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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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Divisions of Rheinmetall Defence

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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


Higher Penetration

Higher Lethality

Smaller

•Multi-target

• Low Cost


Extension

Derived Ammunition Requirements

Artillery Propulsion

• IM Compliant

• Increased


Low Erosion

Lower Temperature

sensitivity

• Low Cost


Extension

Armour Ammunition

• IM Compliant

• Increased

PerformanceHigher Accuracy

Smaller dispersion

Higher Penetration

Greater Lethality

•Multi-target

• Low Cost

•Cost effective

training


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


Thank you

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