12.09.2004, 22:26
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Zitat:The submarine carries 16 vertically launched M45 ballistic missiles supplied by EADS Space Transportation (formerly Aerospatiale), based in Les Mureaux, France. The M45 propulsion system has three-stage solid fuel rocket motors producing hypersonic speed. The inertial control and guidance system is equipped with a Sagittaire digital computer supplied by Thales (formerly Thomson-CSF). The missile carries a thermonuclear warhead, developed by the Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, with six Multiple Re-entry Vehicles (MRVs), each of 150kt, in the TN-71 warhead. The range is 6,000km. The new enhanced M51 missile, due to enter service in 2010, weighs more than 50t and will carry a warhead with 12 MIRVS, and have an increased range of 8,000km. The submarine is equipped with a SAD strategic data system for control of the M45 ballistic missile.