Paper that summarises and to discuses trends in research on interceptor guidance laws for fast-flying and/or agile air targets. The authors will present an analysis of the implications of these trends on the missile performance and in particular the robustness of the end-game guidance in military operations. …

The authors discuss the need for a C4I architecture for the Netherlands armed forces and list the progress that has been made up to now. Several challenges are identified, such as unique real-time requirements, interoperability and agility and unique security requirements.

In this paper the authors describe the iTasks workflow system. The iTasks system is a software library written in the declarative programming language Clean, which allows for the highlevel specification of multi-user workflows. An important advantage of the iTasks system above commercially available …

In this issue, the members of the Combat Systems Department inform the defence community and (military) research institutes about their current and future research projects. The contributions cover a large part of the field of technological academic research that military organisations require

The collapse of the Soviet Union meant the removal of the main adversary of NATO, and many believed that NATO had become obsolete given its original purpose of countering the Soviet communist threat. The end of the Cold War caused a debate about the future role and the necessity of the Alliance. It soon …

The authors report on a new research project on cooperative robots, which is particularly suited to student participation. The research on cooperative robot systems of the Combat Systems section is still at a preliminary stage. A system for the determination of the relative position of robots hasalready …

The Dutch Minister of Defense, Eimert van Middelkoop, aims to maintain investments at a high level. But, how much should be invested in the Armed Forces? And how should the available money be allocated? The Dutch armed forces operate under difficult and ever-changing circumstances. Therefore, making …

My thesis deals with the Chemical Weapons Convention that has been adopted to prevent the proliferation of chemical weapons. It tries to describe the harmful effects of chemical warfare and the need of eliminating toxic chemical weapons. There is a huge responsibility for the Member States to properly …