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Typhon, also commonly referred to as the "Strategic Mid-range Fires System" (SMRF), is a United States Army transporter erector launcher for Standard SM-6 and Tomahawk missiles. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Formerly known as the Midrange Capabilities System (MCS), it has since been renamed to the Strategic Mid-range Fires System (SMRF) and given the ...
A medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) is a type of ballistic missile with medium range, this last classification depending on the standards of certain organizations. Within the U.S. Department of Defense , a medium-range missile is defined by having a maximum range of between 1,000 and 3,000 kilometres (620 and 1,860 mi). [ 1 ]
The XM1111 Mid-Range Munition (MRM) is a 120 mm precision guided munition developed for the Rheinmetall Rh-120 120mm gun (named the M256 in the US military) used by several Western tanks. It was also intended to fulfill a requirement for Future Combat Systems (canceled) for a long-range, beyond line of sight (BLOS) tank munition.
MIL-STD-810 is maintained by a Tri-Service partnership that includes the United States Air Force, Army, and Navy. [2] The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, or ATEC, serves as Lead Standardization Activity / Preparing Activity, and is chartered under the Defense Standardization Program (DSP) with maintaining the functional expertise and serving as the DoD-wide technical focal point for the ...
A MDTF includes two batteries of long-range missiles. One battery, called Mid-Range Capability (MRC), which can fire further than 1,100 miles, has Typhon missile system. The other battery should have the new Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon, whose classified range is likely several thousand miles.
This test featured a C-17 dropping a medium-range target from its rear, 800 miles (1,300 km) northwest of the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii. CMCM-1A/FT 04-2A 4 Aug 2005: Success This test was the first of two medium-range target vehicles. CMCM-1B/FT 04-2B 18 Aug 2005: Success This test was the second of two medium-range target ...
The SM-2 Medium Range Block IIICU is modified version of the Block IIIC missile that will feature a new guidance section and target detection device from the SM-6 Block IU. [ 24 ] [ 31 ] In April 2024, Raytheon was awarded a $344 million contract to develop the Block IIICU and the SM-6 Block IU.
The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS / ˈ h aɪ m ɑːr z /) is a light multiple rocket launcher developed in the late 1990s for the United States Army and mounted on a standard U.S. Army Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) M1140 truck frame.