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Subject: Global Strike Tactical Weapon
Softwar    6/19/2007 8:39:16 AM
Aviation Week, June 18 2007, page 49 - Northrup Grumman has been contracted to design a weapon - using the Minotaur launch vehicle and an unspecified delivery device - that can destroy targets at a global range in less than an hour's flight time. The submunitions are to be a number of BLU-108B/B sensor-fused weapons that use an active laser sensor, multimission warhead and large footprint for searching out targets. Each submunition is to carry four explosively formed penetrator projectiles that can detect a vehicle's shape and heat signature. It also can provide direct attack capabilities against command and control centers.
 
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minotaur       10/10/2007 6:48:20 AM
IMO, the best candidate for the GSTW would be Trident II D5 with 6-14 submunisions. Such weapons could be launch from under international waters and thus totally surprising to enemy.
 
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