TRIDENT II. Reduction to MK-6 Guidance System Inventory Objectives May Be Possible

Abstract

The Navy plans to have 10 Trident II submarines by the end of fiscal year 1997. Currently, it has six operational Trident II submarines and four others are under construction. Each Trident II submarine carries 24 D-5 missiles. Each D-5 missile is equipped with the MK-6 guidance system, which is comprised of an inertial measurement unit and an electronics assembly. The inertial measurement unit senses velocity and direction and relays this data to the electronics assembly, which issues flight control commands to the missile.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA283196

Entities

People

  • Carol L. Kolarik
  • Daniel C. Hoagland
  • James F. Dinwiddie
  • Samuel N. Cox
  • Steven F. Kuhta

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missile Submarines
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Cold War
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deterrence
  • Fleet Ballistic Missiles
  • Force Structure
  • Inertial Measurement Units
  • Operational Readiness
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Procurement
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Submarine Launched
  • Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles
  • United States
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems