Defence Technology

Papers
(The TQCC of Defence Technology is 11. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
IFC - Editorial Board190
Relative performance of novel blast wave mitigation system to conventional system based on mitigation percent criteria148
Damage analysis caused by 60Co ions in functionally graded materials119
Irreversible demagnetization mechanism of permanent magnets during electromagnetic buffering110
Effect of change of sand properties on travel distance of ricocheted debris89
Tailoring conductive network Zn@NPC@MWCNTs nanocomposites derived from ZIF-8 as high-performance electromagnetic absorber for the whole X-Band80
Region coverage control for multiple stratospheric airships with combined self-/event-triggered mechanism75
Gliding arc plasma adjusting pre-combustion cracking products66
Numerical investigation of a muzzle multiphase flow field using two underwater launch methods63
A novel energetic framework with the combination of 5,6-fused triazolo-triazine and nitropyrazole-tetrazole for energy-stability balanced explosive63
Surface-covering water significantly amplifies the explosion impulse of shallow buried explosives62
Equivalent protection factor of bi-layer ceramic metal structures60
Modeling of unsupervised knowledge graph of events based on mutual information among neighbor domains and sparse representation60
Experimental and numerical investigation on penetration of clay masonry by small high-speed projectile58
A high maneuvering motion strategy and stable control method for tandem twin-rotor aerial-aquatic vehicles near the water surface57
Blast injury risks to humans within a military trench56
Response of masonry systems against blast loading55
A comparative single-pulse shock tube experiment and kinetic modeling study on pyrolysis of cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane and ethylcyclohexane51
Experimental investigation on anti-penetration performance of polyurea-coated ASTM1045 steel plate subjected to projectile impact50
Collision-inducing method for UAV evasive maneuvers based on receding horizon optimization49
High-speed penetration of ogive-nose projectiles into thick concrete targets: Tests and a projectile nose evolution model49
Physics-informed machine learning model for prediction of ground reflected wave peak overpressure48
Shock-induced reaction behaviors of functionally graded reactive material46
Underwater four-quadrant dual-beam circumferential scanning laser fuze using nonlinear adaptive backscatter filter based on pauseable SAF-LMS algorithm45
Nitro-tetrazole based high performing explosives: Recent overview of synthesis and energetic properties45
Data-driven modeling on anisotropic mechanical behavior of brain tissue with internal pressure44
Preparation and characterization of HMX/NH2-GO composite with enhanced thermal safety and desensitization44
Multi-UAV cooperative maneuver decision-making for pursuit-evasion using improved MADRL43
Continuous-flow columns packed with zero-valent iron and iron sulfide as a feasible strategy to remediate the persistent contaminant nitroguanidine42
Multi-objective design optimization of composite submerged cylindrical pressure hull for minimum buoyancy factor and maximum buckling load capacity39
A combined finite element and deep learning network for structural dynamic response estimation on concrete gravity dam subjected to blast loads39
Fabrication and analysis of TIG welding-brazing butt joints of in-situ TiB2/7050 composite and TA238
Nacre-inspired interface structure design of polymer bonded explosives toward significantly enhanced mechanical performance38
Energy balance model to assess the resistance of ballistic protection materials37
The concept of sUAS/DL-based system for detecting and classifying abandoned small firearms37
Impact response and energy absorption of metallic buffer with entangled wire mesh damper37
Landing scheduling for carrier aircraft fleet considering bolting probability and aerial refueling36
Influence of manufacturing process-induced geometrical defects on the energy absorption capacity of polymer lattice structures36
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 humidity35
Study on theoretical model for electrical explosion resistivity of Al/Ni reactive multilayer foil35
Effect of hydrogen-storage pressure on the detonation characteristics of emulsion explosives sensitized by glass microballoons33
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 is33
Study of the explosion load characteristics and structural response law under a cabin water mist environment: Experimental tests and simulations33
Damage to aircraft composite structures caused by directed energy system: A literature review33
Fracture mechanism of a cylindrical shell cut by circumferential detonation collision33
A progressive framework for rotary motion deblurring33
Mastering air combat game with deep reinforcement learning32
SUNDER: Self-organized grouping and entrapping method for swarms in multitarget environments32
Machine learning and numerical investigation on drag reduction of underwater serial multi-projectiles31
Nonlinear asymmetric thermomechanical buckling of shallow nanoscale arches having dissimilar end conditions embracing nonlocality and strain gradient size dependencies31
