Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Airplanes, Military Languages : en Pages : 260
Book Description
Weaponry is a central factor in any kind of military activity. The incorporation of weapon systems into aircraft and their integration and satisfactory operation is a topic of major importance to armed forces and manufacturers of weapons and aircraft alike. The scope of this symposium was to critically review the overall state-of-the-art in aircraft weapon system compatibility and integration and to illuminate possible paths for future development and provide beneficial ideas and experience. Sessions dealt with the following topics: Theoretical methods and modelling techniques, Experimental and flight test techniques, Integration processes and programmes, Addressing future challenges. This symposium produced many excellent papers providing broad coverage of the weapons integration issues. There were many common threads with regard to the analysis, wind tunnel testing, and flight testing. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is proving to be a useful technique; wind tunnel testing is very important in the weapons integration process; but, flight testing has to be the final phase of the weapons integration process. This symposium produced a level of cohesiveness between the analysts and testers; however, full agreement as to the mix of analysis and testing did not evolve. In order to reduce the cost of weapon integration, certification, clearance, and flight testing, weapon integration analytical techniques, including CFD and wind tunnel testing, and flight testing need to become more of an integrated process. The knowledge gained and information shared at this symposium should assist the participants in developing a more integrated process in order to provide NATO nations with fully integrated weapon systems at an affordable price.
Author: Nato research and technology organization neuilly-sur-seine (France) Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 241
Book Description
Weaponry is a central factor in any kind of military activity. The incorporation of weapon systems into aircraft and their integration and satisfactory operation is a topic of major importance to armed forces and manufacturers of weapons and aircraft alike. The scope of this symposium was to critically review the overall state-of-the-art in aircraft weapon system compatibility and integration and to illuminate possible paths for future development and provide beneficial ideas and experience. Sessions dealt with the following topics: Theoretical methods and modelling techniques, Experimental and flight test techniques, Integration processes and programmes, Addressing future challenges. This symposium produced many excellent papers providing broad coverage of the weapons integration issues. There were many common threads with regard to the analysis, wind tunnel testing, and flight testing. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is proving to be a useful technique; wind tunnel testing is very important in the weapons integration process; but, flight testing has to be the final phase of the weapons integration process. This symposium produced a level of cohesiveness between the analysts and testers; however, full agreement as to the mix of analysis and testing did not evolve. In order to reduce the cost of weapon integration, certification, clearance, and flight testing, weapon integration analytical techniques, including CFD and wind tunnel testing, and flight testing need to become more of an integrated process. The knowledge gained and information shared at this symposium should assist the participants in developing a more integrated process in order to provide NATO nations with fully integrated weapon systems at an affordable price.
Author: Keith A. Rigby Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1118519175 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 235
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From the earliest days of aviation where the pilot would drop simple bombs by hand, to the highly agile, stealthy aircraft of today that can deliver smart ordnance with extreme accuracy, engineers have striven to develop the capability to deliver weapons against targets reliably, safely and with precision. Aircraft Systems Integration of Air-Launched Weapons introduces the various aspects of weapons integration, primarily from the aircraft systems integration viewpoint, but also considers key parts of the weapon and the desired interactions with the aircraft required for successful target engagement. Key features: Addresses the broad range of subjects that relate directly to the systems integration of air-launched weapons with aircraft, such as the integration process, system and subsystem architectures, the essential contribution that open, international standards have on improving interoperability and reducing integration costs and timescales Describes the recent history of how industry and bodies such as NATO have driven the need for greater interoperability between weapons and aircraft and worked to reduce the cost and timescales associated with the systems integration of complex air-launched weapons with aircraft Explores future initiatives and technologies relating to the reduction of systems integration costs and timescales The systems integration of air-launched weapons with aircraft requires a multi-disciplinary set of engineering capabilities. As a typical weapons integration life-cycle spans several years, new engineers have to learn the skills required by on-the-job training and working with experienced weapons integrators. Aircraft Systems Integration of Air-Launched Weapons augments hands-on experience, thereby enabling the development of subject matter expertise more quickly and in a broader context than would be achieved by working through the life-cycle on one specific project. This book also serves as a useful revision source for experienced engineers in the field.
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Publisher: National Academies Press ISBN: 0309675855 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 99
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According to the Government Accountability Office, sustainment of weapon systems accounts for approximately 70 percent of the total life-cycle costs. When sustainment is not considered early in the development process or as an integral part of the systems engineering design, it can negatively affect the ability of the Air Force to maintain and improve the weapon system once it enters service. At the request of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Weapons Systems Sustainment Planning Early in the Development Life Cycle identifies at what point or phase of the development of a weapons system sustainment planning should be integrated into the program; examines and provides recommendations regarding how sustainment planning should be evaluated throughout the development process; investigates and describes the current challenges with sustainment planning and determines what changes have occurred throughout the acquisition process that may have eroded sustainment planning; and identifies opportunities for acquisitions offices to gain greater access to sustainment expertise.
