GUIDED WEAPONS Dr Gerrit Viljoen Denel Dynamics 1 OUTLINE Future Conflict Future Requirements Future Technological Concepts Conclusions DETERMINING FUTURE WEAPON CONCEPTS THE FUTURE CHARACTER OF CONFLICT – 5C’S THE FUTURE CHARACTER OF CONFLICT (cont.) The Operations Will Often Be Characterised By: • Rapid deployment over strategic distances • Deployment into areas with poor transport infrastructure • Deployment of relatively small forces in large theatres/areas or operations • Unexpected contacts outside planned fire support coverage • Contacts at close ranges • Engagements in and around built-up areas • Limited collateral casualties or damage. THE FUTURE CHARACTER OF CONFLICT – (cont.) The Nature Of Such Operations Will Require Fire Support That Is: • Prompt • Flexible • Sustained • Precise • Contained in its effects FUTURE REQUIREMENTS To See and Identify: • To do persistent surveillance over large areas of interest High Fidelity Layered Protection Against All Airborne Threats • From single vehicles to the whole of South Africa • Covers Active Protection to Counter-Air missions Precision Fire-power with tunable effects • To also operate in a civilian environment All of this require equipment that provides: • Affordable cost of ownership • Low logistic footprint • All weather, day/night 24/7 operations GUIDED WEAPON TECHNOLOGY TRENDS Guided weapons are becoming: • Smaller • More capable – Smarter – multi-role and – more accurate • Lower cost • Provides lower collateral damage FUTURE TECHNOLOGICAL CONCEPTS TO SEE: • Army UAV’s include – From small UAV’s such as Raven • 1.9kg • 10km range • 60-90 min endurance • Sight with TV camera or infrared night vision camera UAV’s • To Snyper armed UAV – 550kg – 250km range – 2 x Mokopa missiles – Sight with laser designation, high definition TV and IIR sensors for day/night capability FUTURE TECHNOLOGICAL CONCEPTS (cont.) HIGH FIDELITY LAYERED PROTECTION AGAINST ALL AIRBORNE WEAPONS: – Active Protection Systems • Mongoose 1 (20m) • Mongoose 3 (300m) – C-RAM • Guided 35mm shell (2-3km) • Local Area Protection System (LAPS) (6-8km) – Air Defence • VSHORADS and counter missile defence (6-8km) – LAPS (6-8km) and 35 mm guided guns • SHORADS Umkhonto Mk1 (12-15km) • MRADS Umkhonto Mk2 (30-60km) LEDS 150 APS with Mongoose 1 Missile Protects vehicles against all infantry anti-tank weapons e.g. RPG’s, anti-tank guided missiles and recoilless rifles • Minimum intercept range 5m against RPG-7V launched from 20m (130ms) • Maximum intercept range 20m • Detonates threat warhead, and is effective against HE shells Mongoose 3 Full Spectrum Defence APS missile Protects vehicles and high value assets by shooting down all airborne threats, including anti-tank missiles, rocket artillery mortar (RAM), guns and APFSDS tank rounds. • Four systems can protect a 100mx100m area. • Min. intercept range, 5m against RPG-7V launched from 20m • Max. intercept range, 300m C-RAM Guided 35 mm Shell SAD, Prox Fuze Pre-frag IMU G&C & datalink Warhead Complete round: - 35x228mm, 1.5 kg C-RAM Guided 35 mm Shell Cost effective protection of high value assets against rocket, artillery and mortar fire • Uses the existing 2x35mm gun system, with • A threat acquisition and tracking system. • A low-cost guided shell, fin stabilized with datalink • Maximum intercept range >1000m • With 2 rounds/threat, gives the ability to shoot down 60 threats/gun/minute with a >99% probability Local Area Protection System (LAPS) Protects assets against missiles, helicopter & aircraft • An upgrade of VSHORADS that also engages air-launched weapons, e.g. maneuvering supersonic anti-surface missiles • Maximum intercept range >7000m • Up to 80 missiles in the air at a single time • Diameter 130mm, Length 1.7m, mass 35kg Steering TVC Micro Radar IMU Rocket Motor Warhead Motor Assy Up to M4.5 seeker & AP Intercept Threat Missile Datalink Radar Launcher Launcher Processor Launcher Launcher Medium Range Surface to Air Missile • VSHORADS and C-RAM may be combined into LAPS with 35mm guided guns • Longer range protection will be given by MRADS against helicopter & aircraft such as Umkhonto ER: – Intercept range 3 to 60km – Up to 8 missiles in the air at a single time – Diameter 180mm, Length 3.7m, mass 330kg FUTURE TECHNOLOGICAL CONCEPTS cont. PRECISION FIREPOWER WITH TUNEABLE EFFECTS : • 2D Guided artillery and mortar fuze (76/105/120/155mm) • Fire Support for Infantry Missile (FSIM) • Ingwe III - New generation anti-tank missile X50-25 2D Guided Fuze 2D Guided Fuze for 76/105/120/155m artillery and mortars • GPS/INS guidance • <10m CEP • No reduction in maximum range and fail safe operation Guided Bullets • Sandia Labs in the USA has demonstrated a laser guided 12,7mm bullet: 20 Fire Support for Infantry Missile (FSIM) A new, low-cost weapon for infantry, air assault, parachute and special forces units; essentially an RPG-7 and FT-5 replacement with a loiter/NLOS capability for urban/jungle/ambush situations. Multi-role warhead for anti-armour, buildings and anti-personnel Ingwe III Low observable missile to counter APS systems • Same RCS as 12,7mm bullet • 6km range • Mass 22kg, diameter 150mm, length 1.2 m • Multi-role warhead for anti-armour, anti-bunker and anti- personnel CONCLUSION • Technology is an important cost-effective force- multiplier for the future • It is recommended to plan these technologies into the long term product strategic plan, taking into account that it takes at least 5-10 years to mature a technology “ Those that can manage technology will be the winners Those who are managed by technology will cease to exist” Prof Dundar Kocaoglu, Technology management, Portland state And “Only the paranoid will survive” Andy Grove, Intel Co-founder and former CEO DENEL DYNAMICS PROUD INNOVATORS OF COMPETITIVE MISSILE AND UAV SOLUTIONS THANK YOU.