A digitized image of an area is mapped and then inserted. After launch, a solid propellant propels the missile until a small turbofan engine takes over for the cruise portion of flight. The united states army redstone arsenal historical. It can be reprogrammed inflight to attack predesignated targets with gps coordinates stored in its memory or to any other gps coordinates. Cad model of the tom hawk missile with conical nose cone. The hawk is a medium range, surfacetoair guided missile that provides air defense coverage against lowtomediumaltitude aircraft. Missiles are attractive to many nations because they can be used effectively against an adversary with a formidable air defense system, where an. Pdf the objective of the research paper is to perform aerodynamic and structural. According to the declaration, the system is designed to provide the alliance with a. A third version with a 350 km range is also reported to be under development. Its lowlevel performance was greatly improved over nike through the adoption of new radars and a continuous wave semiactive radar homing guidance system.
Hisaro medium altitude air defence missile system army. The ship launched harpoon missile you are looking at a 1,523 pound missile roughly 15 feet long 12. Israel has three current systems deployed to destroy ballistic missiles. These resources are presented with a description of the missile defense efforts of the time in the hopes that the context will. The hawk was the first mobile mediumrange guided antiaircraft missile deployed by the u. The missile has a turbofan propulsion system, weighs 3500lbs, has a lb warhead, and can travel 1500 miles at a speed of 550mph. Ota project staff on new ballistic missile defense technologies lionel s. The hawk semiactive radar seeking mediumrange sam system commenced development in 1952 with the us army awarding a fullscale development contract to raytheon for. The guardian antimissile system pod, placed on the underside of the airplanes nose. Thaad, japans proactive peace, and the arms race in northeast asia jj suh abstract. The naval strike missile nsm is an antiship land attack cruise missile developed by norwaybased kongsberg defence systems.
The ror fig 74 is a pulsetype, quickresponse, rangemeasuring radar that operates in a. In addition, a bp system would support other vital national security missions. Photo courtesy of northrop grumman in this article, youll learn about the guardian tm antimissile system, as well as the specific type of weapon it is designed to foil. It was designed to be a much more mobile counterpart to the mim14 nike hercules, trading off range and altitude capability for a much smaller size and weight. Strategic air ballistic missile defense center of military history. Ballistic missile proliferation in southern asia 9 ballistic missile proliferation in southern asia. Rangeonly radar launcher eds nike missile web site.
Bgm109 tomahawk tomahawk is an allweather submarine or shiplaunched landattack cruise missile. In israeli use, hawk missiles proved highly effective against lowflying aircraft. Sampt mediumrange air defense missile system military. This volume contains basic information on all air force fighters developed between world war ii and 1973, including all configurations. How does the kongsberg naval strike missile compare with.
What are the tactical drawbacks to the tomahawk missile. According to some defense analysts, the indian and pakistani nuclear tests. Johns,assistant director, ota energy, materials, and international security division security and commerce karas, project director peter sharfman, international thomas h. Based upon the obama administrations european phased adaptive approach epaa, it is the first stage of a more robust layered full operational capability for the missile defence of europe. This document presents information pertinent to the submarinelaunched and surfaceshiplaunched tomahawk weapon system tws to include physical and functional descriptions of system components, safety and security considerations. The supersonic hawk is effective against lowtomedium altitude 100 to 38,000 feet aircraft and some shortrange ballistic missiles. Based on comparison results the missiles inertial navigation system is updated and the missile corrects its course. F 15, awacs, chaparral, improved hawk, roland, stinger, and. Tercom was based on, and was a significant improvement on, fingerprint, a technology developed in 1964 for the slam. The only tactical drawback of the tomahawk missile system that i can think of is tomahawk missile can reveal the position of its submarine host when it is launched. Maj lewis clark ii, g7 32d army air and missile defense command aamdc.
The sampt air defense missile system was jointly developed by france and italy. The united states army redstone arsenal historical information. Development of the hawk system took place in 1952 with the u. Mpq50 pulse acquisition radar the primary source of high to mediumaltitude aircraft detection for the battery.
Bringing prithvi down to earth 335 air force, carries a payload of 500 kg to a maximum range of 250 km. A lowcost missile with reduced radar crosssection is to be demonstrated by the us navy. The hawk homing all the way killer mim23 is an allweather low to medium altitude groundtoair missile system developed and designed by the american defence company raytheon. The tomahawk cruise missile was introduced into the us arsenal in 1983 and modernized versions continue to be used to the present day. Missile range designations short 5,500 km range is not an intrinsic characteristic of a missile, since it depends on the payload. The tsq73 hawk improved hawk air defense missile control and coordination system, also called missile minder, consists. History of strategic air and ballistic missile defense, 19451955.
The future of missile defense 10 predictability of an opponents behavior. Options for stabilization executive summary the presence of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles is now a fact of life in southern asia. Nsm is a successor to the penguin antiship missile and is the only fifthgeneration longrange precision strike missile in the world. Hawk missile system mim23 the mim23 homingallthewaykiller hawk missile system is a mediumrange, surfacetoair guided missile system designed for air defense. Hawk homing all the way killer the hawk is a medium range, surfacetoair guided missile that provides air defense coverage against lowtomediumaltitude aircraft. Hawk production line open for the marine corps as well as a projected steady export market. Development studies for a semiactive radar homing mediumrange surfacetoair missile system were begun by the u. In actuality, the cruise missile, as an operational concept and system, has been. Thaad was developed after the experience of iraqs scud missile attacks during. Designation for submarinelaunched versions of the tomahawk this tactica. The missile is fitted with both radio frequency proximity and impact fuses. As traditional acquisition rules and operational test requirements. The objective of the clinton administrations national missile defense nmd program was to develop and maintain the option to deploy a cost effective, operationally. Thus if the missile is constrained to fly at a constant speed.
