Utilization of a Low Cost Interceptor (LCI) for Cost Effective Air Defense against Low Tech Threats

Abstract

Several studies and reports over the past ten years have discussed the need for a low cost interceptor for use in air defense against low tech air breathing threats. The Low Cost Interceptor (LCI) program that Miltec Missiles and Space Company has managed for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command's Office of Technical Integration and Interoperability since April 2001 was implemented to address that need. The LCI program has developed several interceptor concepts and designs and has tested many of the components and subsystems that will go into the interceptor. This paper discusses some of those subsystems and benefits that LCI has realized to date.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA499427

Entities

People

  • David L. Tilson
  • Eddie Odom
  • Jack G. Gulden

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Counter WMD
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautics
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Blast Tubes
  • Contracts
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Defense Systems
  • Military Research
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Weapons
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Occupational Health and Safety.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites