• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.55-63
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• 2011

Space debris is the collection of objects in orbit around Earth that were created by humans but no longer serve any useful purpose. Since plenty of spacecrafts were launched in space after 1957, the number of space debris has been increased. According to USSTRATCOM, the number of space debris which are bigger than 10cm is more than 15,000. Recently two critical events were occurred. Which one was that China shot down their satellite using missile and the other was that t o satellite, Iridium 33 and Cosmos 2251, collided in space. Space debris environment in which KOMPSAT-2 is operating has been severe. This paper presents the status of space debris and international activity, and the comparison of conjunction assessment process between Korea Aerospace Research Institute and abroad satellite operation center.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.523-536
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• 2013

A recent air defense missile system is required to have a capability to intercept short-range super-high speed targets such as tactical ballistic missile(TBMs) by performing engagement control efficiently. Since flight time and distance of TBM are very short, the missile defense system should be ready to engage a TBM as soon as it takes an indication of the TBM launch. As a result, it has to predict TBM trajectory accurately with cueing information received from an early warning system, and designate search direction and volume for own radar to detect/track TBM as fast as it can, and also generate necessary engagement information. In addition, it is needed to engage TBM accurately via transmitting tracked TBM position and velocity data to the corresponding intercept missiles. In this paper, we proposed a method to estimate TBM trajectory based on the Kepler's law for the missile system to detect and track TBM using the cueing information received before the TBM arrives the apogee of the ballistic trajectory, and analyzed the bias of prediction error in terms of the transmission period of cueing data between the missile system and the early warning system.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2000.08a
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• pp.102-103
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• 2000

화학레이저는 화학연료의 반응에서 생성되는 막대한 화학에너지를 이용하여 레이저를 발생시키며, 반응하는 화학연료의 양에 따라 수천 kW의 고출력을 낼 수 있는 가장 강력한 레이저이다. 화학레이저인 Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser(COIL)는 염소기체(Cl$_2$)를 염기성 과산화수소수 용액과 반응시켜 고에너지의 여기산소(O$_2$($^1$$\Delta$))를 생성시키고 여기산소가 다시 요오드 원자와 반응하면서 1.3 $mu extrm{m}$ 파장의 레이저를 발생시킨다.(1)-(2) 이와같은 COIL 레이저는 발진효율이 높고 포화 강도가 높아 수십 kW 급의 고출력이 용이하게 이루어 질 수 있으며 광섬유 전송시 광손실이 가장 적어 레이저 빔의 원격 전송에 의한 재료가공에 적합한 레이저이다. 가공용레이저로 많이 사용하는 $CO_2$ 레이저에 비해 발진 파장이 짧으므로 재료의 광흡수율이 높아 일반 산업분야의 용접/절단에서 기존의 $CO_2$ 레이저를 대체할 것으로 기대되는 상용성이 큰 레이저이다.(3)-(4) 또한 COIL은 우수한 집속 특성을 유지하면서도 고출력의 개발이 가능하다. 이미 외국에서는 비록 단시간 동안 동작하지만 수백 kW급이 실현되었으며 수천 kW 급 고출력 항공기탑재형 COIL 이 수백 km의 거리에서 미사일을 요격하기위해 지금 개발중에 있다.(5) 일반 산업용 광섬유에 의해 쉽게 전송되는 파장인 1.315 $\mu\textrm{m}$ 인 수십 kW 급 COIL 은 조선 등의 중공업산업용 및 원자력 제염/해체분야에서 다용도 기술로서 광범위하게 사용될 것이다. COIL은 다양한 재료와 다양한 두께의 구조물 절단, 표면처리 그리고 용접에도 이용될 수 있다. COIL의 산업화는 빠르게 발전하고 있으며 산업용으로써 장시간 연속사용이 가능한 20-30 kW급 시설이 곧 개발될 것으로 기대된다. 따라서 개발될 고출력 화학레이저가 앞으로 원자력시설의 해체시 작업자의 안전성 향상에 크게 기여할 수 있게 되었다.(6) 여기서는 화학레이저인 COIL 장치와 기본적인 원리, 그리고 염소유량에 따른 출력특성등을 살펴보기로 하겠다. (중략)

