Defence Technology

Papers
(The median citation count of Defence Technology is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
Analysis of the effect of bore centerline on projectile exit conditions in small arms130
Cell-type continuous electromagnetic radiation system generating millimeter waves for active denial system applications110
One-bit splitting deceptive jamming against SAR106
Damage analysis caused by Co ions in functionally graded materials103
A high maneuvering motion strategy and stable control method for tandem twin-rotor aerial-aquatic vehicles near the water surface89
Continuous-flow columns packed with zero-valent iron and iron sulfide as a feasible strategy to remediate the persistent contaminant nitroguanidine85
Controlling update distance and enhancing fair trainable prototypes in federated learning under data and model heterogeneity76
Experimental study on the TNT equivalence for blast parameters in a confined space72
The hydrodynamic RAM effect: Review of historic experiments, model developments and simulation71
Ballistic response mechanism and resistance-driven evaluation method of UHMWPE composite63
Critical quality indicators of high-performance polyetherimide (ULTEM) over the MEX 3D printing key generic control parameters: Prospects for personalized equipment in the defense industry58
Current development and future prospects of multi-target assignment problem: A bibliometric analysis review56
Revolutionary entrapment model of uniformly distributed swarm robots in morphogenetic formation55
New correlations for evaluating the equivalent bare charge mass for a cased charge54
Investigation of Supersonic Shock Wave Loading on Thin Metallic Sheets54
A novel energetic framework with the combination of 5,6-fused triazolo-triazine and nitropyrazole-tetrazole for energy-stability balanced explosive54
The dynamic response and damage models of rebar reinforced polymer slabs subjected to contact and near-field explosions53
Lead spall velocity of fragments of ultra-high-performance concrete slabs under partially embedded cylindrical charge-induced explosion51
External blast flow field evolution and response mechanism of single-layer reticulated dome structure48
The integration of dinitropyrazole and 1,3,4-oxadiazole: A novel hybrid heterocyclic skeleton for balancing energy and stability48
IFC - Editorial Board47
Time-sequenced damage behavior of reactive projectile impacting double-layer plates46
IFC - Editorial Board45
Tailoring conductive network Zn@NPC@MWCNTs nanocomposites derived from ZIF-8 as high-performance electromagnetic absorber for the whole X-Band44
The interaction between a shaped charge jet and a single moving plate43
IFC - Editorial Board41
Research on the influences of motion characteristics of jetting projectile charge under water41
Jet formation and penetration performance of a double-layer charge liner with chemically-deposited tungsten as the inner liner40
Reheat effect on the improvement in efficiency of the turbine driven by pulse detonation40
MTTSNet: Military time-sensitive targets stealth network via real-time mask generation39
Research on the quasi-isentropic driving model of aluminized explosives in the detonation wave propagation direction38
Experimental study on the size effect on the equation of state of concretes under shock loading38
Multifunctional characteristics of 3D printed polymer nanocomposites under monotonic and cyclic compression38
Data-driven modeling on anisotropic mechanical behavior of brain tissue with internal pressure35
Full-domain collaborative deployment method of multiple interference sources and evaluation of its deployment effect34
Improving path planning efficiency for underwater gravity-aided navigation based on a new depth sorting fast search algorithm34
Hybrid pedestrian positioning system using wearable inertial sensors and ultrasonic ranging33
Experimental and numerical investigation on penetration of clay masonry by small high-speed projectile33
IFC - Editorial Board32
The investigation of NTO/HMX-based plastic-bonded explosives and its safety performance32
Size dependent free vibration analysis of functionally graded piezoelectric micro/nano shell based on modified couple stress theory with considering thickness stretching effect32
Numerical investigation of a muzzle multiphase flow field using two underwater launch methods31
IFC - Editorial Board31
Gliding arc plasma adjusting pre-combustion cracking products30
IFC - Editorial Board30
Random vibration analysis of FGM plates subjected to moving load using a refined stochastic finite element method30
Theoretical design of new bridge-ring insensitive high energy compounds by selected normal Diels-Alder reactions between NH2-substituted oxazoles and NO2/NF2/NHNO2-substituted ethylenes/acetylenes29
IFC - Editorial Board29
Relative performance of novel blast wave mitigation system to conventional system based on mitigation percent criteria28
Ballistic impact response of resistance-spot-welded (RSW) double-layered plates for Q&P980 steel28
Satellite breakup behaviors and model under the hypervelocity impact and explosion: A review28
Numerical investigation on free air blast loads generated from center-initiated cylindrical charges with varied aspect ratio in arbitrary orientation28
