The concept, given the auto cannon’s salvo burst of up to 10 projectiles per threat. Each of the projectiles is com- mand-guided and -detonated.
During an engagement, the EAPS ID surveillance radar, tracks the incoming threat, aims the guns to an engagement the two cannons, and tracks the outgo- ing projectiles while continuing to track the incoming target.
As the 10-round burst converges around - tem calculates the miss distance for each projectile and, if necessary, commands each interceptor to execute a midcourse
When the projectiles approach the target,
each warhead is commanded to detonate,
individually hitting the
threat target with lethal, high-velocity penetrators and causing it to break up or explode.
The course-correcting capability reduces the required burst size from sev- eral hundred interceptors to 10 or fewer, reducing collateral damage and unex- ploded munitions while extending the protected zone and increasing the prob- ability of threat intercept.
CONCLUSION Upon completion of the program, requested EAPS component technolo- gies,
integrated design concepts, and
documentation will be transitioned to the materiel developer,
the Cruise
- ber of the Senior Executive Service, is at the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile
AUTO CANNON COMMAND GUIDED PROJECTILE
A 50mm projectile exits the muzzle of the 50mm Auto Cannon Command Guided Projectile, one of three concepts being developed and demonstrated under the EAPS ID program, during ballistic test firing at Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), AZ, in January. (Photo by Ryan Hyatt, YPG)
The EAPS missile-based technologies will ranges up to 10 times greater than the based technologies will provide improved defense at ranges up to three times greater. This increase in lethal range, combined with the capability to provide the needed 360-degree hemispherical coverage, trans- lates into a 25:1 increase in defendable area.
Imagine a bullet hitting a bullet in the blink of an eye. What once was not even conceivable is now becoming a reality, and their partners in the Fires Center of
Soldiers set a high standard for us to meet. Our mission is to enhance the current force and enable the future force through collaboration and cutting-edge engineering.
For more information, contact Merv - cer, at
mervin.e.brokke.civ@
mail.mil or 256-313-5742; or go to http://www.
redstone.army.mil/amrdec/.
Center (AMRDEC). He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the Univer- sity of Alabama, an M.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Ala- bama in Huntsville, and an M.B.A. from - neering – systems engineering (SPRDE-SE) systems engineering. He is a member of the
- Missile Lead. She holds a B.S. in elec- the University of Alabama in Huntsville. evaluation. She is a member of the AAC.
Note: The authors would like to thank sev- Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology for their contributions to this article: Dale Moore, RDECOM Missile Liaison Officer (LNO), and Juan Franco, RDECOM Armament LNO; Manny Luciano, AMRDEC; and Kris Osborn, Assistant Secretary of the Army Office of Strategic Communications.
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