As seen above this is the first Special issue for an International Symposium on Ballistics published by Defence Technology,which aims to become a worldwide recognised scientific Journal covering the entire sphere of defence science and technology.Ballistics,in its wide sense,is an important part of this,not widely recognised outside the community of ballisticians.The International Symposia on Ballistics have been organised since 1974,and from a As seen above this is the first Special issue for an International Symposium on Ballistics published by Defense Technology, where aims to become a globally recognized scientific Journal covering the entire sphere of defense science and technology. Ballistics, in its wide sense, is an important part of this, not widely recognized outside the community of ballisticians. The International Symposia on Ballistics have been organized since 1974, and from a