Machine learning for predicting the outcome of terminal ballistics events28
Investigation on thermal characteristics and desensitization mechanism of improved step ladder-structured nitrocellulose28
The role of tangential velocity in explosive initiation by fragment impact27
Hygrothermal effect on high-velocity impact resistance of woven composites27
Research on simulation of gun muzzle flow field empowered by artificial intelligence27
IFC - Editorial Board27
Applicability limits of the DAX test in plastic bonded explosives27
Automated integration of real-time and non-real-time defense systems27
Al/Hf ratio-dependent mechanisms of microstructure and mechanical property of nearly fully dense Al–Hf reactive material27
Spontaneous ignition of corrugated cardboard under dynamic high radiant flux26
Blast injury risks to humans within a military trench26
A cloud model target damage effectiveness assessment algorithm based on spatio-temporal sequence finite multilayer fragments dispersion26
Multi-UAV cooperative maneuver decision-making for pursuit-evasion using improved MADRL25
Dynamic analysis of buried pipeline with and without barrier system subjected to underground detonation25
Reactive molecular dynamics insight into the thermal decomposition mechanism of 2,6-Bis(picrylamino)-3,5-dinitropyridine25
Anti-explosion performance and dynamic response of an innovative multi-layer composite explosion containment vessel25
Review of bumper materials for spacecraft shield against orbital debris hypervelocity impact25
Adaptive robust feedback control of moving target tracking for all - Electrical tank with uncertainty24
Automatic modulation recognition of radio fuzes using a DR2D-based adaptive denoising method and textural feature extraction24
Effects of projectile parameters on the momentum transfer and projectile melting during hypervelocity impact24
The deformation and failure mechanism of cylindrical shell and square plate with pre-formed holes under blast loading24
Template synthesis of copper azide primary explosive through Cu2O@HKUST-1 core-shell composite prepared by “bottle around ship” method23
Bidirectional parallel multi-branch convolution feature pyramid network for target detection in aerial images of swarm UAVs23
Ballistic performance of titanium-based layered composites made using blended elemental powder metallurgy and hot isostatic pressing23
Research status of high efficiency deep penetration welding of medium-thick plate titanium alloy: A review23
Barrier Lyapunov functions-based dynamic surface control with tracking error constraints for ammunition manipulator electro-hydraulic system23
Numerical damage evaluation of perforated steel columns subjected to blast loading23
An improved SLAM based on RK-VIF: Vision and inertial information fusion via Runge-Kutta method22
Response of masonry systems against blast loading22
Interaction of water droplets with pyrolyzing coal particles and tablets22
3D laser scanning strategy based on cascaded deep neural network22
Modeling of unsupervised knowledge graph of events based on mutual information among neighbor domains and sparse representation22
High-speed penetration of ogive-nose projectiles into thick concrete targets: Tests and a projectile nose evolution model22
Experimental study of Al agglomeration on solid propellant burning surface and condensed combustion products21
A novel method for determination of lethal radius for high-explosive artillery projectiles21
Irreversible demagnetization mechanism of permanent magnets during electromagnetic buffering21
Effect of different geometrical non-uniformities on nonlinear vibration of porous functionally graded skew plates: A finite element study21
Underwater four-quadrant dual-beam circumferential scanning laser fuze using nonlinear adaptive backscatter filter based on pauseable SAF-LMS algorithm21
Multi-objective design optimization of composite submerged cylindrical pressure hull for minimum buoyancy factor and maximum buckling load capacity21
Comparative investigations of ternary thermite Al/Fe2O3/CuO and Al/Fe2O3/Bi2O3 from pyrolytic, kinetics and combustion behaviors21
Numerical simulation study of sympathetic detonation in stages20
Comparative study on the oblique water-entry of high-speed projectile based on rigid-body and elastic-plastic body model20
Adaptive target and jamming recognition for the pulse doppler radar fuze based on a time-frequency joint feature and an online-updated naive bayesian classifier with minimal risk20
Preparation and characterization of HMX/NH2-GO composite with enhanced thermal safety and desensitization20
A comprehensive review on material selection for polymer matrix composites subjected to impact load19
Self-supervised recalibration network for person re-identification19
A bayesian optimisation methodology for the inverse derivation of viscoplasticity model constants in high strain-rate simulations19
Improving the energy release characteristics of PTFE/Al by doping magnesium hydride19
Static and free vibration analyses of functionally graded porous variable-thickness plates using an edge-based smoothed finite element method19
Improving the damage potential of W-Zr reactive structure material under extreme loading condition19
