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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2000-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ballistics
CONT

The Mk-21 RV(formerly known as the ABRV-advanced ballistic re-entry vehicle) was selected over the Mk-12a RV due to its greater accuracy, greater hardness(to weapon effects), lower cost, at the penalty of greater weight. The joint selection of W-87/Mk-21 was made by the DOD on 29 January 1982. The PBV can accommodate 12 Mk-12a RVs or 11 Mk-21 RVs.

Key term(s)
  • Mk-21 RV

French

Domaine(s)
  • Balistique
Key term(s)
  • Mk-21 RV

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
DEF

The part of a MIRVed missile’s payload that carries a guidance package and the re-entry vehicles.

CONT

On reaching the edge of space five minutes or so after launch, a device known as a bus detaches itself and maneuvers for another five minutes or so, releasing up to ten MIRV (for Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle) warheads at different targets in the U.S.

CONT

The post-boost phase, when the post-boost vehicle or bus distributes the separate reentry vehicles (RV) along their flight trajectories.

OBS

bus: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permisssion of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Key term(s)
  • post boost vehicle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
DEF

Partie de la charge utile d'un missile équipée d'un corps de rentrée à têtes multiples indépendamment guidées (MIRV) qui renferme le programme de guidage et les corps de rentrée.

DEF

Étage additionnel, ne faisant pas partie du lanceur, d'un missile balistique multicharge destiné à faire d'infimes corrections de trajectoire ou à injecter les différents corps de rentrée sur des trajectoires aboutissant aux objectifs qui leur sont assignés.

CONT

reste alors, la partie importante de l'engin : le bus qui transporte les ogives nucléaires (cas d'un missile MIRV). C'est une sorte de mini-véhicule spatial.

OBS

bus : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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