SMART WEAPONS TRAINING COURSE The Guidance and Control Information Analysis Center (GACIAC) will conduct a three-day Smart Weapons Training Course at the Defense Technical Information Center at Fort Belvoir, Virginia on Tuesday through Thursday, March 25-27, 1999. Please see end of article for other dates and locations during FY99. Army, Air Force, and Navy smart weapon systems fielded or under development will be covered. The AMC Smart Weapons Management Office (AMC-SWMO) and the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) sponsor the course, which is taught by the GACIAC contractor, IIT Research Institute. This seminar will provide a single source of information on specific US.. and foreign smart weapons, to include their development status, system description, performance characteristics, and effectiveness. The full gamut of US smart weapon systems will be covered, to include direct fire, indirect fire, aviation-launched and ship-launched missiles, rockets, projectiles, and sub-munitions. Information will be provided on technology base systems and future concepts. Selected foreign smart systems will be discussed, as well as future requirements and opportunities. Digitization, joint operations/ requirements, and future smart weapon trends will also be addressed. This course will benefit anyone interested in gaining an understanding of critical weapons-related systems, subsystems, and technologies. The seminar is classified at the SECRET level (US citizens only) and is open to US government employees and government contractors. To insure a place in the seminar, please forward your registration form and fee ($895/government, $995/industry) and Visit Request as soon as possible. For more details and/or a registration form (or to discuss a tailored on-site course at your facility), contact the seminar administrator, Ms. Jeri McAllister, at IIT Research in Huntsville, AL (205) 880-0884 x 223; or by e-mail at jmcallister@iitri.org NOTE: This seminar is tentatively scheduled at other locations in the US during FY 99. Dates/locations are listed below: 23-25 March Defense Technical Information Center, Ft. Belvoir, VA 27-29 April Eglin AFB, Ft. Walton Beach, FL 11-13 May Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, NV 22-25 June Sparkman Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL 20 -- 22 July Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, CA 24-26 August Natick Soldier Support Center, Boston, MA 21-23 Sept Sparkman Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL Posted 02/11/99 (W-SN297271).

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