SURVIAC Contract

SURVIAC (Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center)

SURVIAC addresses the vital technology area of non-nuclear survivability and lethality of aeronautical and surface systems, equipment, and components. Data holdings for systems include:

• Physical and functional characteristics
• Design
• Performance and operational information
• Acoustics
• Infrared, optical, electro-optical and radar signature
• Combat damage and repair
• System, subsystem, and component probability of kill given a hit (Pk/h) functions.

SURVIAC provides lessons from prior combat incidents, integrates test results, and makes available proven analytical methodologies, design guidance, and problem-solving expertise. SURVIAC also provides comprehensive survivability and lethality modeling services that include model distribution, expert support, training, and updates.

Areas of Expertise

	Attrition		Hypervelocity Kill Mechanism
	Ballistic Damage		Lethality
	Ballistic Effects		Live Fire Test
	Battle Damage		Probability of Kill
	Battle Damage Repair		Radar Signature
	Conventional Weapons		Spacecraft Survivability
	Countermeasures		Survivability Methodology
	Counter-countermeasures		Survivability Modeling
	Directed Energy Weapons		Susceptibility
	High-Power Microwaves		Susceptibility Reduction
	Hit Avoidance		Vulnerability Reduction
	Homeland Security		Weapons Effectiveness

Technical Area Tasks (TATs)

For Ullage Model

The Need: Current methodologies to predict the likelihood of the effect of fuel-air vapor ullage explosion often are inconsistent, unreliable, unable to provide the detailed assessment of the effects of fuel/air vapor explosions, and incapable of evaluating the effectiveness of ullage protection techniques.

The SURVIAC Response: SURVIAC developed an analytical fuel/air vapor ullage explosion computer model. In addition, SURVIAC identified suitable analytical methodologies and data and documented the associated model and databases.

For Fluid-Backed Plates

The Need: One of the configurations often encountered during aircraft vulnerability analysis is that of a plate backed by fluid such as fuel or hydraulic fluid. To compute both shielding and vulnerability of components behind the fluid, it is necessary to be able to estimate various projectile configurations.

The SURVIAC Response: SURVIAC collected and analyzed data that involves threat penetration into fluid-backed plates.

For the Advanced Assault Amphibious Vehicle

The Need: Next-generation assault vehicles need armor designs that are highly critical to the success of the system. The need to keep weight low yet provide ballistic protection presents a unique challenge.

The SURVIAC Response: SURVIAC fully evaluated the ballistic performance characteristics of the vehicle's armor as well as the overall vulnerability of the vehicle.

Surviac Products

Aircraft Fuel System Fire and Explosion Suppression Design Guide—This practical, up-to-date reference condenses all identified documented vulnerability-reduction technology pertinent to the design of modern aircraft fuel systems. The three-volume design guide also identifies more than 1,500 relevant reference documents in a bibliography in the appendix.

Compendium of References for Non-nuclear Aircraft Survivability—This compendium is a resource for aerospace and defense organizations, designers, analysts, and test personnel. It allows the user to quickly locate the most pertinent design, analysis, and test information for a particular system or subsystem. The compendium covers non-nuclear survivability, excluding directed energy weapons.

Joint Live Fire/Live Fire Test Program Catalogue—Available in hardcopy and electronic media, the catalogue provides information on the Joint Live Fire/Live Fire Test program, including completed, on-going, and future tests. The database includes 47 descriptor fields describing each test program identified. The data element fields include general test information, test documentation, target and threat information, and test results.

Army Survivability Information Resource Database—This document and its database identify personnel, principal analytical programs, and major sources of experimental data for U.S. Army resources. Sections of this report are designed to stand alone and include an interactive database designed for easy use.

Survivability Systems Master Plan—This plan describes the Army's strategy for achieving survivability for ground combat vehicles. It provides vehicle program managers, scientists, engineers, and planners a resource for technical and programmatic information on the latest developments in ground combat vehicles survivability. It also describes the capabilities and support available from PM Survivability Systems.

BRAWLER—BRAWLER simulates air-to-air combat between multiple flights of aircraft in both visual and beyond-visual range arenas. Special emphasis has been placed on simulating cooperative tactics and on capturing the importance of situation awareness in this environment.

For More Information

Visit our Web site at: http://iac.dtic.mil/surviac

Contact:
SURVIAC
46 OG/OGM/OL-AC/SURVIAC
2700 D Street, Bldg. 1661
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7605

Phone: (937) 255-4840
Fax: (937) 255-9673
E-mail: surviac@bah.com
URL: http://iac.dtic.mil/surviac

Kevin R. Crosthwaite
Director
Phone: (937) 255-3828 x279
E-mail: crosthwaite_kevin@bah.com