Accession Number:

ADA522909

Title:

The Advanced Guided Weapon Testbed (AGWT) at the Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate

Descriptive Note:

Journal article

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB EGLIN AFB FL MUNITIONS DIRECTORATE

Personal Author(s):

• Ewing, Craig M.

Report Date:

2010-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

12.0

Abstract:

This article describes the capabilities of the Kinetic Kill Vehicle Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulator facility and the Virtual Munition Simulator facility co-located at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Together they make up the Advanced Guided Weapon Testbed used to research advanced guidance components using hardware-in-the-loop simulation as well as the exploitation and investigation of new weapon concepts through the use of distributed simulation and wargaming.

Descriptors:

• *ADVANCED WEAPONS
• *TEST BEDS
• WAR GAMES
• HARDWARE IN THE LOOP
• MAN COMPUTER INTERFACE
• GUIDED WEAPONS
• REPRINTS
• COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
• AIR FORCE FACILITIES

Subject Categories:

• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE