Are non‐lethal weapons a viable military option to strengthen the hearts and minds approach in Afghanistan?

Commanders of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have repeatedly stressed the hearts and minds approach in Afghanistan, in saying that the human terrain is decisive for a successful outcome of the mission. Avoidance of civilian casualties is considered of strategic importance, and by nature highly dependent on the management of tactical level Escalation of Force (EoF) situations. Non‐lethal weapons (NLWs) are expected to enable tactical commanders to avoid innocent civilian casualties in such situations. This article considers a selected NLW on its potential to accomplish this requirement. It uses a defence technology assessment approach to analyse EoF situations experienced by Dutch ISAF forces in which the NLW is inserted. The analysis demonstrates that a range of contextual factors in the Afghanistan high‐risk environment tend to narrow down the window of opportunity for the NLW to help defuse the risk of unintended civil casualties.     

Survey and technological analysis of laser and its defense applications

The laser technology has made remarkable progress over the past couple of decades.It is being widely employed in diverse domains,such as holography,space sciences,spectroscopy,medical sciences,micro and power electronics,industrial engineering,and most distinctively,as directed energy military weapons.Owing to their active transmissions,laser systems are similar to microwave radars to some extent;however,unlike conventional radars,the laser operates at very high frequencies thus making it a potent enabler of narrow-beam and high energy aerial deployments,both in offensive and defensive roles.In modern avionics systems,laser target indicators and beam riders are the most common devices that are used to direct the Laser Guided Weapons(LGW)accurately to the ground targets.Additionally,compact size and outstanding angular resolution of laser-based systems motivate their use for drones and unmanned aerial applications.Moreover,the narrow-beam divergence of laser emissions offers a low probability of intercept,making it a suitable contender for secure transmissions and safety-critical operations.Furthermore,the developments in space sciences and laser technology have given syner-gistic potential outcomes to use laser systems in space operations.This paper comprehensively reviews laser applications and projects for strategic defense actions on the ground or in space.Additionally,a detailed analysis has been done on recent advancements of the laser technology for target indicators and range-finders.It also reviews the advancements in the field of laser communications for surveillance,its earlier state of the art,and ongoing scientific research and ad-vancements in the domain of high energy directed laser weapons that have revolutionized the evolving military battlefield.Besides offering a comprehensive taxonomy,the paper also critically analyzes some of the recent contributions in the associated domains.     

10.6μm 双路 NH2D 斯塔克盒稳频CO2 激光拍频系统研究

在无恒温设备,无特殊防震措施,激光器采用泵浦循环水冷却,稳频环路采用常温热释电探测器的条件下,我们成功地建立了１０．６μｍ双路ＮＨ_２Ｄ斯塔克盒稳频ＣＯ_２激光拍频系统。文中重点对稳频系统的频率稳定性的拍频测试进行实验研究,并对关键技术进行了讨论。用拍频法及阿仑方差评价的频率稳定性是：取样时间为１０_ｓ、１ｓ的频率稳定性优于４×１０~（－１０）;取样时间为１００ｍｓ、１０ｍｓ、１ｍｓ的频率稳定性优于１．７×１０~（－９）。     

防空体系中的光电对抗技术

为了有效对抗精确制导武器,在防空体系中大力发展光电对抗技术具有十分重要的意义。简述了防空体系中可以采用的几种光电对抗技术。     

扭力轴头的堆焊修复加激光强化

本文对某重载车辆扭力轴轴头的堆焊修复加激光强化工艺进行了试验研究.优选了激光强化的工艺参数;分析了堆焊及激光强化层的组织;并进行了硬度及接触疲劳试验.试验结果表明:堆焊加激光强化层的硬度高,其接触疲劳性能比原材料高频淬火略有提高;堆焊加激光强化修复扭力轴轴头具有较高的经济效益.     

