Simulating A Bullet Hitting A Bullet

Simulating A Bullet Hitting A Bullet

Missile defense hit-to-kill engagements have been likened to hitting a bullet with a bullet – But what really happens when this occurs, particularly if one bullet is much larger than the other, as is often…
Lethality / Systems Effectiveness
Lethality / Systems Effectiveness
  • Point of Engagement, Debris, and Collateral Effects
  • Debris Radar and Optical Signatures
  • Truth Modeling for Hardware in the Loop Ground Tests
  • Comprehensive Repository for 30+ Years of Lethality Tests
Hydrocode / Hydro-Structural Analysis
Hydrocode / Hydro-Structural Analysis
  • Material Characterization and Response
  • Pre- and Post-Test Reconstruction Simulations
  • Lethality Truth Model Phenomenology and Anchoring
  • Host Accredited Hydrocode Models (CTH [SNL], Zapotec [SNL], and ALE3D [LLNL])
Explosives Effects and Debris Characterization
Explosives Effects and Debris Characterization
  • Militarized and Improvised Explosive Performance
  • Debris / Shrapnel Characterization
  • Computational Chemistry Explosive Models and Deflagration Research
Flight Mission Modeling
Flight Mission Modeling
  • Flight Analysis Software Toolkit (FAST)
  • Automation of Industry Standard Tools for Increased Test OPTEMPO
Meteorology
Meteorology
  • High-Resolution Numerical Weather Modeling
  • Ingest/Process/Visualize Air Force/NOAA Weather Data
  • Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model
  • Gridded Weather Data Visualization
Cyber Modeling & Simulation Environment
Cyber Modeling & Simulation Environment
  • Mix of Live, Virtual, and Constructive Environments
  • Cyber Assessments and Mitigations
  • Defensive Tool Tuning and Training