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18262 – Minimalist Foreign Artillery Digitization 2016 Armament Systems Forum April 28th, 2016 David Musgrave & Michael Wright ,US Army ARDEC
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Introduction
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• BLUF: It is possible to create a ‘good enough’ fire control system for foreign artillery, at an affordable price, if we sacrifice stringent US military requirements
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Problem: Ukraine
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• July 2015, “Lessons Learned” from the Russo-Ukrainian War by Dr. Phillip Karber – Artillery fire contributed to the vast majority
of casualties on both sides – Use of UAV’s and counter-battery radars
lead to significant counter fire against Ukrainian artillery units
• Ukrainian artillery is largely un-digitized with limited capability to shoot and scoot
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Problem: Foreign Artillery
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Problem: Military Budgets
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$581,000,000,000
$155,600,000,000
$46,600,000,000
$4,880,000,000
$3,660,000,000
$2,190,000,000
$1,040,000,000
$700,000,000
$430,000,000
$335,000,000
$280,000,000
$17,596,160
US
China
Russia
Ukraine
Finland
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Lithuania
Estonia
Latvia
Moldova
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Meeting the Customer Needs
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What they have now….
What they need…
What we’ve been trying to
sell them
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Minimum Requirements
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• Pointing • Position • Basic
Ballistics
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Pointing
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• <1.0 mils accuracy • High speed automatic
pointing (50-200hz refresh rate)
• Highly automated • Support navigation
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US Standard Minimalist • ~3 mils accuracy • Slower updates
(10hz) • Requires more
soldier intervention
• “Just Points”
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Position
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• <5 meters accuracy • GPS aiding • Highly automated • Supports navigation • Works anywhere on
Earth
US Standard Minimalist • ~10 meters accuracy • Start with GPS when
available • Cell tower triangulation
when available • Benchmarks/survey
points • Locally cached maps • Manual steps • Only has to work ‘at
home’
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Position: Benchmarks
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Pre-positioned benchmark / survey point
Known distance X
Known distance Y
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Position: Local Map Features
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“Eh I’m between 1st and 2nd”
“Just past the last tree”
Locally cached map. Zoom in and ‘click’
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Basic Ballistics
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• Many variables to consider:
– Tube wear – Propellant lot – Propellant type – Propellant charge – Propellant temperature – Shell type – Projectile weight – Tube temperature – Muzzle velocity variance – MET data – Etc.
US Standard Minimalist • Just keep the bare
minimum: – Propellant type
and charge – Shell type – Basic MET
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Mission computer
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• Many requirements: – Shock and vibe – Wash down – IA certification – Longevity – Milspec connectors – Reliability – Etc
• Drives cost and size • Significant training requirement
US Standard Minimalist • Keep it simple • Minimal training / intuitive
design • Re-use commercial devices • Rugged case
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Existing Work: WULF
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Low Cost: Total system cost <15k Accurate weapon pointing: 2 – 3 mils Improved accuracy: Lower collateral damage concerns Cost Savings: ~1/10th overall cost vs current digital fire control Lightweight: Pointing Device <1 lb, (comparable device 16 lbs) System Weight Savings: 15lbs (200lb Weight Savings over MFCS-D) Easily supportable: Modular design reduces logistic support requirements Improved responsiveness: Setup time greatly reduced (2:30 min to < 1 min) Repeat Rounds: WULF allows accurate, repeatable, and fast emplacement between rounds
TALIN
WULF PD
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Conclusions
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• Artillery is key to land warfare • Allies need the ability to rapidly emplace
in order to survive and stay relevant to the conflict
• Allies cannot afford Western digital systems
• If stringent US/Western standards are relaxed, a cheap, ‘good enough’ system can be produced that our allies can afford
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Questions
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Michael Wright US Army ARDEC [email protected] 973.724.8614 David Musgrave US Army ARDEC [email protected] 973.724.3337