Defence and Security

Military Vehicle Technology www.cranfield.ac.uk/mvt Gain an understanding of the technologies used in the specification, design, development and assessment of weapon systems and military vehicles. The course will focus on both armoured and support vehicles and build your expertise on the important steps and data that is taken into consideration when designing the next generation of military hardware. MSc, PgDip, PgCert

Compulsory modules • Armoured Fighting Vehicle and Weapon Systems, • Military Vehicle Dynamics, • Modelling, Simulation and Control, • Solid Modelling CAD, • Survivability, • Finite Element Methods in Engineering,

Elective modules Either choose two: • Element Design, • Fundamentals of Ballistics, • Guided Weapons, • Light Weapon Design, • Military Vehicle Propulsion and Dynamics, • Reliability and System Effectiveness, • Rocket Motors and Propellants, • Uninhabited Military Vehicle System. Or choose: • Ordnance Design.

• Military Vehicle Propulsion, • Weapon System Technology, • Vehicle Systems Integration.

Sensors Electronic Warfare www.cranfield.ac.uk/sew Designed to benefit officers of the Armed Forces and for scientists and technical officers in government defence establishments and defence industry, this PgCert explains the expertise behind military systems such as electro-optics, infrared sensor systems and management of military radar. PgCert

Compulsory modules • Electromagnetic Propagation and Devices, • Electro-optics and Infrared Systems 1, • Electro-optics and Infrared Systems 2,

• Radar Electronic Warfare, • Radar Principles, • Signal Processing, Statistics and Analysis.

Weapons Technician loading ordnance.