SBIR/STTR Research Award
A BASING MODE IS PROPOSED FOR THE SMALL ICBM (SICBM) TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEED FOR A DEPLOYMENT CONCEPT TO ENHANCE ITS SURVIVABILITY AND UTILITY.
Award amount
$49,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1984Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Sparta Systems, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
A BASING MODE IS PROPOSED FOR THE SMALL ICBM (SICBM) TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEED FOR A DEPLOYMENT CONCEPT TO ENHANCE ITS SURVIVABILITY AND UTILITY. THE BASING CONCEPT USES STRATEGIC WARNING TO DISPERSE THE SICBM TO A REMOTE LOCATION. HOWEVER, AS COMPARED TO OTHER DISPERSAL BASING SYSTEMS, THIS CONCEPTHAS (1) A PUBLICLY AND POLITICALLY ACCEPTABLE PEACE TIME BASING LOCATION, (2) SURVIVABILITY TO SURPRISE SLBM ATTACK WITHOUT DISPERSAL, (3) MINIMAL DISPERSAL WARNING TIME OF FEW MINUTES INSTEAD OF, IN SOME CONCEPTS, HOURS, AND (4) MINIMAL RELIANCE ON SURVIVALE SATELLITE WARNING. THIS STUDY ADDRESSES THE DESIGN AND OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF THIS BASING OPTION AND COMPARES THE RESULTS WITH ROAD-MOBILE, SCURRY-ON-WARNING CONCEPTS.
Technology keywords
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