First Operational Ablation RV and Longest ICBM Flight (Atlas Mk 3)—The GE Re-entry System’s Mk 3 RV was the first operational reentry vehicle to use ablative materials.

A multiple re-entry vehicle (MRV) system for a ballistic missile deploys multiple warheads above a single aimpoint which then drift apart, producing a cluster bomb-like effect. These warheads are not individually targetable.

Detailing the earliest efforts of the Army, Navy and Air Force reentry vehicle approaches puts the development of the Minuteman Mark 5 and Mark 11 reentry vehicles into the proper historical perspective.

Following transmission of required signals for timing and warhead arming from the computer in the missile guidance system, the reentry vehicle is separated electrically and mechanically from the post-boast vehicle.

Jun 16, 2014 · The Minuteman I and Minuteman II missile carried a single nuclear warhead, also known as an Reentry Vehicle. The Minuteman III missile initially carried three warheads, and currently are carrying one Reentry Vehicle, or warhead.

advanced maneuverable reentry vehicle (AMARV) was a sig-nificant achievement in maneuvering strategic missile tech-nology. However, throughout its development, the emphasis of the ABRES maneuvering reentry vehicle effort has shifted between a …

In 1994, the USAF initiated the Reentry Vehicle Application Program (RVAP) to assess the status of the land silo-based reentry system ICBM industrial base. This paper describes the work done by LMMS, the methodology devel- oped and the results of that assessment. These results were one input used by the USAF to define the subsequent activities in

more than one weapon per launch vehicle is called a MIRVed launch site. Thus, the defining data elements for a launch site are: I) location (coordinates) 2) weapon type (W/CEP) 3) number of launch vehicles 4) number of weapons per launch vehicle

Multiple Independently-targetable Reentry Vehicles (MIRVs) were originally developed in the early 1960s to permit a missile to deliver multiple nuclear warheads to different targets. In contrast to a traditional missile, which carries one warhead, MIRVs can carry multiple warheads.

Oct 31, 2023 · Lockheed Martin has been awarded a near-$1bn contract to conduct engineering, manufacturing and design work to provide a “low technical risk and affordable” RV for the Mk21A programme, which will fit a new RV to the US’ Sentinel nuclear missile system.