CONTENTS: Extra protection for combat suits - DSTO is researching the ability of modified activated carbons to counter toxic chemicals and biological pathogens in order to increase the level of protection offered by combat suits against chemical and biological warfare agents. Viewing device on target to reduce frontline risk - In urban warfare, bullet or fragment wounds to the head or face are proportionally higher than wounds to other parts of the body. DSTO has developed a new capability for rifle sights that reduces the vulnerability of soldiers to enemy fire. Waving, not drowning - A DSTO- developed wave modelling capability, delivered to the Navy's Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (METOC), takes the bump out of amphibious operations. Robotic arm lends a hand in mine clearance - A team of DSTO scientists, engineers and operational analysts have been studying ways to safely neutralise landmines. Because of the high risk personnel are exposed to during mine clearance by traditional means, the research focus has been on unmanned robotic systems. Aircraft countermeasure against missile attack - A Defence scholarship is facilitating studies on laser propagation to achieve a more effective countermeasure against missile threats. The human dimension of future warfighting - Network Centric Warfare (NCW) holds the promise of enhancing military force capabilities, but the reality is proving to be far from straightforward. DSTO is conducting research on the problems that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel encounter when undertaking missions with other force elements within the ADF and beyond. World leading success in multi-band satellite communications - DSTO and CSIRO have developed an antenna technology that enables simultaneous access to different frequency bands of satellite transmissions, greatly expanding the information transfer and situational awareness capabilities available to military users.
Australian DefenceScience. Volume 13, Number 2, Winter
2005
18 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Computers, Control & Information Theory , Antimissile Defense Systems , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Protective Equipment , Common Carrier & Satellite , Military publications , Australia , Antimissile defense systems , Cross culture(Sociology) , Models , Amphibious operations , Computational fluid dynamics , Human factors engineering , Infrared lasers , Activated carbon , Mine clearance , Satellite communications , Infrared countermeasures , Biological warfare agents , Protective clothing , Land mines , X band , Chemical warfare agents , Ka band , Surf , Uniforms , Multichannel , Scientific literature , Gun sights , Aircraft defense systems , Antenna configurations , Spotting rifles , Network centric warfare , Computer programs , Robotics , Foreign reports , Breaking wave modes , Swan(Simulating waves nearshore)