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.75-86
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• 2023

The guided missiles and decoy systems that have been developed have been likened to a spear and shield. When a new attack system appears, another defense system is developed, and the attack system is once again upgraded to neutralize it. Now, due to the limitations of the decoy system, guided weapons have become the main force of both the defense and attack systems. Also, these systems have been expanded to use Space systems as a means of defending against a guided weapon system that is too fast for terrestrial-based systems. Induced weapon systems started at the sub-sonic level, and have become so important that their speeds have become super-sonic and hyper-sonic. The concept of Space has been included in the range of guided missiles, and satellite systems have become essential elements of guided missiles. Focusing on the correlation between the guided missile system and the satellite system, we analyze the characteristics of modern guided munitions and the direction of development of the guided weapons system.

• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.519-527
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• 2023

Air-launch means launching from aircraft such as fighter jets, and has various advantages, such as cost reduction and less environmental/weather impact during launch. However, there are no air-launch satellite in Korea. Examining air-based launch satellite and anti-satellite missiles operated and developed by foreign private companies and various countries confirmed the necessity of domestic research and development. In South Korea, various research activities, including satellite launch system design and development approaches for different launch platforms, have been carried out mainly by academia. Development of upward maneuver air launch technology which is launched in the air when the aircraft is moving upward is suggested. Additionally, an introduction to wind tunnel tests for safety separation verification is provided. A new concept for a test facility has been suggested to conduct drop tests.

• The Korean Journal of Air & Space Law and Policy
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.303-325
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• 2015

The latest slogan put forth by the international space community is the safety, security, and sustainability of outer space activities. The security of outer space activities, in particular, would be defined as the secure state from space-based threats. The latter comprises passive threats (such as collision with other satellites and space debris) and aggressive threats (such as electromagnetic interference, arms race on the earth or in outer space, and military attacks). Has outer space been used for military purposes in practice? If so, does international law regulate the military space activities it? The use of outer space for military purposes is referred to as space militarization and space weaponisation. Satellites has been used in Gulf War, Kosovo War, and Afghan War, recently, and research and development on space weapons are under way. Since only the placement of weapons of mass destruction on orbit around the earth is prohibited in accordance with 1967 Outer Space Treaty, it may be asked whether other weapons may be placed on orbit. It will be necessary to analyze the stance of on the above question, by studying UN space-related treaties including UN Charter. New international space norms represented by PPWT, ICoC, and UN GGE Report are at the center of progressive development of international law. In conclusion, the author will signpost the various points on international norms to be codified on the use of outer space for military purposes.

• Strategy21
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• s.41
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• pp.333-370
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• 2017

