Conventional Ballistic Missile (CBM) with Common Aero-Vehicle (CAV) (U)
Overview (U):
(U) The Conventional Ballistic Missile (CBM) with Common Aero-Vehicle (CAV) supports the Space Force Application mission to conduct global strikes through and from space against terrestrial targets and airborne targets up to 300,000 feet. The conventional ballistic missile is envisioned to support non-Single Integrated Operations Plan (SIOP) missions. The CBMs will likely be based at the Eastern and Western Ranges. This will prevent confusion with nuclear ICBMs and limit collateral damage from booster separation. The CAV will be an aerodynamically designed re-entry vehicle with maneuvering capability for increased range and accuracy that will dispense submunitions. The CAV will be able to hold multiple targets at risk including deeply buried, hard, and mobile targets. Delivery of CAVs may also be conducted from the military space plane.
Details (U):
Description User Impact Programmatics Images Related Initiatives Related Requirements Related Categories Road Map Placements Additional Hotlinks Lead Office POC
Description (U):
(U) The CAV concept is an aerodynamically designed re-entry vehicle (RV), with maneuvering capability for increased range and accuracy that would dispense submunitions. A CAV would hold multiple targets at risk: deeply buried, hard, or mobile targets. The vehicle could serve as a common form of delivery for CBM, MSP, or orbital systems. CAV ICT focuses on concept development for ACTD in 2003-4 and pre-SPO activities. The ICT proposed $700 thousand from ICBM RV Applications for two contractors to do system analysis. CAV is one of 12 options being considered for HDBT defeat.
(U) Payloads under consideration for the CAV include three 250 lb small smart bombs, six 90 lb powered LOCAAS (Low Cost Autonomous Attack System) munitions, a hard and deeply buried target (HDBT) penetrator, a deployable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Hunter/Killer package, an agent defeat payload, and other special weapon payloads.
(U) Lockheed Martin and Boeing are currently conducting preliminary design work on CAVs. A CAV ACTD from a CBM is planned for 2003 though currently no money has been identified for this program.User Impact (U):
(U) Space offers global coverage, quick response, and reduced risk to our forces. This concept would give the user, US Space Command, the capability to strike targets from space or through space by non-nuclear means. The importance to the warfighter is that this weapon would provide the capability for prompt, on-demand precision strike, flexible strike for different types of targets such as hard and deeply buried targets and also mobile targets, and flexible effects to satisfy delay, deny, destroy deficiencies.
Programmatics (U):
(U) Programmable.
Images (U):
Name Title Common Aero Vehicle (CAV) CAV dispensing submuntions This Table Is Unclassified. Related Initiatives (U):
Name Title Ballistic Missile Replacement Ballistic Missile Replacement (BMR) CAV for Military Spaceplane Common Aero-Vehicle (CAV) for Military Spaceplane (MSP) CBM with MNNRV Conventional Ballistic Missile (CBM) with Maneuverable Non-Nuclear Reentry Vehicle (MNNRV) Eastern Range Eastern Range Military Space Plane Military Space Plane MM Guidance Replacement Prog Minuteman Guidance Replacement Program (GRP) MM III Sustainment/Deactivation Minuteman (MM) III Sustainment/Deactivation MM Propulsion Replacement Prog Minuteman Propulsion Replacement Program (PRP) PK Sustainment/Deactivation Peacekeeper (PK) Sustainment/Deactivation Western Range Western Range This Table Is Unclassified. Related Requirements (U):None.
Related Categories (U):
Name Title Non-Nuclear Strike Non-Nuclear Strike This Table Is Unclassified. Road Map Placements (U):
Name Title FORCE APPLICATION FORCE APPLICATION This Table Is Unclassified. Requirements, Funding and Additional Hotlinks (U):
Name 1997 Force Applications MAP This Table Is Unclassified. Lead Office (U):
(U) Air Force.
Point of Contact (U):
(U) Capt Jim Holder, Open Phone: None..
Date Of Information (U):
(U) 13 April 1998
(U) Road Map Production Date: 12 July 1999
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