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This Defense Intelligence Reference Document from the Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 1 November 2010, was produced under the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications (AAWSA) Program. It describes nanosatellite technologies and proposes launching nanosats into orbit with laser Lightcraft propulsion. It also covers a weapon mission selection study and multi-megawatt laser options. The author recommends that the Department of Defense and NASA bring Lightcraft R&D back to the United States and restart the X-50LR flight demonstration program.
“Low Earth orbit”7 pages
UNCLASSIFIED/ ;Sf&lil &FFI&Itltl H!H!! 8HLY system, like the air-to-air one, has reduced capability if an enemy can achieve nearly simultaneous arrival times for all of its ballistic missiles. If so, then a Lightcraft BMD system would have to serve as an adjunct to other BMD systems, such as the ground- based PAC-3 Patriot, THAADS, or NMD which are deployed for national or theater ballistic missile defense. However, this system could protect regions against limited ballistic missile attacks at the earliest phase of hostilities before ground-based BMD systems could arrive and be deployed. Table 4. Influence of Target Velocity and Intercept Angle on Impact Energy and Required Mass [2 61. Lightcraft Lightcraft Impact Ballistic \fissile Threat Energy -SRBM IRBM ICBM-Intercept Intercept •"d R~2500 km R~ 10,000 km Velocity Aspect R~IOOO km Weight V=2 km/s V=4 km/s V=6km/s 0° from Impact E for 25 MJ 49 \fJ 81 MJ 1.0 kg Wt. Head-on Collision Wt for lO .40kg .20 kg .12 kg MJofE JO" from Impact E for 21 MJ 44 '1:J 74 '1:J 1.0 kg Wt. J km/s Head-on Collision Wt. For 10 .47 kg .23 kg .14 kg MJ ofE 45" from Impact E for 17 MJ 37 MJ 66 MJ 1.0 kg Wt. Head-on Collision Wt. for 10 .59 kg .27 kg .15 kg MJofE 34 UNCLASSIFIED//509 AFFIGI11J.k Wlili &••tv
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