Standard Missile-3
ATK provides the MK136 third-stage
rocket motor (TSRM) and solid divert and attitude control system (SDACS)
for the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3).
Under development by Raytheon, the SM-3 is the interceptor component of the Aegis
Ballistic Missile Defense System that will provide ballistic missile defense
capability against medium-range and long-range missiles from U.S. Navy ships
equipped with an updated Aegis weapons system.
The ATK TSRM is a dual-pulse, high-performance rocket motor with a composite
case, thrust vector control nozzle, hybrid attitude control system, and flight
termination system. SDACS is a multiple-pulse propulsion subsystem that provides
end-game maneuvering capability for the SM-3’s MK142 kinetic warhead..
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