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Codian States begins testing of long range missile defense system

Codian States
11-02-2005, 17:01
Fritz City, Codian States -- Codian Air Force officials have slated the first test scenarios for their new High Altitude Reactive Missile Defense system for this weekend, the latest in a series of military breakthroughs in defense technology.

The recently developed HARMD system is slated to serve as the upper tier of the Codian Confederacy's defensive shield, engineered to be capable of intercepting both exo- and endo-atmospheric threats at ranges of 330km and altitudes of up to 200km. HARMD would both augment and be protected by the CCS's lower tier defensive shield systems, as well as the HELIS (High Energy Laser Interceptor System) and Patriot missile systems.

Able to both automatically detect, classify, identify and acquire targets and quickly and seamlessly coordinate with Codian radar and surveillance systems, the target object data and predicted interception point are downloaded to the missile prior to launch, with continual updates transmitted during flight. Though HARMD can pull targets from, and cue targets to other systems, each HARMD battery is equipped with ground-based radar capable of acquiring missile threats at up to 1,200km.

Each missile is nearly 5m long, 500kg, and is made with a solid propellant rocket motor, using standard aerodynamic control surfaces combined with multiple single-shot thrusters, allowing for incredibly high-g maneuvers reqiured for the precise hit-to-kill control.

The HARMD system is expected to enter low-rate production in two years, to support initial operating capacity.