1. Air Armament Symposium
4-5 Oct 05
Maj Gen Jack Catton
HQ ACC/A8

2. Setting the Stage Joint & Combined Operations are here to stay
What Today’s Weapons bring to the Joint Fight
What Future Weapons need to bring to the Joint Fight

3. Joint Warfare Joint force’s two main strengths:
A diverse set of capabilities inherent in the various services and other organizations that comprise the force
An exceptional ability to integrate those capabilities in pursuit of a common aim
Supporting the Joint War Fighter seen through our ACC/A8 lens:
Acquire
Sustain
Modernize
Weapons support Joint Warfare Attributes

4. Joint Attributes Knowledge empowered Networked Interoperable
Expeditionary
Adaptable / Tailorable
Enduring / Persistent
Precise
Fast
Resilient
Agile
Lethal
CAPSTONE CONCEPT for
JOINT OPERATIONS
Version 2.0
July 2005

5. Weapons Capabilities (ACC/A8’s Top 8)
Adverse weather capable
More precise
Increased carriage
Extended range
Improved mobile target kill
Increased flexibility
Warhead versatility
Data linked
In support of Joint Attributes

6. Persistent, Resilient, Lethal
Adverse Weather
Tomorrow
Technologies
GPS, INS Guidance
Seekers
Automatic Target Recognition
SDB I & II
WCMD-ER
JASSM
Today
JSOW
Effects
Deny Weather sanctuary
Navigation and impact accuracy
JDAM
WCMD
MK-80 Series
Yesterday
Persistent, Resilient, Lethal

7. More Precise Technologies Laser Guidance GPS/INS Guidance Seekers
Directed Energy DE
Tomorrow
SDB I & II
WCMD-ER
JASSM
Today
JSOW
Effects
Service more targets per sortie
Smaller Warheads
Minimize collateral damage
JDAM
WCMD
Yesterday
LGB
Precise, Lethal, Expeditionary

8. Persistent, Lethal, Fast, Adaptable / Tailorable
Increased Carriage
Technologies
Weapon size
Bomb rack capability
BRU-61
Tomorrow
Pneumatic
Racks
WCMD
BRU-57
SDB I & II
Today
Smart BRA
Effects
Force multiplier
Targets per sortie
JDAM
JSOW
1 “Smart Bomb” per pylon
Yesterday
Persistent, Lethal, Fast, Adaptable / Tailorable

9. Extended range Technologies GPS/INS Guidance Standoff with wings
Tomorrow
Technologies
GPS/INS Guidance
Standoff with wings
Seekers
JASSM-ER
JASSM
SDB I & II
WCMD-ER
Today
JSOW
Effects
Target access
Reduces attrition
Battle field coverage
JDAM
WCMD
Yesterday
Resilient, Lethal, Enduring / Persistent

10. Improved Mobile Target Kill
Tomorrow
Technologies
Direct laser or EO / IR guidance
Wide area munitions coverage
Future seekers and Data Link
WCMD
LGB
Effects
Deny sanctuary
Navigation and impact accuracy
Hellfire
Today
Maverick
Yesterday
Land
Maritime
Agile, Fast, Precise, Interoperable

11. Increased Flexibility
Tomorrow
Technologies
Cockpit reprogrammable fuze
Mixed weapons loadout
UAI
Multi-Event Fuzing
Universal Armament
Interface
Joint Programmable Fuze
FMU-152
JDAM and LGB
Today
Effects
Maximize lethality
Minimize collateral damage
Field weapons faster
Yesterday
Interoperable, Adaptable / Tailorable, Agile

12. Agile, Lethal, Adaptable / Tailorable
Warhead Versatility
Tomorrow
Technologies
Varying effects
Alternate fills
Self destruct (clean battlefield)
Dial a Yield
Agent Defeat
Today
Penetrator
Penetrator
BLU-113/122
Massive Ordnance Air Burst
Effects
Deny enemy any sanctuary
Cleaner battle field
Weapons tailored to target
SFW
Passive Attack Weapon
(PAW)
Yesterday
Agile, Lethal, Adaptable / Tailorable

13. Data Linked Technologies Common message set Miniaturized components
Networked
weapons & platforms
Technologies
Common message set
Miniaturized components
Multi wave forms
Enablers
Weapon In-Flight Tracking
Re-Targeting
Bomb Impact Assessment
Abort capability
Networked, Knowledge Empowered, Agile, Precise, Adaptable / Tailorable, Fast, Enduring / Persistent, Lethal

14. Summary Joint & Combined Warfare is here to stay
Key Joint Attributes supported by our weapons capabilities and each Service’s core competencies build a great joint team
Weapons of Today are great but Future weapons must be even Better in order to maintain the clear advantage our nation enjoys today
Thank YOU all for helping build the #1 Team in the World