... mari - time component commander (CFMCC) in Enduring Freedom, Vice Admiral Charles Moore, Jr., who drew a sharp contrast between the spotty...fired several Ababil 100 theater ballistic missiles at Kuwait in a response to the opening U.S. attack, the Navy’s Arleigh Burke -class destroyer USS

  13. Director von Braun Presents General Medaris With Golf Bag

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1959-01-01

    Marshall Space Flight Center Director Wernher von Braun presents General J.B. Medaris with a new golf bag. General Medaris, (left) was a Commander of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama during 1955 to 1958.

  14. HELLFIRE 6-DOF Simulation Validation for Stockpile Reliability Program with Seeker Test Data

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1994-09-12

    Research, Development and Engineering Centeri U.S. Army Missile Command Willy Albanes and Eddie Hammons COLSA Corporation Lisa Collins AMTEC Corporation I...I 3 AMTEC Corporation ATTN: Lisa Collins 500 Wynn Drive, Suite 314 H

  15. 76 FR 72756 - Finding That the Islamic Republic of Iran Is a Jurisdiction of Primary Money Laundering Concern

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-11-25

    ... Use Roadside Bombs,'' The Sunday Times, March 21, 2010. \\27\\ See ``Captured Taliban Commander: `I.../press-releases/Pages/hp325.aspx ). \\84\\ ``German Report Details Smuggling of Nuclear Bomb, Missile...

  16. Application Of Optical Techniques To Command, Control, And Communications (C3) Systems

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Weinberg, M.; Steensma, P. D.

    1981-02-01

    This paper identifies and discusses specific applications of the optical transmission technology to various Command Control and Communications (C3) systems. Candidate C3 systems will first be identified and discussed briefly. These will include: 407L/485L Tactical Air Defense Systems (USAF) TAOC-85 Tactical Air Operations Central (USMC) SACDIN Strategic Air Command Digital Integrated Network (USAF) MX-C3 Missile "X" Command Control Communications Network The first tr are classified as tactical C3 systems while the latter two are classified as strategic C systems. Potential optical applications will be identified along with the benefits derived. Each application will be discussed with key parameters, cost performance benefits, potential problem areas, time frame for development identified.

  17. 78 FR 22527 - Army Science Board Request for Information on Technology and Core Competencies

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-16

    ...); Edgewood Chemical Biological Command (ECBC); Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center...; C4ISR; Night Vision; Chemical/Biological Warfare; and Soldier Systems. The study will focus on...); Armament Research, Development & Engineering Center (ARDEC); Aviation & Missile Research, Development...

  18. Former Battalion Commander Survey for Academic Year 1992

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1992-03-08

    maneuver areas, especially overseas, and ranges suitable for long range tank gunnery, missile firings and AH-64 gunnery, are limited. Such limitations...Missing Cases 0 Question 4 How long were you in command? 1. 12 months or less 2. 13-18 months 3. 19-24 months 4. 25-30 months 5. 31 or more months...point requirement for 11 B versus 11 M. The upward substitution of E5s produced an experience shortfall in these key leadership positions. - Greatly

  19. Force Projection, the 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and the Planned Amphibious Assault during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-06-10

    from 1961 to 1969,” accessed 27 September 2015, http://www.foia.cia.gov/collection/ PDBs . 2 Ministry, the Ministry of Defense, and the Ministry for...Department of Defense was organized to fight and how the Marine Corps fit into the Unified Command structure at the time. Having established the strategic...Contingency Plans Before beginning an overview of those OPLANS it is important to understand the overall command structure that existed for the U.S

  20. Annual Report of the Navy Aeroballistics Committee to the Naval Air Systems Command and the Naval Sea Systems Command for 1981.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-03-01

    effects of plume impingement. 6 5. RECOMMENDATION: An investigation should be conducted to determine the benefits of using an ablator or insulation on the...ablator or insulator on the external surface has been considered and used in past missile designs. However, a comprehensive and organized investigation...speed, there is a potential for a greater payoff for the use of an external ablator or insulation to maintain the structure at a low temperature. 6

  1. Bibliography on Metrication, January 1977 to August 1989

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-08-01

    X.L. 109 Guist, Althea R . 460 Gutmann, Fredrick T. 14,291 Hager. Mary 306 Halstead, Bruce B. 188 Hamilton, A.B. 21,303 Hanley, Charles J. 417 Hart, K.C...Scientific Info. Cent IAMSMI-RD-cs- R 6c. ADDRESS (CIty, State, and ZIP Code) 7b. ADDRESS (City, State, and ZIP Code) Commander, U.S. Army Missile Command...Redstone Scientific Information Center AMSMI-RD-CS- R Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5241 8a. NAME OF FUNDING/SPONSORING 18b. OFFICE SYMBOL 9. PROCUREMENT

  2. The Aircraft Infrared Measurements Guide

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1983-03-01

    the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, but should include measure- ments across that portion of the spectrum using optical /electro... optical tech- nology. Comments should be addressed to: Commander/Director Office of Missile Electronic Warfare US Army Electronic Warfare Laboratory ATTN...58 Spatial Radiometer ................................................ 58 Seekers ( Nonimaging

  3. STAR 21, Technology Forecast Assessments. Strategic Technologies for the Army of the Twenty-First Century

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1993-01-01

    offspring with the desired combinations of characteristics) and protected from diseases and insects through antibiotics and pesticides . Biotechnology...William D. Stephens, U.S. Army Missile Command Systems Panels Airborne Systems Panel Richard S. Shevell (Chairman), Stanford University Basil S. Papadales

  4. Role of premission testing in the National Missile Defense system

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Tillman, Janice V.; Atkinson, Beverly

    2001-09-01

    The purpose of the National Missile Defense (NMD) system is to provide detection, discrimination, engagement, interception, and negation of ballistic missile attacks targeted at the United States (U.S.), including Alaska and Hawaii. This capability is achieved through the integration of weapons, sensors, and a battle management, command, control and communications (BMC3) system. The NMD mission includes surveillance, warning, cueing, and engagement of threat objects prior to potential impact on U.S. targets. The NMD Acquisition Strategy encompasses an integrated test program using Integrated Ground Tests (IGTs), Integrated Flight Tests (IFTs), Risk Reduction Flights (RRFs), Pre Mission Tests (PMTs), Command and Control (C2) Simulations, and other Specialty Tests. The IGTs utilize software-in-the-loop/hardware-in-the-loop (SWIL / HWIL) and digital simulations. The IFTs are conducted with targets launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) and interceptors launched from Kwajalein Missile Range (KMR). The RRFs evaluate NMD BMC3 and NMD sensor functional performance and integration by leveraging planned Peacekeeper and Minuteman III operational test flights and other opportunities without employing the NMD interceptor. The PMTs are nondestructive System-level tests representing the use of NMD Element Test Assets in their IFT configuration and are conducted to reduce risks in achieving the IFT objectives. Specifically, PMTs are used to reduce integration, interface, and performance risks associated with Flight Tests to ensure that as much as possible, the System is tested without expending a target or an interceptor. This paper examines several critical test planning and analysis functions as they relate to the NMD Integrated Flight Test program and, in particular, to Pre-Mission Testing. Topics to be discussed include: - Flight-test program planning; - Pre-Test Integration activities; and - Test Execution, Analysis, and Post-Flight Reconstruction.

  5. Liquid crystal television custom drive circuit

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Loudin, Jeffrey A.

    1994-03-01

    A new drive circuit for the liquid crystal display (LCD) of the InFocus TVT-6000TM video projector is currently under development at the U.S. Army Missile Command. The new circuit will allow individual pixel control of the LCD. This paper will discuss results of the effort to date.

  6. 42nd Annual Armament Systems: Gun and Missile Systems

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-04-26

    to compare the various contenders: • FCS • Aero and flight dynamics of rounds • Phit and lethality • Direct and indirect fire capability Defence R&D...each other). • Guidance: Unguided, Command Guidance, Lock on Before Launch, Autonomous (needs Phit analysis). • Fuzing: Proximity – RF or Optical

  7. A Finite Deformation Analysis of the Near Field Surrounding the Tip of Crack Like Ellipses

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1974-05-01

    Corporation ATTN: Mr. S. T. Rolfe , Applied Research Lab. Monroeville, Pa. 15146 University of Illinois ATTN: Mr. H..T. Corten, Department of...Research and Development Director U.S. Army Missile Command Huntsville, Alabama 1 Mr. John G. Merkle Building 9204-1 Oak Ridge National

  8. Veterans' Preference: A Barrier to the Recruitment of Women?

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Kennedy, R. Bryan

    1988-01-01

    Examined recruitment data for the United States Missile Command from years 1978-1984 to ascertain whether or not the Veterans' Readjustment Program presented a barrier to recruitment of women. Found adverse effects on recruitment of women, noting recruitment efforts successful with one population may present barriers to another. (Author/ABL)

  9. Getting There is Only Half the Battle: Improving Forcible Entry Capability for Joint Force 2020

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-04-01

    it will not describe the exact numbers and types of airplanes , missiles, armored vehicles, satellites, or maritime subsurface weapons that will be...II, Allied forces under command of General Eisenhower employed airborne, glider , and amphibious units to assault the northern coast of France and

  10. Computational Methods for Probabilistic Target Tracking Problems

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-09-01

    he is working with the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System (ABMD) in the Command and Decision (C&D) section. He has recently been selected from a...employed by Progress Energy as an Auxillary Operator at the Brunswick Nuclear Plant, in Southport NC. He is studying to qualify as an NRC licensed nuclear

  11. A Handheld Calculator (HHC) Program for Thermal Imaging Target Acquisition Analysis - A User’s Guide.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-01-01

    Quanticou VA 22134 (R. F. DeKinder. Ji.) Fort Leavenworth. KS 602" Commander Dugway Proving Ground I Commander ATTN: STEDP-MT Atmospheric Sciences Lah...Documentation. Atmo.spheric Sciences Lalsuratun Report h.Sl.TR.48172. January 1981. I. . P. Olser. J. T. Wood. C. J. Nash. (C) I isionics E4) Sensor...7f’’ I PtoiecU Manager MIICV I Diicctoi ’Aairen, MI 48~01)0 Atmospheric Sciences Lab ATTN: 1)1LAS-I) I I’oject Manager White Sands Missile Rang

  12. Wernher von Braun

    NASA Image and Video Library

    1968-07-31

    Ground breaking ceremony for the Alabama Space Science Center, later renamed the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. Shown in this picture, left to right, are Edward O. Buckbee, Space Center Director; Jack Giles, Alabama State Senator of Huntsville; Dr. Wernher on Braun, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Director; Martin Darity, head of the Alabama Publicity Bureau (representing Governor Albert Brewer); James Allen, former Lieutenant governor, chairman of the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission; Major General Charles Eifler, commanding general of the Army Ordnance Missile Command; and Huntsville Mayor Glenrn Hearn. (Courtesy of Huntsville/Madison County Public Library)

  13. Changing Aircraft Carrier Procurement Schedules: Effects that a Five-Year Procurement Cycle would have on Cost, Availability, and Shipyard Manpower and Workload

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-01-01

    Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence Community under Contract W74V8H...Unified Combatant Commands, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intel- ligence Community . For more information on the...the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962. The newest active air- craft carrier, the Nimitz-class USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), was 1 CVN is an

  14. 2007-2008 Weapon Systems

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-01-01

    240 Tactical Operations Center ( TOC ) .......................................................................242 Tactical Unmanned Aerial...4QFY06: CHS-3 contract transferred from AMCOM Acq Ctr to CECOM Acq Ctr as a result of the PD CHS move from PM TOCs /AMDCCS to PM TRCS in FY06...SALES None CONTRACTORS IRB Bays manufacturer: General Dynamics Santa Barbara Sistemas (Kaiserslautern, Germany) Logistic support: AM General (Livonia, MI

  15. Commanders Guidance and Campaign Planning - The Falkland Islands War 1982

    DTIC Science & Technology

    Since the end of the Second World War , only one conflict has seen the use of aircraft carriers, submarines, anti-ship missiles, an opposed amphibious...seventy- two hours and conduct an opposed amphibious assault with little training. The fact that they were able to do so is a testament to their

  16. 42. Perimeter acquisition radar building plaque, commemorating parransferral from U.S. ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    42. Perimeter acquisition radar building plaque, commemorating parransferral from U.S. Army ballistic missile defense organization to U.S. Air Force aerospace defense command (dated 1 October 1977) - Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Perimeter Acquisition Radar Building, Limited Access Area, between Limited Access Patrol Road & Service Road A, Nekoma, Cavalier County, ND

  17. Outcomes from Job-Recruiting Efforts to Assist Black Veterans.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Bradley, Loretta J.; Kennedy, R. Bryan

    1987-01-01

    Examined recruitment data from 3,112 participants to ascertain whether the Veteran's Readjustment Program (VRP) brought a significantly larger percentage of black Vietnam War veterans into the work force at the U.S. Army Missile Command Center than did traditional Office of Personnel Management recruitment procedures. Results indicated the VRP was…

  18. Future of United States Cyber: Examining the Past to Posture the Future

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-12-13

    the Army. This proved especially beneficial during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, when the Soviet Union retracted from Cuba based highly on the...restaurants, retailers, etc. from declined tourism in major cities around the U.S.83 In March 2013, the head of U.S. Cyber Command, General Keith

  19. Index to Army Times 1992.

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    1993-02-01

    AUTOMOBILES It pays to drive. Army Times; Sep. 28, 1992; 53(9): p. 2. MOVING, HOUSEHOLD--COSTS How much will it really cost? Army Times; June 22, 1992; 52(48...Army Times; Feb. 17, 1992; 52(29): p. 2. REPROGRAMMABLE MICROPROCESSOR SEE STINGER RMP (MISSILE) RESERVE COMMAND SEE ARMY RESERVE COM4MAND Nov. 2

  20. Cloud Geometry Analysis of the Smoke Week III Obscuration Trials.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-01-01

    GRAPIC 1LJu 4 Cf . .444,44 44- 0. 15, 25, TltME( SErs AOEDET. . **** *HEI HT0F CENTER OP MASS ABOVE DET. PT 42 SMOKE III EVENT # 07 1313 Z 08-12-80 STATION...PORTION OF CLOUD ATMOSPHEdIC SCIENCES LABORATORY WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. 119 CLI-J000000 ) .0 0 1a 40 M M M MMMMMMMM ul zo w -ZIxJ z z w 0 L- CF ... CF -R (CPT James M. Watson) Dugway, UT 84022 Port Sill, OK 73503 Commander Commandant US Army Dugway Proving Ground US Army Field Artillery School ATTN

  1. Development and characterization of a 3D high-resolution terrain database

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Wilkosz, Aaron; Williams, Bryan L.; Motz, Steve

    2000-07-01

    A top-level description of methods used to generate elements of a high resolution 3D characterization database is presented. The database elements are defined as ground plane elevation map, vegetation height elevation map, material classification map, discrete man-made object map, and temperature radiance map. The paper will cover data collection by means of aerial photography, techniques of soft photogrammetry used to derive the elevation data, and the methodology followed to generate the material classification map. The discussion will feature the development of the database elements covering Fort Greely, Alaska. The developed databases are used by the US Army Aviation and Missile Command to evaluate the performance of various missile systems.

  2. 78 FR 50043 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-08-16

    ...-Processor (RMP) Block I 92H Missiles, 13 AN/MPQ-64F1 SENTINEL Radars, 7 AN/YSQ-184D Forward Area Air Defense... logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics support. (iv) Military Department: Army... SENTINEL Radars, 7 AN/YSQ-184D Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control, and Intelligence (FAAD C2I...

  3. Study of the Effectiveness of a Cooperative Education Program.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL.

    This study was conducted to determine what needs to be done to make work assignments for student trainees in a cooperative education program at the U.S. Army Missile Command interesting and challenging enough to assure the maximum retention of these students as full-time employees when they graduate. A questionnaire and evaluation form was devised…

  4. Department of Defense In-House RDT&E Activities

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    1981-10-30

    DISEASES*.’......*......... 43 MISSILE LABORATORY ................................................. 44 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT R&D COMMAND...HELICOPTER INFLIGHT MONITORING SYS WITH INSTRUMENTED RANGE; ANECHOIC AND REVERBERATION CHAMBERS; MOBILE -’ ACCOUSTICS LAB; EYE MOVEMENT MEASURING...IN- CLUDES: LIGHTWEIGIHT OPTICAL TRACKING SYSTEM, 25-TON CRANE, 2 20-TON MOBILE CRANES, 5-TON WRECKER, 40,000 LB ACFT LOADER, THREE T-28B ACFT, 1 UH

  5. 8. AERIAL VIEW OF THE EAST TEST AREA DURING A ...

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    8. AERIAL VIEW OF THE EAST TEST AREA DURING A SATURN I STATIC TEST. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN 1960 JUST PRIOR TO THE CHANGE OVER OF LAND, FACILITIES AND MISSION FROM ARMY/MICOM (MISSILE COMMAND) TO NASA/MSFC (MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER). MSFC PHOTO LAB. - Marshall Space Flight Center, East Test Area, Dodd Road, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

  6. Spectrum Management Guidelines for National and Service Test and Training Ranges

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    2017-07-12

    GPS Global Positioning System ISM Installation Spectrum Manager JTIDS Joint Tactical Information Distribution System KMR Kwajalein Missile Range... information UAV unmanned aerial vehicle US&P United States and Possessions Spectrum Management Guidelines for National and Service Test and Training...frequency deconfliction processes. The AFC will inform the range or center commander and the Installation Spectrum Manager (ISM) at the

  7. Interactive Videodisc Technology: Applications to the Air Command and Staff College Curriculum.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-04-01

    objectives )r Executive and NSC system Congress Military Intelligence community Media National environment Transcultural communications Global challenges...Cuban missile crisis REGIONAL STUDIES: USSR AND EUROPE Superpower global objectives The Soviet Union: background The Soviet political-economic system...summary National security affairs review The crisis game WARFARE STUDIES MILITARY HISTORY AND THEORY * - Overview to thinking about war Sun Tzu Great

  8. Connecting the Force from Space: The IRIS Joint Capability Technology Demonstration

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    2010-01-01

    the Joint in Joint Capability Technology Demonstration, we have two sponsors, both U.S. Strategic Command and the Defense Information Systems...Capability Technology Demonstration will provide an excellent source of data on space-based Internet Protocol net- working. Operational... Internet Routing in Space Joint Capability Technology Demonstration Operational Manager, Space and Missile Defense Battle Lab, Colorado Springs

  9. Effects of the Veteran’s Readjustment Program in Recruiting Black Females at the US Army Missile Command.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-10-01

    House, 1972. !.." 18. Carden, M. L. The New Feminist Movement. New York: Russell Sae Foundations, 1974. .% .6 19. Sions, Judy. "The Black Woman’s...with real and terrible consequences. The second is the inadequacy of the prevailing cultural wisdom, models of human nature, and modes of therapy to

  10. NPS TINYSCOPE Program Management

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    2010-09-01

    SMDC - Space and Missile Defense Command SOW - Statement of Work STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics STP - Space Test Program...the project. A statement of work ( SOW ) is typically used to document broad responsibilities, deliverables, and the work activities required in a...given project. The SOW acts as a guideline Summary of TINYSCOPE and Argus Requirements Requirement Threshold Objective Mission IOC Sep 2011 ASAP

  11. Combustion Science

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2003-04-01

    This photograph depicts one of over thirty tests conducted on the Vortex Combustion Chamber Engine at Marshall Space Flight Center's (MSFC) test stand 115, a joint effort between NASA's MSFC and the U.S. Army AMCOM of Redstone Arsenal. The engine tests were conducted to evaluate an irnovative, "self-cooled", vortex combustion chamber, which relies on tangentially injected propellants from the chamber wall producing centrifugal forces that keep the relatively cold liquid propellants near the wall.

  12. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Nolan, J.E.; Wheelon, A.D.

    Ballistic missiles and other means of long-range destruction, traditionally limited to a handful of industrialized nations, are fast becoming a fixture in many regional conflicts. The Third World military buildup is perhaps even more worrisome than its First World prototype, for it is far more likely to find expression in war. There are several reasons why this should be so. In the past decade the number of countries in the missile club has more than doubled, to 18. Many of the new members have been at war or are embroiled in disputes. Unlike the major powers, these countries have notmore » had time enough to perfect systems of command and control over their new strategic forces. They have had little time to learn to manage the complexities of military brinksmanship. Finally, because many regional conflicts overlap, an escalation in the arms race tends to convey itself from one area of tension to another. For many years the big industrialized countries ignored the proliferation of ballistic missiles and sought political advantage by arming their clients. In doing so, they presumed that the bipolar alignment of power would restrain regional conflicts. The preoccupation with East-West issues overshadowed problems in the Third World. Smaller industrialized powers sold missiles to generate revenues to support their own military industries. Meanwhile the developing countries eagerly acquired missiles for the same reasons that had motivated their predecessors: to deter attack, intimidate enemies, build a technological base and win prestige.« less

  13. Sustainability Of The 21M Missile Maintainer

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-02-16

    access to information , procedures, processes , and details of the mission are often deliberately separated. For nuclear surety and security purposes...serious erosion…in expertise” which resulted in process improvements, increased oversight, leadership firings, and the creation of a 4-star command.2 The...duties and tasks into cohesive job clusters that are used to match personnel requirements with personal aptitudes, attitudes , and qualifications.”4

  14. Business Case Analysis: Continuous Integrated Logistics Support-Targeted Allowance Technique (CILS-TAT)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-06-01

    In this research, we examine the Naval Sea Logistics Command s Continuous Integrated Logistics Support Targeted Allowancing Technique (CILS TAT) and... the feasibility of program re-implementation. We conduct an analysis of this allowancing method s effectiveness onboard U.S. Navy Ballistic Missile...Defense (BMD) ships, measure the costs associated with performing a CILS TAT, and provide recommendations concerning possible improvements to the

  15. The Fall of the General Staff Model: Towards a Third Generation U.S. Army Staff Theory

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-05-23

    Officer AVN : Aviation M&M: Movement and Manuever CBRN: Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear MP: Military Police 128Department of the Army...Missile Defense KM: Knowledge Management AVN : Aviation CMD GRP: Command Group M&M: Movement And Maneuver CA: Civil Affairs NETOPS: Network...ADA: Air Defense Artillery LNO: Liaison Officer AVN : Aviation M&M: Movement and Manuever CBRN: Chemical, Biological

  16. Storage reliability analysis summary report. Volume 2: Electro mechanical devices

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Smith, H. B., Jr.; Krulac, I. L.

    1982-09-01

    This document summarizes storage reliability data collected by the US Army Missile Command on electro-mechanical devices over a period of several years. Sources of data are detailed, major failure modes and mechanisms are listed and discussed. Non-operational failure rate prediction methodology is given, and conclusions and recommendations for enhancing the storage reliability of devices are drawn from the analysis of collected data.

  17. Air Force Space Command. Space and Missile Systems Center Standard. Configuration Management

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-06-13

    Aerospace Corporation report number TOR-2006( 8583 )-1. 3. Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions, deletions) and any pertinent data that...Engineering Drawing Practices IEEE STD 610.12 Glossary of Software Engineering Terminology, September 28,1990 ISO /IEC 12207 Software Life...item, regardless of media, formally designated and fixed at a specific time during the configuration item’s life cycle. (Source: ISO /IEC 12207

  18. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Piepenbrink, J.O.

    The short time available to attack ballistic missiles with a Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) weapon system will preclude traditional national-level decision making. A unique command and control (C2) concept is required to best serve the balance between effectiveness and weapon system safety. This article develops that concept with a blend of autonomous operation with man in the loop and advocates early resolution to ensure C2 strategy and tactics push technology development.

  19. Countering Air and Missile Threats

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-03-23

    information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources , gathering... apportionment guidance by the JFC. Functional component commands serve to ease the burden on the theater and joint task force staffs, free the JFC to focus...action (COA) to attain the desired objectives. Counterair requires a combination of OCA and DCA operations based on the JFC’s air apportionment

  20. Effects of the Veteran’s Readjustment Program in Recruiting Black Females at the U.S. Army Missile Command Thru FY 84.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1986-09-01

    The New Feminist Movement. New York: Russell Sage Foundations, 1974. 18 19. Simmons, Judy."The Black Woman’s Burden." Black Enterprise, Vol 10, October...of therapy to explain moral pain or provide ways of dealing with it. As time passes more and more stories concerning atrocities and slaughter are heard

  1. Characterization of quantum well laser diodes for application within the AMRDEC HWIL facilities

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Saylor, Daniel A.; Bender, Matt; Cantey, Thomas M.; Beasley, D. B.; Buford, Jim A.

    2004-08-01

    The U.S. Army's Research, Development, and Engineering Command's (RDECOM) Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) provides Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) test support to numerous tactical and theatre missile programs. Critical to the successful execution of these tests is the state-of-the-art technologies employed in the visible and infrared scene projector systems. This paper describes the results of characterizations tests performed on new mid-wave infrared (MWIR) quantum well laser diodes recently provided to AMRDEC by the Naval Research Labs and Sarnoff Industries. These lasers provide a +10X imrovement in MWIR output over the previous technology of lead-salt laser diodes. Performance data on output power, linearity, and solid-angle coverage are presented. A discussion of the laser packages is also provided.

  2. The history of the beginning of the Russian cosmodrome Plesetsk

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Shatalov, D. V.

    1997-01-01

    There are three main dates in the history of the beginning and foundation of cosmodrome Plesetsk, each of which more or less may be considered as the birthday of cosmodrome. On January 11, 1957 the Soviet Government passed the resolution about the foundation of special military object with secret name "Angara", which later became known as cosmodrome Plesetsk, this secret object had to be situated in Plesetsk region Arhangelsk territory. It was named after the railway station Plesetsk and the town Plesetsk. The first Soviet Combat formation of intercontinental ballistic missiles R-7 of General designer Koroljev had to be located in that place, in thick northern taiga to the south of Arhangelsk. July 15, 1957 was the official birthday of the proving ground. That day colonel Gregorjev assumed his post as the missile unit commander. That was the time of the "cold war" between two superstates. Almost nobody thought about space employment of Plesetsk. First of all it was founded as the missile base for combat patrol of intercontinental ballistic missiles. And by July 15, 1961 four missile complexes for ballistic missile R-7 were on combat patrol. March 17, 1966 was the space birthday of Plesetsk. That day was the first missile launching of the rocket booster Vostok with space vehicle Cosmos 112. Since that time the rocket base Angara has become cosmodrome Plesetsk. It is interesting to know that till that time the USA secret service knew practically nothing about Plesetsk proving ground. The confirmation was the fact that there were two peaks of reconnaissance satellite launching intensity: during the Caribbean crisis in 1962 and after the launching of Cosmos 112 in 1966. In a year after the first space launching the proving ground near Plesetsk has become the main place in the USSR to launch the automatic vehicles.

  3. India’s Emerging Security Strategy, Missile Defense, and Arms Control

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2004-06-01

    and contemplate a security strategy. Starting in July 1998, a series of negotiations between Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh and US envoy Strobe...arms control.46 The Singh -Talbott discussions eventually led to the reaffirmation of civilian command-and-control and a doctrine of “minimum...Council (NSC), including Prime Minister Vajpayee, Minister of Foreign Affairs Singh , and Minister of Defense Fernandes, and appointed a National Security

  4. Business Case Analysis: Continuous Integrated Logistics Support-Targeted Allowance Technique (CILS-TAT)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-05-30

    In this research, we examine the Naval Sea Logistics Command’s Continuous Integrated Logistics Support-Targeted Allowancing Technique (CILS-TAT) and... the feasibility of program re-implementation. We conduct an analysis of this allowancing method’s effectiveness onboard U.S. Navy Ballistic Missile...Defense (BMD) ships, measure the costs associated with performing a CILS-TAT, and provide recommendations concerning possible improvements to the

  5. Liquid crystal display (LCD) drive electronics

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Loudin, Jeffrey A.; Duffey, Jason N.; Booth, Joseph J.; Jones, Brian K.

    1995-03-01

    A new drive circuit for the liquid crystal display (LCD) of the InFocus TVT-6000 video projector is currently under development at the U.S. Army Missile Command. The new circuit will allow individual pixel control of the LCD and increase the frame rate by a factor of two while yielding a major reduction in space and power requirements. This paper will discuss results of the effort to date.