Research on the navigation method of high speed differential rotation guided ammunition with ballistic assistance prediction under GNSS denial31
Numerical simulation of flow field characteristics and the improvement of pressure oscillation of rotating detonation engine30
A comprehensive comparison of hydro-elastoplastic-damage and cap-elastoplastic-damage material models for concrete subjected to impact and blast loadings30
Numerical study on dynamic properties of rubberised concrete with different rubber contents30
Multifunctional polarization converter based on multilayer reconfigurable metasurface30
Development of a composite sandwich-structure piezoresistive pressure sensor for subtle-pressures application29
Shielding and corrosion properties of the Alloy 709 as canister material for spent nuclear fuel dry casks29
Investigation on the process parameters of TIG-welded aluminum alloy through mechanical and microstructural characterization29
Reactive jet density distribution effect on its penetration behavior29
A pixel-level local contrast measure for infrared small target detection29
Controllable combustion behaviors of the laser-controlled solid propellant28
Note on: “Ballistic model for the prediction of penetration depth and residual velocity in adobe: A new interpretation of the ballistic resistance of earthen masonry”28
Predict the evolution of mechanical property of Al-Li alloys in a marine environment28
A review of current studies on the unmanned aerial vehicle-based moving target tracking methods27
Projectile impact and drop weight resistance of functionally graded fiber-reinforced magnetite aggregate concrete27
Mode-switching cooperative defense strategy for the orbit pursuit-evasion-defense game27
Numerical studies on four-engine rocket exhaust plume impinging on flame deflectors with afterburning26
Inherent relationship between process parameters, crystallization and mechanical properties of continuous carbon fiber reinforced PEEK composites26
IQR-based approach for DDoS detection and mitigation in SDN26
Design optimization of composite egg-shaped submersible pressure hull for minimum buoyancy factor26
Resilient tightly coupled INS/UWB integration method for indoor UAV navigation under challenging scenarios26
A small-spot deformation camouflage design algorithm based on background texture matching25
3,6-bis (2,2,2-trinitroethylnitramino)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine. Structure and energy abilities as a component of solid composite propellants25
IFC - Editorial Board25
An aerial ammunition ad hoc network collaborative localization algorithm based on relative ranging and velocity measurement in a highly-dynamic topographic structure25
Energy-efficient joint UAV secure communication and 3D trajectory optimization assisted by reconfigurable intelligent surfaces in the presence of eavesdroppers25
High-velocity projectile penetration test and theoretical calculation of pseudo fluid penetration of calcareous sand24
Design and analysis of a scheme for the naval gun test shell entering the bore24
Properties of high cis-1,4 content hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene and its application in composite solid propellants24
Microcrack- and microvoid-related impact damage and ignition responses for HMX-based polymer-bonded explosives at high temperature24
A new method for evaluating the firing precision of multiple launch rocket system based on Bayesian theory24
Design, fabrication and performance test of an integrated exploding foil initiator system24
Nitroxy- and azidomethyl azofurazans as advanced energetic materials23
Driving force coordinated control of an 8×8 in-wheel motor drive vehicle with tire-road friction coefficient identification23
Investigation of blasting effects and mechanisms on concrete frustums under side-contact explosions22
Influence of carbide ceramic reinforcements in improving tribological properties of A333 graded hybrid composites22
Applicability of unique scarf joint configuration in friction stir welding of AA6061-T6: Analysis of torque, force, microstructure and mechanical properties22
Eigen value analysis of composite hollow shafts using modified EMBT formulation considering the shear deformation along the thickness direction22
Impact of the head cavity and submerged nozzle on corner vortices and pressure oscillations in a solid rocket motor with a backward-facing step21
Experimental investigation on weak shock wave mitigation characteristics of flexible polyurethane foam and polyurea21
Fuzzy recognition of missile borne multi-line array infrared detection based on size calculating21
A diagnosis method based on graph neural networks embedded with multirelationships of intrinsic mode functions for multiple mechanical faults21
Effect of deep cryogenic treatment on the microstructural, mechanical and ballistic properties of AA7075-T6 aluminum alloy21
Energy release characteristics of PTFE/Al/TiH2 reactive jet with different TiH2 content21
Buckling of composite cylindrical shells with ovality and thickness variation subjected to hydrostatic pressure21
Enhancing energetic performance of metal-organic complex-based metastable energetic nanocomposites by spray crystallization21
