Thursday, December 04, 2008

LEAP

IOC: 2007

Also Known As
Lightweight Exo-Atmospheric Projectile
Mk142

Origin
United States of America

Contractor/s
Raytheon

Applications
Standard SM-3 Block IA
Standard SM-3 Block IB

Description: The LEAP kinetic warhead is being developed for the Standard SM-3 missile. The current LEAP represents the third generation of exo-atmospheric projectiles developed by the Raytheon company. LEAP features a long wave infrared seeker that provides acquisition ranges greater than 300 kilometers, a large field of view, a Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), encrypted data downlink, and a solid propulsion system providing over 3 kilometers terminal divert. The warhead is being designed to discriminate the decoys from the reentry vehicle in order to successfully pulverize the ballistic missile's warhead. It would withstand the effects of ECMs.

News
ATK and Raytheon Demonstrate SM-3 Third Stage

AEGIS Missile Test #6 Successful

Operators

see operators map

Japan

United States of America

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Last Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2008

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