Research Status and Development Trends of Ammunition Packaging Technology for Airdrop without Parachute

GUO Yanpeng; GUO Jie; ZHANG Shubing; WANG Zhenwei; WU Chaopeng; MA Anpeng

doi:10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.19.036

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Packaging Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (19) : 338-345. DOI: 10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.19.036

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Research Status and Development Trends of Ammunition Packaging Technology for Airdrop without Parachute

GUO Yanpeng^a, GUO Jie^b*, ZHANG Shubing^a, WANG Zhenwei^a, WU Chaopeng^a, MA Anpeng^b

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The work aims to advance the application and development of ammunition packaging technology for airdrop without parachute, thereby enhancing the efficiency and safety of ammunition supply in modern battlefield environments. Based on literature review and case analysis methods, the research progress on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) airdrop without parachutes systems, cushioning materials for ammunition packaging, and anti-detonation technologies in China and abroad were reviewed systematically. The performance of different materials was compared, and the future development trends were projected. The UAV airdrop without parachute enabled accurate and efficient battlefield ammunition delivery. Composite materials such as aluminum foam, polyurethane foam, and fiber-reinforced polymers exhibited excellent performance in cushioning and sympathetic detonation suppression, significantly reducing impact overload and inhibiting detonation propagation. The ammunition packaging technology for UAV airdrop without parachute is evolving toward intelligence, lightweight design, and multi-functional integration. Future efforts should focus on key technologies including intelligent swarm cooperative control, adaptive cushioning materials, and multi-stage anti-detonation structures, in order to establish a more precise and reliable ammunition support system and provide robust technical backing for the military's battlefield ammunition logistics.

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airdrop without parachute / ammunition packaging / UAV / cushioning materials / detonation suppression materials

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GUO Yanpeng, GUO Jie, ZHANG Shubing, WANG Zhenwei, WU Chaopeng, MA Anpeng. Research Status and Development Trends of Ammunition Packaging Technology for Airdrop without Parachute[J]. Packaging Engineering. 2025, 46(19): 338-345 https://doi.org/10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.19.036

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