A fast-running engineering tool for assessing structural vulnerability to blast loading19
Estimating energy release performance of oxidizer-activated aluminum fuel particles under ultrafast stimulus19
Equivalent protection factor of bi-layer ceramic metal structures18
An improved LuGre model for calculating static steering torque of rubber tracked chassis18
2D metal-organic frameworks endow ammonium perchlorate with enhanced thermal effect18
Toughening ultrastrong low-density steel by textured δ-ferrite lamellas18
Camouflaged people detection based on a semi-supervised search identification network18
A fast and accurate model for the creation of explosion fragments with improved fragment shape and dimensions18
Ultra-lightweight CNN design based on neural architecture search and knowledge distillation: A novel method to build the automatic recognition model of space target ISAR images18
Nacre-inspired interface structure design of polymer bonded explosives toward significantly enhanced mechanical performance18
Adaptive robust control for triple avoidance - striking - arrival performance of uncertain tank mechanical systems18
Situational continuity-based air combat autonomous maneuvering decision-making18
Effect of change of sand properties on travel distance of ricocheted debris18
Microstructure transformations and improving wear resistance of austenitic stainless steel additively fabricated by arc-based DED process18
Physics-informed machine learning model for prediction of ground reflected wave peak overpressure17
Constitutive model of viscoelastic dynamic damage for the material of gas obturator in modular-charge howitzer17
Modelling of internal ballistics of gun systems: A review17
Effect of silica fume and glass powder for enhanced impact resistance in GGBFS-based ultra high-performance geopolymer fibrous concrete: An experimental and statistical analysis17
Combination of Nitrogen-Rich Skeleton and Coordination Group: Synthesis of a High-Energy Primary Explosive Based on 1H-Tetrazole-5-Carbohydrazide17
Toughening modification of cellulose acetate butyrate and using for CL-20-based polymer bonded explosives16
Theoretical predict structure and property of the novel CL-20/2,4-DNI cocrystal by systematic search approach16
Revisiting the theoretical prediction of the explosive performance found by the Trauzl test16
An air combat maneuver pattern extraction based on time series segmentation and clustering analysis16
Recorded recurrent deep reinforcement learning guidance laws for intercepting endoatmospheric maneuvering missiles16
Oscillation mechanism and predictive model of explosion load for natural gas in confined tube16
Research on the flow stability and noise reduction characteristics of quasi-periodic elastic support skin16
Noise and vibration measurements in a Viking military vehicle16
Static and dynamic stability responses of multilayer functionally graded carbon nanotubes reinforced composite nanoplates via quasi 3D nonlocal strain gradient theory16
Nonlinear robust adaptive control for bidirectional stabilization system of all-electric tank with unknown actuator backlash compensation and disturbance estimation16
Microstructural image based convolutional neural networks for efficient prediction of full-field stress maps in short fiber polymer composites16
Investigation of the mechanical and ballistic properties of hybrid carbon/ aramid woven laminates15
Quasi-static and dynamic compressive behaviour of additively manufactured Menger fractal cube structures15
Nano-silica modified lightweight and high-toughness carbon fiber/phenolic ablator with excellent thermal insulation and ablation performance15
Ballistic performance of spaced multi-ply soft fabrics: Experimental and numerical investigation15
Propagation Properties of Shock Waves in Polyurethane Foam based on Atomistic Simulations15
Basic theory of dust explosion of energetic materials: A review15
Observer-based robust high-order fully actuated attitude autopilot design for spinning glide-guided projectiles15
Region coverage control for multiple stratospheric airships with combined self-/event-triggered mechanism15
A review on lightweight materials for defence applications: Present and future developments15
Anti-migration of NG by using EPDM insulation materials coated with reduced graphene oxide14
Recent research in mechanical properties of geopolymer-based ultra-high-performance concrete: A review14
A comparative single-pulse shock tube experiment and kinetic modeling study on pyrolysis of cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane and ethylcyclohexane14
An interface shear damage model of chromium coating/steel substrate under thermal erosion load14
Multi-objectives nonlinear structure optimization for actuator in trajectory correction fuze subject to high impact loadings14
Influence of propagation direction on operation performance of rotating detonation combustor with turbine guide vane14
Thermal hazard assessment of TKX-50-based melt-cast explosive14
Structural design and modal behaviors analysis of a new swept baffled inflatable wing14
Flame behavior, shock wave, and instantaneous thermal field generated by unconfined vapor-liquid propylene oxide/air cloud detonation14
A novel feature extraction method for ship-radiated noise14
