Different battlefield, different strategic significance, different missiles for attack or defense. Therefore, there is no comparability among different kinds of missiles. In terms of speed, ballistic missiles should be the fastest. The U.S.'peacekeeper 'ballistic missile has a terminal reentry speed greater than Mach 25.
The fastest short-range missile, starlight missile
The British starlight missile is a short-range high-speed missile with a speed of 4 times the speed of sound. The British 'sea light' ship to air missile is a ship type of 'starlight' short-range high-speed surface to air missile. On land, it can be launched shoulder to shoulder. It is a portable individual missile. It can also be launched from a tripod on the ground or in a trench. A detachable sight and a set of guidance system are installed on the launch frame, and the whole 'starlight' system is operated by only one shooter. "Starlight" can also be launched from vehicles. Light armored covered vehicles are selected as carriers, and 8-unit launching devices are installed on the vehicles.
The fastest speed air defense missile medium range missile rocket missile
The rocket missile is a kinetic energy interceptor missile jointly funded by Israel and the United States and developed by the Israel aircraft industry company. It is mainly used to defend the ballistic missile with a range of less than 1000 km in the war zone. Rocket missile is one of the few anti missile systems that can intercept and destroy ballistic missile at high altitude in the world. Its performance is superior to that of the US' patriot 'anti missile system. Rocket missiles are mainly used to deal with tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and aircraft. The main function of the arrow-2 missile is to intercept ballistic missiles with a range of about 1000 km. The cost of each 'arrow' missile defense system is $170 million. In addition to the joint development of rocket interceptors and launchers, Israel has also developed fire control radar (FCR), fire control center (FCC) and launch control center (LCC) for AWS.
The intercepting point of the rocket missile is between the Patriot PAC-3 and THAAD of the United States. It effectively performs the high-level defense function. If Israel continues to deploy the U.S. - built low-level Patriot system, it will have a multi-level defense capability that cannot be underestimated.
The rocket interceptor missile is a two-stage vehicle, which is launched from a mobile launching device and uses the explosive fragment warhead to kill all kinds of incoming missiles, while the PAC-3 and THAAD use the kinetic energy to hit the warhead.
The L-band phased array radar is used in the rocket missile's fire control system, which makes the 'arrow' missile have strong anti-jamming ability. The "Qingsong" search radar of the "arrow" missile can reduce the time from launch to detection by about 70%. The arrow-2 missile, with a Mach number of 9, is the fastest air defense missile in the world. If the first "arrow" missile fails to intercept, the second "arrow" missile has time to intercept again. The "arrow" missile defense system adopts modular structure and has the ability of mobile deployment.
In 2005, when the meteor-3 missile was officially equipped with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, Israel stepped up the development of the improved arrow-2, or arrow-3 missile. The intercepting height of the 'arrow' - 2 missile is not more than 50000 meters, so it is difficult to intercept 'meteor' missiles with a longer range. The intercepting height of the 'arrow' - 3 missile will be more than 60000 meters, with a larger intercepting range, and it can intercept 'meteor' - 3B missiles with a range of 2000 kilometers. In December 2005, the "arrow" missile carried out the 14th flight test and the 9th interception test, namely the "arrow" - 3 test. As a result, it successfully intercepted the medium range ballistic missile of "black sparrow" simulating Iran's "meteor" - 3.
The fastest long-range missile intercontinental missile
In the whole trajectory of modern intercontinental ballistic missile, except for a short period of launching, most of them fly at ultra-high speed, with the maximum speed of over 7 km / s, that is 25200 km / h, equivalent to 20 times the speed of sound (Mach 20). If you fly fast and for a short time, you are not easy to be found and intercepted by the other side. It is an important part of strategic nuclear weapons. Countries with such missiles can directly carry out strategic attacks against enemy countries without having to go far into the ocean. Due to the different geographical location and military strategic intention of each country, the range regulations of ICBM are different. Nowadays, the deployment of ICBM in the world, especially in the big countries, generally follows the strategic idea of "mutual guarantee and destruction".
