Technical Issues in Theater Missile Defense,

Abstract

This note discusses technical issues in theater missile defenses in the terminal, midcourse, and boost phases. The first two are familiar and developed, but face fundamental countermeasures. Boost phase intercepts engage missiles when they are most vulnerable, but have been studied less for theater defense because the engagement times are short. Overall, theater missile defenses resemble strategic defenses, complicated by the tenfold shorter boost phase.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA338706

Entities

People

  • G. H. Canavan

Organizations

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Boost Phase
  • Commerce
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Governments
  • Miss Distance
  • Munitions
  • Navigation
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Space Based
  • Terminal Defense
  • Theater Missile Defense
  • Trajectories
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Missile Defense Systems.