Composites target tactical missiles

Composite benefits are surmounting obstacles in manufacture of small, high-volume missile systems.

By: Karen Fisher Mason

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Since the German V-1 “flying bomb” of World War II, hundreds of military missile systems have been developed. This aerospace segment includes any self-propelled projectiles that carry weapons or other military payloads. Today, missiles vary from shoulder-fired missiles (about 50 cm/20 inches long and 6 cm/2.5 inches in diameter with a range of 1,000m/3,300 ft) to intercontinental ballistic missiles as long as 18m/60 ft and 1.7m/5.5 ft in diameter, with ranges greater than 5,500 km/3,418 miles. Capabilities range from “dumb” systems that simply follow their ballistic trajectory to “fire-and-forget” missiles — self-guided systems that ensure an accurate strike without human guidance.
The Joint Common Missle

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