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Military Vehicle Technology AFRL/ML Nanotechnology R&D Efforts to Advance Aerospace Systems for the Next Century This is an article published in the Amptiac Quarterly in 2004 issue (Volume 8, No. 2) and has been prepared by Benjamin D. Craig and Richard A. Lane. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has been involved with numerpus projects in nanotechnology, researching and developing new technologies to advance the military aerospace capabilities. This article contains an overview of their recent nanotechnology research intended to support aerospace applications; it is broken up into sections covering four technology areas including fabrication methods, materials, functional devices, and modeling and simulation. The full text of the article is available as PDF document. Air Force Research Laboratory The United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is situated at Wright- Patterson Air Force Base. This website provides information concerning the AFRL headquarters, including details of its reading room, corporate strategy, organisation, symposiums, seminars and conferences. There are also links to the AFRL's various directorates: air vehicles, directed energy, human effectiveness, information, materials & manufacturing, munitions, propulsion, sensors and space vehicles. All Electric Combat Vehicles (AECV) for Future Applications This site provides access to a Research and Technology Organization (RTO) Technical Report, RTO-TR-AVT-047, dated July 2004. The report was sponsored by the RTO Applied Vehicle Technology Panel (AVT) Task Group. It analyses studies from the past decade on All Electronic Combat Vehicles and looks at enabling technologies and electric vehicle drives looking in particular at technology requirements, mobility, survivability and lethality, modelling and simulation, and power generation. Bibliographic and abstract details are available in HTML format. A table of contents, and the full text of the document (12.8 Mb) can be accessed online in PDF format. The document is contained in the RTO's Full Text Publication Library. Army Technology - Current Projects Army Technology provides information about defence industries - army. This part of their site provides details of current projects being undertaken by the defence industry. These include contracts for Main Battle Tanks, Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Artillery Systems, Missile Systems, Attack and Support Helicopters. For each project information is also available about approved suppliers. The rest of the Army Technology site can be accessed from here, which gives details of defence equipment, companies and conferences. Army Technology The site includes descriptions, photos and specifications of a wide range of military products produced by many different manufacturers. There is an A-Z index of companies and also information on exhibitions and conferences and industry organisation. Descriptions of current projects are given. Governments and agencies are listed and links are provided. Army's Future Combat Systems Program and Alternatives This is a full text pdf Congressional Budget Office, CBO, Study, published in August 2006. The report looks at the near and long term implications of the Future Combat Systems, FCS, programme to replace the United States Army's fleet of ageing armoured combat vehicles with lighter more agile systems. The chapters look at the Army's heavy forces and armoured vehicles; provides a description of the Army's modularity initiative and FCS programme; potential effects of and concerns about the Army's modernisation plans; and looks at alternative approaches to modernising the Army's heavy forces. Assessment of the U.S. Army Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center This is a report providing expert assessment of the research, development and engineering organization including products and technologies at the RDEC. The report is searchable on the web site and there is an HTML summary. Price and purchase details are also available. Beulah Videos Site selling Royal Navy videos on training, frigates, briefings on the Royal Marines, destroyers, and life in the Royal Navy. Each video has still images available to view from the film. The site also links to aviation videos featuring Royal Air Force images and military transport videos. Collaboration for Land, Air, Sea, and Space Vehicles : Developing the Common Ground in Vehicle Dynamics, System Identification, Control, and Handling Qualities This site provides access to a Research and Technology Organisation (NATO) Technical Report, RTO-TR-061, Paris, November 2002. This report presents the results of a study conducted by the RTO Systems Concepts and Integration Panel (SCI) Task Group SCI-53, Vehicle Dynamics, System Identification, Control and Handling Qualities. This report addresses the second goal of the SCI-53 technical team, namely to build mechanisms to assist the co-ordination and integration of experts working in the different operational environments. It provides a preliminary review of the issues involved in vehicle dynamics, modeling and system identification, control, and handling qualities as these topics apply to modern military vehicles in all four environments. By focusing on the commonalties and differences between the four environments, this report will also serve to highlight areas of potential collaboration between experts from the various technical communities. Bibliographic and abstract details are available in HTML format. A table of contents, and the full text of the document (9.06 Mbytes) can be accessed online in PDF format. The document is contained in the RTO's Full Text Publication Library. Combat Systems General Dynamic's