Testing the Patriot air defense weapon system
Abstract
A summary of the overall test program of the Patriot air defense weapon system is presented, including preparations for system integration tests and surveillance tests, with particular emphasis placed on the guidance flight test program. The major components of the system are described, and subsystem tests consisting of static and dynamic plume tests, static propulsion tests, dynamic propulsion test firings, and control system test firings are discussed. A series of system-level preflight guidance tests which consisted of a captive carry flight test program and other tests is considered. Tests on more sophisticated missions such as ECM, jamming, and combinations of ECM and chaff are addressed. Test data collection techniques are covered.
- Publication:
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AIAA
- Pub Date:
- November 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983flte.confQ....G
- Keywords:
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- Missile Defense;
- Missile Tests;
- Patriot Missile;
- Performance Tests;
- Weapon Systems;
- Captive Tests;
- Electronic Countermeasures;
- Flight Tests;
- Missile Control;
- Missile Tracking;
- Static Tests;
- Systems Integration;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles