Towards a flexible fast-running blast effects module for V/L TARVAC

TNO is developing a flexible blast effects module suited to be used in simulations of MOUT scenarios within a VL simulation environment for assessing structural damage and human injuries due to blast load-ing. VL simulations should run in seconds to enable Monte Carlo simulations as well as deal with various ammunition – target engagement...

Cyber kwetsbaarheden bij Defensie

Wapensystemen en de ondersteuning daarvan zijn net als de rest van de samenleving steeds meer afhankelijk van ICT. De JSF is in feite een vliegend computersysteem dat gekoppeld is aan computersystemen op de grond die het voor en tijdens de vlucht van informatie voorzien. In de defensie Cyber strategie wordt daarom zwaar ingezet op het versterken...

Future ammunitions for urban operations

It is the junior leaders responsibility to use the available firepower as provided by combined arms operations. The current military firepower is based on the available means notwithstanding the fact that these were procured with other operational demands and doctrines in mind. Current operations increased the awareness of the military user’s...

Study into breaching of wall materials

Ammunition and weapon effects in confined operational urban theatre in the vicinity of own troops

The military firepower in out-of-area operations is based on the available means notwithstanding the fact that these were procured with other operational demands and doctrines in mind. Operations increased the awareness of the user’s unfamiliarity with the ammunition performance against non-traditional targets in confined, populated areas within...

Warfare has changed - so should have methods: Ammunition and weapon performance induced operational risk and safety issues

Warfare has changed. Out-of-area operations have increased the awareness that we are unfamiliar with the performance of the current conventional medium and large calibre ammunitions in day-to-day practice. Current ammunition is primarily developed and procured to defeat the traditional ‘steel’ targets, but in reality also used to defeat opposing...

The quest for an integrated physical protection concept

Effectiveness of air burst munitions

Experimental investigation of mid- and large calibre ammunition induced MOUT effects

Current Military out-of-area Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) increased the demand for effective ammunition to (proportional) engage opposing forces in or behind buildings, walls etc. Current ammunition is effective to defeat the opposing equipment, such as armoured vehicles etc. The Netherlands Defence Organisation started an initiative to...

WitnessMan. An interactive analysts tool to bridge the gap between experimental ballistic research and human vulnerability, protection and casualty reduction analyses focussing on the military and medical effects on an (un)protected standing person

Munition-mout effects modelling: Embedding experimental research in V/L TARVAC assessment

Current out-of-area MOUT operations have increased the demand for effective ammunition to engage opposing forces which are operating in a MOUT environment. The Netherlands Ministry of Defence started an (inter)national (collaborative) experimental research program to become conversant with this relative new topic, understand the underlying...

(In)sensitive ammunition impact on V/L TARVAC modeling

A vulnerability/lethality (V/L) study also has to address the followon effects of exposed ammunition in the platform. How to characterise and handle the possible follow-on reactions of the ammunition? The V/L analyst often has to make a pragmatic choice between 'catastrophic' kill of the platform or no reaction E The V/L analyst should become...

V/L TARVAC BBN based understanding of combat damage and operational readiness consequences to assess proportional fire power (lethality)

Application of the human vulnerability approach to personnel and defence infrastructure

Due to present days' military out-of-area engagements and national `quality of life' awareness including medical consequences it is evident that part of the national attention and consideration is related to the reduction of expected casualties and fatalities. Dealing with explosives and safety, the attention is commonly focussed on the...

WitnessMan: The software tool to design, analyse and assess a witness pack with respect to military and medical effects on an (un)protected (dis)mounted soldier

Witness packs are widely used to enable the characterization of fragments generated during ballistic experiments. To assess the effect of fragment impact on an exposed (dis)mounted soldier a follow-up Vulnerability/ Lethality (V/L) simulation is essential. The overall process is elaborative and time consuming. This paper presents a ‘proof of...

Kwetsbaarheid van personeel voor verschervende munitie

Als gevolg van de maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen worden personele verliezen bij een militaire operatie door de Nederlandse samenleving steeds minder geaccepteerd. In dit artikel worden de resultaten van een studie beschreven naar een computersimulatiemodel genaamd "ComputerMan". Dit programma maakt het mogelijk de ernst van verwondingen ten...

Simulation based improved survivability of the soldier. Development of an integrated casualty reduction capability

It is not the casualty alone but the image of suffering portrayed by the media that has a profound effect on domestic opinion. The change of military employment in combination with the ‘zero casualty’ paradigm increased the need for a re-examining of the assessment methods still in use. Combination of the ongoing political, social and military...

Integrated casualty reduction analysis and medical consequences - The way ahead