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Research on safety technology of intelligent aviation ammunition system
Journal of Physics: Conference Series;Bristol Vol 2891,Iss.11 (Dec 2024)
Abstract:With the continuous development of military technology, intelligent aviation ammunition has become an important part of modern military operations. However, the safety of intelligent aviation munitions systems has always been a matter of concern. This study aims to explore the safety technology of intelligent aviation ammunition systems to ensure their reliability and stability in combat. First, this study reviews the current development status and application fields of intelligent aviation ammunition systems. Subsequently, it focused on analyzing the security threats and risks that intelligent aviation ammunition systems may face, including perception security, planning security, communication security, and evaluation and testing security. In response to these security challenges, a series of technologies and strategies have been proposed, and comprehensive security measures have been adopted to effectively reduce the security risks of intelligent aviation ammunition systems and improve their credibility and availability in actual combat. This research provides theoretical support and practical guidance for the safety technology of intelligent aviation ammunition systems, and provides a reference for its future development and application.
1. Introduction: With the rapid development of technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and sensors, along with the demand for intelligent combat in military operations, intelligent munitions are playing an increasingly important role in modern military warfare as a high-tech weapon system. Intelligent munitions possess intelligent capabilities such as battlefield awareness, situational reasoning, and mission planning, enabling the closed-loop OODA[1] (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) combat task chain. Currently, the world's major military powers are vigorously promoting the construction of military intelligence, and intelligent aviation munitions have gradually covered multiple combat fields. Compared with traditional munitions, intelligent munitions offer higher accuracy, stronger strike power, and more flexible application methods, thus being widely used in various combat missions on the battlefield. In the recent Russia-Ukraine war, both sides employed a large number of intelligent aviation munitions, marking the initial emergence of unmanned and autonomous characteristics in intelligent warfare.
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