  6. Effectiveness of a Littoral Combat Ship as a Major Node in a Wireless Mesh Network

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    2017-03-01

    17 Figure 6. Cloud Relay Groups . Source: Persistent Systems (2014a). .......................18 Figure 7. SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor...CIG Commander’s Initiative Group CLI Command Line Interface CN Core Network CODA Common Optical Digital Architecture CPS Cyber-Physical Systems...CSBA Center for Strategic and Budgetary CSG Carrier Strike Group DAMA Demand Assigned Multiple Access DDG Guided Missile Destroyer DL Distributed

  7. 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Report. Volume 1

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-01-01

    and Beale, and 15 A-10 aircraft realigned by the recommended closures of W.K. Kellogg Airport Air Guard Station, MI, and NAS Willow Grove, PA...functions of the Missile Defense Agency, except the Command and Control Battle Management and Communications Directorate, to Redstone Arsenal, AL... of other ships in the battle group. Systems are functionally integrated and not 287 separable as independent components. Furthermore, based on BRAC

  8. Transforming The Munitions And Missile Maintenance Officer Career Field

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-04-01

    is a United States Air Force Officer currently attending Air and Space Command College at Maxwell Air Force Base , AL. Maj Edington was previously...INTRODUCTION Since the unauthorized transportation of nuclear warheads from Minot Air Force Base (MAFB) to Barksdale Air Force Base (BAFB) and the mistaken... base .66 These factors coupled with risk-aversion for anything but perfect results during inspections (i.e. zero defects), and the well-established

  9. Air Force Space Command. Space and Missile Systems Center Standard. Lithium-Ion Battery for Launch Vehicle Applications

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-06-13

    LITHIUM - ION BATTERY FOR LAUNCH VEHICLE APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR...valid OMB control number. 1. REPORT DATE 13 JUN 2008 2. REPORT TYPE N/A 3. DATES COVERED - 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE SMC-S-018 (2008) Lithium - Ion Battery for...reliability lithium - ion battery for use in launch vehicles. 4.2 Identification and Traceability All cells and batteries require an attached

  10. The Shock Vibration Bulletin. Part 2. Instrumentation, Shock Analysis, and Shock Testing

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1987-01-01

    121 M. J. Evans and V. H. Neubert , The Pennsylvania State University, University Partk, PA, and L. 3...Research Laboratory, Washington, DC Wednesday Nondevelopment Mr. James W. Daniel, Mr. Paul Hahn, 15 October, A.M. Items Workshop, U.S. Army Missile Martin...Marietta Session I, Command, Orlando Aerospace, Methods Rcdstone Arsenal, AL Orlando, FL Wednesday Structural Mr. Stanley Barrett, Mr. W. Paul Dunn, 15

  11. Atmospheric Data Requirements for Battlefield Obscuration Applications.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-06-01

    34 ECOM-5572, August 1975. 9. Miers, B., G. Blackman, D. Langer, and N. Lorimier, " Analysis of SMS/GOES Film Data," ECOM-5573, September 1975. 10...ATEC-PL-M Combined Arms Combat Developments Activity; ATZLCA-RS Concepts Analysis Agency; CSCA-SMC Dugway Proving Ground; STEDP-PP Electronic Warfare...CS-SA Materiel Systems Analysis Activity, Ground Warfare Division; DRXSY-GS Missile Research and Development Command, Research Directorate; DRDMI-TRA

  12. U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-07-25

    military spending and doctrine , missile and nuclear nonproliferation, and other important U.S. security interests. Then, in the National Defense...the islands. Since the PRC is not an archipelagic country, it is not allowed to draw straight archipelagic baselines. The U.S. Navy may conduct...Senior Colonel based in Washington spoke officially and in uniform at the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) in Virginia. Finally, if

  13. Supplemental Environmental Assessment to the U.S. Air Force February 1995 Environmental Assessment for the California Spaceport

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-08-01

    communities are adapted to periodic burning, and many plant species re-sprout readily after fire. Where disturbances are more frequent and intense...and missile operations include the following: continue supporting Air Force Space Command; incorporate flexibility that will permit adaptation to...designated critical habitat for southern steelhead trout located on VAFB (USAF 2011e). Abalone are gastropods Supplemental Environmental Assessment to the

  14. Guide to Synchronization of Video Systems to IRIG Timing

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1992-07-01

    and industry. 1-2 CHAPTER 2 SYNCHRONISATION Before delving into the details of synchronization , a review is needed of the reasons for synchronizing ... Synchronization of Video Systems to IRIG Timing Optical Systems Group Range Commanders Council White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002-5110 RCC Document 456-92 Range...This document addresses a broad field of video synchronization to IRIG timing with emphasis on color synchronization . This document deals with

  15. Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Nuclear Deterrence Skills

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-09-01

    entail modeling and simulation capability analogous to that for weapon design. A minimum “national” nuclear weapons effects simulator enterprise...systems programs (design, develop, produce, deploy, and sustain) relies 18 I C HA P TE R 3 upon a variety of management models . For example, the Air...entry vehicle design, modeling and simulation efforts, command and control, launch system infrastructure, intermediate-range missile concepts, advanced

  16. The Shock and Vibration Bulletin. Part 4. Damping and Machinery Dynamics

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1983-05-01

    Y. S. Shin, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA and M. K. Chargin, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION BY...Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, and J. R. McGehee, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA ON THE MODAL... NASA Langley Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL Research Center, Hampton, VA Mr. R. E. Seely, Naval Weapons Handlinj Center. Earle, Colts

  17. Allied Command Structures in the New NATO

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1997-01-01

    demonstrated in the Bosnia operation. • The growing need for advanced systems to counter ballistic missile proliferation targeted primarily at the...the impression that the United States w~s unsupportive towards ESDI. In reality, there was growing recognition in U.S. circles that ESDI was an...NATO. Following the June 1996 NATO ministerials, NATO support for the WEU gained substance and continues to grow . The WEU and NATO meet quarterly in

  18. Flight code validation simulator

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Sims, Brent A.

    1996-05-01

    An End-To-End Simulation capability for software development and validation of missile flight software on the actual embedded computer has been developed utilizing a 486 PC, i860 DSP coprocessor, embedded flight computer and custom dual port memory interface hardware. This system allows real-time interrupt driven embedded flight software development and checkout. The flight software runs in a Sandia Digital Airborne Computer and reads and writes actual hardware sensor locations in which Inertial Measurement Unit data resides. The simulator provides six degree of freedom real-time dynamic simulation, accurate real-time discrete sensor data and acts on commands and discretes from the flight computer. This system was utilized in the development and validation of the successful premier flight of the Digital Miniature Attitude Reference System in January of 1995 at the White Sands Missile Range on a two stage attitude controlled sounding rocket.

  19. Mechanical Properties of Infrared Transmitting Materials

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1978-01-01

    Sea Systems Command Dr. Roy Rice, Naval Research Laboratory Dr. E. T. Salkovitz, Office of Naval Research Mr. George sorkin. Naval Sea Systems...speeds of the combatants, missile velocities are generally below Mach 4 at sea level, and below Mach 7 at 60,000 feet. From the discussion in...Table III.2 presents typical data for sea level and 11,000 m altitude (bottom of the stratosphere) and a variety of Mach numbers. The viscosity

  20. Impacts of Transitioning from Firm Fixed Price to Fixed Price Incentive Firm Target Contracts in PEO Missiles and Space

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-09-01

    including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215...OSD) Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP), they were directed by Mr. Assad, Director of Defense Pricing, to change contract type to FPIF...Review. It was the determination of the Director of Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal to make this transition. Shortly following this

  1. Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2010

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-09-23

    Budget activities 6.4 and 6.5 focus on the development of specific weapon systems or components (e.g., the Joint Strike Fighter or missile defense systems...more than the request for chemical and biological basic research and would provide $10 million in the Infrastructure and Geophysical Division for...40 40 Chemical and Biological 208 200 207 222 207 Command, Control, and Interoperability 57 75 80 81 83 Explosives 78 96 121 121 121 Human

  2. Measurements to Understand the Flow Mechanisms Contributing to Tandem Rotor Outwash

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-05-23

    Directorate —AFDD Aviation & Missile Research, Development & Engineering Center Research, Development & Engineering Command Ames Research Center, Moffett...pilot visibility issues in brownout, dust entrain- ment into engine inlets, blade erosion, and increased air- craft maintenance. Though almost 50 years...Diameter Taylor , 1950 (Ref. 17) S, C, Ta 20 in & 45 in Fradenburgh, 1958 (Ref. 18) S 24 in Bolanovich & Marks, 1959 (Ref. 19) S 75 ft Bryan, 1960 (Ref

  3. Leadership 101

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-12-01

    access to information? In times of austere budgets, studies have suggested leaders often take on too much risk in sched- ule, performance and cost...about when he assumed command of a failing missile program. One of his first acts was placing PowerPoint slides in every cubicle that read, “Be on ...contract by July.” He continued to emphasize this point over the next few days, individually ask- ing each team member, “How is what you are working on

  4. Flaw Detection and Evaluation of Composite Cylinders Using Laser Speckle Interferometry and Holography

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1979-11-23

    Entered) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author hereby expresses his appreciation to Mr. J. A. Schaeffel Jr. for his guidance on interferometry and the computer...were collected by an automated laser speckle interferometry displacement contour analyzer developed by John A. Schaeffel , Jr. [3]. The new method of 10...Fringe Patterns, US Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, Technical Report RL-76-18, 20 April 1976. 3. Schaeffel , J. A., Automated Laser

  5. American Carrier Air Power at the Dawn of a New Century

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-01-01

    Systems, Office of the Secretary of Defense (Operational Test and Evaluation); then–Commander Calvin Craig, OPNAV N81; Captain Kenneth Neubauer and...TACP Tactical Air Control Party TARPS Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod System TCS Television Camera System TLAM Tomahawk Land-Attack Missile TST Time...store any video imagery acquired by the aircraft’s systems, including the TARPS pod, the pilot’s head-up display (HUD), the Television Camera System (TCS

  6. Countering Air and Missile Threats

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-02-05

    ground-based radars will not be obstructed by the curvature of the earth and airborne radars can discriminate them from ground clutter. As a result...Iraqi fighters. Around Baghdad, “The whole ground was red with Triple-A fire as far as you could see,” recalled one pilot. The four F-15s were...Element NORAD) is the supported commander in accordance with the NORAD Agreement, NORAD Terms of Reference, etc. CDRNORAD is currently allocated

  7. Plan of Action and Milestones for Navy Combustion Toxicity.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1981-01-01

    widespread gasoline fire. This type of hit would be equivalent to today’s cruise missile threat and would cause shipboard plastic materials to burn...NAVSUP). Toxi - city experiments are under program element 61153N at the Naval Medical Research and Development Command. Fundamental research on combustion...smoke toxicants were discussed and a method of estimating these limits for the more common toxi - cants was presented. The tenability time (TL), also

  8. RPV Assessment of Remote Missile Site Intrusion Alarms.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-08-01

    meter j fuselage, servos, battery, alternator. 14. Pitot tube and plumbing - Centrol model no. C-5255. 15. Engine CD ignition unit - KBG model 10308...1.29 Alternator with Coupling 6.22 Magnetometer and Mount .30 +26V Lead Acid Battery Pack 5.81 Pitot Tube .15 Subrudder .43 Regulator .28 94.15 Empty...Conent, Major Henry , USAF. Training Division, 1550 Aircrew Training Test Wing, Military Airlift Command, Kirtland AFB NM. Telephone interview. 29 June

  9. Contracting for Weapon System Software: The Pricing Arrangement.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1985-04-01

    considerations. 4E-rn iricacts the suitability of a particular contract type. i r-rment Process -" qhi,’ specialized and complex contract law regulates bo,ernment... Contract Law , and professional journals tnat have StLit.> C’? ar lyses of the federal procurement system and its application. Sources for the acquisition...Documents .14. U.S. Air Force Systems Command. Government Contract Law for engineers (3rd Edition). Los Angeles AFS, California: Space and Missile

  10. Frequency Diverse Tracking/Guidance Millimeter Radar Adapted to Target Acquisition,

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-06-01

    resolution offered by electro- optical and infrared systems and the adverse environment (fog, battle- field smokes) penetrability which is characteristic of...Reflectors (&1 > 2). 63 ALEXANDER whereAis the transmitted wavelength. It shall also be assumed for this analysis that 2*a4 ’ ( optical region), and that the...and J. L. Brown, "A Preliminary Assessment of Target Classification using Noncoherent Radar Waveforms," US Army Missile Command, Technical Report T-79

  11. An Evaluation of the Implementation of Two-Levels of Maintenance at Strategic Air Command Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Bases

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1991-09-01

    34excellent results in the conservation of technical skills, tools, facilities and materials" (18:9). The pioneering efforts of SAC and the subsequent...to the weapon systems successes through recent decades and concepts which were pioneering in the business of system acquisition. According to Sanks...Minuteman system has undergone major physical modifications to enhance its effectiveness. Its longevity continues to be sustained through modifications

  12. Employment of hypersonic glide vehicles: Proposed criteria for use

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Olguin, Abel

    Hypersonic Glide Vehicles (HGVs) are a type of reentry vehicle that couples the high speed of ballistic missiles with the maneuverability of aircraft. The HGV has been in development since the 1970s, and its technology falls under the category of Conventional Prompt Global Strike (CPGS) weapons. As noted by James M. Acton, a senior associate in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment, CPGS is a “missile in search of a mission.” With the introduction of any significant new military capability, a doctrine for use—including specifics regarding how, when and where it would be used, as well as tactics,more » training and procedures—must be clearly defined and understood by policy makers, military commanders, and planners. In this paper, benefits and limitations of the HGV are presented. Proposed criteria and four scenarios illustrate a possible method for assessing when to use an HGV.« less

  13. Algorithms and methodology used in constructing high-resolution terrain databases

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Williams, Bryan L.; Wilkosz, Aaron

    1998-07-01

    This paper presents a top-level description of methods used to generate high-resolution 3D IR digital terrain databases using soft photogrammetry. The 3D IR database is derived from aerial photography and is made up of digital ground plane elevation map, vegetation height elevation map, material classification map, object data (tanks, buildings, etc.), and temperature radiance map. Steps required to generate some of these elements are outlined. The use of metric photogrammetry is discussed in the context of elevation map development; and methods employed to generate the material classification maps are given. The developed databases are used by the US Army Aviation and Missile Command to evaluate the performance of various missile systems. A discussion is also presented on database certification which consists of validation, verification, and accreditation procedures followed to certify that the developed databases give a true representation of the area of interest, and are fully compatible with the targeted digital simulators.

  14. Manpower and Personnel Integration (MANPRINT) and Network Integration Evaluation 13.2: Observations on Cognitive Load in Mission Command

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-03-01

    using scales like NASA’s Task Load Index ( TLX ) (Hart and Staveland, 1988). At present, there are no comparable measurement scales for cognitive...Staveland, L. E. Development of NASA- TLX (Task Load Index): Results of empirical and theoretical research. In Human Mental Workload; Hancock, P. A...Requests for Information SA situation awareness TLX Task Load Index TOC tactical operations center WSMR White Sands Missile Range XO executive

  15. Insights for the Third Offset: Addressing Challenges of Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence in Military Operations

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-09-01

    third-offset/. 33 Sydney J . Freedberg Jr., “Carter, Roper Unveil Army’s New Ship-Killer Missile: ATACMS Upgrade,” Breaking Defense, October 28, 2016...39 For example, human-machine collaboration to improve the quality and speed of decision making. Sydney J . Freedberg Jr., “Centaur...unpublished thesis), United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College, 2000. 47 Stephen Anno and William E. Einspahr, “The Grenada Invasion,” in

  16. Compilation of Abstracts of Theses Submitted by Candidates for Degrees October 1991 to September 1992

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1992-09-30

    Navy of Workload from Combat Information Center Communication Patterns Thomas E . Dennison Fitting and Prediction Uncertainty for a 317 Lieutenant, US...test and evaluation community . It also examines the current and future DoD budget climate, to include overall Defense, DoN, RDT& E , and T& E budget...cruise missile proliferation and its forecasting by the intelligence community . TUNISIA: ISLAM AS A POLITICAL FORCE Jayne E . Garland-Lieutenant Commander

  17. Origin of Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)

    NASA Image and Video Library

    1959-08-11

    In this picture, negotiations are under way between officials of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on August 11, 1959. Seated at the table with his back to the camera, is Dr. T. Keith Glernan, NASA Administrator. At the head of the table is Major General John Barclay, Commander of ABMA and at the right side of the table are Colonel John G. Zierdt of ABMA and Dr. von Braun.

  18. Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2010

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-07-15

    6.5 focus on the development of specific weapon systems or components (e.g., the Joint Strike Fighter or missile defense systems), for which an...separate item in FY2009. The House bill would provide $15 million more than the request for chemical and biological basic research and would provide $10...Maritime 25 33 40 40 40 Chemical and Biological 208 200 207 222 207 Command, Control, and Interoperability 57 75 80 81 83 Explosives 78 96 121

  19. Air Force Space Command. Space and Missile Systems Center Standard. Electromagnetic Compatibility Requirements for Space Equipment and Systems

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-06-13

    technology developments. 2. This new-issue SMC standard comprises the text of The Aerospace Corporation report number TOR-2005( 8583 )-1. 3...issues of the documents are the current versions. 1. Aerospace Report No. TOR-2005( 8583 )-2, Electrical Power Systems, Direct Current, Space Vehicle...Design Requirements, The Aerospace Corp., 13 January 2005. 2. Aerospace Report No. TR-2004( 8583 )-1 (proposed MIL-STD-1540E), Test Requirements for

  20. History of the U.S. Army Artillery and Missile School. Volume 3. 1945-1957

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1957-01-01

    estimated cost of repairing the damage was $69. 350, and, taking into account the loss of time by flight instructors and student pilots, the total...Director of Instruction performed the functions previot ~sly assigned to the Assistant Commandant under the organization of the School prior to I...r during courses wh ch required instruction at each was unsatisfactory be- ¶ cause of the cost involved, the loss of time in changing stations, and

  1. Keeping the Edge. Air Force Materiel Command Cold War Context (1945-1991). Volume 2: Installations and Facilities

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2003-08-01

    connector increased the strength of the joints by spreading the load more equally over the cross section of the wood, and in fact made the "all-wood...strength of the timber joints by spreading the load more equally over the cross section of the wood. The Timber Engineering Company established a...Laboratory Computerized Axial Tomography Columbia Broadcasting System Comprehensive Display System Corps of Engineers Ballistic Missile Construction

  2. The National Guard Ballistic Missile Defense Mission: Minutemen at the Orbital Plane

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2004-09-01

    2001, he guided me through a change in Thesis Topic, an extension, an interruption while mobilized for Operation Enduring Freedom, the final extension...Command changes its focus.” Army News Service, Washington, DC. Copy obtained from the Internet at [http://www.defenselink.mil] (15 July 1996). 4...testing phase. 12 Kozaryn, Linda D., “Army Reserve Duty Has ’ Changed Forever’” The comments of US Army Reserve Chief, Lt. Gen. Thomas J. Plewes

  3. Negotiations Between ABMA Officials and NASA Officials

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1959-01-01

    In this picture, negotiations are under way between officials of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on August 11, 1959. Seated at the table with his back to the camera, is Dr. T. Keith Glernan, NASA Administrator. At the head of the table is Major General John Barclay, Commander of ABMA and at the right side of the table are Colonel John G. Zierdt of ABMA and Dr. von Braun.

  4. Deep Ultraviolet Laser Diode for UV-Resonance Enhanced Raman Identification of Biological Agents

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-03-31

    Advanced Research Projects Agency (DOD) ( Controlling DARPA Office) ARPA Order Q51 1/00 Issued by U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command Under Contract No...documented in a wide range of books, research papers and monographs well described in McCreery14. Raman spectroscopy offers a non -contact method of...magnitude non -linear increase in intensity. High levels of chemical specificity can be obtained using Raman spectroscopy without sample preparation, contact

  5. Plumbing and Environmental Support Specialties AFSCs 552X5/566X1.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-05-01

    c . Missile Water Section Personnel (N=32, GRP362) II. CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN SANITATION SPECIALISTS (N=5, GRP227) III. WATER TREATMENT PERSONNEL (N=36...Managers (N711, GRP600) b. Plumbing Section Supervisors (N=31, GRP407) c . Sanitation Superintendents (N=27, GRP325) d. Water Plant and Swimming Pool... C -> ~ I,. OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS PROGRAM -U! F OCCUPATIONAL MEASUREMENT CENTER ~ AIR TRAINING COMMAND RAN DOLPH AFB TEXAt 78148 80 616 2 6: TABLE OF

  6. A Homing Missile Control System to Reduce the Effects of Radome Diffraction

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Smith, Gerald L.

    1960-01-01

    The problem of radome diffraction in radar-controlled homing missiles at high speeds and high altitudes is considered from the point of view of developing a control system configuration which will alleviate the deleterious effects of the diffraction. It is shown that radome diffraction is in essence a kinematic feedback of body angular velocities which causes the radar to sense large apparent line-of-sight angular velocities. The normal control system cannot distinguish between the erroneous and actual line-of-sight rates, and entirely wrong maneuvers are produced which result in large miss distances. The problem is resolved by adding to the control system a special-purpose computer which utilizes measured body angular velocity to extract from the radar output true line-of-sight information for use in steering the missile. The computer operates on the principle of sampling and storing the radar output at instants when the body angular velocity is low and using this stored information for maneuvering commands. In addition, when the angular velocity is not low the computer determines a radome diffraction compensation which is subtracted from the radar output to reduce the error in the sampled information. Analog simulation results for the proposed control system operating in a coplanar (vertical plane) attack indicate a potential decrease in miss distance to an order of magnitude below that for a conventional system. Effects of glint noise, random target maneuvers, initial heading errors, and missile maneuverability are considered in the investigation.

  7. Dual-Use Applications of Infrared Sensitive Materials: Appendices

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1993-06-01

    CLUs. The Command Launch Unit and missile round each use a second generation forward looking IR detector. The CLU uses a LWIR , MCT-based, 240xI scanning...read out digitally to other display units or video equipment through a port on the unit’s side. The IR detector in the CLU operates in the LWIR for two...greater than about a kilometer needs to operate generally in the LWIR to achieve the sensitivity necessary to image objects at those distances.’ Second

  8. Establishing a Department of Defense Program Management Body of Knowledge

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1991-09-01

    systems included, "...thousands of jet fighters, bombers and transport aircraft; one hundred new combat and support vessels; and thousands of tanks and...cannon-carrying troop transports and strategic and tactical missiles" (12:9). Such systems were designed to achieve goals and performance levels never...to L. A a 20-week Program Mnageme-.nt .ur., ’ DSMc b-,o : taking command of a mra or pLog-im. A Major De ?-n.5 Acquisition (Category I) Program in the

  9. Creech Blue: Gen Bill Creech and the Reformation of the Tactical Air Forces, 1978-1984

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2004-10-01

    formation that, in large measure, built the Air Force that has fought so brilliantly in campaigns from Operation Desert Storm to the present global war...than eight years for LeMay and more than six for Creech. In LeMay’s case , it was the Strategic Air Command (SAC) during its formative years, when...nuclear weapons, bombers, and intercontinental ballistic missiles were the order of the day. In Creech’s case , it was TAC during the post-Vietnam defense

  10. The Politics of NATO Short-Range Nuclear Modernization 1983-1990: The Follow-On-to-Lance Missile Decisions

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1991-06-01

    superpower arms control negotiations, it reports directly to the NAC. In addition to the formal NATO bodies there are a number of non - governmental...34 Research paper prepared for J-5C (Arms Control Branch), US European Command, Vaihingen, FRG, August 1989. _ "The Neutron Bomb Non -Decision: Bungling on a...I gratefully recognize everyone who consented to an interview in Appendix I. Their comments have, of course, remained non - attributed in the text. My

  11. Summary of Proceedings and After Action Report DARCOM - Industry Executive Seminar Atlanta IX. Spring 1983.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1983-03-02

    all. 16. ATLANTA IX PANEL REPORT PANEL II - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PANELISTS: THE HONORABLE WALTER B. LABERGE !z VICE PRESIDENT, LOC L’EED MISSILES... STEVENS , USA COMMANDING GENERAL, US ARMY AVIATION RESEAFc?’ AND DEVELOPMENT CO NTNAND MGEN JOHN B. OBLINGERJ USA DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR COMBAT...34Research and Development and the Tech- nology Base was co-chaired by Dr. W.B. LaBerge as industry leader and Lt. Gen. Robert J. Lunn, USA as DARCOM

  12. The Shock Vibration Bulletin. Part 3. Isolation and Damping, Vibration Test Criteria, and Vibration Analysis and Test

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1987-01-01

    PULLERS AND SEPARATION JOINTS M. J. Evans and V. H. Neubert , The Pennsylvania State Univevsity, University Partk, PA, and L. J. Bement, NASA, Langley...Laboratory, Wshingt’,, DC Wednesday Nondevelopment Mr. James W. Daniel, Mr. Paul Hahn, 15 October, A.M. Items Workshop, U.S. Army Missile Martl.n Marietta...Session i, Command, Orlando Aerospace, Methods Redstone Arseral, AL Orlando, FL Wednesday Structural Mr. Etanley Barrett, Hr. W. Paul Dunn, 15

  13. Encyclopedia of US Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems. Volume 1. Post-World War II Fighters 1945-1973,

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1978-01-01

    around 100 miles. With two Lockheed external 165-gallon tanks (and a full rocket load ) it was only 225 miles. Lieutenants Edward R. Johnston and...start. 12 While waiting for acceptable engines, North American had to bear the expense of storing unequipped F-82 airframes.13 The situation grew so bad...secure a suitable airframe for the GE TG-180 axial flow gas turbine engine, that the Air Technical Service Command of the Army Air Forces was

  14. Lucrative Targets: The U.S. Air Force in the Kuwaiti Theater of Operations

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2001-01-01

    led initially by Brig. Gen. Frederic N. Buckingham and, after November 11, by Brig. Gen. Edwin E. Tenoso—had the same responsibility for MAC/Commander...117s destroying vital C2 centers and the Navy’s Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs) hitting electrical powerplants, the presidential palace , the Ba‘ath...By the opening of the Iran-Iraq War in September 1980, the Iraqi dictator had increased his elite force to two brigades of palace guards, and during

  15. Advanced Technology for SAM Systems Analysis Synthesis and Simulation

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-05-01

    aides de nature op~ratlcnnelle, Einanci~rv et technicue. Ainsi peut-on esp6rer iu’en r~sulte- ront les rhoix les rroilloura. Trois des neuf expras~s...EAST (Royal Military College of Science, UNITED KINGDOM) traite des structures des boucles de quidaqe at compare los lois d’ali- gnement t~l~command~es...avec les lois de navigation des missiles autoquid~s. Dants los structures en alignement, le Dr EAST montre qu’il est possible et indispensable

  16. Proceedings of 1981 Western Region Technical Symposium on Electronic Warfare

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1981-01-01

    L󈧣S"............. ...... ... 219 "S EEK TALK - A J AM -R ES ISTANT TACT!CA i. CO MMrVL’N ICATION 1 ý’Y 3TI VS ..T ....".. ......... ...... 33...commands, and other Department and Gray data base development, and computer of Defense agencies by providing EW combat modelling. analysis support to...inter- base radios and and Coirqunications Countermeasures surface-to-air missile communications (C𔃽CM) were exercised together for the nets. Two

  17. Military Payloads Hosted on Commercial Satellites: How Can the Space and Missile Systems Center Increase the Number of Commercially Hosted Military Payload Contract Awards

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-12-01

    commercial owner-operator’s opportunity to review the preliminary satellite design, raise concerns, and discuss needed modifications—is typically...concerns and raised those concerns through the chain of command. The division chief decided that the executive director of SMC (a two-star general...Indefinite Quantity (ID/ IQ ) contract for CHMPs, referred to as the HoPs (Hosted Payloads) ID/ IQ . The Federal Acquisition Regulation describes an ID

  18. China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-12-01

    U.S. Pacific Command. Willard provided the assessment in a recent round table discussion with Japanese media in Tokyo…. Asked how he perceives the...ballistic missile, the country’s state media said Friday [August 13]. There is speculation that Beijing is responding to the U.S. deployment of the nuclear...37 2010 DOD CMSD, p. 34. 38 The August 2009 ONI report states that “Beginning in early 2006, PRC-owned media has reported statements from high-level

  19. Proceedings of the Annual Tri-Service Manufacturing Technology Conference (12th) 19-23 October 1980. Sheraton-Bal Harbour, Bal Harbour, Florida.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-10-23

    1700 N. Moore Street, Suite 1923 Mail Stop 24021000 Western Avenue Arlington, VA 22209 Lynn, MA 01910 KLIMAN, DR. M. KOTLER , R. Army Materials...Mechanics Research Center US Army Missile Command ATTN: DR. MORTON KLIMAN ATTN: MR. RICHARD KOTLER Army Materials & Mechanics Res. Cir. DRSMI-ET...SMITH, P. J. STOYKO, M. A. Naval Weapons Support Center US Army Mun. Prod. Base Mod. Agency ATTN: MR. PHILIP J. SMITH ATTN: MR. MICHAEL A. STOYKO Code

  20. Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Electronic Warfare (C4IEW) Project Book, Fiscal Year 1994. (Non-FOUO Version)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1994-04-01

    TSW-7A, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRAL (ATCC) 32- 8 AN/TTC-41(V), CENTRAL OFFICE, TELEPHONE, AUTOMATIC 32- 9 MISSILE COUNTERMEASURE DEVICE (MCD) .- 0 MK...a Handheld Terminal Unit (HTU), Portable Computer Unit (PCU), Transportable Computer Unit (TCU), and compatible NOI peripheral devices . All but the...CLASSIFICATION: ASARC-III, Jun 80, Standard. I I I AN/TIC-39 IS A MOBILE , AUTOMATIC , MODULAR ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT SWITCH UNDER PROCESSOR CONTROL WITH INTEGRAL

  1. The Rational Behavior Model: A Multi-Paradigm, Tri-Level Software Architecture for the Control of Autonomous Vehicles

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1993-03-01

    possible over a RF link when surfaced and over acoustic telemetry when submerged . Lockheed Missiles and Space Company has been awarded the contract to...ACL), is purely hierarchical and consists of three major components: the Data Manager, the ACL Controller, and the Model- 22 Based Reasoner ( MBR ). The...Data Manager receives, processes, and analyzes sensor and status data for use by the MBR and ACL Controller. The ACL Controller communicates commands

  2. Space Support for the Warfighter: Determining the Best Way to Provide Space Capabilities at the Army Division and Brigade Levels

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-06-01

    what is written here. Of course, I would like to thank my thesis advisor and second reader Professor Charles Racoosin and CAPT Al Scott. Your...include all of the assets they would 3 Space and Missile Defense Command, 2009. What is SMDC/ARSTRAT? Army...effort is also made to discuss future trends as they impact space operations. The result will be a solid understanding of not only what the modern

  3. Quadratic Hadamard Memories II. Adaptive Stochastic Content. Addressable Memory

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-07-01

    No. 6429 Issued by Army Missile Command Under Contract # DAAH1-88-C-0887 D T IC Technical Report #2 E LEC SlD Approved for public release...integrate the N coupled nonlinear 0 differential equations, something I cannot do. In the proportional region these equations d 5 can be integrated in spite...is summed, but Uav a is not. Indices are used as follows. i, j, and k denote components in input space. a, b, c, d , and p denote components in the

  4. The Viking parachute qualification test technique.

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Raper, J. L.; Lundstrom, R. R.; Michel, F. C.

