Category Weapons & Munitions

AI & IT, Global Risks & Future Threats, Unmanned & Autonomous Systems, Weapons & Munitions

Hyper-intelligent systems and Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWs) are gravest risk to mankind

Robotics has made significant progress, since its first deployment as an industrial robot more than 50 years ago. Robots are now days being used extensively in manufacturing, services, healthcare/medical, defense, and space. They have enhanced safety of humans from dangerous…...

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Rajesh Uppal
December 23, 2022

AI & IT, Weapons & Munitions

Rising employment of AI in Air & Missile Defense as threats become Hypersonic

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
December 15, 2022

Photonics, Weapons & Munitions

Semi-Active Lasers/Passive seeker technology

Guided missiles work by tracking the moving target’s location in space by specific methods (e.g. using a radar or following its heat signature), chasing it down, and finally hitting it with accuracy. Guidance systems in missiles can be of various types, which…...

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Rajesh Uppal
December 4, 2022

Global Risks & Future Threats, Thermal, Propulsion & Energy, Weapons & Munitions

Green Energetic Materials and Munitions technologies with enhanced environmental and occupational safety

Energetic materials and munitions are used across DoD in mission critical applications such as rockets, missiles, ammunition, and pyrotechnic devices. In these applications, energetic materials and munitions must perform as designed to ensure success in both training and combat operations.…...

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Rajesh Uppal
November 24, 2022

AI & IT, Biotech & Synthetic Biology, Weapons & Munitions

Animals and Insects Warfare employ them from Mobile Biological Sensors to weapons to attack the enemy

Throughout history animals have accompanied men into combat as modes of transport and communication, protectors and companions. They have fulfilled a variety of roles – from carrying men and munitions to evacuating the wounded, performing guard and sentry duties to carrying out…...

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Rajesh Uppal
November 18, 2022

Mechanical, Thermal, Propulsion & Energy, Weapons & Munitions

Divert Attitude Control System (DACS) enable targetting highly maneuvering hypersonic missiles

Missiles are guided weapons designed to deliver a destructive payload to a target. They can be launched from various platforms, including aircraft, ships, and ground-based launchers. Some missiles are designed to hit stationary targets, while others are intended to engage…...

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Rajesh Uppal
November 16, 2022

Air Force & Aviation, Weapons & Munitions

Stealthy Air-launched cruise missile

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Cruise missile is any weapon which automatically flies an essentially horizontal cruise flight profile for most of the duration of its flight between launch and its terminal trajectory to impact. The hallmark of a cruise missile is its incredible accuracy.…...

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Rajesh Uppal
October 5, 2022

Manufacturing, Weapons & Munitions

Missile manufacturing

In military terminology, a missile is a guided airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight usually by a jet engine or rocket motor. Missiles have five system components: targeting, guidance system, flight system, engine, and warhead. Missiles come in types…...

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Rajesh Uppal
August 25, 2022

Navy & Maritime, Weapons & Munitions

Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) provides last chance Defense for Naval ships

A close-in weapon system (CIWS), is a point-defense weapon for detecting and destroying short-range incoming missiles and enemy aircraft which have penetrated the outer defenses, typically mounted shipboard in a naval capacity. Nearly all classes of modern warship are equipped…...

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Rajesh Uppal
August 23, 2022

Industry & Market Dynamics, Weapons & Munitions

Rocket and Missile system

The rocket and missile systems, are any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion. The rocket propulsion is a unique member of the family of jet-propulsion engines that…...

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Rajesh Uppal
August 16, 2022