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44th Annual Armament Systems: Gun & Missile Systems Conference & Exhibition

"Shaping the Future in Weapon System Development, Deployment & Reset"

6 - 9 April 2009

Kansas City, MO

Agenda

Monday, April 6, 2009

Training Session B

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Keynote Addresses:

Mr. Chris Deegan, Executive Director, Integrated Warfare Systems, PEO IWS
Mr. Darren McConnell, Director, Systems Engineering & Integration, Redstone Arsenal

General Session - "Requirements and Program Trends"

Definition of CEP and the Warfighter Benefits of Precision, Mr. Jim Rodrigue, Raytheon Missile Systems
Design Tools to Reduce Development and Deployment, Mr. Bernard Halls, MSAIC NATO
Demilitarization as a Systems Engineering Requirement, Mr. Gary Mescavage, U.S. Army ARDEC - Picatinny
Design for Demil Efforts at GD-OTS, Mr. David Grymonpre, General Dynamics - OTS
PEO-AMMO PD Non-standard Ammo Initiative, Mr. William Sanville

Emerging Technologies

Large Caliber Gun Assembly Safety Certification - US Approach, Mr. David Smith, U.S. Army RDECOM Benet Laboratories
Rarefaction Wave Gun Tank Main Armament Demonstrator, Mr. Erick Kathe, ARDEC Benet Labs
7938 - Technology Innovations Realized in the M150/M151 Dismounted Fire Control System Development, Mr. Erick Kathe, U.S. Army ARDEC - Picatinny
7772 - Development of a Projectile Muzzle Exit Sensor, Mr. Don Levin, Aberdeen Test Center
7917 - Advances in High Performance, Non-Metallic Engineering Materials, Mr. Victor C.F. Hillyard, Ensinger, Inc

Emerging Technologies

Marine Corps Total Life Cycle Management Value Stream Deployment, Mr. Gale Heaivilin
7885 - Novel Techniques for Improved Munitions Development, Mr. Gert J.H.G Scholtes, TNO Defence, Security and Safety
7781 - High Density, Multi-Granulation, Propelling Charge Design, Mr. Robert Pulver, General Dynamics-OTS
7782 - ECL® Propellant Demonstration of Extended Range in 120mm Mortar Combined with Ballistic and Chemical Stability Equals Win for the Warfighter, Mr. Howard Shimm, U.S. Army ARDEC - Picatinny
7925 - Advanced Celluloid Technology for the 120mm Mortar Propelling Charges, Mr. Brian Talley, U.S. Army ARDEC - Picatinny
7924 - Environmentally Friendly 120mm LED Tank Ammunition Tracer, Mr. John Kostka, U.S. Army ARDEC - Picatinny
7858 - Highly Energetic Materials Incorporated into New Warhead Designs, Dr. Charles Kline, Kline Technical Consulting, LLC
7784 - Processing of Aluminum-Based Nanothermites in a Circulating Mixer, Dr. Jacek Swiatkiewicz, Innovative Materials and Processes, LLC
7759 - Gun Propellant For The 27mm Cal. Gun Eurofighter Jet, Mr. Dietmar Mueller, Fraunhofer Institut Chemische Technologies
7783 - Improved LW30 Ammunition via Ballistic and Chemical Stability of ECL® Propellant and Improved Ignition System, Ms. Kelly Moran, Alliant Techsystems, Inc.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Emerging Technologies

7819 - The Combustion Light Gas Gun - A Progress Update, Mr. David Kruczynski, UTRON, Inc.
7972 - A New Method for Fabricating Copper Rotating Bands on Munitions, Mr. Michael Minnicino, Aberdeen Proving Ground

Amunition

7741 - Super 40mm High Explosive Air Burst - Shaping the Future, Mrs. Kara Sims, General Dynamics - OTS
7742 - 30x113mm Target Practice Spotter Cartridge - Shaping the Future, Mr. Paul Reynolds, General Dynamics - OTS
7743 - 30x113mm Programmable Air Burst Munitions - Shaping the Future, Mr. Paul Reynolds, General Dynamics - OTS
7921 - HERO Compliant Electric Primer for Tank Ammunition, Mr. Jason Mishock, U.S. Army ARDEC - Picatinny
7922 - Warhead Development for the Long Range Land Attack Projectile, Mr. Tyrus Burford, General Dynamics - OTS

