30 May
2011
30 May
'11
2:48 p.m.
And then there is the D37D of the minuteman III.
TI and the minuteman related bits:
http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/history/timeline/defense/1960/docs/62-sp
ecial_ics.htm
D37D onboard was used in the initial minuteman III missile guidance set
(MGS), the NS-20 configuration. It was about 1/4 the size of the D17, still
contained a disk and was/is visually less interesting. It has been replaced
with the 16-bit missile guidance computer (MGC) in the current NS-50 MGS.
The MGS contained the computer, gyro system, amp and guidance set. In the
NS-50 configuration the amp is part of the MGC. The MGS is contained in a
slice that sits below the reentry system (warhead and associated support
systems). Although START [treaty] dramatically reduced the number and
capabilities, there are 400+ MMIII ICBMs that remain operational.