    1973-01-01

    The parachute system for NASA's Viking '75 Mars lander was flight qualified in four high-altitude flight tests at the White Sands Missile range (WSMR). A balloon system lifted a full-scale simulated Viking spacecraft to an altitude where a varying number of rocket motors were used to propel the high drag, lifting test vehicle to test conditions which would simulate the range of entry conditions expected at Mars. A ground-commanded cold gas pointing system located on the balloon system provided powered vehicle azimuth control to insure that the flight trajectory remained within the WSMR boundaries. A unique ground-based computer-radar system was employed to monitor inflight performance of the powered vehicle and insure that command ignition of the parachute mortar occurred at the required test conditions of Mach number and dynamic pressure. Performance data were obtained from cameras, telemetry, and radar.

  5. The need for command and control instant message adaptive interfaces: lessons learned from Tactical Tomahawk human-in-the-loop simulations.

    PubMed

    Cummings, M L

    2004-12-01

    In the recent development of a human-in-the-loop simulation test bed designed to examine human performance issues for supervisory control of the Navy's new Tactical Tomahawk missile, measurements of operator situation awareness (SA) and workload through secondary tasking were taken through an embedded instant messaging program. Instant message interfaces (otherwise known as "chat"), already a means of communication between Navy ships, allow researchers to query users in real-time in a natural, ecologic setting, and thus provide more realistic and unobtrusive measurements. However, in the course of this testing, results revealed that some subjects fixated on the real-time instant messaging secondary task instead of the primary task of missile control, leading to the overall degradation of mission performance as well as a loss of SA. While this research effort was the first to quantify command and control performance degradation as a result of instant messaging, the military has recognized that in its network centric warfare quest, instant messaging is a critical informal communication tool, but has associated problems. Recently, a military spokesman said that managing chat in current military operations was sometimes a "nightmare," because military personnel have difficulty in handling large amounts of information through chat, and then synthesizing knowledge from this information. This research highlights the need for further investigation of the role of instant messaging interfaces both on task performance and situation awareness, and how the associated problems could be ameliorated through adaptive display design.

  6. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Garner, W.V.

    The problem investigated here is how Soviet perceptions of particular military threats, in this case from NATO's new INF missiles, affect their arms control negotiating policy. This study most closely examines Soviet writings in the 1979-83 period and relies on extensive interviewing, sponsored by IREX, at the Soviet Academy of Sciences Institutes. It attempts to distinguish between Soviet portrayals and real perceptions of the military and political threats from the 1983 INF deployments. It explores how such Soviet assessments interrelate with Soviet military doctrine and broader foreign policy strategies, and how perceptions might differ among Soviet analysts and officials. Itmore » is divided into six chapters: (1) Historical Perspectives; (2) Soviet Threat Portrayals; (3) Evaluating Soviet Threat Portrayals; (4) Soviet Military Doctrine and the INF Threat; (5) Soviet Political-Military Interests at the INF Negotiations; (6) The Soviet Net Assessment. The study finds that Soviet threat portrayals are loosely consistent with Soviet perceptions of the potential threat, especially from an extended-range Pershing missile against their National Command Authorities.« less

  7. Proceedings of the 1981 Army Numerical Analysis and Computers Conference, held U. S. Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 26-27 February 1981

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1981-08-01

    loaded Loading done Time= 1295 msec. SQRT(3) %I + 1 SQRT(3) %I - 1 SQRT(3) %I f 1 (D13) TX = 1---------+-1** x = C-l---+-------, x = - 1, x...thnrl its competitors. As is to be expected, the table makes cJc ;lr the benefits of subincrement ing for nny approximation. For example, usiny the...Acquisition Systems ( DACS ) and a Data Analysis System (DAN), The DACs will be microprocessor-based recording devices with software-control

  8. Applicability of existing C3 (command, control and communications) vulnerability and hardness analyses to sentry system issues. Technical report

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Lee, R.C.

    1983-01-13

    This report is a compilation of abstracts resulting from a literature search of reports relevant to Sentry Ballistic missile system C3 vulnerability and hardness. Primary sources consulted were the DOD Nuclear Information Analysis Center (DASIAC) and the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). Approximately 175 reports were reviewed and abstracted, including several related to computer programs for estimating nuclear effects on electromagnetic propagation. The reports surveyed were ranked in terms of their importance for Sentry C3 VandH issues.

  9. Right-Sizing the People’s Liberation Army: Exploring the Contours of China’s Military

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-09-01

    this scenario, as in the other two, the PLA Navy is large, capable, and prepared for joint operations. Thus, by 2016 , the Navy might be expected to...research student in the Second Artillery’s Command Academy located in Wuhan, Hubei province. 57. Edward Cody, "China Confirms Firing Missile to Destroy...U.S. Navy may well have led the way in linking C41SR with the concept of "timely, sensor-to- shooter information direct to the warfighter." 23 All the

  10. SAC (Strategic Air Command) Needs a Few Good Men and Women’ - A Guide to ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) Operations Duty

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-04-01

    Ditribufion is unlimited. 4 PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER(S) 5. MONITORING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER(S) 88-0825 6a NAME OF PERFORMING ORGANIZATION 6b...OFFICE SYMBOL 7a. NAME OF MONITORING ORGANIZATION ACS C/EDC (If applicable) 6c. ADDRESS (City, State, and ZIP Code) 7b. ADDRESS (City, State, and...ZIP Code) MAXWELL AFB AL 36112-5542 8a. NAME OF FUNDING/SPONSORING 8b. OFFICE SYMBOL 9. PROCUREMENT INSTRUMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ORGANIZATION (If

  11. Nitrogen Chemistry in Sea Level Air Following Large Radiation Doses.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-06-15

    majur reactions NO + 0 + M +N0 2 + M (9) ’.o, NO+0 3 +N 2 +0 2 (1) NO + HO2 + NO2 + OH (11) 0 + NO2 NO + U 2 (12) H + NO2 + No + OOH (13) NO + OH...8217 ’, ,-7- 0 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE (Continued) 0 Joint Cruise Missiles Project...Ofc Air Force Space Technology Ctr ATTN: JCMG-707 ATTN: YH Naval Air Systems Command Air Force !-!ight Aeronautical Lab/AAAD ATTN: PMA 271 ATjN: W

  12. SpaceX CRS-12 "What's on Board?" Science Briefing

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2017-08-13

    Chip Hardy, Kestrel Eye program manager for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, speaks to members of social media in the Kennedy Space Center’s Press Site auditorium. The briefing focused on research planned for launch to the International Space Station. The scientific materials and supplies will be aboard a Dragon spacecraft scheduled for launch from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A on Aug. 14 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the company's 12th Commercial Resupply Services mission to the space station.

  13. Critical Directed Energy Test and Evaluation Infrastructure Shortfalls: Results of the Directed Energy Test and Evaluation Capability Tri-Service Study Update

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-06-01

    Sensor H11 HPM Chamber Test Capability—Explosive Equivalent Substitute H12 HEL Irradiance & Temperature H13 HEL Near/In-Beam Path Quality H14 HPM Sensor...such things as artillery shells or UAVs and may impact the earth. Possible targets include missiles in flight or a relatively close command, control...capability is a synergy of four high priority shortfalls identified by the T-SS Update. H13 —HEL near/in-beam path quality H13 is the need for a

  14. A users manual for the method of moments Aircraft Modeling Code (AMC), version 2

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Peters, M. E.; Newman, E. H.

    1994-01-01

    This report serves as a user's manual for Version 2 of the 'Aircraft Modeling Code' or AMC. AMC is a user-oriented computer code, based on the method of moments (MM), for the analysis of the radiation and/or scattering from geometries consisting of a main body or fuselage shape with attached wings and fins. The shape of the main body is described by defining its cross section at several stations along its length. Wings, fins, rotor blades, and radiating monopoles can then be attached to the main body. Although AMC was specifically designed for aircraft or helicopter shapes, it can also be applied to missiles, ships, submarines, jet inlets, automobiles, spacecraft, etc. The problem geometry and run control parameters are specified via a two character command language input format. This report describes the input command language and also includes several examples which illustrate typical code inputs and outputs.

  15. A user's manual for the method of moments Aircraft Modeling Code (AMC)

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    Peters, M. E.; Newman, E. H.

    1989-01-01

    This report serves as a user's manual for the Aircraft Modeling Code or AMC. AMC is a user-oriented computer code, based on the method of moments (MM), for the analysis of the radiation and/or scattering from geometries consisting of a main body or fuselage shape with attached wings and fins. The shape of the main body is described by defining its cross section at several stations along its length. Wings, fins, rotor blades, and radiating monopoles can then be attached to the main body. Although AMC was specifically designed for aircraft or helicopter shapes, it can also be applied to missiles, ships, submarines, jet inlets, automobiles, spacecraft, etc. The problem geometry and run control parameters are specified via a two character command language input format. The input command language is described and several examples which illustrate typical code inputs and outputs are also included.

  16. Langley Storage facility which houses remains of Apollo 204 craft

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    1990-01-01

    The Apollo 204 command module is seen in storage at Langley Research Center in Virginia. The command module, damaged in the 1967 Apollo fire, its heat shield, booster protective cover and 81 cartons of related hardware and investigative data occupy 3,300 cubic feet of Langley's storage space. Astronauts Virgil I. Grissom, Roger B. Chaffee and Edward H. White II perished in the Apollo 204 spacecraft fire on Jan. 27, 1967 on Launch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral. The hardware has been stored at Langley since 1967. PLEASE NOTE UPDATE: In early May of 1990, NASA announced plans to move the hardware and related data to permanent storage at the site of all the Challenger debris in an abandoned missile silo at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Florida. However, at month's end, NASA announced it had decided to keep the capsule at Langley for an indefinite period of time.

  17. Langley Storage facility which houses remains of Apollo 204 craft

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    1990-01-01

    The Apollo 204 command module is seen in storage at Langley Research Center in Virginia. The command module, damaged in the 1967 Apollo fire, its heat shield, booster protective cover and 81 cartons of related hardware and investigative data occupy 3,300 cubic feet of warehouse storage space. Astronauts Virgil I. Grissom, Roger B. Chaffee and Edward H. White II perished in the Apollo 204 spacecraft fire on Jan. 27, 1967 on Launch Complex 34 at Cape Canaveral. The hardware has been stored at Langley since 1967. PLEASE NOTE UPDATE: In early May of 1990, NASA announced plans to move the hardware and related data to permanent storage with the Challenger debris in an abandoned missile silo at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Florida. However, at month's end, NASA announced it had decided to keep the capsule at Langley for an indefinite period of time.

  18. Analytical impact time and angle guidance via time-varying sliding mode technique.

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    Zhao, Yao; Sheng, Yongzhi; Liu, Xiangdong

    2016-05-01

    To concretely provide a feasible solution for homing missiles with the precise impact time and angle, this paper develops a novel guidance law, based on the nonlinear engagement dynamics. The guidance law is firstly designed with the prior assumption of a stationary target, followed by the practical extension to a moving target scenario. The time-varying sliding mode (TVSM) technique is applied to fulfill the terminal constraints, in which a specific TVSM surface is constructed with two unknown coefficients. One is tuned to meet the impact time requirement and the other one is targeted with a global sliding mode, so that the impact angle constraint as well as the zero miss distance can be satisfied. Because the proposed law possesses three guidance gain as design parameters, the intercept trajectory can be shaped according to the operational conditions and missile׳s capability. To improve the tolerance of initial heading errors and broaden the application, a new frame of reference is also introduced. Furthermore, the analytical solutions of the flight trajectory, heading angle and acceleration command can be totally expressed for the prediction and offline parameter selection by solving a first-order linear differential equation. Numerical simulation results for various scenarios validate the effectiveness of the proposed guidance law and demonstrate the accuracy of the analytic solutions. Copyright © 2016 ISA. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  19. A Simple Two Aircraft Conflict Resolution Algorithm

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    Chatterji, Gano B.

    2006-01-01

    Conflict detection and resolution methods are crucial for distributed air-ground traffic management in which the crew in, the cockpit, dispatchers in operation control centers sad and traffic controllers in the ground-based air traffic management facilities share information and participate in the traffic flow and traffic control functions. This paper describes a conflict detection, and a conflict resolution method. The conflict detection method predicts the minimum separation and the time-to-go to the closest point of approach by assuming that both the aircraft will continue to fly at their current speeds along their current headings. The conflict resolution method described here is motivated by the proportional navigation algorithm, which is often used for missile guidance during the terminal phase. It generates speed and heading commands to rotate the line-of-sight either clockwise or counter-clockwise for conflict resolution. Once the aircraft achieve a positive range-rate and no further conflict is predicted, the algorithm generates heading commands to turn back the aircraft to their nominal trajectories. The speed commands are set to the optimal pre-resolution speeds. Six numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the conflict detection, and the conflict resolution methods.

  20. Training augmentation device for the Air Force satellite Control Network

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    Shoates, Keith B.

    1993-01-01

    From the 1960's and into the early 1980's satellite operations and control were conducted by Air Force Systems Command (AFSC), now Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), out of the Satellite Control Facility at Onizuka AFB, CA. AFSC was responsible for acquiring satellite command and control systems and conducting routine satellite operations. The daily operations, consisting of satellite health and status contacts and station keeping activities, were performed for AFSC by a Mission Control Team (MCT) staffed by civilian contractors who were responsible for providing their own technically 'qualified' personnel as satellite operators. An MCT consists of five positions: mission planner, ground controller, planner analyst, orbit analyst, and ranger controller. Most of the training consisted of On-the-Job-Training (OJT) with junior personnel apprenticed to senior personnel until they could demonstrate job proficiency. With most of the satellite operators having 15 to 25 years of experience, there was minimal risk to the mission. In the mid 1980's Air Force Space Command (AFSPACOM) assumed operational responsibility for a newly established control node at Falcon AFB (FAFB) in CO. The satellites and ground system program offices (SPO's) are organized under AFSC's Space and Missiles Systems Center (SMC) to function as a systems engineering and acquisition agency for AFSPACECOM. The collection of the satellite control nodes, ground tracking stations, computer processing equipment, and connecting communications links is referred to as the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN).

  1. Large Capacity Missile Carrier (CMX)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1993-12-01

    FSU) is emerging from a turbulent period that lasted from about 1990-2005. Some of the great hopes for the emergence of democracy and open markets ...34* AN/ UGC -I43A(V) NST "• OK-455(V) LJHF DAMA "* AN/UYQ-62 C2P VER I Link Processor "* ANIWSC-3(V)3 UHF SAT Transmitter/Receiver "* AN/USC-38 EHF...Graphics System Command, Control & NAVMACS II Communications (C’) AN/ UGC -143A(V) NST OKg455(V) UHF DAMA AN/UYQ-62 C2P VER I Link Processor AN/WSC-3(V

  2. Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training Equipment Conference (5th) Held at Washington, DC on November 14-16, 1983. Volume 2.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1983-11-16

    at the Ballistic Missile Division as a Space Systems Project Officer, in between Command and Staff and Air War College tours as a student . • It’s at...sure that the student got used to the real thing. Since instruments in simulators get about six times as many cycles as those in the aircraft themselves...that the student really needed to see was the dial face. The student couldn’t care less whether the guts of the real instrument was behind the aircraft

  3. Computer Simulated Development of Improved Command to Line-of-Sight Missile Guidance Techniques

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1979-03-01

    INaval Postgraduate School Ma//MW Monterey, CA 93940 C -" 10 6 -VA. MONITORING A41INCY MAMIE 6 AOORESS(it 011f.,.t frau Cdfltt.I01gg 01HOS). IS. SECURITY...States Navy B.S., United States Naval Academy, 1967 Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SYSTEM4S...i i i it +P~4 to i if 1 . 1 - ztnco C3i.- Z-, a O.) Z (~VI- (M CWn4 Ul% 103 4-7 A BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. U.S. Army Foreign Science and Technology Center

  4. The Generation of Field Sensitive Interface States in Commercial CMOS Devices.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-05-31

    R. Hevey ATTN: STEWS -TE-AN, A. De La Paz ATTN: Code 6816, R. Lambert ATTN: STEWS -TE-AN, J. Meason ATTN: STEWS -TE-AN, R. Dutchover Naval Surface...Weapons Center ATTN: STEWS -TE-AN, R. Hays ATTN: Code F30 ATTN: STEWS -TE-N, K. Cummings ATTN: Code F31 ATTN: STEWS -TE-N, T. Arellanes ATTN: Code F31, F...Warnock ATTN: STEWS -TE-NT, M. Squires ATTN: Code F31, K. Caudle ATTN: Code WA-52, R. Smith USA Missile Command ATTN: F31, J. Downs ATTN: AMSMI-SF, G

  5. Naval Postgraduate School Research. Volume 9, Number 2, June 1999

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1999-06-01

    widths of a few tenths of a degree of R E S E A R C H N A V A L P O S T G R A D U A T E S C H O O L Report Documentation Page Form ApprovedOMB No. 0704...TASK FORCES FROM ANTI-SHIP MISSILE ATTACK LCDR James R . Townsend, USN Master of Science in Operations Research-March 1999 Advisors: Professor James G ...Command, Control and Communications Academic Group Michael G . Sovereign, Rolands and Associates LT Michelle Glenn, USN CDR Ray Holt, USN Capt Steve Paxton

  6. Computer program for post-flight evaluation of the control surface response for an attitude controlled missile

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    Knauber, R. N.

    1982-01-01

    A FORTRAN IV coded computer program is presented for post-flight analysis of a missile's control surface response. It includes preprocessing of digitized telemetry data for time lags, biases, non-linear calibration changes and filtering. Measurements include autopilot attitude rate and displacement gyro output and four control surface deflections. Simple first order lags are assumed for the pitch, yaw and roll axes of control. Each actuator is also assumed to be represented by a first order lag. Mixing of pitch, yaw and roll commands to four control surfaces is assumed. A pseudo-inverse technique is used to obtain the pitch, yaw and roll components from the four measured deflections. This program has been used for over 10 years on the NASA/SCOUT launch vehicle for post-flight analysis and was helpful in detecting incipient actuator stall due to excessive hinge moments. The program is currently set up for a CDC CYBER 175 computer system. It requires 34K words of memory and contains 675 cards. A sample problem presented herein including the optional plotting requires eleven (11) seconds of central processor time.

  7. Technology transfer: Imaging tracker to robotic controller

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    Otaguro, M. S.; Kesler, L. O.; Land, Ken; Erwin, Harry; Rhoades, Don

    1988-01-01

    The transformation of an imaging tracker to a robotic controller is described. A multimode tracker was developed for fire and forget missile systems. The tracker locks on to target images within an acquisition window using multiple image tracking algorithms to provide guidance commands to missile control systems. This basic tracker technology is used with the addition of a ranging algorithm based on sizing a cooperative target to perform autonomous guidance and control of a platform for an Advanced Development Project on automation and robotics. A ranging tracker is required to provide the positioning necessary for robotic control. A simple functional demonstration of the feasibility of this approach was performed and described. More realistic demonstrations are under way at NASA-JSC. In particular, this modified tracker, or robotic controller, will be used to autonomously guide the Man Maneuvering Unit (MMU) to targets such as disabled astronauts or tools as part of the EVA Retriever efforts. It will also be used to control the orbiter's Remote Manipulator Systems (RMS) in autonomous approach and positioning demonstrations. These efforts will also be discussed.

  8. MW 08-multi-beam air and surface surveillance radar

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    1989-09-01

    Signal of the Netherlands has developed and is marketing the MW 08, a 3-D radar to be used for short to medium range surveillance, target acquisition, and tracking. MW 08 is a fully automated detecting and tracking radar. It is designed to counter threats from aircraft and low flying antiship missiles. It can also deal with the high level missile threat. MW 08 operates in the 5 cm band using one antenna for both transmitting and receiving. The antenna is an array, consisting of 8 stripline antennas. The received radar energy is processed by 8 receiver channels. These channels come together in the beam forming network, in which 8 virtual beams are formed. From this beam pattern, 6 beams are used for the elevation coverage of 0-70 degrees. MW 08's output signals of the beam former are further handled by FFT and plot processors for target speed information, clutter rejection, and jamming suppression. A general purpose computer handles target track initiation, and tracking. Tracking data are transferred to the command and control systems with 3-D target information for fastest possible lockon.

  9. Terminal attack trajectories of peregrine falcons are described by the proportional navigation guidance law of missiles

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    Brighton, Caroline H.; Thomas, Adrian L. R.

    2017-01-01

    The ability to intercept uncooperative targets is key to many diverse flight behaviors, from courtship to predation. Previous research has looked for simple geometric rules describing the attack trajectories of animals, but the underlying feedback laws have remained obscure. Here, we use GPS loggers and onboard video cameras to study peregrine falcons, Falco peregrinus, attacking stationary targets, maneuvering targets, and live prey. We show that the terminal attack trajectories of peregrines are not described by any simple geometric rule as previously claimed, and instead use system identification techniques to fit a phenomenological model of the dynamical system generating the observed trajectories. We find that these trajectories are best—and exceedingly well—modeled by the proportional navigation (PN) guidance law used by most guided missiles. Under this guidance law, turning is commanded at a rate proportional to the angular rate of the line-of-sight between the attacker and its target, with a constant of proportionality (i.e., feedback gain) called the navigation constant (N). Whereas most guided missiles use navigation constants falling on the interval 3 ≤ N ≤ 5, peregrine attack trajectories are best fitted by lower navigation constants (median N < 3). This lower feedback gain is appropriate at the lower flight speed of a biological system, given its presumably higher error and longer delay. This same guidance law could find use in small visually guided drones designed to remove other drones from protected airspace. PMID:29203660

  10. Terminal attack trajectories of peregrine falcons are described by the proportional navigation guidance law of missiles.

    PubMed

    Brighton, Caroline H; Thomas, Adrian L R; Taylor, Graham K

    2017-12-19

    The ability to intercept uncooperative targets is key to many diverse flight behaviors, from courtship to predation. Previous research has looked for simple geometric rules describing the attack trajectories of animals, but the underlying feedback laws have remained obscure. Here, we use GPS loggers and onboard video cameras to study peregrine falcons, Falco peregrinus , attacking stationary targets, maneuvering targets, and live prey. We show that the terminal attack trajectories of peregrines are not described by any simple geometric rule as previously claimed, and instead use system identification techniques to fit a phenomenological model of the dynamical system generating the observed trajectories. We find that these trajectories are best-and exceedingly well-modeled by the proportional navigation (PN) guidance law used by most guided missiles. Under this guidance law, turning is commanded at a rate proportional to the angular rate of the line-of-sight between the attacker and its target, with a constant of proportionality (i.e., feedback gain) called the navigation constant ( N ). Whereas most guided missiles use navigation constants falling on the interval 3 ≤ N ≤ 5, peregrine attack trajectories are best fitted by lower navigation constants (median N < 3). This lower feedback gain is appropriate at the lower flight speed of a biological system, given its presumably higher error and longer delay. This same guidance law could find use in small visually guided drones designed to remove other drones from protected airspace. Copyright © 2017 the Author(s). Published by PNAS.

  11. BMDS/SSA Integrated Sensing Demonstration (BISD)

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    Turner, T.; Springford, K.; Grimaldi, L.

    2011-09-01

    This demonstration is intended to provide a near-term prototype, leave-behind capability for integrating Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) ground sensors for use in the Space Situational Awareness (SSA) mission. Closed-loop tasking and cueing capability will be implemented, and a demonstration of net-centric space data dissemination using the BMDS sensors will be undertaken using various SSA mission threads. The demonstration is designed to highlight the implications of modifying software and/or hardware at the BMDS command and control node so that cost, risk, and schedule for an operational implementation can be fully understood. Additionally, this demonstration is intended to assess the impacts to both mission areas as a multi-mission, non-traditional sensor capability is integrated into the SSA mission. A successful demonstration will have many leave-behind capabilities and first-of-its-kind achievements to include: a) an extensible SSA operational prototype configuration for BMDS X-Band radars such as AN/TPY-2 and Sea-Based X-Band (SBX) b) a prototype SSA tasking and cueing capability between the Joint Functional Component Command for Space (JFCC Space) Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) and the Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) Experimental Laboratory (X-Lab), extensible to the Combatant Commands (COCOMS), and out to BMDS sensors c) a capability for a twoway, net-centric, interface for JSpOC space operations, to include translation from net-centric communications to legacy systems and d) processing of BMDS X-Band Radar tracks in the Space Defense Operations Center (SPADOC).

  12. In the shadow of the Gulf war: psychological distress, social support and coping among Israeli soldiers in a high risk area.

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    Solomon, Z; Margalit, C; Waysman, M; Bleich, A

    1991-01-01

    This study assessed the sense of safety, psychiatric symptomatology, coping and sources of support among eight groups of soldiers stationed in the region at highest risk for missile attacks during the Persian Gulf war. The sample consisted of 659 regular, reserve, and career soldiers, both male and female. Findings show that elevated levels of distress were associated with a high level of perceived threat, a low level of perceived self-efficacy, a low level of trust in army authorities, and a low level of support from the social network, particularly from commanding officers. Practical implications are discussed.

  13. Back-stepping active disturbance rejection control design for integrated missile guidance and control system via reduced-order ESO.

