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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 9,1997 PSA#1862SMART WEAPONS TRAINING COURSE SMART WEAPONS TRAINING COURSE (Schedule
Change) The Guidance and Control Information Analysis Center (GACIAC)
Smart Weapons Training Course in Orlando, Florida, originally scheduled
for June 24-16, has been changed to July 8-10, 1997. Army, Air Force,
and Navy smart weapon systems fielded or under development will be
covered. The course is sponsored by the AMC Smart Weapons Management
Office (AMC-SWMO) and the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC),
and taught by the GACIAC contractor, IIT Research Institute. This
seminar will provide a single source of information on specific U.S.
and foreign smart weapons, to include their development status, system
description, performance characteristics, and effectiveness. The full
gamut of U.S. smart weapon systems will be covered, to include direct
fire, indirect fire, aviation-launched and ship-launched missiles,
rockets, projectiles, and submunitions. Army systems covered include
Dragon, Javelin, TOW, STAFF, WAM, Stinger, Hellfire, Copperhead,
Longbow, SADARM, BAT, and ATACMS. Air Force systems discussed include
AMRAAM, Maverick, Raptor, GBUs, JDAM, and SFW. Navy systems covered
include Penguin, JSOW, HARM, Harpoon, SLAM, and Tomahawk. Information
will be provided on technology base systems and future concepts, to
include smart mortar, EFOG-M, Damocles, and LOCAAS powered
submunitions. Selected foreign smart systems will be discussed, to
include ATGMs, mines, projectiles, rockets, bombs, and missiles. Future
requirements and opportunities will be addressed, including
digitization, joint operations/ requirements, and future smart weapon
trends. This course will benefit project managers, materiel developers,
service and major command staff officers, systems analysts, industry
marketeers, and engineers interested in gaining an understanding of
critical weapons-related systems, subsystems, and technologies. The
seminar is classified at the SECRET level (U.S. citizens only).
Attendance is limited to 30 students, and similar seminars conducted
last year were quickly filled. To insure a place in the seminar, please
forward your registration ($995/government, $1495 industry) and Visit
Request as soon as possible. For additional details (or to discuss a
tailored on-site seminar at your facility), contact the seminar
administrator, Ms. Jeri McAllister, at IIT Research Institute in
Huntsville, AL (205) 880-0884 x. 223; by fax at (205) 880-0886; or by
e-mail: jeri@iitri.com. Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0497 19970609\SP-0007.MSC)
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