Combat Systems group is a supplier of land and amphibious combat vehicles from development to production to customer support. This site gives an overview of each unit and links to their individual websites. The units are; Armament Systems, Land Systems, Ordnance and Tactical Systems, and Santa Barbara Sistemas. Defence Equipment 2010 : sixth report of Session 2009-10 report together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence A House of Commons Defence Committe inquiry to examine aspects of the UK MoD’s Defence Equipment programme. It examines areas of weakness and poor performance with particular focus on armoured vehicles and the future of the FRES (Future Rapid Effect System) programme, strategic air-lift and maritime capability. Defense Acquisitions : Assessments of Selected Major Weapon Programs This provides access to a US Government Accountability Office Report (GAO-06-391) date March 2006. In the last 5 years, the Department of Defense (DOD) has doubled its planned investments in new weapon systems from about $700 billion in 2001 to nearly $1.4 trillion in 2006. While the weapons that DOD develops have no rival in superiority, weapon systems acquisition remains a long-standing high risk area. GAO's reviews over the past 30 years have found consistent problems with weapon acquisitions such as cost increases, schedule delays, and performance shortfalls. In addition, DOD faces several budgetary challenges that underscore the need to deliver its new weapon programs within estimated costs and to obtain the most from these investments. This reportprovides congressional and DOD decision makers with an independent, knowledge-based assessment of selected defense programs that identifies potential risks and needed actions when a program's projected attainment of knowledge diverges from the best practices. Programs for the assessments were selected based on several factors including, (1)high dollar value, (2) stage in acquisition, and (3)congressional interest. The majority of the 52 programs covered in this report are considered major defense acquisition programs by DOD. This report also highlights higher level issues raised by the cumulative experiences of individual programs. GAO updates this report annually under the Comptroller General's authority. [Taken from abstract]. The full text of the report is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it. Dual Usage in Military and Commercial Technology in Guidance and Control This is Research and Technology Organization (RTO) AGARD Conference Proceedings report, AGARD-CP-556 , dated March 1995. This volume contains the Technical Evaluation Report and the 19 unclassified papers, presented at the Guidance and Control Panel Symposium held in Pratica di Mare (Rome), Italy, from 20th to 21st October 1994. The papers presented covered the following headings: (1) Dual-use Opportunities and Missions; (2) Navigation Sensors for Dual-use Applications; (3) Multi-sensor Navigation Applied to Dual-uses; (4) Dual-use Technology for Air-Ground Operations; and (5) Dual-use Applications of G&C Technology. For individual titles, see N95-33127 through N95-33145. A table of contents, and the full text (42.6 MB)of the document can be accessed online in PDF format. The document is contained in the RTO's Full Text Publication Library. Encyclopedia of the Tanks of World War II An enthusiast site containing details of tanks and armoured vehicles that served in World War Two. It is possible to view tanks in chronological order of being made (from 1917 - 1945), or to compare tanks using a split screen which gives summary details of technical data. There is also more detailed information and pictures of each vehicle provided. Information can also be accessed on vehicles produced by country, these include France, Britain, Russia, America, Germany, Italy and Spain. The site is also available in French. Equipment Training and Support News (ETS News) This is a quarterly journal on simulation and training, defence procurement, defence upgrades and the defence industry. It contains news items as well as reports from defence equipment exhibitions. Articles are available on-line in full text, illustrated with photographs. An archive is also available. European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) EADS is one of the largest aerospace companies in Europe and was formed from a merger between French Aerospatiale Matra S.A. (Paris), the Spanish Construcciones Aeronáuticas S.A. (CASA, Madrid) and the German DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (Dasa, Munich). EADS covers the areas of Airbus, aeronautics (military aircraft, helicopters, regional aircraft), military transport aircraft, defence and security systems and space. This site provides product information and specifications, a photo gallery, press releases, employment and financial information plus the latest stock quotes. The site is also available in German, French and Spanish. Future Combat Systems The role of the US Future Combat Systems (FCS) is to ensure that US forces adapt to match any opponent it will face in the 21st century. It is the Army's modernisation programme consisting of a family of manned and unmanned systems connected by a common network that enables the modular force. The aim is to provide soldiers with leading-edge technologies and capabilities so they can dominated in complex environments. This site provides an overview of FCS including news, multimedia and descriptions of its technology including UAVs, unattended ground sensors, NLOS-OS (Non Line of Sight Launch System), intelligent munitions system and command and control vehicle. General Dynamics Supplier of sophisticated defence systems and a provider of advanced business aircraft to corporate, government and