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Warheads and Propulsion for Precision Weapons
Presentation at the 2010 AAD South African Precision Weapon
Solutions Conference
Rod Keyser
22 September2010
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Shareholding Structure
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A wide range of products for Defence Forces
Land Systems Weapon and Munitions (WM)
Propellants
(PR)
Air DefenceSimulation and Training
C4ISTAR
Armoured vehicles
Turrets and
weapon stations
Support vehicles
Command &
functional vehicles
Services
Ground based
air defence
Naval air defence
Services
Direct fire
Indirect fire
Infantry
Protection systems
Plant engineering
Propellant systems
Civil chemistry
Reconnaissance
Command
Fire control
Airborne systems
Flight simulation
Land simulation
Maritime and
process simulation
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Company Description
Rheinmetall Denel Munition is an integrated supplier of
energetic materials and ammunition to local and
international customers
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Product Groups
Rocket & Missile Sub Systems�Rocket Propulsion
�SAD’s
�Composite Materials/Products
Minefield Breaching Systems�Plofadder 30AP & 70AP
�Plofadder 160AT
Pyrotechnics�Illumination, Screening & Signal
Energetic Materials�Extruded Propellants and Ball Powders
�Nitrocellulose & Nitroguanidine
�PETN/RDX
Plant Engineering� Turnkey plant solutions for all ordnance ammunition
production and related process technologies.
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Product Groups
40mm Rounds�Low, Medium & High Velocity
Armour & Naval Ammunition�76mm & 105mm Armour
�76/62mm Naval
Aircraft Bombs�MK81, MK82, MK83 & MK84
Mortar Ammunition�60mm, 81mm & 120mm
Artillery Ammunition�105mm & 155mm (Assegai)
�Range Extension BB & VLAP
�Modular Charges
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Integrated Capabilities
INTEGRATED
SYSTEMS
SUB-SYSTEM
PRODUCTS
PROCESSED
PRODUCTS
RAW
MATERIALS
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Technology TrendsRobotics Nanotechnology/MEMS Biotechnology Technology Diffusion
Advanced Cheap Information Technology Smart Polymers/Metals/Composites Advanced Production techniques
Battlespace TrendsIncreased Complexity Asymmetric Warfare Media Scrutiny Expanded Battespace
Continual High Tempo of Operations Increasing platform costs Minimum casualties
Minimum collateral damage Cost effective warfare Netcentric warfare Technology vs brute force
Proliferation of WMD Theatre Wide Defense
Weapon System TrendsPrecision Multi-role/flexible/adaptable Increased lethality Insensitive Stealthy
Cost effective Light Increased range Design for complete life cycle Long in-service life Design for
technology insertions Use of COTS
Mega TrendsAccelerating pace of technology change Increasing multidisciplinary nature of technology
Competition for technology development leadership Continued globalization Latent lateral penetration
Technology Landscape
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Rocket Motors
• IM Compliant
• Increased
PerformanceHigher Energy
Lower Mass
Higher Efficiency
Adaptable Energy
Application
• Low Signature
• Low Cost
• Long Life / Life
Extension
Warheads
• IM Compliant
• Increased
PerformanceHigher Energy
Higher Penetration
Higher Lethality
Smaller
•Multi-target
• Low Cost
• Long Life / Life
Extension
Derived Ammunition Requirements
Artillery Propulsion
• IM Compliant
• Increased
PerformanceHigher Energy
Low Erosion
Lower Temperature
sensitivity
• Low Cost
• Long Life / Life
Extension
Armour Ammunition
• IM Compliant
• Increased
PerformanceHigher Accuracy
Smaller dispersion
Higher Penetration
Greater Lethality
•Multi-target
• Low Cost
•Cost effective
training
• Long Life / Life
Extension
Weapon System TrendsPrecision Multi-role/flexible/adaptable Increased lethality Insensitive Stealthy
Cost effective Light Increased range Design for complete life cycle Long in-service life
Design for technology insertions Use of COTS
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Lethality, Range and Precision Evolution
War Target Range
(enemy tank)
Number of rounds for a Kill
Second World War 800 yards 18
1973 Arab-Israeli War 1,200 yards 2
War Against Iraq, 2003 2,400 yards 1
Source: Complexity Squared: Operating in the Future Battlespace, Lt-Col Bern Horn, Canadian Military Journal, Autumn 2003
War No of 2000lb
bombs/missiles to hit 60’
by 100’ target
No of Aircraft
(from medium
height)
Circular Error
of Probability
Second World War 9,070 3,024 3,300 ft
Korea 1,100 550 1,000
Vietnam 176 44 400
1991 Gulf War 30 8 200
War Against Iraq, 2003 (1) 1 (B2) 10
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25115 meter
10 of the 14 projectiles fell in an area the size of a soccer field
155mm Assegai Artillery Precision
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105 mm PFF
M1 155 mm
ERFB
Lethality Comparison - Ground Level Burst Height
Artillery Ammunition Lethality Evolution
M1 155mm ERFB : Mass 46kg (8 kg Explosives)
M1130 105mm PFF: Mass 16kg (1.9 kg Explosive)
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Propulsion and Warheads for Missiles
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Product Drivers
The challenges:
� Propulsion systems which are predictable and consistent
� Long shelf life
� Effective application of propulsion energy
� Insensitive to external stimuli
� Various launch platforms with vastly differing environments:
� Warheads with maximum lethal effect on target
� High fragmentation
� High blast effect
� High penetration effect
� Insensitive to external stimuli
� Low collateral damage
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Composite Propellants - Umkhonto
Double Base Propellants - Ingwe
Propellant technologies
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Warheads Technologies
Safe & Arming DevicesSafe & Arming Devices
AntiAnti--aircraftaircraft
WarheadsWarheads
Explosive Filled Explosive Filled
Penetrator WarheadsPenetrator Warheads
AntiAnti--armourarmour WarheadsWarheads
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Insensitive Munitions Technology Evolution
Fragmentation Warhead Rocket Motor
FCO SCO BI FI FCO SCO BI FI
Conventional II V I I III II V V
IM Variant V V NR NR V V V V
Insensitive Munitions Signature
12.7mm Bullet Attack Test on Fragmentation Warhead
Conventional Explosives Insensitive Explosives
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Umkhonto IR in Action
Footage courtesy of Denel Dynamics
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High Performance Tandem Warhead
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Rocket Test Sled Test at Alkantpan Test Range
High Performance Tandem Warhead
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