Intercontinental ballistic missile can be divided into intercontinental ballistic missile and intercontinental cruise missile according to the flight trajectory, and surface intercontinental missile and subsurface intercontinental missile according to the launching point and target position. Intercontinental ballistic missile is usually a multi-stage liquid propellant missile or solid propellant missile, which adopts inertial guidance or compound guidance and carries single warhead or multiple warheads with nuclear charge. It has the advantages of large thrust, fast flight speed, long range, high accuracy of hit and great power. Most of the ICBMs are large, bulky and inconvenient to maneuver. They are usually installed in the missile launching well, and they are launched by self force (hot launch) or by external force (cold launch). The ICBM is deployed in the nuclear powered submarine, and it is launched by underwater cooling.
Among the world's intercontinental missiles, militia, poplar and Dongfeng are known as the world's three major killers. These three killers, due to 20 times or higher speed of sound in the middle section, combined with the anti interception system, make it almost impossible for the intercontinental missile to intercept in the middle section. From the Internet, we can not get the speed parameters of ICBM, only the approximate speed parameters. Intercontinental ballistic missile starts from the ignition of rocket engine, and its flight time varies from 3 to 5 minutes (the propulsion acceleration stage of solid fuel rocket is shorter than that of liquid fuel rocket). At the end of this stage, the missile is generally at a height of 150 to 400 kilometers from the ground (varying according to the chosen trajectory), and the speed of burning fuel is usually 7 km / s. The suborbital flight phase is the midway phase -- this phase is about 25 minutes. During this phase, the ICBM mainly flies along the elliptical orbit outside the atmosphere. The far point of the orbit is about 1200 kilometers away from the ground. The length of the semi major axis of the elliptical orbit is 0.5-1 times the earth radius. The projection of the flight path on the earth's surface is close to the great circle line (the reason why it is' close to 'rather than' coincident 'is because of the flight period At this stage, the ICBM with multiple warheads re-entry vehicles or multiple warheads will release the warheads, as well as various electronic countermeasures such as metal balloons, aluminum foil jamming wires and full-size decoy warheads, to deceive the enemy radar. Starting from 100km from the ground, the flight time is about 2 minutes. In the re-entry stage, the speed of impact on the ground can be as high as 4 km / s or 12 times the speed of sound. It is known that the re-entry speed at the end of the U.S.'peacekeeper 'ballistic missile warhead is greater than Mach 25.
"Peacekeeper" [peacekeeper] large intercontinental missile is the fourth generation strategic ballistic missile of the United States, and also one of the most advanced strategic missiles of the United States. It was put into service in 1986. By 1993, 50 were deployed in the modified 'militia 3' underground well at Warren air force base. The missile consists of a warhead and a body. The warhead includes the bullet release chamber, 10 mk21 nuclear warheads and fairing. The warhead is divided into four stages. The first three stages are solid rocket motors and the fourth stage is liquid rocket engines. The missile adopts inertial guidance. According to the "agreement between the United States and Russia on further reduction and limitation of strategic offensive weapons" signed in 1993, the first 50 missiles will be completely dismantled in 2003.
Status: in service
Throwing weight: 3175kg
Total length: 21.6m diameter: 2.33m (maximum)
Maximum range: 11100 km
Takeoff weight: 8.75 tons
Warhead model: mk-21 type 10 pieces
Warhead weight: 2587kg (194kg each)
Nuclear equivalent: 100000 times; 500000 tons
Hit accuracy (calculated deviation of circumference): 0.05 nautical miles (90 meters).
Launch mode: underground well cold launch or ground mobile launch. Four sections of propulsion: the first three sections are solid fuel propulsion rockets, and the fourth section (later propulsion vehicles) uses the self ignition propulsion system of storable liquid fuel; cold launch guidance system: inertial warhead:; equipped with 21 type re-entry vehicles, it can carry 10 (up to 12) W-87 warheads with 300000 tons equivalent.