A combined finite element and deep learning network for structural dynamic response estimation on concrete gravity dam subjected to blast loads14
Experimental investigation on anti-penetration performance of polyurea-coated ASTM1045 steel plate subjected to projectile impact14
Damage analysis of POZD coated square reinforced concrete slab under contact blast14
Damage response of conventionally reinforced two-way spanning concrete slab under eccentric impacting drop weight loading14
Nitro-tetrazole based high performing explosives: Recent overview of synthesis and energetic properties14
A Multi-UCAV cooperative occupation method based on weapon engagement zones for beyond-visual-range air combat14
Task assignment in ground-to-air confrontation based on multiagent deep reinforcement learning14
Chain damage effects of multi-spaced plates by reactive jet impact13
An isogeometric analysis approach for dynamic response of doubly-curved magneto electro elastic composite shallow shell subjected to blast loading13
Machine learning enabled identification and real-time prediction of living plants’ stress using terahertz waves13
Frequency domain analysis of pre-stressed elastomeric vibration isolators13
Shock-induced reaction behaviors of functionally graded reactive material13
Investigation on the exploding foil initiators ignition enhanced by explosion-electricity coupling13
FE modeling of concrete beams and columns reinforced with FRP composites13
Microfluidic assisted 90% loading CL-20 spherical particles: Enhancing self-sustaining combustion performance13
Preparation of HMX/TATB spherical composite explosive by droplet microfluidic technology13
Air combat decision-making of multiple UCAVs based on constraint strategy games13
A joint optimization algorithm for focused energy delivery in precision electronic warfare13
Solvent transport dynamics and its effect on evolution of mechanical properties of nitrocellulose (NC)-based propellants under hot-air drying process13
A micro-chip exploding foil initiator based on printed circuit board technology12
Modification of a ReaxFF potential at short range for energetic materials12
Transient response of doubly-curved bio-inspired composite shells resting on viscoelastic foundation subject to blast load using improved first-order shear theory and isogeometric approach12
A reusable planar triggered spark-gap switch batched-fabricated with PCB technology for medium- and low-voltage pulse power systems12
Mitigating the negative catalytic effect of CuO by FAS-17 coated Al nanopowder: Isothermal ageing of Al/CuO nanothermite at 71 °C and 60% relative humidity12
Tuning microstructures of TC4 ELI to improve explosion resistance12
An experiment evaluating how the tiny mass eccentricities in spin-stabilized projectiles affect the position of impact points12
Evaluation method and optimization strategies of resilience for air & space defense system of systems based on kill network theory and improved self-information quantity12
Experimental and numerical simulation of the attenuation effect of blast shock waves in tunnels at different altitudes12
Model-based deep learning for fiber bundle infrared image restoration12
Repeater jamming suppression method for pulse Doppler fuze based on identity recognition and chaotic encryption12
Isomeric fluorescence sensors for wide range detection of ionizing radiations12
Critical interfaces in body armour systems12
Formation behaviors of rod-like reactive shaped charge penetrator and their effects on damage capability12
Corrigendum to “Effect of organo-modified montmorillonite nanoclay on mechanical, thermal and ablation behavior of carbon fiber/phenolic resin composites” [Defence Technol 17 (3) (June 2021) 812–820]12
Dynamic crushing behaviors and enhanced energy absorption of bio-inspired hierarchical honeycombs with different topologies12
Fabrication and analysis of TIG welding-brazing butt joints of in-situ TiB2/7050 composite and TA212
Recursive weighted least squares estimation algorithm based on minimum model error principle12
Modified couple stress and thickness-stretching included formulation of a sandwich micro shell subjected to electro-magnetic load resting on elastic foundation12
Background dominant colors extraction method based on color image quick fuzzy c-means clustering algorithm12
A bi-population immune algorithm for weapon transportation support scheduling problem with pickup and delivery on aircraft carrier deck11
Modification and experimental validation of the Forrestal-Warren perforation model for high hardness armor steel plates of intermediate thickness11
Transverse relaxation characteristic and stress relaxation model considering molecular chains of HTPB coating based on pre-strained thermal aging11
Blast responses of polyurea retrofitted utility tunnel reinforced with basalt fibre reinforced polymer bars11
Modification of SDOF model for reinforced concrete beams under close-in explosion11
Object detection in crowded scenes via joint prediction11
Recent progress on impact induced reaction mechanism of reactive alloys11
Developing a highly scalable synthetic strategy for 5-amino-4-nitrobenzo[1,2-c:3,4-c']bis([1,2,5]oxadiazole)1,b-dioxide (CL-18) and investigating the influence of crystal engineering and positional is11
