23rd Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 8-13 September, 2002, Toronto, Canada
Paper ICAS 2002-5.1.1

THE EFFECT OF AIRCRAFT BIASES ON THE DELIVERY OF AN ENHANCED LASER-GUIDED WEAPON

J. Ralph (1), K. L. Edwards (2)
(1) University of Liverpool, UK; (2) Avionics and Vetronics Centre, Sensors and Electronics Division, QinetiQ Ltd., Farnborough

Keywords: laser guided weapons, weapon-system interactions

In this paper, a simulation is used to examine the sensitivity of enhanced laser-guided bombs to errors in the navigation system of the delivery aircraft. The analysis considers different modes of delivery, medium-level level-flight and low-level toss deliveries, and demonstrates that the accuracy of the navigation system of the delivery aircraft plays a significant role in weapon system performance.

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