Precision Weapons

7713 - Issues to be Considered in Collateral Damage with Projectiles, Mr. Chris Geswender, Raytheon Missile Systems
7949 - Joint Development of a Non-Magnetic Azimuth Sensor for Dismounted Targeting Operations in All Environments, Ms. Kate Jones, NSWC/Dahlgren
7856 - Control of a Fin Stabilized High Spinning Projectile, Mr. Rabin Shalil, MalaM, IAI, Israel
7895 - BTERM II Projectile, Mr. Mike Lukas, Naval Surface Warfare Center/Dahlgren Division

Energetics

7754 - Reactive Material Ignition, Output & Explosive Neutralization Assessment, Mr. Steven Kim, NSWC Indian Head
7863 - Consolidation of 105mm Artillery M67/M200 into Single Charge System, Ms. Kelly Moran, Alliant Techsystems, Inc.

Tactical Rockets & Missiles

7946 - Adaptive Flight Control Surfaces: Revolutionizing Missile and Munition Flight Control Systems, Professor Ronald Barrett, University of Kansas, Aerospace Engineering Department
7738 - IM Explosive for SMAW HEAA Warhead, Ms. Nancy Johnson, NSWC Indian Head
Rocket Trainer, Nammo Talley
AARGM, Alliant Techsystems, Inc.
7919 - Development and Fielding of the Guided Multi-Launch Rocket System (GMRLS) Unitary Warhead, Ms. Renita Friese, General Dynamics - OTS
7948 - Hovering Missiles: New Tools for Target ID, Interior Precision Strike, Friendly Fire Mitigations and Persistent Suppression, Professor Ronald Barrett, University of Kansas, Aerospace Engineering Department
7943 - ETF (Electronics Test Fuze) - A Flight Platform for Test and Evaluation of Water Piercing Missile Launcher (WPML) Systems, Mr. Michael Irwin, NSWC/ Dahlgren

Platforms & Weapon Systems Integration

7775 - Paladin Armament Upgrade through Integration of NDI Technology, Mr. Peter Henry, BAE Systems
Mk-45 Stabilized Gun System, Mr. Steve Cannon, NSWC

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Precision Weapons

7876 - Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) System Development and Demonstration (SDD) Status Update, Mr. Doug Storsved, ATK Advanced Weapons
7937 - Precision Urban Mortar Attack, Mr. Bryan Freeman, NSWC/Dahlgren
7793 - Flight Control 81mm Mortar, Mr. Sanford Steelman, NSWC/Dahlgren

Platforms & Weapon Systems Integration

7744 - Warship Upgrades to Utilize Modern Standard Missile, Mr. Newell "Butch" Young, Raytheon Missile Systems
7914 - Qualification Testing of High Rate of Fire Gun Systems, Mr. David Maher, General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products
7961 - 40mm Cased Telescoped Weapon System Comes to Maturity Advancing the State of the Art, Mr. David Leslie, BAE Systems
155mm Third Generation Maritime Fire Support (TMF), Mr. Rob McClure

Effectiveness

7839 - Driving Affordable Common Solutions with Mission Analysis, Mr. Andrew Hinsdale, Raytheon Missile Systems
8151 - 25mm Ammunition Development for the JSF, Mr. Martin van de Voorde, TNO Defence, Security and Safety
7906 - Trajectory Matching Procedure/Practice for a Guided Projectile using MATLAB/Simulink, Ms. Yin Chen, U.S. Army ARDEC - Picatinny
7970 - A Numerical Method to Predict the Spin Behavior of Despun Munitions, Mr. Michael Minnicino, Aberdeen Proving Grounds
7745 - Evolving Artillery Operational Concepts from Guided Projectiles, Mr. Chris Geswender, Raytheon Missile Systems
7810 - Trajectory Simulation of the Ejected Vent Plugs during Premature Fuze Detonation of the 81mm, M879 Full Range Practice Mortar Cartridge, Mr. Seungeuk Han,, U.S. Army RDECOM-ARDEC
7912 - Modeling and Simulation Advances in Large Caliber Muzzle Brake Development, Mr. Daniel Cler, U.S. Army RDECOM/ARDEC/WSEC/Benet Laboratories
7923 - Effectiveness of ABM, Mr. Pascal Paulissen, TNO Defence, Security and Safety
7915 - A Different Approach to Determining Weapon System Caliber, Mr. Mohan Palathingal, U.S. Army ARDEC - Picatinny