Standard SM-3 Block IB

The Standard SM-3 missile is a derivative of Standard SM-2 Block IV developed to counter medium and long-range ballistic missiles and is a part of the Navy Theater Wide program. The SM-3 features a Third Stage Rocket Motor (TSRM) in addition of the Mk-72 booster and the Mk-104 rocket motor, a GPS/INS guidance section, and the LEAP (Lightweight Exo-atmospheric Projectile) kinetic warhead. The SM-3's warhead will be a hit-to-kill vehicle and the SM-3 would be optimized for the next generation of the AEGIS weapons system outfitted with the SPY-1E radar available from 2006 or 2007. The Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Solid Divert and Attitude Control System (SDACS) is the propulsion system used on the Kinetic Warhead (KW) Mk 142 to control the yaw, pitch, and roll in outer space when intercepting a ballistic missile. The SDACS incorporating the latest design improvements to achieve a high degree of reliability was tested on November 30, 2004, by a ATK and Honeywell in Elkton, Maryland. A flight demonstration of pulse-capable SDACS on SM-3 was anticipated in 2005. The SM-3 Block 1B missile incorporates an advanced two-color infrared seeker as well as a throttling divert and attitude control system providing additional capability against evolving threats. Both items have been integrated into the missile's kinetic warhead giving thus enhanced maneuverability and higher probability of kill. The Standard Missile SM-3 Block IB may be fitted with a Throttling Divert and Attitude Control System (TDACS) propulsion and maneuvering system for its kinetic warhead. The system is based on 10 pintle thrusters with four moving the warhead sideways and the other six keeping the seeker angular alignment with the target. Low-cost TDACS is planned to be introduced in flight tests with the SM-3 Block IB missile in late 2008.

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