individual owners. The company has four business sectors: Aerospace, who design and manufacture business aircraft; Combat Systems who supply land and amphibious combat machines; Information Systems and Technology which deals with optical and signal processing systems, surveillance and telecommunications; Marine Systems who design and build submarines, surface combatants, auxiliary ships and commercial vessels. The site provides company and product information, news, employment details and investor relations information. Ground Systems Index GroundSystems-Index is a database of ground systems manufacturers aimed at ground forces professionals in the civil and military communities. It allows searching or browsing of the directory by product/service, name or country. The products and services include ground equipment and systems, weapons and munitions, information technology, ground-based platforms, personnel systems, communications and medical. The site also provides access to articles, press releases, company and government news, details on exhibitions and conferences and a job centre. The site is also available in Spanish and Arabic. How to do Business With the Norwegian Armed Forces This document is available on-line as well as in hard copy and is regularly updated. It is intended for use by both Norwegian and foreign suppliers and industry who wish to win or already have contracts with the Norwegian military. It deals with all aspects of procurement from local office supplies to multi-million dollar contracts for weapons systems. Procurement policy, organisation, procedures and regulations are laid out in the document which has links to the Norwegian government and Ministry of Defence homepages. Jane's Information Group Home Page Jane's Information Group publishes information on defence, aerospace and transportation. This site provides a news service in defence, aerospace, transport, security and business and also news based around world regions. There are links to all of Jane's online services, which include a data service, consultancy, conferences, combat simulations, news briefs and their information collection. Links are provided to the full range of Jane's magazines, for which it is also possible to subscribe online. Jane's Transport Section The latest news from the field of transport is provided, plus details of products, a market review, picture gallery and exhibition list. Contact information is given, plus a transport world index. Jane's other services can be accessed from this site, plus Jane's magazines and news briefs. Kit : UK Online This site provides information on equipment currently in use with the British Army. The site is divided into equipment, aircraft, armoured vehicles, artillery and air defence, BOWMAN, electronic battlefield, engineer equipment, individual equipment, landing craft and assault boats, logistics vehicles, NBC defence equipment, and small arms and support weapons. It provides brief information and specifications of the equipment and images. It is also possible to link to a website which provides 360 degree images of vehicles used by the British Army and their interiors. Managing the Fleet : Materials Degradation and its Effect on Aging Aircraft This is an article in the Amptiac Newsletter, 2001 prepared by Col. Michael Carpenter and David H. Rose. Military aircraft are designed to operate under rigorous conditions that differ from their commercial counterparts. The conditions that high performance military aircraft experience during flight put tremendous stresses on their structural components. When coupled with the harsh environment conditions to which these aircraft are subjected at various operating bases around the world. The article focusses on degradation of materials particularly discussing subjects like fatigue, Corrosion, Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) and Aging of Wiring. The document is available as PDF. Military Vehicle Digest The military vehicle digest provides the latest military vehicle news. It is possible to visit the vintage video HQ which is a military video online store. The site also provides a jeep identification index and military parts locator (which gives store listings). The Military Vehicle Digest Club List gives information about associated trusts and associations, and images of military vehicles are provided in the military truck gallery. There is also a link to the Ordnance Unlimited Collection, which is involved in the aquisition and sales of U.S. military excess inventory. Military.com Designed for America's military community, this site aims to meet the needs of military consumers. It is a joint service site and covers travel, careers, reunions, finance and merchandise, as well as military history, military equipment, military news and military operations. There are areas tailored specifically to members of the army, navy, air force, marine corps, coast guard, veterans and spouses which you have to register to use, but subscriptions are free. Ministry of Defence Finland This is a comprehensive web site giving information on all aspects of the Ministry of Defence in Finland. The subject areas are divided into an overview, topical (latest news), total defence (national security strategy), defence policy, resources - which includes finances, procurement and infrastructure, legislation and research, and publications which covers the Finnish defence budget and defence contracts bulletin. NATO East-West Workshop on Magnetic Materials for Power Applications This web site provides access to a Research and Technology Organization (RTO) Technical Report, RTO-TR-031, dated August 2001. The report was sponsored by the Applied Vehicle Technology Panel (AVT), organised by the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Arlington, VA, USA