Dynamic response of honeycomb-FGS shells subjected to the dynamic loading using non-polynomial higher-order IGA11
Protection of armoured vehicles against chemical, biological and radiological contamination11
Adaptive subspace detection based on two-step dimension reduction in the underwater waveguide11
Automatic recognition of sonar targets using feature selection in micro-Doppler signature11
Cooperative UAV search strategy based on DMPC-AACO algorithm in restricted communication scenarios11
IFC - Editorial Board11
3D printed hybrid rocket fuels with μAl core-shell particles coated with polyvinylidene fluoride and polydopamine: Enhanced combustion characteristics11
Color-polarization synergistic target detection method considering shadow interference11
Finite-time tracking control and vibration suppression based on the concept of virtual control force for flexible two-link space robot11
Calculating detonation performance of explosives by VLWR thermodynamics code introduced with universal VINET equation of state11
Compressive sampling and reconstruction in shift-invariant spaces associated with the fractional Gabor transform11
Experimental investigation of ultra-early-strength cement-based self-compacting high strength concrete slabs (URCS) under contact explosions11
Ti/WO3, a nanothermite for special purposes: An experimental study11
Improved lazy theta∗ algorithm based on octree map for path planning of UAV11
Effect of hydrogen-storage pressure on the detonation characteristics of emulsion explosives sensitized by glass microballoons11
Preparation and microwave absorption performance of SiC aerogel via sol-gel and carbonization reduction process11
Experimental investigation of spectral evolution in flash radiation by hypervelocity impact on aluminum plates11
IFC - Editorial Board10
Operational feasibility study of stagnation pressure reaction control for a mid-caliber non-spinning projectile10
Flight parameter calculation method of multi-projectiles using temporal and spatial information constraint10
Shock-induced energy localization and reaction growth considering chemical-inclusions effects for crystalline explosives10
Numerical study on the blocking effect of skin on Flash-Ball Impact and damage assessment10
Reaction characteristic of PTFE/Al/Cu/Pb composites and application in shaped charge liner10
Energy balance model to assess the resistance of ballistic protection materials10
Micro-aluminum powder with bi- or tri-component alloy coating as a promising catalyst: Boosting pyrolysis and combustion of ammonium perchlorate10
Automatic modulation recognition of radiation source signals based on two-dimensional data matrix and improved residual neural network10
Book Review10
Effect of the microporous structure of ammonium perchlorate on thermal behaviour and combustion characteristics10
Self-healed microcracks in polymer bonded explosives via thermoreversible covalent bond and hydrogen actions10
An effective catalyst carrier SiO2: Enhancing catalytic and combustion properties of CuFe2O4 on energetic components10
A progressive framework for rotary motion deblurring10
An improved four-dimensional variation source term inversion model with observation error regularization10
A guidance and control design with reduced information for a dual-spin stabilized projectile10
Real-time localization for underwater equipment using an extremely low frequency electric field10
Study of the axial density/impedance gradient composite long rod hypervelocity penetration into a four-layer Q345 target10
SUNDER: Self-organized grouping and entrapping method for swarms in multitarget environments10
Influence of liquid bridge force on physical stability during fuel storage and transportation10
Design of Multi-layered Protection Against Guided Mortar Threats Yhrough Numerical Modeling10
Blast resistance of air-backed RC slab against underwater contact explosion9
High-Velocity Projectile Impact Behaviour of Friction Stir Welded AA7075 Thick Plates9
Decision support model for effects estimation and proportionality assessment for targeting in cyber operations9
Dynamic properties of low-density expandable polystyrene concrete materials9
Fatigue crack propagation in a helicopter component subjected to impact damage9
Assessment of the ballistic response of honeycomb sandwich structures subjected to offset and normal impact9
Opening behavior of PELE perforation on reinforced concrete target9
Experimental crushing behavior and energy absorption of angular gradient honeycomb structures under quasi-static and dynamic compression9
Al-Mg@PVDF and Al-Si@PVDF composites with enhanced combustion and energy release characteristics9
Alkylene-functionality in bridged and fused nitrogen-rich poly-cyclic energetic materials: Synthesis, structural diversity and energetic properties9
Enhanced structural damage behavior of liquid-filled tank by reactive material projectile impact9
Determining the parameters and chemical behaviour of the overdriven detonation reaction zone of CL-20-based aluminized explosives9
Evaluation of detonation performance of explosives ICM-101, ONC, and TNAZ based on improved VHL equation of state9
A general viscoelastic foundation model for vibration analysis of functionally graded sandwich plate with auxetic core9
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