Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!rutgers!att!cbnews!military From: ferguson@maitai.src.honeywell.com (Dennis Ferguson) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Tank Killing with Infra-Red 'Bomblets' Summary: Smart Weapons Keywords: Smart Weapons, Smart Muntions Message-ID: <10505@cbnews.ATT.COM> Date: 23 Oct 89 23:09:11 GMT References: <10110@cbnews.ATT.COM> Sender: military@cbnews.ATT.COM Organization: Honeywell, Systems & Research Center, Camden, MN Lines: 32 Approved: military@att.att.com From: ferguson@maitai.src.honeywell.com (Dennis Ferguson) In article <10110@cbnews.ATT.COM> miles@ms.uky.edu (Stephen D. Grant) writes: > >From: "Stephen D. Grant" > >I don't know if anyone out there caught this show on the Discovery Channel >recently. It was called "Living Dangerously" and this episode highlighted >so called 'Smart Weapons'. > >[mod.note: What you've just described is called "Sadarm". The "bullet" >is more correctly called the "penetrator", and as you say, is explosively >formed from the bomblet. - Bill ] The weapon you are describing is called "Sensor Fuzed Weapon". The Skeet is the IR bomblet you described. SFW is under development by Textron for Eglin AFB. SADARM (Sense and Destroy Armor) is under competitive development by Aerojet and Honeywell for ARDEC. The Skeet flies like a frisbee and wobbles due to the placement of its CG. The wobble defines the scan pattern on the ground. SADARM uses a parachute that causes it to spin. The spin and decline in altitude define a decreasing spiral on the ground. SADARM uses two sensors, IR and MMW. Due to the synergism between the two sensors, it is very difficult to "spoof" SADARM with just corner reflectors or flares. Dennis s [mod.note: Thanks for clearing that up ! - Bill ]