Intelligence and warning are already being used in the war in Iraq, but in the current war the US also examined the future use of satellites, to launch smart missiles * The sky is not
The border
Dr. Noah Brosh
An American F-15 plane performs a pulling maneuver, while launching a missile against satellites. The experiment was carried out in the mid-80s. A renewed version of the missile will be able to launch tiny satellites for commercial purposes in a very short time.
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The fighting in Iraq emphasized the importance of space vehicles in modern warfare. the aspects
The only ones that have been known to the general public up to now are early warning satellites - some
From the Israel defense system against the launch of Scud missiles and the photographic intelligence satellites, which part
Some of the photos they take are even published on the Internet.
But the hint of a growing reliance on resources in space, in the fighting itself, actually comes
From the reports regarding the widespread use of weapons and precision weaponry, such as satellite-guided bombs
(GPS), which allow accurate bombing even in difficult weather, or when the targets are hidden
under the cover of smoke.
Without this space resource, the US and British troops now operating in Iraq would be forced
To fight with the methods of 40 years ago (from the 60s).
The aviation weekly "Aviation Week" reported that the US Space Command began on March 1
In the process of choosing alternatives for new systems that will be in space, with the emphasis being on achieving temporary
Very short response - with their help.
Today, if some of the GPS satellites are damaged for some reason, a period of time of months is required
some to replace them. The American ambition is to reach an operational capability of filling
Requirements within days or weeks - instead of months - until 2014
This is how the possibility of using ammunition that can be deployed from space or through space is tested;
navigation systems that will assist or replace GPS; Photographic sensor in visible light, which costs
be low; and a system to protect the space platforms from possible attackers.
One of the options, to achieve rapid launches, is based on the series of intelligence satellites
of the microsatellite or nanosatellite type. They will be promoted to their work track via
A launcher similar to the anti-satellite missile that the US tested in 1985. This missile was launched from an airplane
F15, which climbed to a high altitude after a "pull" maneuver. In the original version, the missile was supposed to be
To bring a special warhead, until close to the holiday satellite in a low orbit around the earth - but
In the configuration of the satellite launcher, it will be necessary to add one or perhaps more stages to it, and also to develop it
the appropriate satellite.
The possibility of launching munitions from space is in fact an extension of already developing technologies
in use in the present war. The US dropped smart bombs from its planes operating in Iraq
Explosive-free - to reduce the "environmental" damage of the bombs. In the current version,
One of the options that was tested, is by throwing rods made of titanium metal, from space towards the targets,
So that only the kinetic energy of the rods will cause the destruction of the target, not the explosive material in it.
The renewed use of ballistic missiles is also now being considered - in a new direction: if the US will be
is threatened with weapons of mass destruction and the administration intends to initiate a quick response, one
The options are to arm ballistic missiles with conventional warheads and a navigation system
very accurate
These missiles will be able to reach any point in the world, in less than an hour, but the problem is
She: How will the nuclear powers react when a missile of this type passes over their territory, en route
for his purpose.
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