Abstract:The operation of a Solid Propellant Electrothermal Chemical (SPETC) launcher was tested extensively in support of the US Army Space and Strategic Defence Command (USA SSDC) requirement for integrated field tests of components for a proposed Hypervelocity Weapon System (HVWS). Efforts were undertaken to translate ballistic results obtained earlier with a 105 mm SPETC launcher at Soreq NRC Israel for field use. A 105 mm firing fixture was used in the study. Forty-nine field firings were carried out in the 105 mm… Show more
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