Maneuverable reentry vehicle
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maneuverable-reentry-vehicle-166-7960014
title:
Maneuverable reentry vehicle
text:
The maneuverable reentry vehicle is a type of warhead for ballistic missiles that is capable of maneuvering and changing its trajectory. There are two general reasons to use MARV. One is to make it more difficult to track the reentry vehicle (RV) and thereby make it more difficult to attack as it approaches its target. This was particularly useful against early anti-ballistic missile (ABM) systems which took seconds to calculate an interception course. Making random trajectory changes could rend
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Ballistic missile whose warhead capable of changing trajectory
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneuverable_reentry_vehicle
date created:
2004-12-04T00:34:12Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T20:03:08Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Pershing_II_MARV.jpg","width":173,"height":212}
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