Category Weapons & Munitions

Defence & Military Systems, Weapons & Munitions

Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) protect against full spectrum of threats

Militaries around the world are increasingly facing a formidable strategic and threat environment in terms of complexity, lethality, range, sophistication, and number of threats. These range from Fifth-generation stealth fighters, cruise and ballistic missile and unmanned air vehicle technology that…...

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Rajesh Uppal
April 14, 2023

Geopolitics, Strategy & Technological Rivalries, Photonics, Weapons & Munitions

Petawatt laser technologies for Ballistic and Cruise to Hypersonic weapons defense

The Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs) offer a transformational ‘ga me changer’ to counter asymmetric and disruptive threats, while facing increasingly sophisticated traditional challenges. Laser technology provides major advantages for military applications over kinetic weapons due to High precision and…...

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Rajesh Uppal
April 10, 2023

Material, Thermal, Propulsion & Energy, Weapons & Munitions

Hybrid controllable solid propulsion thruster technology for next generation launch-vehicles and missiles

The function of the propulsion system is to produce thrust, which is the force that moves a rocket through air and space. Different propulsion systems generate thrust in different ways, but always through some application of Newton’s third law of…...

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Rajesh Uppal
April 2, 2023

Army & Land, Geopolitics, Strategy & Technological Rivalries, Weapons & Munitions

Active Protection Systems (APS) on Military tanks Detect, Track and Destroy Enemy RPGs and Anti-Tank Guided Missiles

The war in Ukraine has highlighted the importance of well protected armoured vehicles. The increased use of artillery weapons and precision rocket systems along with strikes against targets of opportunity using drones, caused widespread casualties among infantry soldiers caught out…...

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Rajesh Uppal
March 31, 2023

Critical & Emerging Technologies, Global Risks & Future Threats, Security & Threat Management, Weapons & Munitions

Aircrafts employing Directed InfraRed CounterMeasure (DIRCM) to counter threat of Manpads, the shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles

The West in its continuous support to Ukraine has been supplying the besieged country with military aid in the form of arms as well as anti-aircraft and anti-tank defence systems. Joe Biden said the US will be sending an additional…...

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Rajesh Uppal
March 2, 2023

Weapons & Munitions

Thermobaric Munitions

A thermobaric weapon (also known as an aerosol bomb or Fuel Air Explosive) is a type of weapon the used the oxygen in the surrounding environment to generate a high-temperature explosion. While conventional explosive weapons are 25% fuel and 75% oxidizer,…...

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Rajesh Uppal
February 27, 2023

Security & Threat Management, Weapons & Munitions

High Value Targeting (HVT) Against Insurgents and Terrorists

A high-payoff target, also known as an HPT, is a high-value target whose loss to the enemy will significantly contribute to the success of a friendly course of action. Also called HVT, the loss of high-value targets would be expected to seriously degrade important enemy functions throughout the friendly commander’s area of interest. The term has been widely…...

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Rajesh Uppal
February 19, 2023

Thermal, Propulsion & Energy, Weapons & Munitions

Ramjet Powered Artillery Round can penetrate anti-access/area denial networks

One of the major lessons from Ukraine’s artillery war is that the side that can shoot farthest dominates the battlefield. According to the report, Russian howitzers are expending 20,000 shells daily on average, compared to 6,000 fired by Ukraine. The…...

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Rajesh Uppal
February 17, 2023

Army & Land, Industry & Market Dynamics, Weapons & Munitions

DARPA OpFires testing ground-based intermediate-range Hypersonic boost-glide Weapon for US Army

The 2018 National Defense Strategy requires that the DOD provide combat-credible military forces to deter war and protect the security of the nation. Specifically, the Joint Force must be able to strike diverse targets inside adversary air and missile defense…...

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Rajesh Uppal
January 21, 2023

Test & Measurement, Weapons & Munitions

Missile defense test and measurement

Militaries around the world are increasingly facing a formidable strategic threat environment in terms of complexity, lethality, range, sophistication, and number of threats. These range from Fifth-generation stealth fighters, unmanned air vehicles, and more maneuverable and precision-guided ballistic, cruise, and…...

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Rajesh Uppal
January 16, 2023