Effects of nano-sized aluminum on detonation characteristics and metal acceleration for RDX-based aluminized explosive

Nano-sized aluminum(Nano-Al)powders hold promise in enhancing the total energy of explosives and the metal acceleration ability at the same time.However,the near-detonation zone effects of reaction between Nano-Al with detonation products remain unclear.In this study,the overall reaction process of 170 nm Al with RDX explosive and its effect on detonation characteristics,detonation reaction zone,and the metal acceleration ability were comprehensively investigated through a variety of experiments such as the detonation velocity test,detonation pressure test,explosive/window interface velocity test and confined plate push test using high-resolution laser interferometry.Lithium fluoride(LiF),which has an inert behavior during the explosion,was used as a control to compare the contribution of the reaction of aluminum.A thermochemical approach that took into account the reactivity of aluminum and ensuing detonation products was adopted to calculate the additional energy release by afterburn.Combining the numerical simulations based on the calculated afterburn energy and experimental results,the param-eters in the detonation equation of state describing the Nano-Al reaction characteristics were calibrated.This study found that when the 170 nm Al content is from 0％to 15％,every 5％increase of aluminum resulted in about a 1.3％decrease in detonation velocity.Manganin pressure gauge measurement showed no significant enhancement in detonation pressure.The detonation reaction time and reaction zone length of RDX/Al/wax/80/15/5 explosive is 64 ns and 0.47 mm,which is respectively 14％and 8％higher than that of RDX/wax/95/5 explosive(57 ns and 0.39 mm).Explosive/window interface velocity curves show that 170 nm Al mainly reacted with the RDX detonation products after the detonation front.For the recording time of about 10 μs throughout the plate push test duration,the maximum plate velocity and plate acceleration time accelerated by RDX/Al/wax/80/15/5 explosive is 12％and 2.9 μs higher than that of RDX/LiF/wax/80/15/5,respectively,indicating that the aluminum reaction energy significantly increased the metal acceleration time and ability of the explosive.Numerical simulations with JWLM explosive equation of state show that when the detonation products expanded to 2 times the initial volume,over 80％of the aluminum had reacted,implying very high reactivity.These results are significant in attaining a clear understanding of the reaction mechanism of Nano-Al in the development of aluminized explosives.     

激光防空武器系统作战效能研究

激光防空武器系统是一种新型的高技术多指标综合武器系统,其作战效能评估即是研究新型武器系统装备的主要依据,又是一件十分艰难的任务。依据WSEIAC提出的效能分析模型,建立了激光防空武器系统的ADC模型,对激光防空武器系统的作战效能作了研究,对其他武器的效能分析具有示范和借鉴作用。     

冠脉搭桥术用 CO2 激光低能输出方法研究

弱ＣＯ_２激光能量的输出及控制是ＣＯ_２激光冠脉搭桥术的核心技术之一。本文介绍了一种利用普通医用ＣＯ_２激光器获得弱激光能量输出的技术与方法。该方法具有激光输出功率稳定,并可调、输出光斑上能量密度均匀,光斑大小可控的特点,它很好地满足了搭桥仪对激光输出参数的要求;该方法还可应用于其它弱ＣＯ_２激光医疗仪器中。文中对设计原理进行了分析,并给出了设计实例。     

激光测距系统控制策略研究的一种新方法

首先运用更新理论研究了激光测距系统漏测点的分布规律,在该系统跟踪目标的角误差为平稳高斯过程的前提下,给出了易于计算的漏测点分布律的显式表示,为求取使不可补漏测点出现概率最小的控制策略提供了一条行之有效的新途径。     

战术防空激光武器发展概况

空中攻击与防空作战在相互斗争中发展,随着空中威胁目标种类变化、性能提高,作为防空武器的一个重要的新型分支,防空激光武器在快速发展,将在近程防空与反导中起重要作用。综述了空中威胁变化对激光武器的需求,激光武器的分类、组成与特点,以及国外战术防空激光反导武器系统发展概况。