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    Xingling, Shao; Honglun, Wang

    2015-07-01

    This paper proposes a novel composite integrated guidance and control (IGC) law for missile intercepting against unknown maneuvering target with multiple uncertainties and control constraint. First, by using back-stepping technique, the proposed IGC law design is separated into guidance loop and control loop. The unknown target maneuvers and variations of aerodynamics parameters in guidance and control loop are viewed as uncertainties, which are estimated and compensated by designed model-assisted reduced-order extended state observer (ESO). Second, based on the principle of active disturbance rejection control (ADRC), enhanced feedback linearization (FL) based control law is implemented for the IGC model using the estimates generated by reduced-order ESO. In addition, performance analysis and comparisons between ESO and reduced-order ESO are examined. Nonlinear tracking differentiator is employed to construct the derivative of virtual control command in the control loop. Third, the closed-loop stability for the considered system is established. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed IGC law in enhanced interception performance such as smooth interception course, improved robustness against multiple uncertainties as well as reduced control consumption during initial phase are demonstrated through simulations. Copyright © 2015 ISA. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  14. Pulsed Laser Device Development Program. Volume 3. ABEL II (Air- Breathing Electric Laser II) Small-Scale Flow Test Report

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1981-06-01

    about 0.18 x 104 f or X 5260 A. 4.3 EFFECT OF FLOW PLATE In this series of experiments, we studied the effect of a screen positioned over the orifice... 104 Ŕ 0 A -03 -0.2 -0.1 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 RaU1 U2 WR I+u 2 J9683 Figure 14 Effect of Shear on Phase Aberration; = 5260 .• 42 -AVCO EVERETT in Fiue1; 56...US Army Missile Command Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 Attn: DRSMI- RHB , Dr. T.A. Roberts RHE, Mr. J.C. Walters - RHC, Mr. K. Smith RHC, Mr. Myron Cole

  15. Soldier-Warfighter Operationally Responsive Deployer for Space

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    Davis, Benny; Huebner, Larry; Kuhns, Richard

    2015-01-01

    The Soldier-Warfighter Operationally Responsive Deployer for Space (SWORDS) project was a joint project between the U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command (SMDC) and NASA. The effort, lead by SMDC, was intended to develop a three-stage liquid bipropellant (liquid oxygen/liquid methane), pressure-fed launch vehicle capable of inserting a payload of at least 25 kg to a 750-km circular orbit. The vehicle design was driven by low cost instead of high performance. SWORDS leveraged commercial industry standards to utilize standard hardware and technologies over customized unique aerospace designs. SWORDS identified broadly based global industries that have achieved adequate levels of quality control and reliability in their products and then designed around their expertise and business motivations.

  16. Directional antenna array (DAA) for communications, control, and data link protection

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    Molchanov, Pavlo A.; Contarino, Vincent M.

    2013-06-01

    A next generation of Smart antennas with point-to-point communication and jam, spoof protection capability by verification of spatial position is offered. A directional antenna array (DAA) with narrow irradiation beam provides counter terrorism protection for communications, data link, control and GPS. Communications are "invisible" to guided missiles because of 20 dB smaller irradiation outside the beam and spatial separation. This solution can be implemented with current technology. Directional antennas have higher gain and can be multi-frequency or have wide frequency band in contrast to phase antenna arrays. This multi-directional antenna array provides a multi-functional communication network and simultaneously can be used for command control, data link and GPS.

  17. Wargaming and interactive color graphics

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Bly, S.; Buzzell, C.; Smith, G.

    1980-08-04

    JANUS is a two-sided interactive color graphic simulation in which human commanders can direct their forces, each trying to accomplish their mission. This competitive synthetic battlefield is used to explore the range of human ingenuity under conditions of incomplete information about enemy strength and deployment. Each player can react to new situations by planning new unit movements, using conventional and nuclear weapons, or modifying unit objectives. Conventional direct fire among tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, helicopters, and other units is automated subject to constraints of target acquisition, reload rate, range, suppression, etc. Artillery and missile indirect fire systems deliver conventional munitions,more » smoke, and nuclear weapons. Players use reconnaissance units, helicopters, or fixed wing aircraft to search for enemy unit locations. Counter-battery radars acquire enemy artillery. The JANUS simulation at LLL has demonstrated the value of the computer as a sophisticated blackboard. A small dedicated minicomputer is adequate for detailed calculations, and may be preferable to sharing a more powerful machine. Real-time color interactive graphics are essential to allow realistic command decision inputs. Competitive human-versus-human synthetic experiences are intense and well-remembered. 2 figures.« less

  18. [The treatment of anxiety and acute stress reaction (ASR) in civilian casualties in community stress centers (CSC) in the 2nd Lebanon War].

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    Rubinstein, Zohar; Polakevitz, Yakov; Ben Gershon, Bella; Lubin, Gadi; Bar-Dayan, Yaron

    2010-07-01

    The treatment of anxiety and acute stress reaction (ASR) in civilian casualties exposed to continuous missile attacks during Lebanon War II is described in this study. Casualties were treated in community stress centers (CSC) erected ad-hoc, as a result of cooperation between the Mental Health Section of the Home Front Command of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the Mental Health Services of the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Emergency and Disaster Management Division of the MOH. A total of 536 casualties were admitted to the centers. Eighteen were evacuated to the zone hospitals due to physical problems. The remaining casualties were released within 2-4 hours of intensive intervention according to the protocol. Symptoms of casualties ranged from anxiety (and ASR)--90%; fear (mainly agoraphobia)--7%; adaptation--2%; sleep disturbances--1%. Mental health intervention included counseling talk--80%; ventilation--9%; relaxation--3%; non-verbaL intervention--3%; fulfillment of basic needs--1% and evacuation to hospitals--3%. We discovered that anxiety and ASR were the most prevalent syndromes among those casualties as a result of the missile attacks on the civil population. The CSCs succeeded in providing adequate response and treatment for the majority of the casualties, thus putting off the need to evacuate those casualties to the ERs. Thereby, evacuation resources were saved and the ER load was reduced. The authors recommend that preparedness of the population under missile attacks, as well as other disaster scenarios, which resulted in a high rate of mental casualties, will be focused in the activation of CSCs in the format which has been described in this article.

  19. Naval electronic warfare simulation for effectiveness assessment and softkill programmability facility

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    Lançon, F.

    2011-06-01

    The Anti-ship Missile (ASM) threat to be faced by ships will become more diverse and difficult. Intelligence, rules of engagement constraints, fast reaction-time for effective softkill solution require specific tools to design Electronic Warfare (EW) systems and to integrate it onboard ship. SAGEM Company provides decoy launcher system [1] and its associated Naval Electronic Warfare Simulation tool (NEWS) to permit softkill effectiveness analysis for anti-ship missile defence. NEWS tool generates virtual environment for missile-ship engagement and counter-measure simulator over a wide spectrum: RF, IR, EO. It integrates EW Command & Control (EWC2) process which is implemented in decoy launcher system and performs Monte-Carlo batch processing to evaluate softkill effectiveness in different engagement situations. NEWS is designed to allow immediate EWC2 process integration from simulation to real decoy launcher system. By design, it allows the final operator to be able to program, test and integrate its own EWC2 module and EW library onboard, so intelligence of each user is protected and evolution of threat can be taken into account through EW library update. The objectives of NEWS tool are also to define a methodology for trial definition and trial data reduction. Growth potential would permit to design new concept for EWC2 programmability and real time effectiveness estimation in EW system. This tool can also be used for operator training purpose. This paper presents the architecture design, the softkill programmability facility concept and the flexibility for onboard integration on ship. The concept of this operationally focused simulation, which is to use only one tool for design, development, trial validation and operational use, will be demonstrated.

  20. The Presidential Initiative on Shared Early Warning

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Pettis, Roy

    2000-04-01

    In September 1998, President Clinton and President Yeltsin issued a statement that our two countries would develop a system to share data from our respective early warning systems. The purpose of the initiative is to further reduce the risk of ballistic missile launches occurring in response to a misunderstanding about the data from such systems. The proposal includes a permanent center for sharing such data, located in Moscow, separate from but communicating with the strategic command-and-control centers of each country. It also includes development of a system of pre-launch notifications, which is expected to eventually provide notification of a broad class of launches, on a voluntary basis, including launches by all the countries that engage in missile and space activities. The status, progress, and prognosis for the work will be discussed. The presentation will address the experience gained from the operation of the Center for Y2K Strategic Stability in Colorado Springs (12/99 - 01/00), which tested many of our ideas for a joint center sharing both pre- launch and sensor data on worldwide launches. In addition, the potential of the initiative -- the first arms control effort involving active and continuing U.S.-Russian joint operations -- to provide a model for future arms control opportunities will be discussed.

  1. Flow Measurement

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1988-01-01

    Macrodyne, Inc.'s laser velocimeter (LV) is a system used in wind tunnel testing of aircraft, missiles and spacecraft employing electro optical techniques to probe the flow field as the tunnel blows air over a model of flight vehicle and to determine velocity of air and its direction at many points around the model. However, current state-of-the-art minicomputers cannot handle the massive flow of real time data from several sources simultaneously. Langley developed instrument Laser Velocimeter Autocovariance Buffer Interface (LVABI). LVABI is interconnecting instrument between LV and computer. It acquires data from as many as six LV channels at high real time data rates, stores it in memory and sends it to computer on command. LVABI has application in variety of research, industrial and defense functions requiring precise flow measurement.

  2. 60 year anniversary of Explorer 1 launch

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2018-01-31

    The successful launch of Explorer 1 from Cape Canaveral Florida Jan. 31, 1958, marked the beginning of U.S. space exploration. NASA and the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing commemorated the historic launch on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the Air Force Space and Missile Museum on CCAFS. The museum is located at the launch site where this pioneering mission began. The primary science instrument on board was a cosmic ray detector, which led to Explorer principal investigator James Van Allen's discovery of Earth’s radiation belts, later named the Van Allen belts in his honor. The event speakers included Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, commander, 45th Space Wing; Robert Cabana, director, NASA Kennedy Space Center; and John Meisenheimer, Explorer 1 launch weather officer.

  3. Integrating ethics in design through the value-sensitive design approach.

    PubMed

    Cummings, Mary L

    2006-10-01

    The Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) has declared that to achieve accredited status, 'engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.' Many engineering professors struggle to integrate this required ethics instruction in technical classes and projects because of the lack of a formalized ethics-in-design approach. However, one methodology developed in human-computer interaction research, the Value-Sensitive Design approach, can serve as an engineering education tool which bridges the gap between design and ethics for many engineering disciplines. The three major components of Value-Sensitive Design, conceptual, technical, and empirical, exemplified through a case study which focuses on the development of a command and control supervisory interface for a military cruise missile.

  4. Time maintenance system for the BMDO MSX spacecraft

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Hermes, Martin J.

    1994-01-01

    The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is responsible for designing and implementing a clock maintenance system for the Ballistic Missile Defense Organizations (BMDO) Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) spacecraft. The MSX spacecraft has an on-board clock that will be used to control execution of time-dependent commands and to time tag all science and housekeeping data received from the spacecraft. MSX mission objectives have dictated that this spacecraft time, UTC(MSX), maintain a required accuracy with respect to UTC(USNO) of +/- 10 ms with a +/- 1 ms desired accuracy. APL's atomic time standards and the downlinked spacecraft time were used to develop a time maintenance system that will estimate the current MSX clock time offset during an APL pass and make estimates of the clock's drift and aging using the offset estimates from many passes. Using this information, the clock's accuracy will be maintained by uplinking periodic clock correction commands. The resulting time maintenance system is a combination of offset measurement, command/telemetry, and mission planning hardware and computing assets. All assets provide necessary inputs for deciding when corrections to the MSX spacecraft clock must be made to maintain its required accuracy without inhibiting other mission objectives. The MSX time maintenance system is described as a whole and the clock offset measurement subsystem, a unique combination of precision time maintenance and measurement hardware controlled by a Macintosh computer, is detailed. Simulations show that the system estimates the MSX clock offset to less than+/- 33 microseconds.

  5. Project ABLE: (Atmospheric Balloonborne Lidar Experiment)

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    Shepherd, O.; Aurilio, G.; Bucknam, R. D.; Hurd, A. G.; Sheehan, W. H.

    1985-03-01

    Project ABLE (Atmospheric Balloonborne Lidar Experiment) is part of the A.F. Geophysics Laboratory's continuing interest in developing techniques for making remote measurements of atmospheric quantities such as density, pressure, temperatures, and wind motions. The system consists of a balloonborne lidar payload designed to measure neutral molecular density as a function of altitude from ground level to 70 km. The lidar provides backscatter data at the doubled and tripled frequencies of a Nd:YAG laser, which will assist in the separation of the molecular and aerosol contributions and subsequent determination of molecular and aerosol contributions and subsequent determination of molecular density vs altitude. The object of this contract was to fabricate and operate in a field test a balloonborne lidar experiment capable of performing nighttime atmospheric density measurements up to 70 km altitude with a resolution of 150 meters. The payload included a frequency-doubled and -tripled Nd:YAG laser with outputs at 355 and 532 nm; a telescoped receiver with PMT detectors; a command-controlled optical pointing system; and support system, including thermal control, telmetry, command, and power. Successful backscatter measurements were made during field operations which included a balloon launch from Roswell, NM and a flight over the White Sands Missile Range.

  6. Mission planning for space based satellite surveillance experiments with the MSX

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    Sridharan, R.; Fishman, T.; Robinson, E.; Viggh, H.; Wiseman, A.

    1994-01-01

    The Midcourse Space Experiment is a BMDO-sponsored scientific satellite set for launch within the year. The satellite will collect phenomenology data on missile targets, plumes, earth limb backgrounds and deep space backgrounds in the LWIR, visible and ultra-violet spectral bands. It will also conduct functional demonstrations for space-based space surveillance. The Space-Based Visible sensor, built by Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the primary sensor on board the MSX for demonstration of space surveillance. The SBV Processing, Operations and Control Center (SPOCC) is the mission planning and commanding center for all space surveillance experiments using the SBV and other MSX instruments. The guiding principle in the SPOCC Mission Planning System was that all routine functions be automated. Manual analyst input should be minimal. Major concepts are: (I) A high level language, called SLED, for user interface to the system; (2) A group of independent software processes which would generally be run in a pipe-line mode for experiment commanding but can be run independently for analyst assessment; (3) An integrated experiment cost computation function that permits assessment of the feasibility of the experiment. This paper will report on the design, implementation and testing of the Mission Planning System.

  7. Advanced missile technology. A review of technology improvement areas for cruise missiles. [including missile design, missile configurations, and aerodynamic characteristics

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    Cronvich, L. L.; Liepman, H. P.

    1979-01-01

    Technology assessments in the areas of aerodynamics, propulsion, and structures and materials for cruise missile systems are discussed. The cruise missiles considered cover the full speed, altitude, and target range. The penetrativity, range, and maneuverability of the cruise missiles are examined and evaluated for performance improvements.

  8. Missile Misdistance Reduction: An Instructive Methodology for Developing Terminal Guidance Control Systems to Minimize Missile Misdistance.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-10-01

    ZHTAM NORMAS IZED MISSILE*S DISPLACEMENT OFF-L.O.S * NCAACC NORMALIZED MISSILE’S ACCELERATION &YAN TAM "(I/(I-N(K) ))*(I-TIMEI*flL-TIMEJ**(N(KI-)--I...Interceptor Missiles, April 1976. 8. George, L. C., "Missile Guidance and Control System De- sign Trends," SAE paper, National Aerospace Engineering and

  9. Cardiac missiles. A review of the literature and personal experience.

    PubMed Central

    Symbas, P N; Picone, A L; Hatcher, C R; Vlasis-Hale, S E

    1990-01-01

    The management of retained missiles in the heart is still controversial. In an attempt to define the issue more clearly, the reported cases in the English literature from 1940 to 1988 (group 1) and our experience from 1968 to 1988 (group 2) were reviewed. In group 1 there were 222 missiles retained in the hearts of 201 patients. The retained missiles were 45 bullets in 45 patients, 109 shrapnel in 99 patients, 18 pellets in 7 patients, and 50 unidentified missiles in 50 patients. Thirteen of the missiles were completely embedded intramyocardial missiles, 122 were partially intramyocardial, 47 were free in a cardiac chamber, and 40 were intrapericardial. One hundred four of the missiles were removed and 118 were left in place. In group 2 there were 24 missiles, 18 bullets, 1 bullet fragment, and 5 pellets retained in the hearts of 24 patients. Ten missiles were removed, no attempt was made in 13 patients, and an unsuccessful attempt was made to remove one other. From group 1 patients, 6 died, 2 with intracavitary missiles, 3 patients with partially intramyocardial, and 1 patient with an intrapericardial missile, all of whom had either unsuccessful or no attempt to remove the missile. Twenty-seven patients had symptoms, all of whom, except two, had either unsuccessful or no attempt to remove the missile. All group 2 patients did well and had been free of symptoms related to the missiles. This review suggests that the management of missiles in the heart should be individualized according to the patient's clinical course, the site, shape, and size of the missile, and that in selected patients missiles in the heart are tolerated well. PMID:2187422

  10. Cardiac missiles. A review of the literature and personal experience.

    PubMed

    Symbas, P N; Picone, A L; Hatcher, C R; Vlasis-Hale, S E

    1990-05-01

    The management of retained missiles in the heart is still controversial. In an attempt to define the issue more clearly, the reported cases in the English literature from 1940 to 1988 (group 1) and our experience from 1968 to 1988 (group 2) were reviewed. In group 1 there were 222 missiles retained in the hearts of 201 patients. The retained missiles were 45 bullets in 45 patients, 109 shrapnel in 99 patients, 18 pellets in 7 patients, and 50 unidentified missiles in 50 patients. Thirteen of the missiles were completely embedded intramyocardial missiles, 122 were partially intramyocardial, 47 were free in a cardiac chamber, and 40 were intrapericardial. One hundred four of the missiles were removed and 118 were left in place. In group 2 there were 24 missiles, 18 bullets, 1 bullet fragment, and 5 pellets retained in the hearts of 24 patients. Ten missiles were removed, no attempt was made in 13 patients, and an unsuccessful attempt was made to remove one other. From group 1 patients, 6 died, 2 with intracavitary missiles, 3 patients with partially intramyocardial, and 1 patient with an intrapericardial missile, all of whom had either unsuccessful or no attempt to remove the missile. Twenty-seven patients had symptoms, all of whom, except two, had either unsuccessful or no attempt to remove the missile. All group 2 patients did well and had been free of symptoms related to the missiles. This review suggests that the management of missiles in the heart should be individualized according to the patient's clinical course, the site, shape, and size of the missile, and that in selected patients missiles in the heart are tolerated well.

  11. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Wilbeck, J.S.

    Ten 1/11-scale model turbine-missile-impact tests were conducted at the Naval Air Propulsion Center under the supervision of Southwest Research Institute. These tests were conducted in support of the EPRI program to assess turbine-missile effects in nuclear plant design. The objective of the tests was to determine the effects of missile spin, blade crush, and target edge conditions on the impact of turbine disk fragments on the steel casing. The burst of a modified gas-turbine rotor in a high-speed spin chamber provided three missiles with the proper rotational and translational velocities of actual steam-turbine fragments. Tests of unbladed, spinning missiles weremore » compared with previous tests of unbladed, nonspinning missiles. The total residual energy of the spinning missiles was the same as that of the nonspinning missiles launched in a piercing orientation. Tests with bladed missiles showed that for equal burst speeds, the residual energy of bladed missiles is less than that of unbladed missiles.« less

  12. Ground-Based Missile Defense (National Missile Defense): Is It Feasible?

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    2004-03-19

    Westview Press), 191. 47 Ibid. 192. 48 Dr. Nicholas Berry, National Missile Defense: What Does It All Mean ? National Missile Defense: Views from Asia...153. 18 19 BIBLIOGRAPHY Berry, Nicholas. National Missile Defense: What Does It All Mean ? National Missile Defense: Views from Asia, Center for

  13. Civilian casualties of Iranian cities by ballistic missile attacks during the Iraq-Iran war (1980-1988).

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    Khaji, Ali; Fallahdoost, Shoaodin; Soroush, Mohammad Reza

    2010-04-01

    To determine the nature and extent of Iranian casualties by ballistic missile attacks during the eight years of the Iraq-Iran war. The data collected about Iraqi missile strikes on Iranian cities included the following: date and time, number and type of missiles, cities targeted, and injuries and deaths resulting from impacts of missiles in civilian areas. The data were extracted from a database that was constructed by the army staff headquarters based on daily reports of Iranian army units during the war. Over a period of eight years (1980-1988), Iraqi army fired 533 ballistic missiles at Iranian territories. From those, 414 missiles (77.7%) landed on Iranian cities. The impacts of these missiles caused the deaths of 2,312 civilians and injured 11,625 others. Three types of ballistic missiles were used: FROG-7, Scud, and Al-Hussein (a modified version of the Scud missile). Twenty-seven cities in Iran were struck by Iraqi ballistic missiles. The highest mortalities from ballistic missiles were in Dezful and Tehran. Iraqi missile attacks continued for 90 months (2,748 days). Our results point to the necessity of investigating the psychological consequences of Iraqi ballistic missile attacks among survivors in 27 Iranian cities during the eight years of the Iraq-Iran war.

  14. Compact Optical Correlators

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    Gregory, Don A.; Kirsch, James C.

    1989-02-01

    In the past 15 years, a dozen or so designs have been proposed for compact optical correlators. Of these, maybe one-third of them have actually been built and only a few of those tested. This paper will give an overview of some of the systems that have been built as well as mention some promising early and current designs that have not been built. The term compact, as used in the title of this paper, will be applied very loosely; to mean smaller than a laboratory size optical table. To date, only one correlator has been built and tested that actually can be called miniature. This softball size correlator was built by the Perkin-Elmer Corporation for the U. S. Army Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. More will be said about this correlator in following sections.

  15. Hardware-in-the-loop projector system for light detection and ranging sensor testing

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    Kim, Hajin J.; Naumann, Charles B.; Cornell, Michael C.

    2012-08-01

    Efforts in developing a synthetic environment for testing light detection and ranging (LADAR) sensors in a hardware-in-the-loop simulation are continuing at the Aviation and Missile Research, Engineering, and Development Center of the U.S. Army Research, Engineering and Development Command (RDECOM). Current activities have concentrated on evaluating the optical projection techniques for the LADAR synthetic environment. Schemes for generating the optical signals representing the individual pixels of the projection are of particular interest. Several approaches have been investigated and tested with emphasis on operating wavelength, intensity dynamic range and uniformity, and flexibility in pixel waveform generation. This paper will discuss some of the results from these current efforts at RDECOM's System Simulation and Development Directorate's Electro Optical Technology Development Laboratory.

  16. Current efforts on developing an HWIL synthetic environment for LADAR sensor testing at AMRDEC

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    Kim, Hajin J.; Cornell, Michael C.; Naumann, Charles B.

    2005-05-01

    Efforts in developing a synthetic environment for testing LADAR sensors in a hardware-in-the-loop simulation are continuing at the Aviation and Missile Research, Engineering, and Development Center (AMRDEC) of the U.S. Army Research, Engineering and Development Command (RDECOM). Current activities have concentrated on developing the optical projection hardware portion of the synthetic environment. These activities range from system level design down to component level testing. Of particular interest have been schemes for generating the optical signals representing the individual pixels of the projection. Several approaches have been investigated and tested with emphasis on operating wavelength, intensity dynamic range and uniformity, and flexibility in pixel waveform generation. This paper will discuss some of the results from these current efforts at RDECOM's Advanced Simulation Center (ASC).

  17. GROTTO visualization for decision support

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    Lanzagorta, Marco O.; Kuo, Eddy; Uhlmann, Jeffrey K.

    1998-08-01

    In this paper we describe the GROTTO visualization projects being carried out at the Naval Research Laboratory. GROTTO is a CAVE-like system, that is, a surround-screen, surround- sound, immersive virtual reality device. We have explored the GROTTO visualization in a variety of scientific areas including oceanography, meteorology, chemistry, biochemistry, computational fluid dynamics and space sciences. Research has emphasized the applications of GROTTO visualization for military, land and sea-based command and control. Examples include the visualization of ocean current models for the simulation and stud of mine drifting and, inside our computational steering project, the effects of electro-magnetic radiation on missile defense satellites. We discuss plans to apply this technology to decision support applications involving the deployment of autonomous vehicles into contaminated battlefield environments, fire fighter control and hostage rescue operations.

  18. A Damage Assessment Model for Surface Engagement for Missile and Gunfire.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-03-01

    characteristics make war games perhaps the only medium available, short of war, efficient enough for evalua- ting and examining command decisions at every level ...NP4-(NNNc enmW)" 1000 04 if2=A as O4 920331:91 52 *w:( 0n 0 % %*~ L 00000 0 t t h. 0 Cc SLLM v-%aeVI%0% 0C* 0 0% % 0 m % %0 4b. 0 0 I4qNenc 0 __ 0 4r...cDUnh 04 %W H 11 ACUE40% %N-o 0 0 090 hiit t (MCD hit c-4 m-N’-o m tI i 10 0t i4Nt a6 HLMm0~ *as oil wa a to 910 164 mcq %%% c 𔃺.~ i Nmf’ImP*2 v it

  19. The analysis of a generic air-to-air missile simulation model

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    Kaplan, Joseph A.; Chappell, Alan R.; Mcmanus, John W.

    1994-01-01

    A generic missile model was developed to evaluate the benefits of using a dynamic missile fly-out simulation system versus a static missile launch envelope system for air-to-air combat simulation. This paper examines the performance of a launch envelope model and a missile fly-out model. The launch envelope model bases its probability of killing the target aircraft on the target aircraft's position at the launch time of the weapon. The benefits gained from a launch envelope model are the simplicity of implementation and the minimal computational overhead required. A missile fly-out model takes into account the physical characteristics of the missile as it simulates the guidance, propulsion, and movement of the missile. The missile's probability of kill is based on the missile miss distance (or the minimum distance between the missile and the target aircraft). The problems associated with this method of modeling are a larger computational overhead, the additional complexity required to determine the missile miss distance, and the additional complexity of determining the reason(s) the missile missed the target. This paper evaluates the two methods and compares the results of running each method on a comprehensive set of test conditions.

  20. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Canavan, G.H.

    This note derives the first and second strike magnitudes and costs for strikes between vulnerable missile forces with multiple warheads. The extension to mixes with invulnerable missiles is performed in a companion note. Stability increases as the number of weapons per missile is reduced. The optimal allocation of weapons between missiles and value is significant in predicting the stability impact of the reduction of the number of weapons per missile at large numbers of missiles, less significant in reducing the number of missiles for fixed weapons per missile. At low numbers of missiles, the stability indices for singlet and tripletmore » configurations are comparable, as are the number of weapons each would deliver on value targets.« less

  1. Historical review of missile aerodynamic developments

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    Spearman, M. Leroy

    1989-01-01

    The development of missiles from early history up to about 1970 is discussed. Early unpowered missiles beyond the rock include the spear, the bow and arrow, the gun and bullet, and the cannon and projectile. Combining gunpowder with projectiles resulted in the first powered missiles. In the early 1900's, the development of guided missiles was begun. Significant advances in missile technology were made by German scientists during World War II. The dispersion of these advances to other countries following the war resulted in accelerating the development of guided missiles. In the late 1940's and early 1950's there was a proliferation in the development of missile systems in many countries. These developments were based primarily on experimental work and on relatively crude analytical techniques. Discussed here are some of the missile systems that were developed up to about 1970; some of the problems encountered; the development of an experimental data base for use with missiles; and early efforts to develop analytical methods applicable to missiles.

  2. Ballistic Missile Intercept from UCAV

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-12-01

    aerodynamic forces acting on the ballistic missile , generates a ballistic flight path of the ballistic missile target based on the model developed by...for use against ballistic missile targets) [14] Hutchins, R., ME4703 “ Missile Flight Analysis ” Course Notes, Spring 2005. [15] Stevens, B., and...NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA THESIS Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited BALLISTIC MISSILE

  3. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    VANNONI, MICHAEL G.; BIRINGER, KENT L.; TROST, LAWRENCE C.