Experimental and analytical assessment of the hypervelocity impact damage of GLAss fiber REinforced aluminum21
IFC - Editorial Board21
Numerical modelling of non-ideal detonation in ANFO explosives applying Wood-Kirkwood theory coupled with EXPLO5 thermochemical code21
TransTM: A device-free method based on time-streaming multiscale transformer for human activity recognition20
Shock initiation performance of NTO-based polymer bonded explosive20
IFC - Editorial Board20
The prediction of projectile-target intersection for moving tank based on adaptive robust constraint-following control and interval uncertainty analysis20
Simplified quantitative analysis method and its application in the in-situ synthesized copper-based azide chips20
Quasi-static and low-velocity impact mechanical behaviors of entangled porous metallic wire material under different temperatures20
3D direct writing and micro detonation of CL-20 based explosive ink containing O/W emulsion binder20
Partial penetration of annular grooved projectiles impacting ductile metal targets20
Theoretical analysis of the elastic Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in explosive weldings20
Electronic warfare in the optical band: Main features, examples and selected measurement data20
Deep hybrid: Multi-graph neural network collaboration for hyperspectral image classification20
The surface activation of boron to improve ignition and combustion characteristic20
Robust TDOA/FDOA estimation from emitter signals for hybrid localization using UAVs20
Study of relationship between motion of mechanisms in gas operated weapon and its shock absorber20
Development of bimetallic spinel catalysts for low-temperature decomposition of ammonium dinitramide monopropellants20
Ballistic tests on hot-rolled Ti-6Al-4V plates: Experiments and numerical approaches19
High-speed tracked vehicle model order reduction for static and dynamic simulations19
The impact of the coupling relationship between projectile size and yarn dimension on the ballistic performance of plain weave fabric19
Detonation driving rules for cylindrical casings under asymmetrical multipoint initiations19
Fault-tolerant control strategies for tilt-rotor aerial-aquatic vehicles: Design and implementation18
Ballistic performance of spherical fragments penetrating PCrNi3MoV target plates18
Deflagration characteristics of freely propagating flames in magnesium hydride dust clouds18
Explosion resistance performance of reinforced concrete box girder coated with polyurea: Model test and numerical simulation18
Recent advances in the synthesis and energetic properties of potassium-based potential green primary explosives18
Iron/aluminum nanocomposites prepared by one-step reduction method and their effects on thermal decomposition of AP and AN18
Rigid elliptical cross-section ogive-nose projectiles penetration into concrete targets18
IFC - Editorial Board18
Reverse Design of Solid Propellant Grain Based on Deep Learning: Imaging Internal Ballistic Data18
Numerical study on the case effect of a bomb air explosion18
Buckling analysis of shear deformable composite conical shells reinforced by CNTs subjected to combined loading on the two-parameter elastic foundation18
IFC - Editorial Board18
Accurate analysis of limiting human dose of non-lethal laser weapons18
Calibration of empirical penetration models using large deformation explicit finite element simulations of rapid penetration in clay18
Anti-aging performance improvement and enhanced combustion efficiency of boron via the coating of PDA18
Composite armor philosophy (CAP): Holistic design methodology of multi-layered composite protection systems for armored vehicles17
Visual-simulation region proposal and generative adversarial network based ground military target recognition17
Analysis of echo signal modulation characteristic parameters on aerial and space targets17
Significantly enhanced thermal stability of HMX by phase-transition lysozyme coating17
Improvement of VIS and IR camouflage properties by impregnating cotton fabric with PVB/IF-WS217
A new Ignition-Growth reaction rate model for shock initiation17
Angular disturbance prediction for countermeasure launcher in active protection system of moving armored vehicle based on an ensemble learning method17
Preliminary discussion on the ignition mechanism of exploding foil initiators igniting boron potassium nitrate17
Effect prediction of stiffened-ring cylindrical shells subjected to drop mass impact17
An impact sensitivity assessment method of spacecraft based on virtual exterior wall17
Aerial multi-spectral AI-based detection system for unexploded ordnance17
IFC - Editorial Board16
Al/Hf ratio-dependent mechanisms of microstructure and mechanical property of nearly fully dense Al–Hf reactive material16
Air combat target maneuver trajectory prediction based on robust regularized Volterra series and adaptive ensemble online transfer learning16
Research of vibrations effect on hydraulic valves in military vehicles16
Roll angular rate extraction based on modified spline-kernelled chirplet transform16