북한의 SLBM 위협이 대한민국 안보에 미치는 영향에 대해 그동안 많은 논의가 있어 왔지만, 북의 잠수함에서 발사하는 탄도미사일이 보유한 진정한 위협에 대한 인식은 아직도 부족한 듯하다. 그 이유는 대부분의 논의가 북 SLBM 기술의 성숙도와 완성시기 등 기술적 수준에 관심이 치우쳐져 있기 때문이다. 핵전략과 억제전략의 관점에서 본다면 북한의 SLBM 개발은 한미동맹의 제1격에 대한 완벽한 제2격 능력 보유에 그 핵심이 있다. 즉 향후 개발될 북한의 SLBM은 평양 김정은 정권의 생존을 보장할 직접적이고 핵심적인 전력이 될 것이다. 이는 궁극적으로 한미 군사동맹과 북한의 현 군사력 균형을 깨뜨리고 앞으로 북의 군사도발 가능성을 더욱 높이는 결과를 가지고 올 것이다. 북의 핵전략은 현재 확증보복(assured retaliation) 단계로 발전하고 있으며, 결국에는 전쟁에 사용될 전술적 핵무기 능력(war-fighting capability)을 갖게 될 것이다. 이에 대한민국 해군은 우리의 강점을 활용하여 적의 약점을 공략할 수 있는 상쇄전략(offset strategy)을 개발하여야 한다. 북한의 현 제한된 잠수함 기술력과 대잠작전 능력을 고려할 때 한국해군은 수중영역에서의 공세적 대잠전(offensive ASW) 개념을 보다 발전시켜야만 할 것이다. 이는 미 해군이 냉전기간 중 소련해군 핵추진전략잠수함(SSBN) 대응을 위해 발전시킨 전략대잠전(strategic ASW) 개념에서 교훈을 얻을 수 있다. 미 해군은 소련 해군의 SSBN 을 억제하기 위해 공세적인 전략대잠전을 수행했고 그 결과 소련해군은 자국의 연안에서 벗어나지 못하는 요새전략(bastion strategy)를 추구할 수밖에 없었다. 당시 미 해군의 전략대잠전은 공격잠수함(SSN), 대잠초계기, 수중 탐지체계(SOSUS), 공격기뢰 등의 전력으로 구성되었다. 따라서 북한 SLBM 에 대한 한국해군의 전략개념은 북의 핵전략(제 2 격능력)을 억제하는 방향으로 정립되어야 하며, 이를 위한 해군력 건설은 대잠전 능력 강화에 초점을 맞추어야 한다. 우리 해군은 장기적으로 핵추진잠수함을 비롯하여 성능이 향상된 대잠초계기, 한반도 해역을 중심으로 한 미 해군의 SOSUS 와 유사한 수중탐지장비 그리고 장시간 수중작전이 가능한 무인잠수정(UUV)을 도입해야만 한다. 단기적으로는 현재 추진되고 있는KAMD 체계에 SM-3 를 보유한 이지스함을 포함시켜, 북 SLBM 에 대한 요격능력을 강화해야 할 것이다. 한미동맹은 북 핵전략의 핵심전력인 SLBM 개발에 대한 위협인식을 공유해야만 하다. 작전적 수준에서는 양국 해군 간 대잠전 및 대유도탄전 작전운용성 증대에 우선순위를 두고, 기존의 한미 간 연합작전능력 강화뿐 아니라 위기시를 대비하여 미일 간 구축되어 있는 대잠전 및 대유도탄전 능력도 활용할 필요가 있을 것이다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.37 no.6
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• pp.761-768
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• 2013

New warheads are designed and developed to be highly lethal when used as part of ballistic missile payloads. There are many trades associated with the design of a central warhead core, mainly dealing with the projectiles or penetrators. Obviously, a payload-type configuration is very susceptible to kills from one projectile because of the high impacts required for bomblet or submunition payloads. Based on these requirements, the optimum kill vehicle configuration will have the smallest mass and relative velocity that will kill all the submunitions. The designs of the penetrator shape and size are directly related to the space and weight of the warhead. The shape, size, L/D, penetrator material, and manner in which they are inserted inside the surrounding explosive segments are critical in achieving successful penetrator design. The AUTODYN-3D code was used to study the effect of penetrator penetration. The objective of numerical analysis was to determine the penetration characteristics of the penetrator produced by hypervelocity impacts under different initial conditions such as initial velocity, shape, and L/D of the penetrator.

• Journal of Space Technology and Applications
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.165-198
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• 2023

According to the studies recently published through advanced maui optical and space surveillance technologies (AMOS) Conference 2021, LEO conjunction assessment revolves around not on operating satellites but space debris such as rocket bodies and non-operational satellites, hence suggesting a solution through space traffic management. Against this backdrop, the issue of active debris removal (ADR) has emerged to the surface as an international challenge throughout the globe. In step with this, the United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution calling on nations to halt tests of direct-ascent anti-satellites, to which U.S. and twelve other nations included Republic of Korea were original signatories. ADR techniques are also actively being researched in the civil sector, and these commercial services, if successfully developed, could possibly be utilized for military use as well. As such, this paper will help readers' understanding for the current status of ADR techniques, space threat assessments, on-orbit rendezvous and proximity operations by looking at previous cases, reflecting on space-faring nations' ADR techniques and its development probability in relation to space weapons. As a conclusion, this study will propose the needs of developing space propulsion system by understanding Space Maneuver Warfare in preparation for the future space battlefield.