Patriot Stockpile Reliability Limited Life Components Test and Evaluation: Storage/Aging Test Plan for the Traveling Wave Tube (P/N 11448369). Revision B

Abstract

The purpose of this storage/aging program is to determine the nonoperating storage life expectancy of the TWT (Traveling Wave Tube) when assembled into a fielded Guided Missile. The TWT power amplifier (APN 11448369, Raytheon and Litton designations QKW-1994 and L5718 respectively) is an integral part of the Patriot Missile transmitter (APN 11459538) which is located within the Terminal Guidance Section (TGS) of the missile. It is used to amplify the pulse tract-via-missile (TVM) signal and to provide for transmission of missile status parameters during missile flight.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA254933

Entities

People

  • Thomas Wein

Organizations

  • Raytheon Missiles & Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptance Tests
  • Accuracy
  • Electron Tubes
  • Engineering
  • Failure Analysis
  • Frequency
  • Life Tests
  • Measurement
  • Pulse Amplitude
  • Reliability
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Time Intervals
  • Traveling Wave Tubes
  • Traveling Waves
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Military Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Missile Defense Systems.