Revealing Al–O/Al–F reaction dynamic effects on the combustion of aluminum nanoparticles in oxygen/fluorine containing environments: A reactive molecular dynamics study meshing together experimental v16
Satellite breakup behaviors and model under the hypervelocity impact and explosion: A review16
IFC - Editorial Board16
Mechanical properties of thermal aged HTPB composite solid propellant under confining pressure16
An efficient light-to-heat conversion coupling photothermal effect and exothermic chemical reaction in Au NRs/V2C MXene membranes for high-performance laser ignition16
A platform for initial testing of multiple camouflage patterns16
Modeling the blast load induced by a close-in explosion considering cylindrical charge parameters16
A practical formula for penetration depth of rigid projectiles into rock and concrete considering the non-scaling effect16
Study on the influence of armature on the efficiency of reluctance accelerator16
A fast and accurate model for the creation of explosion fragments with improved fragment shape and dimensions16
Experimental and numerical simulation of the attenuation effect of blast shock waves in tunnels at different altitudes16
Experimental and numerical investigations of interface properties of Ti6Al4V/CP-Ti/Copper composite plate prepared by explosive welding16
Shock wave mitigation using zig-zag structures and cylindrical obstructions16
Performance analysis and design of loitering munitions: A comprehensive technical survey of recent developments16
Honeycomb-spiderweb-inspired self-similar hybrid cellular structures for impact applications16
Suppression of low-frequency ultrasound broadband vibration using star-shaped single-phase metamaterials16
Research on the flow stability and noise reduction characteristics of quasi-periodic elastic support skin15
Reactive molecular dynamics insight into the thermal decomposition mechanism of 2,6-Bis(picrylamino)-3,5-dinitropyridine15
Static and dynamic stability responses of multilayer functionally graded carbon nanotubes reinforced composite nanoplates via quasi 3D nonlocal strain gradient theory15
Lead spall velocity of fragments of ultra-high-performance concrete slabs under partially embedded cylindrical charge-induced explosion15
Constitutive model of viscoelastic dynamic damage for the material of gas obturator in modular-charge howitzer15
The hydrodynamic RAM effect: Review of historic experiments, model developments and simulation15
Investigation on the exploding foil initiators ignition enhanced by explosion-electricity coupling15
Nonlinear robust adaptive control for bidirectional stabilization system of all-electric tank with unknown actuator backlash compensation and disturbance estimation15
Interaction of water droplets with pyrolyzing coal particles and tablets15
Noise and vibration measurements in a Viking military vehicle15
Research status of high efficiency deep penetration welding of medium-thick plate titanium alloy: A review15
Machine learning enabled identification and real-time prediction of living plants’ stress using terahertz waves14
Numerical investigation on free air blast loads generated from center-initiated cylindrical charges with varied aspect ratio in arbitrary orientation14
Numerical simulation on the combustion characteristics of scramjet at high Mach number14
A guidance and control design with reduced information for a dual-spin stabilized projectile14
Effects of module number and firing condition on charge thermal safety in gun chamber14
Shock response of cyclotetramethylene tetranitramine (HMX) single crystal at elevated temperatures14
Modelling of internal ballistics of gun systems: A review14
Comparative investigations of ternary thermite Al/Fe2O3/CuO and Al/Fe2O3/Bi2O3 from pyrolytic, kinetics and combustion behaviors14
Influence of cryogenic treatment on mechanical and ballistic properties of AA5754 alloy friction stir welded joints14
Adaptive robust feedback control of moving target tracking for all - Electrical tank with uncertainty14
Comparison of iron aluminide Fe3Al with armour steel in ballistic behaviour14
Adaptive subspace detection based on two-step dimension reduction in the underwater waveguide14
Situational continuity-based air combat autonomous maneuvering decision-making14
Microfluidic assisted 90% loading CL-20 spherical particles: Enhancing self-sustaining combustion performance14
External blast flow field evolution and response mechanism of single-layer reticulated dome structure14
Controlling update distance and enhancing fair trainable prototypes in federated learning under data and model heterogeneity14
Time-sequenced damage behavior of reactive projectile impacting double-layer plates14
Frequency domain analysis of pre-stressed elastomeric vibration isolators14
Performances and direct writing of CL-20 based ultraviolet curing explosive ink14
A reusable planar triggered spark-gap switch batched-fabricated with PCB technology for medium- and low-voltage pulse power systems14
Air combat decision-making of multiple UCAVs based on constraint strategy games14
Quantitative prediction and ranking of the shock sensitivity of explosives via reactive molecular dynamics simulations13
Object detection in crowded scenes via joint prediction13
Extra contribution to the crystal stability of insensitive explosive TATB: The cooperativity of intermolecular interactions13
