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missiles

  • FGM-148 Javelin antitank guided missile
    In rocket and missile system: Navaho

    The rocket booster (which launched the missile until the ramjet ignited) eventually became the Redstone engine, which powered the Mercury manned spacecraft series, and the same basic design was used in the Thor and Atlas ballistic missiles. The guidance system, an inertial autonavigation design, was incorporated into…

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