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SCALPEL [4 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

scalpel: an item in the "Medical and Psychological Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

scalpel : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement médicaux et psychologiques» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

A small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons, and in dissecting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
DEF

Petit couteau, à un ou deux tranchants, destiné aux dissections anatomiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumental quirúrgico
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Record 3 2010-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Advanced Technology Weapons
CONT

SCALPEL [trademark] offers a precise, small weapon system with low collateral damage in urban environments. SCALPEL is a spiral development program leveraging the qualified and aircraft-certified paveway II Enhanced Laser Guided Training Round (E-LGTR) technology. With its E-LGTR infrastructure already in place, SCALPEL offers minimal aircraft integration costs, minimal development effort, low technical and schedule risk, and affordable unit cost.

OBS

SCALPEL®: A trademark of Lockheed Martin.

Key term(s)
  • SCALPEL

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Armes de haute technicité
OBS

SCALPEL® : Marque déposée de Lockheed Martin.

Key term(s)
  • SCALPEL

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Advanced Technology Weapons
CONT

Lockheed Martin has begun drop tests of its SCALPEL low-collateral-damage munition, the company announced May 27. Three inert SCALPELs were released by two AV-8B Harriers during a recent flight test at the Navy's China Lake test range in California, hitting their marks. The next phase of flights will demonstrate warhead lethality, the company said. SCALPEL is essentially a weaponized version of the company's enhanced laser guided training round with improved guidance and a small warhead. It is envisioned as an affordable option for close air support roles, especially in urban areas where it is crucial to hit targets precisely and avoid collateral effects. Medium- and large-sized unmanned aerial vehicles like the MQ-1 Predator could carry it as well as manned aircraft like the USAF F-16 and Navy/Marine Corps F/A-18 and AV-8B, according to Lockheed Martin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes de haute technicité
CONT

Développer une bombe réelle à partir d'une munition d'entraînement [...] Lockheed Martin a discrètement lancé le développement d'une munition baptisée Scalpel (Small Contained Area Laser Precision Energetic Load) [...] Objectif affiché par l'industriel : développer une munition permettant «un engagement précis et des dommages collatéraux minimisés pour l'appui aérien rapproché en zone urbaine». A terme, [...] Scalpel pourrait être intégré sur de multiples plates-formes : F-16, F-18, mais aussi drones de moyenne et grande capacité. La bombe Scalpel [fait] l,9 m de long pour 10 cm de diamètre, avec un poids total d'environ 40 kg. Au premier regard, la forme de la munition fait plus penser à un missile qu'à une bombe, avec quatre surfaces de contrôle mobile actionnées pneumatiquement par azote à l'arrière de l'engin. La bombe est aussi munie de quatre voilures canard fixe placées à l'avant.

Spanish

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