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Analyzing Helicopter Evasive Maneuver Effectiveness Against Rocket-Propelled Grenades
2014
Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
It has long been acknowledged that military helicopters are vulnerable to groundlaunched threats, in particular the RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade. Current helicopter threat mitigation strategies rely on a combination of operational tactics and selectivelyplaced armour plating which offer little protection. However in recent years a number of active protection systems (APS) designed to protect land-based vehicles from rocket and missile fire have been developed. These systems all use a sensor
doi:10.2514/1.59318
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