Author: Morton B. Berman Publisher: RAND Corporation ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 80
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This report describes and demonstrates a new methodology for increasing the effectiveness of future fighters that must face growing enemy threats in Europe and the Third World. Unlike traditional methods, this new methodology integrates changes in the design of air vehicles with changes in the basing and support systems they will use. The methodology calls not only for such conventional measures as the speed, acceleration, altitude, payload, and maneuverability of the air vehicle, but also for such new measures as the flexibility, mobility, sortie generation capability, aircraft ground survivability, and cost of the air vehicle, as well as its basing methods and support structure.
Author: H. M. Malley Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 12
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The design requirements for future airborne weapon systems show an increasing drive towards improving their overall performance and flexibility whilst at the same time reducing the total weight and the resulting cost. These requirements generate the need for much closer integration of the subsystems which make up the total weapon system. This approach to total systems integration, forces the weapon system designer to look for improved design techniques which are capable of coping with the complexity and high interdependence of the various functions involved. This paper describes a structured approach to the design of highly integrated weapon systems of the future. The approach was used in the successful design and development of the avionics system for the UK Experimental Aircraft Programme (EAP) demonstrator aircraft. Brief descriptions are given of the EAP systems, the main system design tools used, the activities carried out during the systems design process and the management and control procedures adopted. NATO Furnished. (rh).
Author: U. S. Military Publisher: ISBN: 9781521059135 Category : Languages : en Pages : 266
Book Description
The Air Force Handbook is a comprehensive reference sourcebook about the systems and equipment of the USAF: airplanes, war planes, fighter jets, bombers, cargo aircraft, helicopters, weapons, bombs, missiles, munitions, rockets, satellites, ground stations and systems, control networks, communications equipment, AWACS, Joint Stars, installation locations, glossary of terms and acronyms, systems by contractor, and much more. This book is designed for clear and easy reference to critical information about Air Force systems. TITLE: All systems are in alphabetical order. MISSION: How the system benefits Airmen, combatant commanders, support personnel, and the overall achievement of Air Force strategies. CONTRACTORS: A listing of prime and subcontractors. DESCRIPTION: A general explanation of the system and its key capabilities. SPECIFICATIONS: A listing of technical and functional parameters. ACQUISITION STATUS: The status of the system program, including the locations assigned, the current inventory, and a listing of key future upgrades to the system. OPERATIONAL ROLES: The Air Force is leveraging its core strategic capabilities-Global Power, Global Reach, Global Vigilance, and Agile Combat Support-to ensure joint air, space, and cyberspace dominance; strengthen joint warfighting capabilities; and implement Total Force Integration. Here is an abbreviated list of the systems covered in this guide: A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt II * AC-130H Spectre * AC-130U Spooky * Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) System * AGM-65 Maverick * AGM-86B Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) * AGM-86C/D Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM) * AGM-88 High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) * AGM-129A Advanced Cruise Missile (ACM) * AGM-130 Standoff Attack Weapon * AIM-7M Sparrow * AIM-9M Sidewinder * AIM-9X Sidewinder * AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) * Air Force Combat Identification (AFCID) * Air Force Satellite Control Network * Air Force Weather Weapon System (AFWWS) * Airborne Laser (ABL) * AN/GSQ-272 Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS) * AN/USQ-163 Falconer Air and Space Operations Center Weapon System (AOC-WS) * B-1B Lancer * B-2 Spirit * B-52H Stratofortress * C-5 Galaxy * C-9C * C-12C/D/F/J * C-17 Globemaster III * C-20B/H * C-21A * C-32A * C-37A * C-40B/C * C-130 Hercules * C-130 Senior Scout * C-130H Scathe View * C-130J * CBU-87/103 Combined Effects Munition (CEM) * CBU-89/104 Gator * CBU-97/105 Sensor Fused Weapon (SFW) * Combatant Commanders Integrated Command and Control System (CCIC2S) * Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) * Control and Reporting Center (CRC) * Counterspace Systems * CV-22B * Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) * Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) III * Defense Support Program (DSP) * Deliberate Crisis and Action Planning and Execution Segments (DCAPES) * Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) * E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) * E-4B National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC) * E-8C Joint STARS * EC-130H Compass Call * Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) * Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS) * F-15A-D Eagle * F-15E Strike Eagle * F-16 Fighting Falcon * F-16 HARM Targeting System (HTS) R6 and R7 * F16-TARS (Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System) * F-22A Raptor * F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter * F-117 Nighthawk * GBU-31/32/38 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) * GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) * Global Broadcast Service (GBS) * Global Positioning System (GPS) * Halvorsen (formerly Next Generation Small Loader [NGSL]) * HC-130P/N King * HH-60G Pave Hawk * Hypersonic Technology Vehicle (HTV) * Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) * Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) * KC-10 Extender * KC-135 Stratotanker * Launch & Test Range System (LTRS) * LGM-30G Minuteman III * MC-130E Combat Talon * more
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Author: Nato research and technology organization neuilly-sur-seine (France)
Author: Keith A. Rigby
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Author: Morton B. Berman
Author: H. M. Malley
Author: U. S. Military
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Author: United States. General Accounting Office