Weapons Systems

Any integrated system, usually computerized, for the control and operation of weapons; this includes strategic and tactical, offensive, and defensive weapons.

Recent Inquiries

Programmable Air-Bursting 30-mm and 40-mm Grenades

What information is available on programmable air-bursting 30-mm and 40-mm grenades?

What counter-unmanned aerial system technologies exist against single drones and/or swarms?

What counter-unmanned aerial system technologies exist against single drones and/or swarms?

What information exists on using thermate grenades underwater against mines or limpets?

What information exists on using thermate grenades underwater against mines or limpets?

Articles

The Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) system is the next generation, lightweight infrared system for rotary-wing, tiltrotor and small fixed-wing aircraft across the DOD. The CIRCM system is used on Apache, Blackhawk and Chinook aircraft.

Upgrades to CIRCM Protect Aircrew, Passengers

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – The Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) system is the next-generation, lightweight, infrared system for rotary-wing, tiltrotor, and small fixed-wing aircraft across the DoD. The CIRCM system is used on Apache, Blackhawk, and…

Marines with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing load an AGM-158A joint air-to-surface standoff missile (JASSM) on an F/A-18 Hornet

Marine Corps Adds AGM-158A JASSM to Arsenal

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11 and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 became the first to conduct ordnance operations with the Marine Corps’ newest F/A-18 Hornet weapon,…

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devon Word, 48th Munitions Squadron conventional crew chief, holds his innovation before a 20 mm ammunition guide insert demonstration at RAF Lakenheath, England, Sept. 11, 2024. Word is working to patent the insert and make the innovation available Air Force wide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Renee Nicole S.N. Finona)

48th Fighter Wing Airmen Create New Technology to Expedite Munitions Loading

RAF LAKENHEATH, England – Senior Airman Devon Word introduced an innovative solution that could save the 48th Fighter Wing and U.S. Air Force over 750 man-hours annually. As a 48th Munitions Squadron conventional crew chief, Word…

Webinars

MBSE 2.0: A Modern Approach for Constructing System Architecture Models

A core challenge in modern systems engineering is in applying digital engineering (DE) to programs in support of systems engineering activities. Model-based systems engineering (MBSE) focuses on the formal application of models to support the…

ARL's Transonic Experimental Facility

ARL Hypervelocity Ballistic Range Experiments

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory’s (ARL’s) Transonic Experimental Facility (TEF) is an all-purpose research firing range that has been used to investigate propulsion, materials, flight, guidance, and terminal effects across a spectrum of launch (mechanical)…

Expanding Release Envelopes Into the Supersonic Regime via CFD-Driven Analysis

The Air Force Seek Eagle Office (AFSEO) is dedicated to store-aircraft compatibility and responsible for recommending release envelope limits that permit safe and acceptable store separation, thus delivering new capabilities to the Warfighter. The term…

Events

Image of warfighters traversing urban terrain with an unmanned vehicle.

4th Annual Future Force Capabilities Conference & Exhibition

Join NDIA at the 4th Annual Future Force Capabilities (FFC) Conference and Exhibition hosted by NDIA’s Armaments, Robotics, Munitions Technology, Fuze, and Integrated Precision Warfare divisions. Convening thought leaders and subject matter experts from around…

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2024 Fall AFSIM User Group Meeting (Virtual – Day 1 Only)

The purpose of the Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration, and Modeling (AFSIM) User Group is to provide a forum for the AFSIM community to learn about the latest developments regarding AFSIM, get updates regarding AFSIM…

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2024 Fall AFSIM User Group Meeting (In-person Attendance)

The purpose of the Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration, and Modeling (AFSIM) User Group is to provide a forum for the AFSIM community to learn about the latest developments regarding AFSIM, get updates regarding AFSIM…