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NOVEL SHAPED CHARGE JET FORMATION

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 3852
Amount: $200,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1987
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
3132 Market St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Robert D Ciccarelli
 (215) 386-4884
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN ADVANCED ARMOR TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING THE INTRODUCTION OF EFFECTIVE APPLIQUE ARMOR, PRESENT A SPECIAL CHALLENGE FOR THE ANTI-TANK MISSILE WARHEAD DESIGNER. TWO GENERAL APPROACHES TO MEET THIS CHALLENGE APPEAR FEASIBLE: IMPROVEMENTS IN UNITARY WARHEADS AND THE INCORPORATION OF MULTISTAGE WARHEATS. MULTISTAGE WARHEAD SYSTEMS CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT APPEAR TO OFFER SIGNIFICANT PERFORMANCE GAINS BUT MAY BE DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, TO INCORPORATE INTO A MISSILE SYSTEM IN VIEW OF SEVERE WEIGHT AND SPACE LIMITATIONS AND OTHER ENGINEERING DIFFICULTIES. THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES ONE OF SEVERAL AVAILABLE APPROACHES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF UNITARY ANTI-TANK MISSILE WARHEADS.

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