Evolution of the cruise missile department of defense. Missile defense 2020 center for strategic and international. For that reason, the hawk system has a rangeonly radar ror that is used when required as an auxiliary means of providing range information for the system. Terminal high altitude area defense missile defense agency. The same scheme, being used by the hawk, was without a doubt a factor amongst many others such as ecm and mobility, etc. June 5, 1967 in an unusual incident an israeli mim23a shot down a damaged israeli dassault md. From the mid1960s the hawk provided the backbone of u. Pdf aerodynamic and structural analysis of a land attack cruise. Working in l dband 30 to 15 cm, the radar is an allweather system. The soviet as4 missile is more than 36 feet 11 m long and is launched by a tupolev bomber. The first test firing took place in june 1956 when a hawk missile successfully shot down a qf80 drone aircraft.
Missile defense is a system, weapon, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception, and destruction of attacking missiles. The missile is highly lethal, reliable, and effective against electronic countermeasures. Navy tomahawk cruise missile weapons system technical. Meads medium extended area defense system mf missile field mirv multiple independentlytargetable reentry vehicle. Homeland missile defense today is provided by the groundbased midcourse defense program and other elements of the larger ballistic missile defense system. Originally conceived as a defense against nucleararmed intercontinental ballistic missiles icbms, its application has broadened to include shorterranged nonnuclear tactical and theater missiles the united states, russia, china, india, israel, france. Contents rosoboronexport 5 akveduk hfuhf radio communications system. The surfacelaunched system could hit underground targets to a depth of 12 meters after flying at beyond. Estimation of missile system storage reliability 1c. In the 1970s, nasa used surplus hawk missiles to create the nike hawk sounding rocket. Fast hawk lowcost missile hystrike will begin the development of an operational hypersonic weapon that will be fielded in the 2005 to 2012 time frame. This document presents information pertinent to the submarinelaunched and surfaceshiplaunched tomahawk weapon system tws to include physical and functional descriptions of system components, safety and security considerations, and operations aboard platforms employing the tws. Hawk has intercepted corporal, honest john, and little join rockets.
Basic hawk was developed in the 1950s and initially fielded in 1960. A system may comprise of many of the following systems most often vehicleborne, mobile. Technical manual operator and organizational general maintenance for the improved hawk guided missile system this copy is a reprint which includes current pages from changes i through 5. Army in 1952 under the designation sama18 hawk homing all. Jun 19, 2014 missile range designations short 5,500 km range is not an intrinsic characteristic of a missile, since it depends on the payload. Direct support and general support maintenance manual. Safeguard antiballistic missile system fell victim to costeffectiveness criteria and competing priorities in the mid1970s, the new u. A reality check the united states has spent over one hundred billion dollars to try to create a capability to intercept the strategic ballistic missiles of. Navy tomahawk cruise missile weapons system technical manual. The same scheme, being used by the hawk, was without a doubt a factor amongst many others such as ecm and mobility, etc french nike units 1957 1958. After these studies were completed, contractors were authorized to proceed with the development of the nike hercules atbm air defense guided missile system. It carries a 488 pound warhead out to almost 70 miles. Launcher system target surveillance, and tracking radars system command, control, communications and intelligence c3i system missile replenishment system power supply system survey vehicle radar repair and vehicle repair vehicle fuel and oxidiser.
Us dod the hawk missile system is supported by nspa in the following areas. The terminal high altitude area defense thaad element provides the ballistic missile defense system bmds with a globallytransportable, rapidlydeployable capability to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles inside or outside the atmosphere during their final, or terminal, phase of flight. The sampt replaces all existing mediumrange air defense systems in service with the french army and air force, as well as italian army. New production for the marines and product improvement kits for the us armyusmc were funded through fiscal 1989. Terminal high altitude area defense thaad, formerly theater high altitude area defense, is an american antiballistic missile defense system designed to shoot down short, medium, and intermediaterange ballistic missiles in their terminal phase descent or reentry by intercepting with a hittokill approach. It is presumed to be inertially guided until it approaches its selected target, when it homes in on the target. The raytheon mim23 hawk is an american mediumrange surfacetoair missile. Hawk mim23 low medium altitude ground to air missile data. How the guardian antimissile system works howstuffworks. Hawk missile plastic model kit revell 8578 maquette. Tactical tomahawk weapons control system ttwcs takes advantage of a loitering feature in the missile s flight path and allows commanders to redirect the missile to an alternative target, if required. Army, and was the oldest sam system still in use by u. The origin of each aircraft is noted as well as its most troublesome development, production, and operational problems.
For anyone who ever was associated with a hawk missile unit. Army awarding a fullscale development contract to raytheon for the missile in july 1954 and northrop providing the launcher and ground equipment. Apr 06, 2017 homeland missile defense today is provided by the groundbased midcourse defense program and other elements of the larger ballistic missile defense system. Hawk air defense missile control and coordination system, also called missile minder, consists of the following components. Maquette hawk missile plastic model kit revell 8578 english. The limited defenses fielded today have advanced considerably since defensive operations began in late 2004, but nevertheless they remain too limited and too modest relative to emerging threats. Michael callaham richard dalbello gerald epstein anthony fainbergl robert rochlin2 alan shaw program.
1651 694 1545 1226 1388 954 412 640 137 844 924 286 733 1641 1164 1129 287 349 1160 493 215 398 374 1338 809 56 325 958 1362 536 433 153 1282 178 985 128 959 774 474 1181