On the effect of pitch and yaw angles in oblique impacts of small-caliber projectiles13
Effect of the microporous structure of ammonium perchlorate on thermal behaviour and combustion characteristics13
Assessment of the ballistic response of honeycomb sandwich structures subjected to offset and normal impact13
Higher-order electroelastic modelling of piezoelectric cylindrical nanoshell on elastic matrix13
An improved four-dimensional variation source term inversion model with observation error regularization13
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 approach13
Resilient multi-objective mission planning for UAV formation: A unified framework integrating task pre- and re-assignment13
Shock-induced chemical reaction characteristics of PTFE-Al-Bi2O3 reactive materials13
Experimental investigation of ultra-early-strength cement-based self-compacting high strength concrete slabs (URCS) under contact explosions13
Mesoscale study on explosion-induced formation and thermochemical response of PTFE/Al granular jet13
Experimental investigation of spectral evolution in flash radiation by hypervelocity impact on aluminum plates13
Ballistic response of armour plates using Generative Adversarial Networks13
3D printed hybrid rocket fuels with μAl core-shell particles coated with polyvinylidene fluoride and polydopamine: Enhanced combustion characteristics13
Online hierarchical recognition method for target tactical intention in beyond-visual-range air combat13
Automatic modulation recognition of radiation source signals based on two-dimensional data matrix and improved residual neural network13
Bionic stab-resistant body armor based on triangular pyramid structure12
Robust fixed-time flight controller for a dual-system convertible UAV in the cruise mode12
A novel trajectories optimizing method for dynamic soaring based on deep reinforcement learning12
Application of gurney and flight of fragment calculations for water jet velocities in explosive applications12
Al-Mg@PVDF and Al-Si@PVDF composites with enhanced combustion and energy release characteristics12
Thermal and combustion behavior of Al-MnO2 nanothermite with poly(vinylidene fluoride -co- hexafluoropropylene) energetic binder12
Thrust characteristics of nano-carbon/Al/oxygenated salt nanothermites for micro-energetic applications12
Electrophoretic deposition of hybrid organic-inorganic PTFE/Al/CuO energetic film12
IFC - Editorial Board12
One-step synthesis of FeO(OH) nanoparticles by electric explosion of iron wire underwater12
Hardware-in-loop adaptive neural control for a tiltable V-tail morphing aircraft12
Numerical simulation of drop weight impact sensitivity evaluation criteria for pressed PBXs12
Study of the axial density/impedance gradient composite long rod hypervelocity penetration into a four-layer Q345 target12
Influences of different crossing types on dynamic response of underground cavern subjected to ground shock12
IFC - Editorial Board12
π-π2max: Bridging molecular characteristics to crystal packing in nitro-containing two-dimensional energetic materials12
IFC - Editorial Board12
Topological optimization of ballistic protective structures through genetic algorithms in a vulnerability-driven environment12
Research on multi-view collaborative detection system for UAV swarms based on Pix2Pix framework and BAM attention mechanism12
Effects of residual solvent dimethyl formamide on the solid phase ripening of ultrafine explosive 2,2′,4,4′,6,6′-hexanitrostilbene12
Alkylene-functionality in bridged and fused nitrogen-rich poly-cyclic energetic materials: Synthesis, structural diversity and energetic properties12
Research status and challenges in the manufacturing of IR conformal optics12
Tuning energy output of PTFE/Al composite materials through gradient structure12
Thermal explosion of a reactive gas mixture at constant pressure for non-uniform and uniform temperature systems12
Adaptive optimisation of explosive reactive armour for protection against kinetic energy and shaped charge threats12
Supercritical carbon dioxide as a new working medium for pneumatic launch: A theoretical study11
Divalent nitrogen-rich cationic salts with great gas production capacities11
Construction of core@double-shell structured energetic composites with simultaneously enhanced thermal stability and safety performance11
Assessing target optical camouflage effects using brain functional networks: A feasibility study11
Hazard evaluation of ignition sensitivity and explosion severity for three typical MH2 (M= Mg, Ti, Zr) of energetic materials11
Kinetics and mechanism of the low-energy β-α phase transition of the second kind in 2,4-dinitroanisole11
Research on the hazards of gas leakage and explosion in a full-scale residential building11
Effects of phase change material (PCM)-based nanocomposite additives on thermal decomposition and burning characteristic of high energy propellants containing RDX11
Multi-circular formation control with reinforced transient profiles for nonholonomic vehicles: A path-following framework11
Gas metal arc welding of high nitrogen stainless steel with Ar–N2-O2 ternary shielding gas11
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