1. Big, Little and Non-Bombs.
- Author
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Fulghum, David A.
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TASKS , *BOMBS , *HELLFIRE (Guided missile) ,UNITED States Naval weapons systems ,UNITED States. Navy. Propulsion & Energetics Division - Abstract
The article presents update on the weapons development efforts of the U.S. Navy. Among the tasks undertaken at the Navy's Propulsion and Energetics Division were the development of a very low-collateral-damage bomb, reduction of penetrating bomb fuzes, and improvement of the penetration and lethality of the AGM-114N thermobaric Hellfire missile. Priority areas were also identified in response to budget cuts including autonomous unmanned aircraft, weapons miniaturization, air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
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- 2009