• Semester 2, position 2

The main objective of this course is to introduce students to the field of weapons systems. Students get basic knowledge in the field of defense technologies, and learn the classification, purpose, importance and basic principles underlying the modern weapon systems, including ethical aspects of research and development in this specific field. Gain insight into the complexity and variety of weapons systems and get a clear overview of this multidisciplinary field.

Student gets the necessary basic knowledge of weapons systems that include classification, purpose and key principles of their action, taking into account ethical standards. Student has a complete overview of the field of classical and rocket weapon systems.

1. Development of conventional weapons systems. Ethical issues. 2. Classic weapons (small arms, artillery weapons, anti-armor systems, air-defense systems) 3. Ammunition (division of projectiles, explosives, small arms ammunition, high-explosive missiles, KE projectiles, shaped charge projectiles, cargo ammunition, fuzes) 4. Platform of weapon systems (tanks, classification of other armored vehicles) 5. Rocket systems (the basic principle of rocket motion, classification and characteristics of military rocket and missile systems, the main characteristics of anti-armor missile, air-defense missiles, the main characteristics of artillery rocket systems MLRS) 6. Data acquisition systems 7. Fire control systems 8. Guidance and control of missiles.

1. Classic weapons - analysis and comparison of solutions implemented in practice, 2. Ammunition - types of projectiles, the main characteristics, the analysis of realized designs 3. Platform of weapon systems - the analysis of implemented solutions, comparison, 4. rocket systems - fundamentals of rocket motion, types of missiles, the analysis of realized designs 5. Data acquisition systems - examples of sensors and their analysis 6. Fire control systems - an analysis of different types of FCS 7. Guidance and control of missiles - Analysis and comparison of different types of guidance and control systems.

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1. Handouts for lessons

Total assigned hours: 75

New material: 20
Elaboration and examples (recapitulation): 10

Auditory exercises: 15
Laboratory exercises: 15
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 0
Consultations: 0
Discussion/workshop: 0
Research study work: 0

Review and grading of calculation tasks: 0
Review and grading of lab reports: 0
Review and grading of seminar papers: 0
Review and grading of the project: 0
Test: 10
Test: 0
Final exam: 5

Activity during lectures: 10
Test/test: 60
Laboratory practice: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 0
Final exam: 30
Requirement for taking the exam (required number of points): 35

Arsic, S.: Contemporary armament, Belgrade, 1996 (in Serbian); Petrovic, D.: World artillery, Belgrade, 2002.; Andjelkovic, M.: Fundamentals of rocket engineering, Belgrade, 2005, (in Serbian)