LGM-30G Flight Test Telemetry and Termination System (FT3)
Abstract
The FT3 Program replaces the Mod 7 Instrumentation Wafer (Mod 7) and associated Signal Conditioner Monitor Group, and All Ordnance Destruct System (AODS) with a flight test kit. In addition, a replacement of the current Launch Support System (LSS) is required to deploy the flight test kit. The flight test kit which consists of the Flight Destruct System (FDS) and a wafer-less Integrated Instrumentation System (IIS), along with an upgraded LSS, will meet 30th Space Wing Range Safety and Air Force Global Strike Command requirements and resolve obsolescence concerns. The AODS, Mod 7 Instrumentation Wafer, and current LSS include many components that are not economically available, are no longer compliant with applicable Range Safety requirements, or are in need of technical modernization. Replacement of the Vandenberg Air Force Base flight test unique equipment is necessary to sustain future Operational Test Launches (OTL). The OTLs are critical to validating the continued accuracy and reliability of the MM III ICBM Weapon System and providing valuable data to ensure a safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent. The FT3 System of Systems (SoS) will perform the same function as the existing systems with upgraded design features in order to comply with Air Force Space Command Manual (AFSPCMAN) 91 710, Range Safety User Requirements, Range Commanders Council 319, Flight Termination Systems Commonality Standard, and RCC-324, Global Positioning and Inertial Measurements Range Safety Tracking Systems' Commonality Standard.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 7de5d3987c18edb8dfd077670e03713b
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