BMDO Raptor/Talon Program

Abstract

To design, develop, and demonstrate the Responsive Aircraft Program for Theater Operations (RAPTOR), an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of sustained, high altitude, long term flight, and to design, develop, and demonstrate the Theater Applications Launch on Notice (TALON), a miniaturized kinetic kill interceptor for deployment aboard the RAPTOR. The RAPTOR/TALON system is a technology program, the concept of which is intended as a Boost Phase Interceptor capable of destroying tactical ballistic missiles during the first few minutes of flight.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA338698

Entities

Organizations

  • Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Cells
  • Eutrophication
  • Habitats
  • Medical Personnel
  • Wildlife

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs