SMART WEAPONS TRAINING COURSE TO BE PRESENTED AT REDSTONE IN SEPTEMBER The Guidance and Control Information Analysis Center (GACIAC) will conduct a three-day Smart Weapons Training Course at the John Sparkman Center, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, on Tuesday through Thursday, September 23-25, 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, and SLAM. 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. The seminar is classified at the SECRET level (U.S. citizens only). Attendance is limited to 30 students. For additional details 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

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