and held in Marathon, Greece, 25-30 June 2000. The NATO Workshop with Partners for Peace on Advanced Magnetic Materials for More Electric Vehicles and Electric Pulse Power Weapons (AVT-060) was organised with the aim of assessing the need for improved magnetic materials primarily in future generations of more electric vehicles and (to a lesser extent) in electric pulse power weapons. Scientists from eight NATO countries and five non NATO countries participated. Recent advancements and further improvements were discussed: Applications, Fundamental and Technical Magnetism, Characterisation, Materials, Novel Processing, and foundations for future co-operation were established. Bibliographic and abstract details are available in HTML format. A table of contents, and the full text of the document (0.5 Mbytes) can be accessed online in PDF format. The document is contained in the RTO's Full Text Publication Library. Photovault Military Images This site provides a selection of military images relating to vehicles (air force, naval aviation, submarines, aircraft carriers, hovercraft), people (Army, Navy, Marines, Coastguard) and the environment (the results of nuclear explosions and military damage). Protecting the Force : Reducing Combat Vehicle Accidents via Improved Organizational Processes This provides access to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Working Paper ESD-WP-2007-20 written by Nathan Minami and Stuart Madnick and dated June 2007. Despite extraordinary efforts by leaders at all levels throughout the U.S. Army, dozens of soldiers are killed each year as a result of both combat and motor vehicle accidents. The objective of this study is to look beyond the events and symptoms of accidents which normally indicate human error, and instead study the upper-level organizational processes and problems that may constitute the actual root causes of accidents. Critical to this process is identifying critical variables, establishing causality between variables, and quantifying variables that lead to both resilience against accidents and propensities for accidents. After reviewing the available literature we report on our development of a System Dynamics model, which is an analytical model of the system that allows for extensive simulation. The results of these simulations suggest that high-level decisions that balance mission rate and operations tempo with troop availability, careful management of the work-rest cycle for deployed troops, and improvement of the processes for evaluating the lessons learned from accidents, will lead to a reduction in Army combat and motor vehicle accidents. [Taken from abstract]. The full text of the paper is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat will be required in order to read it. PS Magazine PS Magazine, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly journal, for soldiers involved with unit maintenance and supply. There is the current edition of the magazine online in PDF format. There are also linked indexes of articles from 1990. It is also possible to subscribe and request back issues from the website. Reduction of Military Vehicle Acquisition Time and Cost through Advanced Modelling and Virtual Simulation This web site provides access to a Research and Technology Organization Meeting Proceedings, RTO-MP-089, Paris, March 2003. The documents contains papers presented at the RTO Applied Vehicle Technology Panel(AVT) Symposium, held in Paris, France, 22-25 April 2002. The symposium covers integrated weapon systems modelling and simulation from concept to operation that were treated as essential tool for achieving cost and time reductions which are needed to field new systems. Such tools are being applied to lower the cost and design cycle times from both a design/development and recurring manufacturing perspective. Early identification of problems dramatically reduces costs and improves procurement as well as operations, increasing performance as well as cost effectiveness. The maturing of virtual manufacturing tools led to the review of the various approaches in the NATO framework. Advanced simulation in design, manufacture, and support were treated in four sessions on: -Virtual Prototyping and Simulation -Tool Integration -Qualification by Analysis -Design Synthesis Avoiding cost overruns and schedule delays connected to aerodynamic or hydrodynamic performance was treated in three sessions: -Cfd Modelling Of Non-Linear Phenomena -Cfd Validation Procedures And Error Evaluation -Dynamically Coupled Cfd. Bibliographic and abstract details are available in HTML format. A table of contents, and the full text (140 Mbytes) of the document can be accessed online in PDF format. The document is contained in the RTO's Full Text Publication Library. REME Museum of Technology historic vehicle collection This site includes images of the following military vehicles: Land Rover, Austin Champ, Bedford RL, Armoured Humber, Ford E2, AEC for Semi-Trailer, Semi-Trailer, Motorcycle BSA B40, Motorcycle Canam, Conqueror, Centurion, Chieftain, Challenger, Sherman M74, Churchill, Sherman Beach, M578 ARV, T653 Chinese ARV, Samson, T72 ARV, Half Track, FV432 (Personnel), FV434 (Maintenance), AEC, Volvo EKA, Chevrolet, Leyland, Ward LaFrance, Austin K6 Gantry, Scammell Pioneer SV1S, Scammell Pioneer SV2S, Scammell Explorer, Scammell EKA, Foden, Bedford MJP, Wrecker Diamond, Western Star, Thornycroft Hathi, Ferret Scout, Saxon, Snow Trac Oversnow, Volvo Oversnow, Alvis Stalwart, Thornycroft Antar, Tank Transporter, 7½ ton Trailer, 10 ton Trailer, Tractor for 30 ton Trailer, AEC Repair Platform, Albion 10 ton, Albion 3 ton, Bedford QL, Commer Q4, Wheeled Servicing, Generator, Lightweight Machinery, Dummy Axle, Electronic Repair, Power and Machinery. Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Fourth Report This is the HTML version of a Report by the National Research Council's Standing Commitee to Review the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV). The Program involves the US Government and the United States Council for Automative Research(USCAR)and aims to develop technologies for a new generation of vehicles which could provide fuel economies up to three times (up to 80 mpg) those of similar 1994 family vehicles. Roberts Armory Roberts Armory is a travelling exhibition of US artillery and military vehicles from the Second World War. This site provides images and historical information of the vehicles in the collection, plus details of magazines and links to other related sites. The images of the collection include museum exhibits, musical collections, restoration technology, research and development, the 70th Tank Battalion, World War Two reenacting and World War Two archives. Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers(REME)Museum of Technology This web site lists the museum's exhibits, related to the REME and previously the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, including models, photographs, uniforms, papers up to the Falklands War, radio, radar and electronic test equipment. Some electronic images are available, and archives are searchable. The site also has links to other REME sites and information on museum opening times. Society of Allied Weight Engineers (SAWE) - Recommended Practices This web site provides access to the full-text of a number of recommended practice documents produced by the Society of Allied Weight Engineers (SAWE). The documents include the following: Requirements for Aircraft On-Board Weight and Balance System; Guidelines for Mass Properties Control on International Space and Missile Systems; Mass Properties Control System for Wheeled and Tracked Vehicles; Standard Coordinate Systems for Reporting the Mass Properties of Flight Vehicles; Mass Properties Management and Control For Military Aircraft; Weight and Balance Data Reporting Forms for Aircraft (including Rotorcraft); Weight and Balance Control System for Guided Missiles and Space Launch Vehicles; Weight and Balance Data Reporting Forms for Guided Missiles and Space Launch Vehicles; Mass Properties Control for Space Vehicles; Weight Control Technical Requirements For Naval Surface Ships; and Standard Coordinate System for Reporting Mass Properties of Surface Ships and Submarines. The documents are presented in a variety of formats including: PDF, MS Word 95 and MS Excel. Unsteady Motions in Combustion Chambers for Propulsion Systems This is a Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) AGARD: RTO-AG-AVT-039 AC/323(AVT-039)TP/103, dated december 2006. This book has several purposes, including a broad historical summary of combustion instabilities in propulsion systems; a concise compilation of the main mechanisms for instabilities in liquid and solid fueled rockets, ramjets, thrust augmentors and gas turbines; development of a theoretical framework for investigating unsteady motions in combustion systems; and accessible surveys of the basic material required to understand the subject. Emphasis is placed throughout the book on observed behavior. For well-understood reasons, the best, and in many respects most useful quantitative data, have been obtained for solid propellant rockets. Hence that type of device occupies a special position in the subject. The book comprises nine chapters and eight annexes. Material in the annexes is not essential for reading and broadly understanding the main part of the book, but is likely interesting for those choosing to do research on the subject. The nine chapters divide into three parts. It´s an interesting and potentially very important subject which has fallen short of many optimistic expectations. There are presently no known practical applications. Successful advancement likely will rest on better understanding of fundamental behavior. Bibliographic and abstract details are available in HTML format. A table of contents, and the full text of each chapter of the document can be accessed online in PDF format. The document is contained in the RTO’ full text Publication Library. Use of Lightweight Materials in 21st Century Army Trucks This site provides access to the full text of the report written by the National Research Council Committee on Lightweight Materials for 21st Century Army Trucks and the National Materials Advisory Board, published by the National Academies Press in 2003. The report primarily looks at research and technology developments of new lightweight structural materials for light, medium, and heavy Army trucks which will decrease vehicle weight and increase fuel efficiency, but also considers alternative ways of reducing weight such as through the use of alternative power sources such as hybrid electric powertrains. The chapters look at the use of trucks in the US Army and requirments of the future military vehicle fleet; new materials and processing oportunities including aluminium and magnesium alloys, high strength steels, corrosion resistance, polymer matrix composites, self repair and self maintenance; and enabling new technology insertion through improved procurement practices, life cycle management, reduced maintenance and modular design. WorldSecurity-index.com Provides a database of manufacturers, products and services related to defence and security. Product categories include; security, law enforcement and counter-terrorism, personnel systems and equipment, technology, medical, aircraft, and sub-systems and equipment. The database is searchable by company, country or product. |
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