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Guidance and control for defense systems against ballistic threats [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
A defense system against ballistic threat is a very complex system from the engineering point of view. It involves different kinds of subsystems and, at the same time, it presents very strict requirements.
BATTISTINI, SIMONE
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High-Powered Microwaves for Boost Phase Intercept [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This work details an analysis of using directed high-powered microwave systems as a defense against intercontinental ballistic missiles. High-powered microwaves are well suited for this role by adjusting the criteria for adequate missile defense from ...
Horgan, Christopher James   +2 more
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Feasibility study on missile launch detection and trajectory tracking [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
With the increased use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in military operations, their role in a missile defense operation is not well defined. The simulation program discussed in this thesis studies the feasibility of utilizing UAVs to patrol a ...
Wong, Chee Mun Kelvin
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[News Clip: Atlas unveiled] [PDF]

open access: yes, 1958
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile going on display at the Dallas Memorial ...
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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MISS/Rocks MX Mockup [PDF]

open access: yes, 1980
Black and white photograph of MISS/Rocks MX Mockup: A full scale mockup of the new MX Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) being developed by the U. S.

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NACA Research Memorandums [PDF]

open access: yes, 1958
Report discussing a study of the effects of puncturing the heat shield of an intercontinental-ballistic-missile warhead by small projectiles. Calculations were created for both rod and sphere projectiles and experimental testing was performed on a ...
Strass, H. K., Goodman, V. M.
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To the Brink: Turkish and Cuban Missiles during the Height of the Cold War [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This article examines the importance of the placement of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in Turkey during the Eisenhower administration and how this maneuver contributed to the Cold War and subsequent Cuban missile ...
Fuelling, Cody
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