    Missiles are attractive weapon systems because of their flexibility, survivability, and relatively low cost. Consequently, many nations are seeking to build missile forces resulting in regional arms races. Missile forces can be both stabilizing (e.g., providing a survivable force for deterrence) and destabilizing (e.g., creating strategic asymmetries). Efforts to control missile proliferation must account for these effects. A number of strategies to control the destabilizing effects of missiles were developed during the Cold War. Some of these strategies are applicable to regional missile control but new approaches, tailored to regional geographic and security conditions, are needed. Regional missile nonproliferation canmore » be pursued in a variety of ways: Reducing the demand for missiles by decreasing the perception of national threats; Restricting the export of missiles and associated equipment by supplier countries; Restricting information describing missile technology; Limiting missile development activities such as flight or engine tests; Restricting the operational deployment of existing missile forces; and Reducing existing missile forces by number and/or type. Even when development is complete, limits on deployment within range of potential targets or limits on operational readiness can help stabilize potential missile confrontations. Implementing these strategies often involves the collection and exchange of information about activities related to missile development or deployment. Monitoring is the process of collecting information used to for subsequent verification of commitments. A systematic approach to implementing verification is presented that identifies areas where monitoring could support missile nonproliferation agreements. The paper presents both non-technical and technical techniques for monitoring. Examples of non-technical techniques are declarations about planned test launches or on-site inspections. Examples of technical monitoring include remote monitoring (i.e., a sensor that is physically present at a facility) and remote sensing (i.e., a sensor that records activity without being physically present at a facility).« less

  4. Aerodynamics of powered missile separation from F/A-18 aircraft

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    Ahmad, J. U.; Shanks, S. P.; Buning, P. G.

    1993-01-01

    A 3D dynamic 'chimera' algorithm that solves the thin-layer Navier-Stokes equations over multiple moving bodies was modified to numerically simulate the aerodynamics, missile dynamics, and missile plume interactions of a missile separating from a generic wing and from an F/A-18 aircraft in transonic flow. The missile is mounted below the wing for missile separation from the wing and on the F/A-18 fuselage at the engine inlet side for missile separation from aircraft. Static and powered missile separation cases are considered to examine the influence of the missile and plume on the wing and F/A-18 fuselage and engine inlet. The aircraft and missile are at two degrees angle of attack, Reynolds number of 10 million, freestream Mach number of 1.05 and plume Mach number of 3.0. The computational results show the details of the flow field.

  5. Tactical missile aerodynamics

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Hemsch, Michael J. (Editor); Nielsen, Jack N. (Editor)

    1986-01-01

    The present conference on tactical missile aerodynamics discusses autopilot-related aerodynamic design considerations, flow visualization methods' role in the study of high angle-of-attack aerodynamics, low aspect ratio wing behavior at high angle-of-attack, supersonic airbreathing propulsion system inlet design, missile bodies with noncircular cross section and bank-to-turn maneuvering capabilities, 'waverider' supersonic cruise missile concepts and design methods, asymmetric vortex sheding phenomena from bodies-of-revolution, and swept shock wave/boundary layer interaction phenomena. Also discussed are the assessment of aerodynamic drag in tactical missiles, the analysis of supersonic missile aerodynamic heating, the 'equivalent angle-of-attack' concept for engineering analysis, the vortex cloud model for body vortex shedding and tracking, paneling methods with vorticity effects and corrections for nonlinear compressibility, the application of supersonic full potential method to missile bodies, Euler space marching methods for missiles, three-dimensional missile boundary layers, and an analysis of exhaust plumes and their interaction with missile airframes.

  6. Aerodynamics of powered missile separation from a wing

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Shanks, S. P.; Ahmad, J. U.

    1991-01-01

    A 3D dynamic 'chimera' algorithm that solves the thin-layer Navier-Stokes equations over multiple moving bodies was modified to numerically simulate the aerodynamics, missile dynamics, and missile plume of a finless missile separating from a wing in transonic flow. A powered missile separation case was considered to examine the influence of the missile and plume on the wing. The wing and missile is at a two degree angle of attack. The computational results show the details of the flow field.

  7. Missile aerodynamics; Proceedings of the Conference, Monterey, CA, Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 1988

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Mendenhall, M.R.; Nixon, D.; Dillenius, M.F.E.

    1989-01-01

    The present conference discusses the development status of predictive capabilities for missile aerodynamic characteristics, the application of experimental techniques to missile-release problems, prospective high-performance missile designs, the use of lateral jet controls for missile guidance, and the integration of stores on modern tactical aircraft. Also discussed are semiempirical aerodynamic methods for preliminary design, high angle-of-attack behavior for an advanced missile, and the dynamic derivatives of missiles and fighter-type configurations at high angles-of-attack.

  8. Alternatives for Boost-Phase Missile Defense

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2004-07-01

    NFIRE ) to better understand the characteristics of that signature for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). The information that NFIRE might...ballistic missile Isp: specific impulse kg: kilogram km: kilometer MDA: Missile Defense Agency NFIRE : Near-Field Infrared Experiment NMD: national missile

  9. VIEW OF SECOND LEVEL OF MISSILE LAB WITH MISSILE TUBE ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    VIEW OF SECOND LEVEL OF MISSILE LAB WITH MISSILE TUBE WITH HATCH ON LEFT AND CONTROL PANEL ON RIGHT. VIEW FACING SOUTHEAST - U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Training Center, Between Lexington Boulvevard and the sea plane ramps on the southwest side of Ford Island, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

  10. Tactical missile aerodynamics - General topics. Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics. Vol. 141

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Hemsch, M.J.

    1992-01-01

    The present volume discusses the development history of tactical missile airframes, aerodynamic considerations for autopilot design, a systematic method for tactical missile design, the character and reduction of missile observability by radar, the visualization of high angle-of-attack flow phenomena, and the behavior of low aspect ratio wings at high angles of attack. Also discussed are airbreathing missile inlets, 'waverider' missile configurations, bodies with noncircular cross-sections and bank-to-turn missiles, asymmetric flow separation and vortex shedding on bodies-of-revolution, unsteady missile flows, swept shock-wave/boundary-layer interactions, pylon carriage and separation of stores, and internal stores carriage and separation.

  11. Small Space Launch: Origins & Challenges

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Freeman, T.; Delarosa, J.

    2010-09-01

    The United States Space Situational Awareness capability continues to be a key element in obtaining and maintaining the high ground in space. Space Situational Awareness satellites are critical enablers for integrated air, ground and sea operations, and play an essential role in fighting and winning conflicts. The United States leads the world space community in spacecraft payload systems from the component level into spacecraft, and in the development of constellations of spacecraft. In the area of launch systems that support Space Situational Awareness, despite the recent development of small launch vehicles, the United States launch capability is dominated by an old, unresponsive and relatively expensive set of launchers in the Expandable, Expendable Launch Vehicles (EELV) platforms; Delta IV and Atlas V. The United States directed Air Force Space Command to develop the capability for operationally responsive access to space and use of space to support national security, including the ability to provide critical space capabilities in the event of a failure of launch or on-orbit capabilities. On 1 Aug 06, Air Force Space Command activated the Space Development & Test Wing (SDTW) to perform development, test and evaluation of Air Force space systems and to execute advanced space deployment and demonstration projects to exploit new concepts and technologies, and rapidly migrate capabilities to the warfighter. The SDTW charged the Launch Test Squadron (LTS) with the mission to develop the capability of small space launch, supporting government research and development space launches and missile defense target missions, with operationally responsive spacelift for Low-Earth-Orbit Space Situational Awareness assets as a future mission. This new mission created new challenges for LTS. The LTS mission tenets of developing space launches and missile defense target vehicles were an evolution from the squadrons previous mission of providing sounding rockets under the Rocket Sounding Launch Program (RSLP). The new mission tenets include shortened operational response periods criteria for the warfighter, while reducing the life-cycle development, production and launch costs of space launch systems. This presentation will focus on the technical challenges in transforming and integrating space launch vehicles and space craft vehicles for small space launch missions.

  12. 3. View from missile site control building (southeast to northwest) ...

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    3. View from missile site control building (southeast to northwest) of missile launch area showing universal missile building on left and warhead handling building in background. - Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Launch Area, Within Exclusion Area, Nekoma, Cavalier County, ND

  13. 2. Missile transfer building, interior, transporter/erector on left, storage and ...

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    2. Missile transfer building, interior, transporter/erector on left, storage and shipping container, ballistic missile (SSCBM) containing minuteman II missile on right - Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Missile Roll Transfer Building, 920 Kennedy Road, Interior, Jackson County, SD

  14. Historical development of worldwide guided missiles

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Spearman, M. L.

    1983-01-01

    The development of missiles from early history to present time is put in perspective. The influence of World War II in accelerating the development of guided missiles, particularly through German scientists, is discussed. The dispersion of German scientists to other countries and the coupling of their work with native talent to develop guide missiles is traced. Particular emphasis is placed on the evolution of the missile in the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. Since the Soviets possess what is probably the world's most complete array of dedicated missile system types, their known inventory is reviewed. Some philosophical observations of missile design trends and missile purposes are made as related to the interests of various countries.

  15. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Mendenhall, M.R.

    The present volume discusses tactical missile aerodynamic drag, drag-prediction methods for axisymmetric missile bodies, an aerodynamic heating analysis for supersonic missiles, a component buildup method for engineering analysis of missiles at low-to-high angles of attack, experimental and analytical methods for missiles with noncircular fuselages, and a vortex-cloud model for body vortex shedding and tracking. Also discussed are panel methods with vorticity effects and corrections for nonlinear compressibility, supersonic full-potential methods for missile body analysis, space-marching Euler solvers, the time-asymptotic Euler/Navier-Stokes methods for subsonic and transonic flows, 3D boundary layers on missiles, Navier-Stokes analyses of flows over slender airframes, and themore » interaction of exhaust plumes with missile airframes.« less

  16. Recent Events in Guidance, Navigation and Control

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Polites, Michael E.; Bullman, Jack (Technical Monitor)

    2001-01-01

    This article summarizes recent events in Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) in space, weapons and missiles, and aircraft. The section on space includes recent developments with the following NASA spacecraft and space vehicles: Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous, Deep Space 1, Microwave Anisotropy Probe, Earth Observer-1, Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, the International Space Station, X-38, and X-40A. The section on weapons and missiles includes recent developments with the following missiles: Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, Storm Shadow/Scalp EG precision standoff missile, Hellfire missile, AIM-120C Advanced medium-range air-to-air missile, Derby missile, Arrow 2, and the Standard Missile SM-3. The section on aircraft includes recent developments with the following aircraft: Joint Strike Fighter, X-31, V-22, Couger/SUDer Puma Mk. 2, Predator B 001, and the Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle.

  17. Missiles in the cardiovascular system.

    PubMed

    Symbas, P N; Symbas, P J

    1997-05-01

    A missile in the cardiovascular system is a rare complication of a projectile wound. A missile in the heart should be suspected in the patient with a projectile wound of the thorax and in whom, on chest radiography, a missile is seen in the cardiac silhouette. A missile should be suspected in the patient with a projectile wound elsewhere with similar radiographic findings, no exit wound, and no missile in the area of injury. A missile in the arterial system should be suspected when no exit wound and no projectile are seen in the traumatized area. In such a case, radiography of the entire body should be done. The diagnosis of a suspected missile in the cardiovascular system is confirmed by echocardiography or angiography. Treatment should be individualized according to the clinical manifestations of the patient and the site of the missile.

  18. Options for Deploying Missile Defenses in Europe

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-02-01

    missile attacks from North Korea or Iran. The GMD system consists of interceptors (missiles designed to destroy other missiles) located at Fort Greely... location yet to be specified. This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) study—prepared at the request of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House...Options 57FiguresS-1. Components of the Options for European Missile Defenses and Their Locations xivS-2. Distances from a Potential Missile Launch

  19. 22 CFR 120.29 - Missile Technology Control Regime.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Missile Technology Control Regime. 120.29... DEFINITIONS § 120.29 Missile Technology Control Regime. (a) For purposes of this subchapter, Missile... sensitive missile-relevant transfers based on the MTCR Annex, and any amendments thereto. (b) The term MTCR...

  20. 22 CFR 120.29 - Missile Technology Control Regime.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Missile Technology Control Regime. 120.29... DEFINITIONS § 120.29 Missile Technology Control Regime. (a) For purposes of this subchapter, Missile... restrict sensitive missile-relevant transfers based on the MTCR Annex, and any amendments thereto; (b) The...

  1. 22 CFR 120.29 - Missile Technology Control Regime.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Missile Technology Control Regime. 120.29... DEFINITIONS § 120.29 Missile Technology Control Regime. (a) For purposes of this subchapter, Missile... restrict sensitive missile-relevant transfers based on the MTCR Annex, and any amendments thereto; (b) The...

  2. 22 CFR 120.29 - Missile Technology Control Regime.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Missile Technology Control Regime. 120.29... DEFINITIONS § 120.29 Missile Technology Control Regime. (a) For purposes of this subchapter, Missile... restrict sensitive missile-relevant transfers based on the MTCR Annex, and any amendments thereto; (b) The...

  3. 78 FR 6765 - Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Revision of U.S. Munitions List...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-01-31

    ... revise Category IV (launch vehicles, guided missiles, ballistic missiles, rockets, torpedoes, bombs, and... revises USML Category IV (launch vehicles, guided missiles, ballistic missiles, rockets, torpedoes, bombs... missiles, rockets, torpedoes, bombs, and mines whose jurisdiction would be in doubt based on this revision...

  4. 15 CFR 742.5 - Missile technology.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Missile technology. 742.5 Section 742... BASED CONTROLS § 742.5 Missile technology. (a) License requirements. (1) In support of U.S. foreign... establish the existence of a contract. (d) Missile Technology Control Regime. Missile Technology Control...

  5. Missile Defense: Ballistic Missile Defense System Testing Delays Affect Delivery of Capabilities

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-04-28

    Page 1 GAO- 16 -339R Ballistic Missile Defense 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 April 28, 2016 Congressional Committees Missile Defense...Ballistic Missile Defense System Testing Delays Affect Delivery of Capabilities For over half a century , the Department of Defense (DOD) has been...81, § 232 (a) (2011). 2 GAO- 16 -339R Ballistic Missile Defense baselines, we analyzed the testing goals for selected elements, which are

  6. POLARIS MISSILE DISPLAY AT THE USS BOWFIN MUSEUM AT PEARL ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    POLARIS MISSILE DISPLAY AT THE USS BOWFIN MUSEUM AT PEARL HARBOR. POLARIS A1 MISSILE IS ON THE LEFT (IN FOREGROUND) AND POLARIS A3 MISSILE IS ON THE RIGHT. VIEW FACING SOUTHEAST - U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Training Center, Between Lexington Boulvevard and the sea plane ramps on the southwest side of Ford Island, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

  7. STS-44 DSP satellite and IUS during preflight processing at Cape Canaveral

    NASA Image and Video Library

    1991-10-19

    S91-50773 (19 Oct 1991) --- At a processing facility on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite is being transferred into the payload canister transporter for shipment to Launch Pad 39A at KSC. The DSP will be deployed during Space Shuttle Mission STS-44 later this year. It is a surveillance satellite, developed for the Department of Defense, which can detect missile and space launches, as well as nuclear detonations. The Inertial Upper Stage which will boost the DSP satellite to its proper orbital position is the lower portion of the payload. DSP satellites have comprised the spaceborne segment of NORAD's (North American Air Defense Command) Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment System since 1970. STS- 44, carrying a crew of six, will be a ten-day flight.

  8. Ceremony celebrates 50 years of rocket launches

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    2000-01-01

    Ceremony celebrates 50 years of rocket launches PL00C-10364.21 At the 50th anniversary ceremony celebrating the first rocket launch from pad 3 on what is now Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, KSC's Center Director Roy Bridges Jr. addresses an audience that included members of the team who successfully launched the first rocket, known as Bumper 8. The original launch occurred July 24, 1950. The anniversary ceremony was hosted by the Air Force Space & Missile Museum Foundation, Inc., and included launch of a Bumper 8 model rocket, presentation of a Bumper Award to Florida Sen. George Kirkpatrick by the National Space Club; plus remarks by Sen. Kirkpatrick, Bridges, and the Commander of the 45th Space Wing, Brig. Gen. Donald Pettit. A reception followed at Hangar C. Since 1950 there have been a total of 3,245 launches from Cape Canaveral.

  9. Requirements for munitions lift trailers to support strategic bombers

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Not Available

    1985-05-21

    Munitions lift trailers are large support vehicles used to transport and load air launched cruise missiles and other nuclear weapons onto strategic bombers. The Air Force has identified total requirements for 245 trailers for B-52 and B-1B bombers. About one-third of these trailers have been acquired. The Air Force Aeronautical Systems Command is considering remanufacturing 80 of the lift trailers it has acquired for B-52s to incorporate recent design improvements which are expected to make these trailers easier to operate and less costly to support. GAO believes Air Force requirements for new trailers may be overstated by as many asmore » 39 trailers. This could result in the unnecessary expenditure of up to $13 million. GAO also questions the cost effectiveness of remanufacturing the 80 trailers, which would cost $20 million.« less

  10. Impact Angle and Time Control Guidance Under Field-of-View Constraints and Maneuver Limits

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Shim, Sang-Wook; Hong, Seong-Min; Moon, Gun-Hee; Tahk, Min-Jea

    2018-04-01

    This paper proposes a guidance law which considers the constraints of seeker field-of-view (FOV) as well as the requirements on impact angle and time. The proposed guidance law is designed for a constant speed missile against a stationary target. The guidance law consists of two terms of acceleration commands. The first one is to achieve zero-miss distance and the desired impact angle, while the second is to meet the desired impact time. To consider the limits of FOV and lateral maneuver capability, a varying-gain approach is applied on the second term. Reduction of realizable impact times due to these limits is then analyzed by finding the longest course among the feasible ones. The performance of the proposed guidance law is demonstrated by numerical simulation for various engagement conditions.

  11. Gravity Probe B spacecraft description

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Bennett, Norman R.; Burns, Kevin; Katz, Russell; Kirschenbaum, Jon; Mason, Gary; Shehata, Shawky

    2015-11-01

    The Gravity Probe B spacecraft, developed, integrated, and tested by Lockheed Missiles & Space Company and later Lockheed Martin Corporation, consisted of structures, mechanisms, command and data handling, attitude and translation control, electrical power, thermal control, flight software, and communications. When integrated with the payload elements, the integrated system became the space vehicle. Key requirements shaping the design of the spacecraft were: (1) the tight mission timeline (17 months, 9 days of on-orbit operation), (2) precise attitude and translational control, (3) thermal protection of science hardware, (4) minimizing aerodynamic, magnetic, and eddy current effects, and (5) the need to provide a robust, low risk spacecraft. The spacecraft met all mission requirements, as demonstrated by dewar lifetime meeting specification, positive power and thermal margins, precision attitude control and drag-free performance, reliable communications, and the collection of more than 97% of the available science data.

  12. Space flight risk data collection and analysis project: Risk and reliability database

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1994-01-01

    The focus of the NASA 'Space Flight Risk Data Collection and Analysis' project was to acquire and evaluate space flight data with the express purpose of establishing a database containing measurements of specific risk assessment - reliability - availability - maintainability - supportability (RRAMS) parameters. The developed comprehensive RRAMS database will support the performance of future NASA and aerospace industry risk and reliability studies. One of the primary goals has been to acquire unprocessed information relating to the reliability and availability of launch vehicles and the subsystems and components thereof from the 45th Space Wing (formerly Eastern Space and Missile Command -ESMC) at Patrick Air Force Base. After evaluating and analyzing this information, it was encoded in terms of parameters pertinent to ascertaining reliability and availability statistics, and then assembled into an appropriate database structure.

  13. Hardware-in-the-loop tow missile system simulator

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Waldman, G.S.; Wootton, J.R.; Hobson, G.L.

    1993-07-06

    A missile system simulator is described for use in training people for target acquisition, missile launch, and missile guidance under simulated battlefield conditions comprising: simulating means for producing a digital signal representing a simulated battlefield environment including at least one target movable therewithin, the simulating means generating an infrared map representing the field-of-view and the target; interface means for converting said digital signals to an infrared image; missile system hardware including the missile acquisition, tracking, and guidance portions thereof, said hardware sensing the infrared image to determine the location of the target in a field-of-view; and, image means for generatingmore » an infrared image of a missile launched at the target and guided thereto, the image means imposing the missile image onto the field-of-view for the missile hardware to acquire the image of the missile in addition to that of the target, and to generate guidance signals to guide the missile image to the target image, wherein the interfacing means is responsive to a guidance signal from the hardware to simulate, in real-time, the response of the missile to the guidance signal, the image means including a blackbody, laser means for irradiating the blackbody to heat it to a temperature at which it emits infrared radiation, and optic means for integrating the radiant image produced by heating the blackbody into the infrared map.« less

  14. 32 CFR 644.531 - Warning to public of danger in handling explosive missiles.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... missiles. 644.531 Section 644.531 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY... explosive missiles. When any land which has been contaminated with explosive objects, or chemical/biological..., in the event of the discovery of an explosive missile, or an object resembling an explosive missile...

  15. 32 CFR 644.531 - Warning to public of danger in handling explosive missiles.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... missiles. 644.531 Section 644.531 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY... explosive missiles. When any land which has been contaminated with explosive objects, or chemical/biological..., in the event of the discovery of an explosive missile, or an object resembling an explosive missile...

  16. 32 CFR 644.531 - Warning to public of danger in handling explosive missiles.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... missiles. 644.531 Section 644.531 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY... explosive missiles. When any land which has been contaminated with explosive objects, or chemical/biological..., in the event of the discovery of an explosive missile, or an object resembling an explosive missile...

  17. 32 CFR 644.531 - Warning to public of danger in handling explosive missiles.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... explosive missiles. 644.531 Section 644.531 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF... handling explosive missiles. When any land which has been contaminated with explosive objects, or chemical..., in the event of the discovery of an explosive missile, or an object resembling an explosive missile...

  18. 32 CFR 644.531 - Warning to public of danger in handling explosive missiles.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... explosive missiles. 644.531 Section 644.531 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF... handling explosive missiles. When any land which has been contaminated with explosive objects, or chemical..., in the event of the discovery of an explosive missile, or an object resembling an explosive missile...

  19. Emerging national space launch programs: Economics and safeguards

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Chow, Brian G.

    Most ballistic missile nonproliferation studies have focused on trends in the numbers and performance of missiles and the resulting security threats. This report concentrates on the economic viability of emerging national space launch programs and the prospects for imposing effective safeguards against the use of space launch technology for military missiles. For the convenience of discussion in this report, a reference to ballistic missiles hereafter means surface-to-surface guided ballistic missiles only. Space launch vehicles (SLV's) are surface-to-space ballistic missiles, and they will be referred to explicitly as 'space launch vehicles' or 'space launchers'. Surface-to-surface unguided ballistic missiles will be referred to as 'rockets.'

  20. The expectation of applying IR guidance in medium range air-to-air missiles

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Li, Lijuan; Liu, Ke

    2016-10-01

    IR guidance has been widely used in near range dogfight air-to-air missiles while radar guidance is dominant in medium and long range air-to-air missiles. With the development of stealth airplanes and advanced electronic countermeasures, radar missiles have met with great challenges. In this article, the advantages and potential problems of applying IR guidance in medium range air-to-air missiles are analyzed. Approaches are put forward to solve the key technologies including depressing aerodynamic heating, increasing missiles' sensitivity and acquiring target after launch. IR medium range air-to-air missiles are predicted to play important role in modern battle field.

  1. Missile pulmonary embolus secondary to abdominal gunshot wound.

    PubMed

    Mctyre, Emory; McGill, Lee; Miller, Nessa

    2012-01-01

    Missile pulmonary emboli are rare sequelae of traumatic entry of projectile missiles-generally bullets or bullet fragments-in which access to the systemic venous circulation is established by the missile, making it possible for the missile to migrate to the pulmonary arteries. In the case introduced here, a 24-year-old male presented to the ER with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. In the early course of his care, it was determined that he had suffered a missile pulmonary embolus secondary to a large fragment of a bullet penetrating the IVC. Despite the large perfusion defect created by this missile embolus, the patient recovered uneventfully without embolectomy.

  2. Stackable In-Line Surface Missile Launch System for a Modular Payload Bay

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2004-11-08

    stacked modules 14 are connected 8 and sealed to form a single long continuous missile tube . 9 Flexible seals may be used at the base of each missile...vehicles, such as missiles, 22 both through vertical launch via specialized launch tubes on the 23 submarine, and horizontal launch via the submarine’s...torpedo 24 tubes . In some cases, the missiles are quite large, such as the 1 1 Tomahawk missile, which requires sufficient support for the 2 large

  3. 50 CFR 218.10 - Specified activity and specified geographical area and effective dates.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ...) Underwater Explosives: (A) AGM-114 (Hellfire missile); (B) AGM-65 E/F (Maverick missile); (C) Mine... (an average of 12 per year); (B) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX) (Air-to-Surface; Hellfire missile)—up to 350 exercises over the course of 5 years (an average of 70 per year); (C) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX...

  4. 50 CFR 218.20 - Specified activity and specified geographical area and effective dates.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Explosives: (A) AGM-114 (Hellfire missile); (B) Tube-launched Optically tracked Wire-guided (TOW) missile; (C...) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX) (Air-to-Surface; Hellfire missile)—up to 40 exercises over the course of 5 years (an average of 8 per year); (C) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX) (Air-to-Surface; TOW)—up to 40...

  5. 50 CFR 218.10 - Specified activity and specified geographical area and effective dates.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ...) Underwater Explosives: (A) AGM-114 (Hellfire missile); (B) AGM-65 E/F (Maverick missile); (C) Mine... (an average of 12 per year); (B) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX) (Air-to-Surface; Hellfire missile)—up to 350 exercises over the course of 5 years (an average of 70 per year); (C) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX...

  6. 50 CFR 218.20 - Specified activity and specified geographical area and effective dates.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Explosives: (A) AGM-114 (Hellfire missile); (B) Tube-launched Optically tracked Wire-guided (TOW) missile; (C...) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX) (Air-to-Surface; Hellfire missile)—up to 40 exercises over the course of 5 years (an average of 8 per year); (C) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX) (Air-to-Surface; TOW)—up to 40...

  7. 50 CFR 218.10 - Specified activity and specified geographical area and effective dates.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ...) Underwater Explosives: (A) AGM-114 (Hellfire missile); (B) AGM-65 E/F (Maverick missile); (C) Mine... (an average of 12 per year); (B) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX) (Air-to-Surface; Hellfire missile)—up to 350 exercises over the course of 5 years (an average of 70 per year); (C) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX...

  8. THIRD LEVEL OF MISSILE LAB (SECOND FLOOR OF BUILDING) SHOWING ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    THIRD LEVEL OF MISSILE LAB (SECOND FLOOR OF BUILDING) SHOWING MISSILE TUBE. VIEW FACING SOUTH - U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Training Center, Between Lexington Boulvevard and the sea plane ramps on the southwest side of Ford Island, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

  9. 50 CFR 218.10 - Specified activity and specified geographical area and effective dates.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ...) AGM-114 (Hellfire missile); (B) AGM-65 E/F (Maverick missile); (C) Mine Neutralization (20 lb NEW...) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX) (Air-to-Surface; Hellfire missile)—up to 350 exercises over the course of 5 years (an average of 70 per year); (C) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX) (Air-to-Surface; Maverick)—up to 15...

  10. 2. MISSILE ASSEMBLY BUILDING, RIGHT SIDE, LOOKING NORTH. NIKE ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    2. MISSILE ASSEMBLY BUILDING, RIGHT SIDE, LOOKING NORTH. - NIKE Missile Base C-84, Missile Test & Assembly Building, North of Launch Area Entrance Drive & east of Mess Hall, Barrington, Cook County, IL

  11. 17. Missile mural, third flight of stairs. Lyon Whiteman ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    17. Missile mural, third flight of stairs. Lyon - Whiteman Air Force Base, Minuteman Missile Launch Facility Trainer T-12, Northeast of Oscar-01 Missile Alert Facility, Knob Noster, Johnson County, MO

  12. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Masuda, Y.; Chiba, N.; Matsuo, Y.

    This research proposes to investigate the impact behavior of the steel plate of BWR containment vessels against missiles, caused by the postulated catastrophic failure of components with a high kinetic energy. Although the probability of the occurrence of missiles inside and outside of containment vessels is extremely low, the following items are required to maintain the integrity of containment vessels: the probability of the occurrence of missiles, the weight and energy of missiles, and the impact behavior of containment vessel steel plate against postulated missiles. In connection with the third item, an actualscale missile test was conducted. In addition, amore » computation analysis was performed to confirm the impact behavior against the missiles, in order to search for wide applicability to the various kinds of postulated missiles. This research tries to derive a new empirical formula which carries out the assessment of the integrity of containment vessels.« less

  13. Redstone Missile

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    2004-01-01

    The image depicts Redstone missile being erected. The Redstone ballistic missile was a high-accuracy, liquid-propelled, surface-to-surface missile developed by Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Alabama, under the direction of Dr. von Braun. The Redstone engine was a modified and improved version of the Air Force's Navaho cruise missile engine of the late forties. The A-series, as this would be known, utilized a cylindrical combustion chamber as compared with the bulky, spherical V-2 chamber. By 1951, the Army was moving rapidly toward the design of the Redstone missile, and the production was begun in 1952. Redstone rockets became the 'reliable workhorse' for America's early space program. As an example of the versatility, Redstone was utilized in the booster for Explorer 1, the first American satellite, with no major changes to the engine or missile

  14. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Hatchell, Brian K.; Mauss, Fredrick J.; Santiago-Rojas, Emiliano

    Military missiles are exposed to many sources of mechanical vibration that can affect system reliability, safety, and mission effectiveness. One of the most significant exposures to vibration occurs when the missile is being carried by an aviation platform, which is a condition known as captive carry. If the duration of captive carry exposure could be recorded during the missile’s service life, several advantages could be realized. Missiles that have been exposed to durations outside the design envelop could be flagged or screened for maintenance or inspection; lightly exposed missiles could be selected for critical mission applications; and missile allocation tomore » missions could be based on prior use to avoid overuse. The U. S. Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) has been developing health monitoring systems to assess and improve reliability of missiles during storage and field exposures. Under the direction of AMRDEC staff, engineers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a Captive Carry Health Monitor (CCHM) for the HELLFIRE II missile. The CCHM is an embedded usage monitoring device installed on the outer skin of the HELLFIRE II missile to record the cumulative hours the host missile has been in captive carry mode and thereby assess the overall health of the missile. This paper provides an overview of the CCHM electrical and package design, describes field testing and data analysis techniques used to identify captive carry, and discusses the potential application of missile health and usage data for real-time reliability analysis and fleet management.« less

  15. OVERVIEW OF FOURTH LEVEL OF MISSILE LAB (ROOFTOP LEVEL OF ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    OVERVIEW OF FOURTH LEVEL OF MISSILE LAB (ROOFTOP LEVEL OF BUILDING) SHOWING TOP OF MISSILE TUBE. VIEW FACING WEST - U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Training Center, Between Lexington Boulvevard and the sea plane ramps on the southwest side of Ford Island, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

  16. 50 CFR 218.1 - Specified activity, specified geographical area and effective dates.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... (Hellfire missile) (B) AGM-65 E/F (Maverick missile) (C) MK-83/GBU-32 (1,000 lb High Explosive bomb) (D...) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX) (Air-to-Surface; Hellfire missile)—up to 300 exercises over the course of 5 years (an average of 60 per year); (E) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX) (Air-to-Surface; Maverick, HE)—up to...

  17. 50 CFR 218.1 - Specified activity, specified geographical area and effective dates.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... (Hellfire missile) (B) AGM-65 E/F (Maverick missile) (C) MK-83/GBU-32 (1,000 lb High Explosive bomb) (D... year); (D) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX) (Air-to-Surface; Hellfire missile)—up to 300 exercises over the course of 5 years (an average of 60 per year); (E) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX) (Air-to-Surface; Maverick...

  18. 50 CFR 218.1 - Specified activity, specified geographical area and effective dates.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... (Hellfire missile) (B) AGM-65 E/F (Maverick missile) (C) MK-83/GBU-32 (1,000 lb High Explosive bomb) (D... year); (D) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX) (Air-to-Surface; Hellfire missile)—up to 300 exercises over the course of 5 years (an average of 60 per year); (E) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX) (Air-to-Surface; Maverick...

  19. 1. MISSILE TEST AND ASSEMBLY BUILDING, FRONT, LOOKING SOUTH. ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    1. MISSILE TEST AND ASSEMBLY BUILDING, FRONT, LOOKING SOUTH. - NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Missile Test & Assembly Building, South end of launch area, northeast of Generator Building No. 3, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

  20. 4. MISSILE TEST AND ASSEMBLY BUILDING, LEFT SIDE, LOOKING NORTH. ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    4. MISSILE TEST AND ASSEMBLY BUILDING, LEFT SIDE, LOOKING NORTH. - NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Missile Test & Assembly Building, South end of launch area, northeast of Generator Building No. 3, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

  1. 2. MISSILE TEST AND ASSEMBLY BUILDING, RIGHT SIDE, LOOKING WEST. ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    2. MISSILE TEST AND ASSEMBLY BUILDING, RIGHT SIDE, LOOKING WEST. - NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Missile Test & Assembly Building, South end of launch area, northeast of Generator Building No. 3, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

  2. Aerodynamics Of Missiles: Present And Future

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Nielsen, Jack N.

    1991-01-01

    Paper reviews variety of topics in aerodynamics of missiles. Describes recent developments and suggests areas in which future research fruitful. Emphasis on stability and control of tactical missiles. Aerodynamic problems discussed in general terms without reference to particular missiles.

  3. 2. View from missile site control building (south to north) ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    2. View from missile site control building (south to north) of missile launch area, showing warhead handling building in background - Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Launch Area, Within Exclusion Area, Nekoma, Cavalier County, ND

  4. 3. MISSILE TEST AND ASSEMBLY BUILDING, REAR SIDE, LOOKING NORTH. ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    3. MISSILE TEST AND ASSEMBLY BUILDING, REAR SIDE, LOOKING NORTH. - NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Missile Test & Assembly Building, South end of launch area, northeast of Generator Building No. 3, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

  5. Redstone Missile on Launch Pad

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1958-01-01

    Redstone missile No. 1002 on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 16, 1958. The Redstone ballistic missile was a high-accuracy, liquid-propelled, surface-to-surface missile developed by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Alabama, under the direction of Dr. von Braun. The Redstone engine was a modified and improved version of the Air Force's Navaho cruise missile engine of the late forties. The A-series, as this would be known, utilized a cylindrical combustion chamber as compared with the bulky, spherical V-2 chamber. By 1951, the Army was moving rapidly toward the design of the Redstone missile, and production was begun in 1952. Redstone rockets became the 'reliable workhorse' for America's early space program. As an example of the versatility, Redstone was utilized in the booster for Explorer 1, the first American satellite, with no major changes to the engine or missile

  6. VIEW OF THIRD LEVEL OF MISSILE LAB (SECOND FLOOR OF ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    VIEW OF THIRD LEVEL OF MISSILE LAB (SECOND FLOOR OF BUILDING) SHOWING MISSILE TUBE IN CENTER WITH OPEN HATCH AT RIGHT. VIEW FACING NORTHEAST - U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Training Center, Between Lexington Boulvevard and the sea plane ramps on the southwest side of Ford Island, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

  7. 50 CFR 218.1 - Specified activity, specified geographical area and effective dates.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... (Hellfire missile) (B) AGM-65 E/F (Maverick missile) (C) MK-83/GBU-32 (1,000 lb High Explosive bomb) (D... the course of 5 years (an average of 20 per year); (D) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX) (Air-to-Surface; Hellfire missile)—up to 300 exercises over the course of 5 years (an average of 60 per year); (E) Missile...

  8. Cost of space-based laser ballistic missile defense.

    PubMed

    Field, G; Spergel, D

    1986-03-21

    Orbiting platforms carrying infrared lasers have been proposed as weapons forming the first tier of a ballistic missile defense system under the President's Strategic Defense Initiative. As each laser platform can destroy a limited number of missiles, one of several methods of countering such a system is to increase the number of offensive missiles. Hence it is important to know whether the cost-exchange ratio, defined as the ratio of the cost to the defense of destroying a missile to the cost to the offense of deploying an additional missile, is greater or less than 1. Although the technology to be used in a ballistic missile defense system is still extremely uncertain, it is useful to examine methods for calculating the cost-exchange ratio. As an example, the cost of an orbiting infrared laser ballistic missile defense system employed against intercontinental ballistic missiles launched simultaneously from a small area is compared to the cost of additional offensive missiles. If one adopts lower limits to the costs for the defense and upper limits to the costs for the offense, the cost-exchange ratio comes out substantially greater than 1. If these estimates are confirmed, such a ballistic missile defense system would be unable to maintain its effectiveness at less cost than it would take to proliferate the ballistic missiles necessary to overcome it and would therefore not satisfy the President's requirements for an effective strategic defense. Although the method is illustrated by applying it to a space-based infrared laser system, it should be straightforward to apply it to other proposed systems.

  9. Cost of space-based laser ballistic missile defense

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Field, G.; Spergel, D.

    1986-03-21

    Orbiting platforms carrying infrared lasers have been proposed as weapons forming the first tier of a ballistic missile defense system under the President's Strategic Defense Initiative. As each laser platform can destroy a limited number of missiles, one of several methods of countering such a system is to increase the number of offensive missiles. Hence it is important to know whether the cost-exchange ratio, defined as the ratio of the cost to the defense of destroying a missile to the cost to the offense of deploying an additional missile, is greater or less than 1. Although the technology to bemore » used in a ballistic missile defense system is still extremely uncertain, it is useful to examine methods for calculating the cost-exchange ration. As an example, the cost of an orbiting infrared laser ballistic missile defense system employed against intercontinental ballistic missiles launched simultaneously from a small area is compared to the cost of additional offensive missiles. If one adopts lower limits to the costs for the defense and upper limits to the costs for the offense, the cost-exchange ratio comes out substantially greater than 1. If these estimates are confirmed, such a ballistic missile defense system would be unable to maintain its effectiveness at less cost than it would take to proliferate the ballistic missiles necessary to overcome it and would therefore not satisfy the President's requirements for an effective strategic defense. Although the method is illustrated by applying it to a space-based infrared laser system, it should be straightforward to apply it to other proposed systems. 28 references, 2 tables.« less

  10. 10. 351st Missile Wing Maintenance insignia on wall opposite the ...

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    10. 351st Missile Wing Maintenance insignia on wall opposite the entrance. Lyon - Whiteman Air Force Base, Minuteman Missile Launch Facility Trainer T-12, Northeast of Oscar-01 Missile Alert Facility, Knob Noster, Johnson County, MO

  11. 7. PHOTOCOPY, PLANS, ELEVATIONS, AND SECTION DRAWING FOR MISSILE TEST ...

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    7. PHOTOCOPY, PLANS, ELEVATIONS, AND SECTION DRAWING FOR MISSILE TEST AND ASSEMBLY BUILDING. - NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Missile Test & Assembly Building, South end of launch area, northeast of Generator Building No. 3, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

  12. 5. MISSILE TEST AND ASSEMBLY BUILDING, FRONT AND RIGHT SIDES, ...

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    5. MISSILE TEST AND ASSEMBLY BUILDING, FRONT AND RIGHT SIDES, LOOKING SOUTHEAST. - NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Missile Test & Assembly Building, South end of launch area, northeast of Generator Building No. 3, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

  13. 6. MISSILE TEST AND ASSEMBLY BUILDING, REAR AND LEFT SIDES, ...

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    6. MISSILE TEST AND ASSEMBLY BUILDING, REAR AND LEFT SIDES, LOOKING NORTHWEST. - NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Missile Test & Assembly Building, South end of launch area, northeast of Generator Building No. 3, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

  14. DETAIL OF OPEN HATCH SHOWING INTERIOR OF MISSILE TUBE AND ...

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    DETAIL OF OPEN HATCH SHOWING INTERIOR OF MISSILE TUBE AND OPEN HATCH AND DOOR ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF TUBE (AT THIRD LEVEL OF MISSILE LAB). VIEW FACING WEST - U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Training Center, Between Lexington Boulvevard and the sea plane ramps on the southwest side of Ford Island, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

  15. Possible Impacts of Major Counter Terrorism Security Actions on Research, Development, and Higher Education

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2002-04-08

    purpose is to avert the spread of weapons of mass destruction and missile delivery systems, maintain U.S. advantage in some militarily critical...the Production and Use of Nuclear Material for Military Applications, 3. Missile / missile Technology: Technologies Associated with Air Vehicles And...Unmanned Missile Systems. 4. Aircraft and Missile Propulsion and Vehicular Systems: Technologies Associated With Liquid and Solid Rocket Propulsion

  16. Comprehensive missile aerodynamics programs for preliminary design

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Dillenius, M. F. E.; Hemsch, M. J.; Sawyer, W. C.; Allen, J. M.; Blair, A. B., Jr.

    1982-01-01

    Two different classes of missile aeroprediction programs have been recently developed. The first class of programs provides rapid engineering predictions and includes MISSILE1 and MISSILE2 applicable to missile configurations with axisymmetric bodies. The second class of programs consists of the DEMON series, including a simplified version NSWCDM, designed to calculate detailed loadings acting on supersonic missiles which may have non-circular body cross sections. Both classes account for high angles of attack and track vortices from canard or wing section to the tail section. Extensive comparisons with experimental data are presented including nonlinear effects of canard control.

  17. Historical development of world wide guided missiles

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    Spearman, M. L.

    1978-01-01

    This paper attempts to put in perspective the development of missiles from early history to present time. The influence of World War II in accelerating the development of guided missiles, particularly through German scientists, is discussed. The dispersion of German scientists to other countries and the coupling of their work with native talent to develop guided missiles is traced. Particular emphasis is placed on the evolution of the missile in the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. Since the Soviets possess what is probably the world's most complete array of dedicated missile system types, their known inventory is reviewed in some detail.

  18. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    NONE

    Although the Cold War has ended, the threat of proliferation with chemical, biological, and nuclear warheads continues. Two factors further increase the threat from these weapons of mass destruction: knowledge of missile technology has spread extensively, and, in recent years, many countries - some of them unfriendly to the US and its allies - have obtained short- and intermediate-range missiles. The threat posed by such missiles was amply demonstrated during the Gulf War. Thus, the need to protect US and allied forces from these weapons has never been greater. When nuclear-tipped defensive missiles, such as Sprint and Spartan, were phasedmore » out years ago, the US turned for its defense to kinetic-energy {open_quotes}kill{close_quotes} interceptors - missiles that destroy an enemy missile by striking it with lethal force and accuracy at some point in its trajectory. The Patriot missile is probably the best-known kinetic-energy (KE) interceptor in the US defensive arsenal. To counter the spreading threat of proliferation, LLNL and other laboratories have been participating in a joint program funded by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO), within the Department of Defense, to develop defensive missile systems. Participants are designing, testing, and certifying KE interceptors to defend against current and future missile threats. These research efforts are described.« less

  19. Profile of missile-induced cardiovascular injuries in Kashmir, India.

    PubMed

    Wani, Mohd Lateef; Ahangar, Abdul Gani; Lone, Gh Nabi; Hakeem, Zubair Ashraf; Dar, Abdul Majeed; Lone, Reyaz Ahmad; Bhat, Mohd Akbar; Singh, Shyam; Irshad, Ifat

    2011-04-01

    Missile cardiovascular injuries have taken an epidemic proportion in Kashmir valley since the eruption of militancy in 1990. Present study was undertaken to analyse the pattern, presentation and management of missile cardiovascular injuries. Three hundred and eighty-six patients with missile cardiovascular injuries since Jan 1996 to Oct 2008 were studied retrospectively. All patients of cardiovascular injuries due to causes other than missiles were excluded from the study. All patients of missile cardiac injuries were treated by primary cardiorrhaphy. Right ventricle was the most commonly affected chamber. Left anterior thoracotomy was most common approach used. Most of the patients of missile vascular group were treated by reverse saphenous vein graft or end-to-end anastomosis. Most common complication was wound infection (20.83%) followed by graft occlusion (1.94%) in missile vascular group. Amputation rate was 4.66%. Amputation rate was higher in patients with delay of >6 hours and associated fractures. Missile cardiac injuries should be operated early without wasting time for investigations. Clinical status at arrival, time interval till management, nature of injury and associated injuries, tell upon the mortality. Missile vascular injury needs prompt resuscitation and revascularization at the earliest. Time interval till revascularization and associated fractures has a bearing on mortality and morbidity.

  20. Profile of missile-induced cardiovascular injuries in Kashmir, India

    PubMed Central

    Wani, Mohd Lateef; Ahangar, Abdul Gani; Lone, Gh Nabi; Hakeem, Zubair Ashraf; Dar, Abdul Majeed; Lone, Reyaz Ahmad; Bhat, Mohd Akbar; Singh, Shyam; Irshad, Ifat

    2011-01-01

    Background: Missile cardiovascular injuries have taken an epidemic proportion in Kashmir valley since the eruption of militancy in 1990. Present study was undertaken to analyse the pattern, presentation and management of missile cardiovascular injuries. Patients and Methods: Three hundred and eighty-six patients with missile cardiovascular injuries since Jan 1996 to Oct 2008 were studied retrospectively. All patients of cardiovascular injuries due to causes other than missiles were excluded from the study. Results: All patients of missile cardiac injuries were treated by primary cardiorrhaphy. Right ventricle was the most commonly affected chamber. Left anterior thoracotomy was most common approach used. Most of the patients of missile vascular group were treated by reverse saphenous vein graft or end-to-end anastomosis. Most common complication was wound infection (20.83%) followed by graft occlusion (1.94%) in missile vascular group. Amputation rate was 4.66%. Amputation rate was higher in patients with delay of >6 hours and associated fractures. Conclusion: Missile cardiac injuries should be operated early without wasting time for investigations. Clinical status at arrival, time interval till management, nature of injury and associated injuries, tell upon the mortality. Missile vascular injury needs prompt resuscitation and revascularization at the earliest. Time interval till revascularization and associated fractures has a bearing on mortality and morbidity. PMID:21769201

  1. Modelling the infrared ManPAD Track Angle Bias missile countermeasure

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Birchenall, Richard Peter; Richardson, Mark A.; Butters, Brian; Walmsley, Roy

    2011-09-01

    The paper describes the concept of missile evolution and the development of a range of missile advancements designed to defeat the evolving array of aircraft defensive measures. The paper describes a typical military aircraft infrared signature and looks at how examination of different spectral parts of the target signature can be used to determine if an aircraft has deployed flare countermeasures. This information can then be used to trigger a missile countermeasure in attempt for the missile to continue with a successful engagement. The paper examines the Track Angle Bias missile countermeasure and details the results of over 1000 engagement simulations designed to test the effectiveness of the missile countermeasure. The paper references the work published in IRPT Volume 53, Issue 5, September 2010, Pages 372-380.

  2. 75 FR 77848 - Closed Meeting of the Missile Defense Advisory Committee

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    2010-12-14

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Closed Meeting of the Missile Defense Advisory Committee AGENCY: Department of Defense; Missile Defense Agency (MDA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Under the... Defense announces that the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Missile Defense Advisory...

  3. 38 CFR 4.56 - Evaluation of muscle disabilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... shrapnel fragment, without explosive effect of high velocity missile, residuals of debridement, or... findings. Entrance and (if present) exit scars, small or linear, indicating short track of missile through... missile or large low-velocity missile, with debridement, prolonged infection, or sloughing of soft parts...

  4. 38 CFR 4.56 - Evaluation of muscle disabilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... shrapnel fragment, without explosive effect of high velocity missile, residuals of debridement, or... findings. Entrance and (if present) exit scars, small or linear, indicating short track of missile through... missile or large low-velocity missile, with debridement, prolonged infection, or sloughing of soft parts...

  5. 76 FR 71556 - Missile Defense Advisory Committee; Notice of Closed Meeting

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    2011-11-18

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Missile Defense Advisory Committee; Notice of Closed Meeting AGENCY: Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of closed meeting... Missile Defense Advisory Committee will take place. DATES: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 through Wednesday...

  6. 38 CFR 4.56 - Evaluation of muscle disabilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... shrapnel fragment, without explosive effect of high velocity missile, residuals of debridement, or... findings. Entrance and (if present) exit scars, small or linear, indicating short track of missile through... missile or large low-velocity missile, with debridement, prolonged infection, or sloughing of soft parts...

  7. 75 FR 77849 - Closed Meeting of the Missile Defense Advisory Committee

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    2010-12-14

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Closed Meeting of the Missile Defense Advisory Committee AGENCY: Department of Defense; Missile Defense Agency (MDA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Under the... Defense announces that the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Missile Defense Advisory...

  8. Innovation in Aerodynamic Design Features of Soviet Missiles

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Spearman, M. Leroy

    2006-01-01

    Wind tunnel investigations of some tactical and strategic missile systems developed by the former Soviet Union have been included in the basic missile research programs of the NACA/NASA. Studies of the Soviet missiles sometimes revealed innovative design features that resulted in unusual or unexpected aerodynamic characteristics. In some cases these characteristics have been such that the measured performance of the missile exceeds what might have been predicted. In other cases some unusual design features have been found that would alleviate what might otherwise have been a serious aerodynamic problem. In some designs, what has appeared to be a lack of refinement has proven to be a matter of expediency. It is a purpose of this paper to describe some examples of unusual design features of some Soviet missiles and to illustrate the effectiveness of the design features on the aerodynamic behavior of the missile. The paper draws on the experience of the author who for over 60 years was involved in the aerodynamic wind tunnel testing of aircraft and missiles with the NACA/NASA.

  9. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Bradley, E.C.; Killough, S.M.; Rowe, J.C.

    The purpose of the Smart Crane Ammunition Transfer System (SCATS) project is to demonstrate robotic/telerobotic controls technology for a mobile articulated crane for missile/munitions handling, delivery, and reload. Missile resupply and reload have been manually intensive operations up to this time. Currently, reload missiles are delivered by truck to the site of the launcher. A crew of four to five personnel reloads the missiles from the truck to the launcher using a hydraulic-powered crane. The missiles are handled carefully for the safety of the missiles and personnel. Numerous steps are required in the reload process and the entire reload operationmore » can take over an hour for some missile systems. Recent US Army directives require the entire operation to be accomplished in a fraction of that time. Current development of SCATS is being based primarily on reloading Patriot missiles. This paper summarizes the current status of the SCATS project at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Additional information on project background and requirements has been described previously (Bradley, et al., 1995).« less

  10. Gravity Probe B data system description

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Bennett, Norman R.

    2015-11-01

    The Gravity Probe B data system, developed, integrated, and tested by Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, and later Lockheed Martin Corporation, included flight and ground command, control, and communications software. The development was greatly facilitated, conceptually and by the transfer of key personnel, through Lockheed’s earlier flight and ground test software development for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Key design challenges included the tight mission timeline (17 months, 9 days of on-orbit operation), the need to tune the system once on-orbit, and limited 2 Kbps real-time data rates and ground asset availability. The result was a completely integrated space vehicle and Stanford mission operations center, which successfully collected and archived 97% of the ‘guide star valid’ data to support the science analysis. Lessons learned and incorporated from the HST flight software development and on-orbit support experience, and Lockheed’s independent research and development effort, will be discussed.

  11. Ceremony celebrates 50 years of rocket launches

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    2000-01-01

    Ceremony celebrates 50 years of rocket launches PL00C-10364.12 At the 50th anniversary ceremony celebrating the first rocket launch from pad 3 on what is now Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Norris Gray waves to the audience. Gray was part of the team who successfully launched the first rocket, known as Bumper 8. The ceremony was hosted by the Air Force Space & Missile Museum Foundation, Inc. , and included launch of a Bumper 8 model rocket, presentation of a Bumper Award to Florida Sen. George Kirkpatrick by the National Space Club; plus remarks by Sen. Kirkpatrick, KSC's Center Director Roy Bridges, and the Commander of the 45th Space Wing, Brig. Gen. Donald Pettit. Also attending the ceremony were other members of the original Bumper 8 team. A reception followed at Hangar C. Since 1950 there have been a total of 3,245 launches from Cape Canaveral.

  12. High accuracy LADAR scene projector calibration sensor development

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    Kim, Hajin J.; Cornell, Michael C.; Naumann, Charles B.; Bowden, Mark H.

    2008-04-01

    A sensor system for the characterization of infrared laser radar scene projectors has been developed. Available sensor systems do not provide sufficient range resolution to evaluate the high precision LADAR projector systems developed by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC). With timing precision capability to a fraction of a nanosecond, it can confirm the accuracy of simulated return pulses from a nominal range of up to 6.5 km to a resolution of 4cm. Increased range can be achieved through firmware reconfiguration. Two independent amplitude triggers measure both rise and fall time providing a judgment of pulse shape and allowing estimation of the contained energy. Each return channel can measure up to 32 returns per trigger characterizing each return pulse independently. Currently efforts include extending the capability to 8 channels. This paper outlines the development, testing, capabilities and limitations of this new sensor system.

  13. Flexible response and the INF (Intermediate-range Nuclear Force) Treaty: what next. Study project

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Williams, H.A.

    1988-03-14

    The prospect of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Force (INF) Treaty led the former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, GEN Bernard Rogers, to claim that NATO would lose weapons vital to the Alliance's defense when Pershing II (PII) and Ground-Launched Cruise Missiles (GLCM) were withdrawn from Europe. Nuclear weapons and the NATO strategy of flexible response are inseparably dependent upon each other. GEN Rogers' comments focus directly on the capability which PII and GLCM provided NATO to strike Soviet territory in event of conflict and if such an escalatory step was deemed necessary. Various sources were researched to determine if the INF Treatymore » will cripple the flexible response strategy; while it should not, certain changes in NATO's approach to defense are suggested. Specifically, conventional and nuclear improvements, the latter within the terms of the INF Treaty, are suggested, as are conventional force reduction negotiations and the Europeanization of NATO.« less

  14. KSC-2011-7863

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    2011-11-10

    VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At a Pegasus booster processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians install the avionic shelf on the Pegasus XL rocket. The avionics contained in this module will issue the guidance and flight control commands for the rocket. The Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus rocket will launch the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) into space. After the rocket and spacecraft are processed at Vandenberg, they will be flown on the Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 carrier aircraft to the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site at the Pacific Ocean’s Kwajalein Atoll for launch. The high-energy x-ray telescope will conduct a census for black holes, map radioactive material in young supernovae remnants, and study the origins of cosmic rays and the extreme physics around collapsed stars. For more information, visit science.nasa.gov/missions/nustar/. Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB

  15. Langley Storage facility which houses remains of Apollo 204 craft

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1990-01-01

    A warehouse holding Apollo 204 hardware and investigative data is seen at Langley Research Center in Virginia. The command module, damaged in the 1967 Apollo fire, its heat shield, booster protective cover and 81 cartons of data and other related materials occupy 3,300 cubic feet. Astronauts Virgil I. Grissom, Roger B. Chaffee and Edward H. White II perished in the Apollo 204 spacecraft fire on Jan. 27, 1967 on Launch Complex 34 at Cape Canaveral. The hardware has been stored at Langley since 1967. PLEASE NOTE UPDATE: In early May of 1990, NASA announced plans to move the hardware and related data to permanent storage with the Challenger debris in an abandoned missile silo at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Florida. However, at month's end, NASA announced it had decided to keep the capsule at Langley for an indefinite period of time.

  16. Langley Storage facility which houses remains of Apollo 204 craft

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1990-01-01

    Part of 81 cartons of Apollo 204 hardware and investigation data are seen in storage at Langley Research Center in Virginia. The command module, damaged in the 1967 Apollo fire, its heat shield, booster protective cover and the cartons occupy 3,300 cubic feet of Langley's storage space. Astronauts Virgil I. Grissom, Roger B. Chaffee and Edward H. White II perished in the Apollo 204 spacecraft fire on Jan. 27, 1967 on Launch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral. The hardware has been stored at Langley since 1967. PLEASE NOTE UPDATE: In early May of 1990, NASA announced plans to move the hardware and related data to permanent storage with the Challenger debris in an abandoned missile silo at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Florida. However, at month's end, NASA announced it had decided to keep the capsule at Langley for an indefinite period of time.

  17. Evaluation of wind/tornado-generated missile impact

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Singhal, M.K.; Walls, J.C.

    1993-09-01

    Simplified empirical formulae and some tabular data for the design/evaluation of structure barriers to resist wind/tornado generated missiles impact are presented in this paper. The scope is limited to the missiles defined by UCRL-15910 which are to be considered for moderate and high hazard facilities only. The method presented herein are limited to consideration of local effects on the barrier, i.e., the barrier must be capable of stopping the missile, and the barrier must no cause the generation of secondary missiles due to scabbing. Overall structural response to missile impact and structural effects derived from wind pressure are not addressedmore » in this paper.« less

  18. Six-degree-of-freedom missile simulation using the ADI AD 100 digital computer and ADSIM simulation language

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Zwaanenburg, Koos

    1989-01-01

    The use of an AD 100 computer and the ADSIM language in the six-degree-of-freedom digital simulation of an air-to-ground missile is illustrated. The missile is launched from a moving platform, typically a helicopter, and is capable of striking a mobile target up to 10 kilometers away. The missile could be any tactical missile. The performance numbers of the AD 100 show that it is possible to implement a high performance missile model in a real-time simulation without the problems associated with an implementation on a general purpose computer using FORTRAN.

  19. Civilian casualties of Iraqi ballistic missile attack to Tehran, capital of Iran.

    PubMed

    Khaji, Ali; Fallahdoost, Shoaodin; Soroush, Mohammad-Reza; Rahimi-Movaghar, Vafa

    2012-01-01

    To determine the pattern of causalities of Iraqi ballistic missile attacks on Tehran, the capital of Iran, during Iraq-Iran war. Data were extracted from the Army Staff Headquarters based on daily reports of Iranian army units during the war. During 52 days, Tehran was stroked by 118 Al-Hussein missiles (a modified version of Scud missile). Eighty-six missiles landed in populated areas. During Iraqi missile attacks, 422 civilians died and 1 579 injured (4.9 deaths and 18.3 injuries per missile). During 52 days, 8.1 of the civilians died and 30.4 injured daily. Of the cases that died, 101 persons (24%) were excluded due to the lack of information. Among the remainders, 179 (55.8%) were male and 142 (44.2%) were female. The mean age of the victims was 25.3 years+/-19.9 years. Our results show that the high accuracy of modified Scud missiles landed in crowded areas is the major cause of high mortality in Tehran. The presence of suitable warning system and shelters could reduce civilian casualties. The awareness and readiness of civilian defense forces, rescue services and all medical facilities for dealing with mass casualties caused by ballistic missile attacks are necessary.

  20. Ballistic missile defense technologies

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    1985-09-01

    A report on Ballistic Missile Technologies includes the following: Executive summary; Introduction; Ballistic missiles then and now; Deterrence, U.S. nuclear strategy, and BMD; BMD capabilities and the strategic balance; Crisis stability, arms race stability, and arms control issues; Ballistic missile defense technologies; Feasibility; Alternative future scenarios; Alternative R&D programs.

  1. 22 CFR 120.29 - Missile Technology Control Regime.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Missile Technology Control Regime. 120.29... DEFINITIONS § 120.29 Missile Technology Control Regime. (a) For purposes of this subchapter, Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) means the policy statement between the United States, the United Kingdom...

  2. What to Do About That Pack of Wolves at the Door: A Binational Organization and Acquisitions Approach to Homeland Cruise Missile Defense

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-04-04

    land attack cruise missiles (LACMs) within the context of the changing geopolitical environment. The research analyzes the current state of NORAD’s...homeland cruise missile defense apparatus with respect to its organization and technical capability. The principle argument is that land attack cruise...defense for the homeland. 15. SUBJECT TERMS: land attack cruise missiles, cruise missile defense, homeland defense, NORAD, directed energy 16

  3. Early Rockets

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    2004-04-15

    The image depicts Redstone missile being erected. The Redstone ballistic missile was a high-accuracy, liquid-propelled, surface-to-surface missile developed by Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Alabama, under the direction of Dr. von Braun. The Redstone engine was a modified and improved version of the Air Force's Navaho cruise missile engine of the late forties. The A-series, as this would be known, utilized a cylindrical combustion chamber as compared with the bulky, spherical V-2 chamber. By 1951, the Army was moving rapidly toward the design of the Redstone missile, and the production was begun in 1952. Redstone rockets became the "reliable workhorse" for America's early space program. As an example of the versatility, Redstone was utilized in the booster for Explorer 1, the first American satellite, with no major changes to the engine or missile

  4. The proliferation of aerospace weapons technology: Ballistic missiles and the case of Brazil

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Vossen, Terrence John

    1993-04-01

    The rationale behind the development of ballistic missile production in Brazil is examined by exploring the political, military, and economic determinants of ballistic missile demand in that country. To ascertain how Brazil developed missile production capabilities, the contributions of aerospace industries in industrialized states, the Brazilian space program, trade between less-developed countries, and illicit trade in missile technology are assessed. It is argued that missile development increasingly became a function of economic as opposed to security considerations, and that technologies transferred from developed country aerospace firms and Brazil's space program were primarily responsible for the creation of production capabilities. It is also contended that the proliferation of missile technology to Brazil was consistent with the workings of a system evident in the aerospace weapons technology market that sustains the horizontal spread of weapons production capabilities.

  5. The North Korean missile program: How advanced is it?

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Wright, D.; Kadyshev, T.

    1994-04-01

    For the past three years there have been increasing numbers of reports that North Korea is developing a 1,000-1,300-kilometer range missile generally referred to as the NoDongg-1. Pyongyang`s missile program has generated international concern because of North Korea`s potential nuclear capabilities, its proximity to South Korea and Japan and its reported missile sales to Iran, Syria and Libya. In June 1993, Japanese and South Korean wire services reported that North Korea had test fired several missiles into the Sea of Japan in late May, at least two of which were though to be NoDong-1 missiles. A missile with a 1,300-kilometermore » range would give North Korea the capability to reach all of Japan, and give Iran and Libya the capability to reach all of Israel.« less

  6. Aircraft vulnerability analysis by modeling and simulation

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Willers, Cornelius J.; Willers, Maria S.; de Waal, Alta

    2014-10-01

    Infrared missiles pose a significant threat to civilian and military aviation. ManPADS missiles are especially dangerous in the hands of rogue and undisciplined forces. Yet, not all the launched missiles hit their targets; the miss being either attributable to misuse of the weapon or to missile performance restrictions. This paper analyses some of the factors affecting aircraft vulnerability and demonstrates a structured analysis of the risk and aircraft vulnerability problem. The aircraft-missile engagement is a complex series of events, many of which are only partially understood. Aircraft and missile designers focus on the optimal design and performance of their respective systems, often testing only in a limited set of scenarios. Most missiles react to the contrast intensity, but the variability of the background is rarely considered. Finally, the vulnerability of the aircraft depends jointly on the missile's performance and the doctrine governing the missile's launch. These factors are considered in a holistic investigation. The view direction, altitude, time of day, sun position, latitude/longitude and terrain determine the background against which the aircraft is observed. Especially high gradients in sky radiance occur around the sun and on the horizon. This paper considers uncluttered background scenes (uniform terrain and clear sky) and presents examples of background radiance at all view angles across a sphere around the sensor. A detailed geometrical and spatially distributed radiometric model is used to model the aircraft. This model provides the signature at all possible view angles across the sphere around the aircraft. The signature is determined in absolute terms (no background) and in contrast terms (with background). It is shown that the background significantly affects the contrast signature as observed by the missile sensor. A simplified missile model is constructed by defining the thrust and mass profiles, maximum seeker tracking rate, maximum guidance acceleration and seeker sensitivity. For the purpose of this investigation the aircraft is equipped with conventional pyrotechnic decoy flares and the missile has no counter-countermeasure means (security restrictions on open publication). This complete simulation is used to calculate the missile miss distance, when the missile is launched from different locations around the aircraft. The miss distance data is then graphically presented showing miss distance (aircraft vulnerability) as a function of launch direction and range. The aircraft vulnerability graph accounts for aircraft and missile characteristics, but does not account for missile deployment doctrine. A Bayesian network is constructed to fuse the doctrinal rules with the aircraft vulnerability data. The Bayesian network now provides the capability to evaluate the combined risk of missile launch and aircraft vulnerability. It is shown in this paper that it is indeed possible to predict the aircraft vulnerability to missile attack in a comprehensive modelling and a holistic process. By using the appropriate real-world models, this approach is used to evaluate the effectiveness of specific countermeasure techniques against specific missile threats. The use of a Bayesian network provides the means to fuse simulated performance data with more abstract doctrinal rules to provide a realistic assessment of the aircraft vulnerability.

  7. 50 CFR 216.154 - Mitigation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... Of Marine Mammals Incidental To Missile Launch Activities from San Nicolas Island, CA § 216.154... haul-out sites below the missile's predicted flight path for 2 hours prior to planned missile launches... must not launch missiles from the Alpha Complex at low elevation (less than 1,000 feet (305 m)) on...

  8. 50 CFR 216.154 - Mitigation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Of Marine Mammals Incidental To Missile Launch Activities from San Nicolas Island, CA § 216.154... haul-out sites below the missile's predicted flight path for 2 hours prior to planned missile launches... must not launch missiles from the Alpha Complex at low elevation (less than 1,000 feet (305 m)) on...

  9. 75 FR 43156 - Federal Advisory Committee; Missile Defense Advisory Committee

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    2010-07-23

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Federal Advisory Committee; Missile Defense Advisory Committee AGENCY: Missile Defense Agency (MDA), DoD. ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. SUMMARY: Under the... Defense announces that the Missile Defense Advisory Committee will meet on August 4 and 5, 2010, in...

  10. 50 CFR 216.154 - Mitigation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Of Marine Mammals Incidental To Missile Launch Activities from San Nicolas Island, CA § 216.154... haul-out sites below the missile's predicted flight path for 2 hours prior to planned missile launches... must not launch missiles from the Alpha Complex at low elevation (less than 1,000 feet (305 m)) on...

  11. 23 CFR 660.519 - Missile installations and facilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Missile installations and facilities. 660.519 Section... OPERATIONS SPECIAL PROGRAMS (DIRECT FEDERAL) Defense Access Roads § 660.519 Missile installations and...). (1) To implement 23 U.S.C. 210(h), DOD must make the determination that a contractor for a missile...

  12. 76 FR 14589 - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Repeal of Restriction on Ballistic Missile...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-03-17

    ...-AH18 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Repeal of Restriction on Ballistic Missile...). Section 222 repeals the restriction on purchase of Ballistic Missile Defense research, development, test... Ballistic Missile Defense research, development, test, and evaluation that was required by section 222 of...

  13. 78 FR 7449 - Boundary Revision of Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-02-01

    ... of Minuteman Missile National Historic Site AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION... Act of November 29, 1999 (Pub. L. 106-115, 113 Stat. 1540-1543), the boundary of Minuteman Missile...; and at the Office for the Superintendent, Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, 21208 SD Hwy. 240...

  14. 23 CFR 660.519 - Missile installations and facilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Missile installations and facilities. 660.519 Section... OPERATIONS SPECIAL PROGRAMS (DIRECT FEDERAL) Defense Access Roads § 660.519 Missile installations and...). (1) To implement 23 U.S.C. 210(h), DOD must make the determination that a contractor for a missile...

  15. 77 FR 64564 - Implementation of Regulatory Guide 1.221 on Design-Basis Hurricane and Hurricane Missiles

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-10-22

    ...-Basis Hurricane and Hurricane Missiles AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Proposed interim...-ISG-024, ``Implementation of Regulatory Guide 1.221 on Design-Basis Hurricane and Hurricane Missiles....221, ``Design-Basis Hurricane and Hurricane Missiles for Nuclear Power Plants.'' DATES: Submit...

  16. 15 CFR 742.5 - Missile technology.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade 2 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Missile technology. 742.5 Section 742... BASED CONTROLS § 742.5 Missile technology. (a) License requirements. (1) In support of U.S. foreign policy to limit the proliferation of missiles, a license is required to export and reexport items related...

  17. 15 CFR 742.5 - Missile technology.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade 2 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Missile technology. 742.5 Section 742... BASED CONTROLS § 742.5 Missile technology. (a) License requirements. (1) In support of U.S. foreign policy to limit the proliferation of missiles, a license is required to export and reexport items related...

  18. 50 CFR 216.154 - Mitigation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Of Marine Mammals Incidental To Missile Launch Activities from San Nicolas Island, CA § 216.154... haul-out sites below the missile's predicted flight path for 2 hours prior to planned missile launches... must not launch missiles from the Alpha Complex at low elevation (less than 1,000 feet (305 m)) on...

  19. 15 CFR 742.5 - Missile technology.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade 2 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Missile technology. 742.5 Section 742... BASED CONTROLS § 742.5 Missile technology. (a) License requirements. (1) In support of U.S. foreign policy to limit the proliferation of missiles, a license is required to export and reexport items related...

  20. Probabilistic wind/tornado/missile analyses for hazard and fragility evaluations

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Park, Y.J.; Reich, M.

    Detailed analysis procedures and examples are presented for the probabilistic evaluation of hazard and fragility against high wind, tornado, and tornado-generated missiles. In the tornado hazard analysis, existing risk models are modified to incorporate various uncertainties including modeling errors. A significant feature of this paper is the detailed description of the Monte-Carlo simulation analyses of tornado-generated missiles. A simulation procedure, which includes the wind field modeling, missile injection, solution of flight equations, and missile impact analysis, is described with application examples.

  1. Ballistic missile defense effectiveness

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Lewis, George N.

    2017-11-01

    The potential effectiveness of ballistic missile defenses today remains a subject of debate. After a brief discussion of terminal and boost phase defenses, this chapter will focus on long-range midcourse defenses. The problems posed by potential countermeasures to such midcourse defenses are discussed as are the sensor capabilities a defense might have available to attempt to discriminate the actual missile warhead in a countermeasures environment. The role of flight testing in assessing ballistic missile defense effectiveness is discussed. Arguments made about effectiveness by missile defense supporters and critics are summarized.

  2. Trident II (D-5) Sea Launched Ballistic Missile UGM 133A (Trident II Missile)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-12-01

    Selected Acquisition Report ( SAR ) RCS: DD-A&T(Q&A)823-178 Trident II (D-5) Sea-Launched Ballistic Missile UGM 133A (Trident II Missile) As of FY...December 2015 SAR March 17, 2016 12:10:33 UNCLASSIFIED 2 Table of Contents Common Acronyms and Abbreviations for MDAP Programs 3 Program...Acquisition Unit Cost Trident II Missile December 2015 SAR March 17, 2016 12:10:33 UNCLASSIFIED 3 PB - President’s Budget PE - Program Element PEO - Program

  3. Modeling of the 6DOF Missile Dynamics using the NED Axes System

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1997-08-01

    representer le corps du missile, l’autodirecteur ainsi que Ia ligne missile-but. Le systeme d’axes le plus couramment utilise dans le domaine de la ...simulation de missiles tactiques ainsi que dans la librairie de composantes de modele de simulation du CRDV est le systeme d’axes NED, qui utilise l’axe x...RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT CENTRE DE RECHERCHES POUR LA DEFENSE VALCARTIER,QuEBEC DREV- N-9703 MODELING OF THE 6DOF MISSILE DYNAMICS USING THE NED AXES

  4. Dr. von Braun In Front of a Display of Missiles

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1960-01-01

    In this photo, Director of the US Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) Development Operations Division, Dr. Wernher von Braun, is standing before a display of Army missiles celebrating ABMA's Fourth Open House. The missiles in the background include (left to right) a satellite on a Juno II shroud with a Nike Ajax pointing left in front of a Jupiter missile. The Lacrosse is in front of the Juno II. The Nike Hercules points skyward in front of the Juno II and the Redstone.

  5. Computer simulation of a cruise missile using brushless dc motor fin control

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Franklin, G. C.

    1985-03-01

    This thesis describes a computer simulation developed in order to provide a method of establishing the potential of brushless dc motors for applications to tactical cruise missile control surface positioning. In particular, an altitude hold controller has been developed that provides an operational load test condition for the evaluation of the electromechanical actuator. A proportional integral control scheme in conjunction with tachometer feedback provides the position control for the missile tailfin surfaces. The fin control system is further imbedded in a cruise missile model to allow altitude control of the missile. The load on the fin is developed from the dynamic fluid environment that the missile will be operating in and is proportional to such factors as fin size and air density. The program written in CSMP language is suitable for parametric studies including motor and torque load characteristics, and missile and control system parameters.

  6. Early Rockets

    NASA Image and Video Library

    1958-05-15

    Redstone missile No. 1002 on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 16, 1958. The Redstone ballistic missile was a high-accuracy, liquid-propelled, surface-to-surface missile developed by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Alabama, under the direction of Dr. von Braun. The Redstone engine was a modified and improved version of the Air Force's Navaho cruise missile engine of the late forties. The A-series, as this would be known, utilized a cylindrical combustion chamber as compared with the bulky, spherical V-2 chamber. By 1951, the Army was moving rapidly toward the design of the Redstone missile, and production was begun in 1952. Redstone rockets became the "reliable workhorse" for America's early space program. As an example of the versatility, Redstone was utilized in the booster for Explorer 1, the first American satellite, with no major changes to the engine or missile

  7. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    McDonald, J R; Murray, R

    High winds tend to pick up and transport various objects and debris, which are referred to as wind-borne missiles or tornado missiles, depending on the type of storm. Missiles cause damage by perforating the building envelope or by collapsing structural elements such as walls, columns or frames. The primary objectives of this study are as follows: (1) to provide a basis for wind-borne or tornado missile criteria for the design and evaluation of DOE facilities, and (2) to provide guidelines for the design and evaluation of impact-resistant missile barriers for DOE facilities The first objective is accomplished through a synthesismore » of information from windstorm damage documentation experience and computer simulation of missile trajectories. The second objective is accomplished by reviewing the literature, which describes various missile impact tests, and by conducting a series of impact tests at a Texas Tech University facility to fill in missing information.« less

  8. Missile vascular injuries: 19-year experience.

    PubMed

    Ahanger, Abdul Gani; Wani, Mohd Lateef; Lone, Reyaz Ahmad; Singh, Shyam; Hussain, Zahur; Mir, Ishtiyak A; Irshad, Ifat; Ashraf, Hakeem Zubair; Dar, Abdul Majeed; Lone, Ghulam Nabi; Bhat, Mohammad Akbar; Sharma, Mukand Lal

    2010-03-01

    Missile vascular injuries have reached an epidemic proportion in Kashmir valley since the eruption of militancy. The present study was undertaken to analyze the mode, pattern, presentation, and management of missile vascular injuries. A retrospective study of patients with missile vascular injury from January 1990 to October 2008 was undertaken. Five hundred eighty patients with missile vascular injury were studied. All patients with vascular injury due to causes other than missiles were excluded from the study. Most of the patients were treated by interpositional saphenous vein graft or end-to-end anastomosis. The most common complication was wound infection (22.7%) followed by graft occlusion (3.8%). The amputation rate was 3.3% and was higher in patients with a delay of >6 hours to revascularization and associated fractures. Missile vascular injury requires prompt resuscitation and revascularization. Preoperative angiography is seldom necessary. Doppler study may sometimes be needed to aid in the diagnosis.

  9. 48 CFR 252.228-7005 - Accident reporting and investigation involving aircraft, missiles, and space launch vehicles.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... investigation involving aircraft, missiles, and space launch vehicles. 252.228-7005 Section 252.228-7005 Federal... investigation involving aircraft, missiles, and space launch vehicles. As prescribed in 228.370(d), use the following clause: Accident Reporting and Investigation Involving Aircraft, Missiles, and Space Launch...

  10. 48 CFR 252.228-7005 - Accident reporting and investigation involving aircraft, missiles, and space launch vehicles.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... investigation involving aircraft, missiles, and space launch vehicles. 252.228-7005 Section 252.228-7005 Federal... investigation involving aircraft, missiles, and space launch vehicles. As prescribed in 228.370(d), use the following clause: Accident Reporting and Investigation Involving Aircraft, Missiles, and Space Launch...

  11. 48 CFR 252.228-7005 - Accident reporting and investigation involving aircraft, missiles, and space launch vehicles.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... investigation involving aircraft, missiles, and space launch vehicles. 252.228-7005 Section 252.228-7005 Federal... investigation involving aircraft, missiles, and space launch vehicles. As prescribed in 228.370(d), use the following clause: Accident Reporting and Investigation Involving Aircraft, Missiles, and Space Launch...

  12. 48 CFR 252.228-7005 - Accident reporting and investigation involving aircraft, missiles, and space launch vehicles.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... investigation involving aircraft, missiles, and space launch vehicles. 252.228-7005 Section 252.228-7005 Federal... investigation involving aircraft, missiles, and space launch vehicles. As prescribed in 228.370(d), use the following clause: Accident Reporting and Investigation Involving Aircraft, Missiles, and Space Launch...

  13. 48 CFR 252.228-7005 - Accident reporting and investigation involving aircraft, missiles, and space launch vehicles.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... investigation involving aircraft, missiles, and space launch vehicles. 252.228-7005 Section 252.228-7005 Federal... investigation involving aircraft, missiles, and space launch vehicles. As prescribed in 228.370(d), use the following clause: Accident Reporting and Investigation Involving Aircraft, Missiles, and Space Launch...

  14. 75 FR 64714 - Meeting of the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-10-20

    ... recommendations of the Subcommittee on Navy's Role in Ballistic Missile Defense. The meeting will consist of discussions of Navy's role in ballistic missile defense, development of the global missile defense network and evolution of the growing ballistic missile threat. DATES: The meeting will be held on November 12, 2010...

  15. 10. Photographic copy of photograph (original print in possession of ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    10. Photographic copy of photograph (original print in possession of CSSD-HO, Huntsville, AL). Photographer unknown. Comparison of Spartan and sprint missiles. The sprint missile is on the left; the Spartan missile is on the right - Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Launch Area, Within Exclusion Area, Nekoma, Cavalier County, ND

  16. VIEW OF MISSILE TUBE AT THE GROUND FLOOR LEVEL. VIEW ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    VIEW OF MISSILE TUBE AT THE GROUND FLOOR LEVEL. VIEW FACING SOUTH - U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Training Center, Between Lexington Boulvevard and the sea plane ramps on the southwest side of Ford Island, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

  17. VIEW OF MISSILE TUBE AT THE GROUND FLOOR LEVEL. VIEW ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    VIEW OF MISSILE TUBE AT THE GROUND FLOOR LEVEL. VIEW FACING EAST - U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Training Center, Between Lexington Boulvevard and the sea plane ramps on the southwest side of Ford Island, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

  18. 76 FR 63541 - Design-Basis Hurricane and Hurricane Missiles for Nuclear Power Plants

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-10-13

    ... Hurricane Missiles for Nuclear Power Plants AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Regulatory guide... regulatory guide, (RG) 1.221, ``Design-Basis Hurricane and Hurricane Missiles for Nuclear Power Plants... missiles that a nuclear power plant should be designed to withstand to prevent undue risk to the health and...

  19. Time-to-impact estimation in passive missile warning systems

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Şahıngıl, Mehmet Cihan

    2017-05-01

    A missile warning system can detect the incoming missile threat(s) and automatically cue the other Electronic Attack (EA) systems in the suit, such as Directed Infrared Counter Measure (DIRCM) system and/or Counter Measure Dispensing System (CMDS). Most missile warning systems are currently based on passive sensor technology operating in either Solar Blind Ultraviolet (SBUV) or Midwave Infrared (MWIR) bands on which there is an intensive emission from the exhaust plume of the threatening missile. Although passive missile warning systems have some clear advantages over pulse-Doppler radar (PDR) based active missile warning systems, they show poorer performance in terms of time-to-impact (TTI) estimation which is critical for optimizing the countermeasures and also "passive kill assessment". In this paper, we consider this problem, namely, TTI estimation from passive measurements and present a TTI estimation scheme which can be used in passive missile warning systems. Our problem formulation is based on Extended Kalman Filter (EKF). The algorithm uses the area parameter of the threat plume which is derived from the used image frame.

  20. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Peterson, J.F.

    The global proliferation of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) has become one of the most immediate and dangerous threats to U.S. national security. Ballistic missiles were used in four of the last six major wars. Some 190 missiles were fired by Iraqis over a six week period at Iranian cities in 1988, during the 'War of the Cities'. Iraq's firing of Scuds against coalition forces and Israel during the Gulf War provided a vivid reminder of the threat these weapons can present to the world community. During the 1980's, many Third World countries assigned a high prioritymore » to the acquisition of ballistic missiles. By 1991, more than 20 of these nations either possessed ballistic missiles or were attempting to obtain them. Today 43 nations possess ballistic missiles. Seventeen of these probably have a nuclear weapon capability, with 20 of them possessing also a chemical or biological capability. This paper seeks to: define the military challenge ballistic missiles represent; review current U.S. counter-proliferation and nonproliferation initiatives and, finally make recommendations on other potential methods or considerations to reduce ballistic missile proliferation.« less

  1. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Karp, A.

    Belatedly, Western Nations are trying to staunch the flow of technology that has helped create a number of new ballistic missile forces in the Third World. Ballistic missiles already are being used in one Third World conflict. Since the end of February, Iran and Iraq have fired more than 100 short-range, inaccurate missiles at each other's cities, causing thousands of casualties. These events illustrate that ballistic missiles are becoming an ominous reality in the Third World. Indeed, 20 Third World countries, including Israel and Brazil, currently possess ballistic missiles or are striving to develop them. On one level, these missilesmore » - which are propelled by rockets into the upper atmosphere, travel in a ballistic trajectory, and are pulled by gravity to their targets - are for these nations a logical step in building up their military forces. While the missiles vary in range and accuracy, they can reach many targets in regional conflicts. Unlike manned aircraft, the do not require large, vulnerable bases. They are not as easily intercepted as slow bombers. And they are easier to develop because they are less sophisticated than modern cruise missiles such as the U.S. air-launched cruise missiles. In terms of global security, the most worrisome aspect of Third World ballistic missiles is their potential as nuclear weapons delivery systems.« less

  2. Strategic Missile Defense & Nuclear Deterrence

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Grego, Laura

    The United States has pursued defenses against nuclear-armed long-range ballistic missiles since at least the 1950s. At the same time, concerns that missile defenses could undermine nuclear deterrence and potentially spark an arms race led the United States and Soviet Union to negotiate limits on these systems. The 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty constrained strategic missile defenses for thirty years. After abandoning the treaty in 2002, President George W. Bush began fielding the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) homeland missile defense system on an extremely aggressive schedule, nominally to respond to threats from North Korea and Iran. Today, nearly fifteen years after its initial deployment, the potential and the limits of this homeland missile defense are apparent. Its test record is poor and it has no demonstrated ability to stop an incoming missile under real-world conditions. No credible strategy is in place to solve the issue of discriminating countermeasures. Insufficient oversight has not only exacerbated the GMD system's problems, but has obscured their full extent, which could encourage politicians and military leaders to make decisions that actually increase the risk of a missile attack against the United States. These are not the only costs. Both Russia and China have repeatedly expressed concerns that U.S. missile defenses adversely affect their own strategic capabilities and interests, particularly taken in light of the substantial US nuclear forces. This in turn affects these countries' nuclear modernization priorities. This talk will provide a technical overview of the US strategic missile defense system, and how it relates to deterrence against non-peer adversaries as well as how it affects deterrence with Russia and China and the long-term prospects for nuclear reductions

  3. 22 CFR 121.2 - Interpretations of the U.S. Munitions List and the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex. 121.2 Section 121.2 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE... Interpretations of the U.S. Munitions List and the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex. The following... Munitions List which are Missile Technology Control Regime Annex items in accordance with section 71(a) of...

  4. 50 CFR 218.20 - Specified activity and specified geographical area and effective dates.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... (Hellfire missile); (B) Tube-launched Optically tracked Wire-guided (TOW) missile; (C) Mine Neutralization... NEW charges)—up to 100 exercises over the course of 5 years (an average of 20 per year); (B) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX) (Air-to-Surface; Hellfire missile)—up to 40 exercises over the course of 5 years (an...

  5. OBLIQUE VIEW OF MISSILE LAB WITH CRANE SHOWING SOUTHWEST AND ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    OBLIQUE VIEW OF MISSILE LAB WITH CRANE SHOWING SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST SIDES. VIEW FACING EAST - U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Training Center, Between Lexington Boulvevard and the sea plane ramps on the southwest side of Ford Island, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

  6. DETAIL OF MISSILE TUBE HATCH WITH MILLED FITTINGS AT GROUND ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    DETAIL OF MISSILE TUBE HATCH WITH MILLED FITTINGS AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL. VIEW FACING EAST - U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Training Center, Between Lexington Boulvevard and the sea plane ramps on the southwest side of Ford Island, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

  7. 50 CFR 218.20 - Specified activity and specified geographical area and effective dates.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... (Hellfire missile); (B) Tube-launched Optically tracked Wire-guided (TOW) missile; (C) Mine Neutralization... NEW charges)—up to 100 exercises over the course of 5 years (an average of 20 per year); (B) Missile Exercise (MISSILEX) (Air-to-Surface; Hellfire missile)—up to 40 exercises over the course of 5 years (an...

