Acta Armamentarii, a Chinese monthly journal, was first published in 1979. The journal is supervised by China Association for Science and Technology, sponsored by China Ordnance Society,and edited and published by Editorial Board of Acta Armamentarii.The aim of publication of Acta Armamentarii is to report the latest academic achievements in the field of ordnance science and technology. The papers about fundamental research, applied basic research, applied research and engineering technology are published in the journal. The journal focuses on the ordnance science and technology subjects, including armor, launch, guidance, ammunition, underwater ordnance, protection, weapon information technology, energetic material, combustion and detonation, ballistics, fire control and command control, unmanned equipment, ordnance material and manufacturing, and ordnance supporting technology (experiment, metrology, detection, reliability and safety).