The Lethality Division of the Weapons Directorate of the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) has developed the Post Engagement Ground Effects Model (PEGEM) to provide chemical, biological, nuclear and high explosive weapons hazard assessment in the form of ground collateral effects. PEGEM is a fully automated end to end computer software simulation. PEGEM was initially developed to assess the results of fragmenting warhead and hit to kill (MTK) interceptors impacting with Theater Ballistic Missiles, but customer demand has dictated additional capabilities (i.e., leaker and cruise missile assessment) be built into the model. PEGEM represents a true multi- service effort with contributions from the Army, Navy, Air Force, as well as other government agencies and contractors. Output of the program is in the form of agent cloud positions and dimensions, coverage area, and estimating casualties at specified times of interest. PEGEM also supports the Army Unit Resiliency Analysis (AURA) model through dedicated outputs and Extended Air Defense Simulation / Extended Air Defense Test Bed (EADSIM/EADTB) with a real time Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) interface and a preprocessor standalone mode.
Automated, Intercept-To-Ground, Lethality Collateral Effects Estimation from KEW Intercepts
1997
7 pages
Report
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English
Antimissile Defense Systems , Surface Launched Missiles , Ballistic missile intercept systems , Interceptors , Distributed interactive simulation , Explosion effects , Cruise missiles , Lethality , Impact prediction , Fragmentation warheads , Ammunition fragments , Intercontinental ballistic missiles , KEW(Kinetic Energy Weapon)