  8. 76 FR 4322 - Availability of the Fiscal Year 2009 Missile Defense Agency Services Contracts Inventory Pursuant...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-01-25

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Availability of the Fiscal Year 2009 Missile Defense... Act AGENCY: Missile Defense Agency (MDA), DoD. ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: In accordance... for Fiscal Year 2008 (NDAA 08) Section 807, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency and the Office...

  9. 33 CFR 334.1440 - Pacific Ocean at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands; missile testing area.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ..., Marshall Islands; missile testing area. 334.1440 Section 334.1440 Navigation and Navigable Waters CORPS OF....1440 Pacific Ocean at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands; missile testing area. (a) The warning area...°43′00″ N., longitude 167°43′00″ E. Intermittent hazardous missile operations will be conducted within...

  10. 22 CFR 121.2 - Interpretations of the U.S. Munitions List and the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex. 121.2 Section 121.2 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE... Interpretations of the U.S. Munitions List and the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex. The following... Munitions List which are Missile Technology Control Regime Annex items in accordance with section 71(a) of...

  11. 33 CFR 334.1440 - Pacific Ocean at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands; missile testing area.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ..., Marshall Islands; missile testing area. 334.1440 Section 334.1440 Navigation and Navigable Waters CORPS OF....1440 Pacific Ocean at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands; missile testing area. (a) The warning area...°43′00″ N., longitude 167°43′00″ E. Intermittent hazardous missile operations will be conducted within...

  12. 33 CFR 334.1440 - Pacific Ocean at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands; missile testing area.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ..., Marshall Islands; missile testing area. 334.1440 Section 334.1440 Navigation and Navigable Waters CORPS OF....1440 Pacific Ocean at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands; missile testing area. (a) The warning area...°43′00″ N., longitude 167°43′00″ E. Intermittent hazardous missile operations will be conducted within...

  13. 33 CFR 334.1440 - Pacific Ocean at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands; missile testing area.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ..., Marshall Islands; missile testing area. 334.1440 Section 334.1440 Navigation and Navigable Waters CORPS OF....1440 Pacific Ocean at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands; missile testing area. (a) The warning area...°43′00″ N., longitude 167°43′00″ E. Intermittent hazardous missile operations will be conducted within...

  14. 22 CFR 121.2 - Interpretations of the U.S. Munitions List and the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex. 121.2 Section 121.2 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE... Interpretations of the U.S. Munitions List and the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex. The following... Munitions List which are Missile Technology Control Regime Annex items in accordance with section 71(a) of...

  15. 22 CFR 121.2 - Interpretations of the U.S. Munitions List and the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex. 121.2 Section 121.2 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE... Interpretations of the U.S. Munitions List and the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex. The following... Munitions List which are Missile Technology Control Regime Annex items in accordance with section 71(a) of...

  16. Wernher von Braun

    NASA Image and Video Library

    1959-01-21

    In this photo, (left to right) Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) Missile Firing Laboratory Chief Dr. Kurt Debus, Director of the ABMA Development Operations Division, Dr. von Braun and an unidentified individual in blockhouse during the CM-21 (Jupiter) firing. The Jupiter missile CM-21 became the first Chrysler production qualification missile to be fired and in March 1959 launched the Pioneer IV.

  17. 33 CFR 334.1440 - Pacific Ocean at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands; missile testing area.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ..., Marshall Islands; missile testing area. 334.1440 Section 334.1440 Navigation and Navigable Waters CORPS OF....1440 Pacific Ocean at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands; missile testing area. (a) The warning area...°43′00″ N., longitude 167°43′00″ E. Intermittent hazardous missile operations will be conducted within...

  18. OBLIQUE VIEW OF MISSILE LAB WITH CRANE SHOWING SOUTHEAST AND ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    OBLIQUE VIEW OF MISSILE LAB WITH CRANE SHOWING SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST SIDES. VIEW FACING NORTH/NORTHWEST - U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Training Center, Between Lexington Boulvevard and the sea plane ramps on the southwest side of Ford Island, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

  19. Early Rockets

    NASA Image and Video Library

    1958-01-31

    Jupiter-C Missile No. 27 assembly at the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA), Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Aalabama. The Jupiter-C was a modification of the Redstone Missile, and originally developed as a nose cone re-entry test vehicle for the Jupiter Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM). Jupiter-C successfully launched the first American Satellite, Explorer 1, in orbit on January 31, 1958.

  20. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Karp, A.

    Observers of Third World security watch for new weapon systems that promise to make the poor the military equals of the rich. Ballistic missiles, which combine the nuclear weapon and precision-guided munition, are a disturbing possibility that warrants regulation of the flow of ballistic missile technology. It is imperative to have a policy delineating the risks involved with ballistic missiles as a basis for action and consistency and for working with other technology suppliers. The US should initiate discussions aimed at establishing a missile technology suppliers' regime before Third World countries actually deploy nuclear missiles.

  1. Study on combat effectiveness of air defense missile weapon system based on queuing theory

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Zhao, Z. Q.; Hao, J. X.; Li, L. J.

    2017-01-01

    Queuing Theory is a method to analyze the combat effectiveness of air defense missile weapon system. The model of service probability based on the queuing theory was constructed, and applied to analyzing the combat effectiveness of "Sidewinder" and "Tor-M1" air defense missile weapon system. Finally aimed at different targets densities, the combat effectiveness of different combat units of two types' defense missile weapon system is calculated. This method can be used to analyze the usefulness of air defense missile weapon system.

  2. Missiles for Asia The Need for Operational Analysis of U.S. Theater Ballistic Missiles in the Pacific

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-01-01

    C O R P O R A T I O N Missiles for Asia? The Need for Operational Analysis of U.S. Theater Ballistic Missiles in the Pacific Jacob L. Heim • The...durability of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is in doubt. • China’s rapid military modernization could threaten U.S. forces. • Theater ...conventional land-based theater ballistic missiles (TBMs) could add to the U.S. portfolio of strike capabilities. In particular, the U.S. Army should ana- lyze

  3. Experimental study of ELF signatures developed by ballistic missile launch

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Peglow, S.G.; Rynne, T.M.

    1993-04-08

    The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA) and SARA, Inc. participated in the ATMD missile launch activities that occurred at WSMR during January 1993. These tests involved the launch of Lance missiles with a subsequent direction of F-15Es into the launch area for subsequent detection and simulated destruction of redeployed missile launchers, LLNL and SARA deployed SARN`s ELF sensors and various data acquisition systems for monitoring of basic phenomena. On 25 January 1993, a single missile launch allowed initial measurements of the phenomena and an assessment of appropriate sensor sensitivity settings as well as the appropriateness of the sensor deploymentmore » sites (e.g., with respect to man-made ELF sources such as power distributions and communication lines). On 27 January 1993, a measurement of a double launch of Lance missiles was performed. This technical report covers the results of the analysis of latter measurements. An attempt was made to measure low frequency electromagnetic signatures that may be produced during a missile launch. Hypothetical signature production mechanisms include: (1) Perturbations of the earth geo-potential during the launch of the missile. This signature may arise from the interaction of the ambient electric field with the conducting body of the missile as well as the partially ionized exhaust plume. (2) Production of spatial, charge sources from triboelectric-like mechanisms. Such effects may occur during the initial interaction of the missile plume with the ground material and lead to an initial {open_quotes}spike{close_quotes} output, Additionally, there may exist charge transfer mechanisms produced during the exhausting of the burnt fuel oxidizer.« less

  4. 33 CFR 334.1390 - Pacific Ocean off the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands, Island of Kauai, Hawaii...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands, Island of Kauai, Hawaii; danger zone. 334.1390 Section 334.1390... AND RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS § 334.1390 Pacific Ocean off the Pacific Missile Range Facility at... Pacific Missile Range Facility range boats, beach markings including beach signs along the north and south...

  5. DETAIL OF INTERIOR OF MISSILE TUBE AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    DETAIL OF INTERIOR OF MISSILE TUBE AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL SHOWING AIR COMPRESSOR TANKS AND CURVING STEEL PIECE. VIEW FACING EAST - U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Training Center, Between Lexington Boulvevard and the sea plane ramps on the southwest side of Ford Island, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

  6. A Hybrid Location Method for Missile Security Team Positioning

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-01-01

    Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. A Hybrid Location Method for Missile Security...Bell and Weir A Hybrid Location Method for Missile Security Team Positioning Chief Master Sergeant Michael C. Dawson Air Force Logistics Management...problem oj locating security teams over a geographic area to maintain security Jor US Air Force Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems. A

  7. Early Rockets

    NASA Image and Video Library

    1953-08-30

    U.S. Army Redstone Rocket: The Redstone ballistic missile was a high-accuracy, liquid-propelled, surface-to-surface missile developed by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Alabama, under the direction of Dr. von Braun. The Redstone rocket was also known as "Old Reliable" because of its many diverse missions. The first Redstone Missile was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on August 30, 1953.

  8. Jamming effect analysis of infrared reticle seeker for directed infrared countermeasures

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Bae, Tae-Wuk; Kim, Byoung-Ik; Kim, Young-Choon; Ahn, Sang-Ho

    2012-09-01

    In directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM), the purpose of jamming toward missiles is making missiles miss the target (aircraft of our forces) in the field of view. Since the DIRCM system directly emits the pulsing flashes of infrared (IR) energy to missiles, it is more effective than present flare method emitting IR source to omni-direction. In this paper, we implemented a reticle seeker simulation tool using MATLAB-SIMULINK, in order to analyze jamming effect of spin-scan and con-scan reticle missile seeker used widely in the world, though it was developed early. Because the jammer signal has influence on the missile guidance system using its variable frequency, it is very important technique among military defense systems protecting our forces from missiles of enemy. Simulation results show that jamming effect is greatly influenced according to frequency, phase and intensity of jammer signal. Especially, jammer frequency has the largest influence on jamming effect. Through our reticle seeker simulation tool, we can confirm that jamming effect toward missiles is significantly increased when jammer frequency is similar to reticle frequency. Finally, we evaluated jamming effect according to jammer frequencies, by using correlation coefficient as an evaluation criterion of jamming performance in two reticle missile seekers.

  9. Countermeasure effectiveness against an intelligent imaging infrared anti-ship missile

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Gray, Greer J.; Aouf, Nabil; Richardson, Mark; Butters, Brian; Walmsley, Roy

    2013-02-01

    Ship self defense against heat-seeking anti-ship missiles is of great concern to modern naval forces. One way of protecting ships against these threats is to use infrared (IR) offboard countermeasures. These decoys need precise placement to maximize their effectiveness, and simulation is an invaluable tool used in determining optimum deployment strategies. To perform useful simulations, high-fidelity models of missiles are required. We describe the development of an imaging IR anti-ship missile model for use in countermeasure effectiveness simulations. The missile model's tracking algorithm is based on a target recognition system that uses a neural network to discriminate between ships and decoys. The neural network is trained on shape- and intensity-based features extracted from simulated imagery. The missile model is then used within ship-decoy-missile engagement simulations, to determine how susceptible it is to the well-known walk-off seduction countermeasure technique. Finally, ship survivability is improved by adjusting the decoy model to increase its effectiveness against the tracker.

  10. 22 CFR 121.5 - Apparatus and devices under Category IV(c).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... units, bomb ejectors, torpedo tubes, torpedo and guided missile boosters, guidance systems equipment and..., intervalometers, thermal batteries, hardened missile launching facilities, guided missile launchers and...

  11. 22 CFR 121.5 - Apparatus and devices under Category IV(c).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... units, bomb ejectors, torpedo tubes, torpedo and guided missile boosters, guidance systems equipment and..., intervalometers, thermal batteries, hardened missile launching facilities, guided missile launchers and...

  12. 22 CFR 121.5 - Apparatus and devices under Category IV(c).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... units, bomb ejectors, torpedo tubes, torpedo and guided missile boosters, guidance systems equipment and..., intervalometers, thermal batteries, hardened missile launching facilities, guided missile launchers and...

  13. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Nagler, R.G.

    This report, based solely on information available from unclassified sources, provides a coherent picture of the scope and trends of ballistic missile proliferation. The focus is on countries developing, producing, or owning ballistic missiles capable of threatening the military forces, assets, or populations of neighboring or geographically remote countries. The report also identifies other countries expected to obtain operational ballistic missile capabilities, discusses expected growth in performance, and examines the projected availability of warheads of mass destruction. The emphasis is on ballistic missiles of ranges greater than approximately 300 km, though shorter range battlefield weapons are discussed as forerunners. Themore » assessment excludes principal U.S. allies and countries formerly in the Warsaw Pact, except where these countries have sold missiles, technology; or personnel services to developing nations in support of their missile programs.« less

  14. The Clinton plan for theater missile defenses: Costs and alternatives

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Mosher, D.; Hall, R.

    1994-09-01

    Since the Gulf War, the Department of Defense has placed a high priority on developing defenses against theater ballistic missiles (TBMs). Over the past two years the Clinton administration has redirected the focus of the Ballistic Missile Organization (BMDO, formerly the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization) away from a national missile defense system and toward the development of theater missile defenses (TMDs). But the plan put forward by the administration is expensive - as much as $50 billion through the year 2010 - and it also raises several important issues about compliance with the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty. But other approachesmore » to TMD would address some of these cost and compliance concerns, so it is worthwhile to look at several alternatives and analyze their costs and effects on capability.« less

  15. Historical review of missile aerodynamic developments

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Spearman, M. Leroy

    1989-01-01

    A comprehensive development history to about 1970 is presented for missile technologies and their associated capabilities and difficulties. Attention is given to the growth of an experimental data base for missile design, as well as to the critical early efforts to develop analytical methods applicable to missiles. Most of the important missile development efforts made during the period from the end of the Second World War to the early 1960s were based primarily on experiences gained through wind tunnel and flight testing; analytical techniques began to demonstrate their usefulness in the design process only in the late 1960s.

  16. Application of IPAD to missile design

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Santa, J. E.; Whiting, T. R.

    1974-01-01

    The application of an integrated program for aerospace-vehicle design (IPAD) to the design of a tactical missile is examined. The feasibility of modifying a proposed IPAD system for aircraft design work for use in missile design is evaluated. The tasks, cost, and schedule for the modification are presented. The basic engineering design process is described, explaining how missile design is achieved through iteration of six logical problem solving functions throughout the system studies, preliminary design, and detailed design phases of a new product. Existing computer codes used in various engineering disciplines are evaluated for their applicability to IPAD in missile design.

  17. Laser beam riding artillery missiles guidance device is designed

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Yan, Mingliang; Huo, Zhicheng; Chen, Wei

    2014-09-01

    Laser driving gun missile guidance type beam of laser information field formed by any link failure or reduced stability will directly lead to ballistic or miss out of control, and based on this, this paper designed the driving beam of laser guided missile guidance beam type forming device modulation and zoom mechanism, in order to make the missile can recognize its position in the laser beam, laser beam gun missile, by means of spatial encoding of the laser beam laser beam into information after forming device, a surface to achieve the purpose of precision guidance.

  18. Overcoming Space and Time Disadvantages in Joint Theater Missile Defense

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2002-02-04

    Disadvantages in Joint Theater Missile Defense (Unclassified) 9. Personal Authors: Major Robert Kelley 10.Type of Report: FINAL 11. Date of Report...Classification of This Page Unclassified NAVAL WAR COLLEGE Newport, RI Overcoming Space and Time Disadvantages in Joint Theater Missile Defense By Robert...Covered (from... to) - Title and Subtitle Overcoming Space and Time Disadvantages in Joint Theater Missile Defense Contract Number Grant Number

  19. 1. View from missile site control building (southeast to northwest) ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    1. View from missile site control building (southeast to northwest) of universal missile building. Note earth mounding. On the far right can be seen the exit tunnel; the small "boxes" on top are the roof ventilators. This building was salvaged and sealed after site inactivation - Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Universal Missile Building, Between Tactical Road South & Patrol Road, Nekoma, Cavalier County, ND

  20. Missiles in the heart causing coronary artery disease 44 years after injury.

    PubMed

    Seipelt, R G; Vazquez-Jimenez, J F; Messmer, B J

    2000-09-01

    We present a case of two missiles in the heart causing coronary artery disease with first onset 44 years after the injury. The missiles were close to the right coronary artery and the left anterior descending coronary artery. The missiles initiated local arteriosclerosis in these vessels, with an extremely stretched time frame from injury to the onset of symptoms for coronary artery disease.

  1. Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-02-21

    missiles; cruise missiles; and gravity bombs . In contrast with the longer-range “strategic” nuclear weapons, these weapons had a lower profile in policy...States sought to deploy dual-capable aircraft and nuclear bombs at bases on the territories of NATO members in eastern Europe. Neither NATO, as an...ballistic missiles; cruise missiles; and gravity bombs . The United States deployed these weapons with its troops in the field, aboard aircraft, on

  2. Military Power of the People’s Republic of China, 2009

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-01-01

    executed for taking bribes to approve fake drugs. Environment . China’s economic development has come at a significant environmental cost...Satellite ASEAN : Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEM: Asia-Europe Meeting ASBM: Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile ASCM: Anti-Ship Cruise Missile ASM...Operational Capability IRBM: Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile LACM: Land Attack Cruise Missile LEO: Low Earth Orbit MaRV: Maneuvering Re- entry Vehicle

  3. Symmetric Missile Dynamic Instabilities - A Review

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-03-01

    and a Magnus side moment must be added to the total aerodynamic moment. Since statically stable missiles are usually spun to reduce the effect of...Identify by block~ numbef) Symmetric Missile Roil Moment Resonance Spin Dynamic Stability Side Moment Damxping Moment Trim Moment Magnus Moment Moving...dlamping moments for nonspin- ning re-entry vehicles, nonlinear Magnus moments for spinning missiles, and internal resonances with moving payload

  4. Cost Effective Regional Ballistic Missile Defense

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-02-16

    deploying advanced air defense systems18, such as the Russian S-300 and S-500, and concealing them in hardened, camouflaged sites, such as extensive... Russian objections to the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) and fund homeland defense priorities.39 Furthermore, the PTSS system was also... Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence Capability Becomes Operational,” Jane’s Missiles & Rockets, 1 February 2011. 55 Joseph W. Kirschbaum, REGIONAL MISSILE

  5. Theater Missile Defenses and U.S. Foreign Policy

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1992-01-01

    Tactical Missile Defense Initiative, which have as primary objectives the following: (A) The development of deployable and rapidly relocatable...countries as having some form of ballistic missile. Missiles are not only growing in numbers, but also in capabilities. In an even more disturbing trend...are advantageous in that they offer a specific counter to a growing threat that has until now gone unanswered without inherently increasing the

  6. The science, technology, and politics of ballistic missile defense

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Coyle, Philip E.

    America's missile defense systems are deployed at home and abroad. This includes the Groundbased Missile Defense (GMD) system in Alaska and California, the Phased Adaptive Approach in Europe (EPAA), and regional systems in the Middle East and Asia. Unfortunately these systems lack workable architectures, and many of the required elements either don't work or are missing. Major review and reconsideration is needed of all elements of these systems. GMD performance in tests has gotten worse with time, when it ought to be getting better. A lack of political support is not to blame as the DoD spends about $10 billionmore » per year, and proposes to add about $5 billion over the next five years. Russia objects to the EPAA as a threat to its ICBM forces, and to the extensive deployment of U.S. military forces in countries such as Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania, once part of the Soviet Union. Going forward the U.S. should keep working with Russia whose cooperation will be key to diplomatic gains in the Middle East and elsewhere. Meanwhile, America's missile defenses face an enduring set of issues, especially target discrimination in the face of attacks designed to overwhelm the defenses, stage separation debris, chaff, decoys, and stealth. Dealing with target discrimination while also replacing, upgrading, or adding to the many elements of U.S. missiles defenses presents daunting budget priorities. A new look at the threat is warranted, and whether the U.S. needs to consider every nation that possesses even short-range missiles a threat to America. The proliferation of missiles of all sizes around the world is a growing problem, but expecting U.S. missile defenses to deal with all those missiles everywhere is unrealistic, and U.S. missile defenses, effective or not, are justifying more and more offensive missiles.« less

  7. The science, technology, and politics of ballistic missile defense

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Coyle, Philip E.

    2014-05-01

    America's missile defense systems are deployed at home and abroad. This includes the Groundbased Missile Defense (GMD) system in Alaska and California, the Phased Adaptive Approach in Europe (EPAA), and regional systems in the Middle East and Asia. Unfortunately these systems lack workable architectures, and many of the required elements either don't work or are missing. Major review and reconsideration is needed of all elements of these systems. GMD performance in tests has gotten worse with time, when it ought to be getting better. A lack of political support is not to blame as the DoD spends about 10 billion per year, and proposes to add about 5 billion over the next five years. Russia objects to the EPAA as a threat to its ICBM forces, and to the extensive deployment of U.S. military forces in countries such as Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania, once part of the Soviet Union. Going forward the U.S. should keep working with Russia whose cooperation will be key to diplomatic gains in the Middle East and elsewhere. Meanwhile, America's missile defenses face an enduring set of issues, especially target discrimination in the face of attacks designed to overwhelm the defenses, stage separation debris, chaff, decoys, and stealth. Dealing with target discrimination while also replacing, upgrading, or adding to the many elements of U.S. missiles defenses presents daunting budget priorities. A new look at the threat is warranted, and whether the U.S. needs to consider every nation that possesses even short-range missiles a threat to America. The proliferation of missiles of all sizes around the world is a growing problem, but expecting U.S. missile defenses to deal with all those missiles everywhere is unrealistic, and U.S. missile defenses, effective or not, are justifying more and more offensive missiles.

  8. Analysis of the development of missile-borne IR imaging detecting technologies

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Fan, Jinxiang; Wang, Feng

    2017-10-01

    Today's infrared imaging guiding missiles are facing many challenges. With the development of targets' stealth, new-style IR countermeasures and penetrating technologies as well as the complexity of the operational environments, infrared imaging guiding missiles must meet the higher requirements of efficient target detection, capability of anti-interference and anti-jamming and the operational adaptability in complex, dynamic operating environments. Missileborne infrared imaging detecting systems are constrained by practical considerations like cost, size, weight and power (SWaP), and lifecycle requirements. Future-generation infrared imaging guiding missiles need to be resilient to changing operating environments and capable of doing more with fewer resources. Advanced IR imaging detecting and information exploring technologies are the key technologies that affect the future direction of IR imaging guidance missiles. Infrared imaging detecting and information exploring technologies research will support the development of more robust and efficient missile-borne infrared imaging detecting systems. Novelty IR imaging technologies, such as Infrared adaptive spectral imaging, are the key to effectively detect, recognize and track target under the complicated operating and countermeasures environments. Innovative information exploring techniques for the information of target, background and countermeasures provided by the detection system is the base for missile to recognize target and counter interference, jamming and countermeasure. Modular hardware and software development is the enabler for implementing multi-purpose, multi-function solutions. Uncooled IRFPA detectors and High-operating temperature IRFPA detectors as well as commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) technology will support the implementing of low-cost infrared imaging guiding missiles. In this paper, the current status and features of missile-borne IR imaging detecting technologies are summarized. The key technologies and its development trends of missiles' IR imaging detecting technologies are analyzed.

  9. 38. Launch Area, Underground Missile Storage Structure, detail of conduit ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    38. Launch Area, Underground Missile Storage Structure, detail of conduit service junction - NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Launch Area, East Windsor Road south of State Route 101, Foster, Providence County, RI

  10. 29 CFR 1952.244 - Level of Federal enforcement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... private contractors at Cape Lisburne Long Range Missile Base, Point Lay Short Range Missile Base, Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island, Fort Greeley Missile Defense in Delta Junction, the U.S. Coast Guard...

  11. 22. Launch Area, Missile Assembly Building VIEW SOUTHWEST, EAST AND ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    22. Launch Area, Missile Assembly Building VIEW SOUTHWEST, EAST AND NORTH ELEVATION - NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Launch Area, East Windsor Road south of State Route 101, Foster, Providence County, RI

  12. 20. Launch Area, Missile Assembly Building VIEW SOUTHEAST, NORTH AND ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    20. Launch Area, Missile Assembly Building VIEW SOUTHEAST, NORTH AND WEST ELEVATION - NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Launch Area, East Windsor Road south of State Route 101, Foster, Providence County, RI

  13. 21. Launch Area, Missile Assembly Building VIEW NORTHWEST, SOUTH AND ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    21. Launch Area, Missile Assembly Building VIEW NORTHWEST, SOUTH AND EAST ELEVATION - NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Launch Area, East Windsor Road south of State Route 101, Foster, Providence County, RI

  14. 29 CFR 1952.244 - Level of Federal enforcement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... private contractors at Cape Lisburne Long Range Missile Base, Point Lay Short Range Missile Base, Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island, Fort Greeley Missile Defense in Delta Junction, the U.S. Coast Guard...

  15. 29 CFR 1952.244 - Level of Federal enforcement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... private contractors at Cape Lisburne Long Range Missile Base, Point Lay Short Range Missile Base, Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island, Fort Greeley Missile Defense in Delta Junction, the U.S. Coast Guard...

  16. 29 CFR 1952.244 - Level of Federal enforcement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... private contractors at Cape Lisburne Long Range Missile Base, Point Lay Short Range Missile Base, Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island, Fort Greeley Missile Defense in Delta Junction, the U.S. Coast Guard...

  17. Early Rockets

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2004-04-15

    This photograph is of the engine for the Redstone rocket. The Redstone ballistic missile was a high-accuracy, liquid-propelled, surface-to-surface missile developed by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Alabama, under the direction of Dr. von Braun. The Redstone engine was a modified and improved version of the Air Force's Navaho cruise missile engine of the late forties. The A-series, as this would be known, utilized a cylindrical combustion chamber as compared with the bulky, spherical V-2 chamber. By 1951, the Army was moving rapidly toward the design of the Redstone missile, and the production was begun in 1952. Redstone rockets became the "reliable workhorse" for America's early space program. As an example of its versatility, the Redstone was utilized in the booster for Explorer 1, the first American satellite, with no major changes to the engine or missile.

  18. A Simplified Guidance for Target Missiles Used in Ballistic Missile Defence Evaluation

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Prabhakar, N.; Kumar, I. D.; Tata, S. K.; Vaithiyanathan, V.

    2013-01-01

    A simplified guidance scheme for the target missiles used in Ballistic Missile Defence is presented in this paper. The proposed method has two major components, a Ground Guidance Computation (GGC) and an In-Flight Guidance Computation. The GGC which runs on the ground uses a missile model to generate attitude history in pitch plane and computes launch azimuth of the missile to compensate for the effect of earth rotation. The vehicle follows the pre launch computed attitude (theta) history in pitch plane and also applies the course correction in azimuth plane based on its deviation from the pre launch computed azimuth plane. This scheme requires less computations and counters In-flight disturbances such as wind, gust etc. quite efficiently. The simulation results show that the proposed method provides the satisfactory performance and robustness.

  19. Preventing ballistic missile proliferation: Lessons from Iraq. Master`s thesis

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Talay, B.J.

    1996-12-01

    This thesis examines the case of Iraq to assess the performance of the missile nonproliferation regime since 1970. By analyzing the methods used by Iraq to obtain missile systems and missile technology, this thesis assesses the ability of the international community to prevent ballistic missile proliferation. Understanding Iraq`s past capabilities as well as its post-war efforts to rebuild weapons programs and procurement networks, this thesis provides suggestions for improving the regime`s performance. This thesis finds that (1) prior to 1992, the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) failed in its attempts to prevent proliferation; (2) the existence of the MTCR, whilemore » necessary to slow proliferation, is not sufficient to prevent proliferation; and (3) additional enforcement is needed to counter weapons of mass destruction acquisition by resourceful and determined states.« less

  20. Design and Analysis of Discrete Lateral Autopilots for Coordinated Bank- to-Turn Missiles

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1985-12-01

    ANALYSIS OF DISCRETE LATERAL AUTOPILOTS FOR COORDINATED BANK-TO-TURN MISSILES * by Christos 1. Karadimas C)__ December 1935 LAJ *Thesis Advisor: Daniel .J...Include Security Clastfication) DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF DISCRETE LATERAL AUTOPILOTS FOR .- COORDINATED BANK-TO-TURN MISSILES A - H . R o KARADIMAS ...Coordinated Bank-to-Turn Missiles - by Christos I. Karadimas Lieutenant, Hellenic Navy B.S., Hellenic Naval Academy, 1976 Submitted in partial

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