Re:Did American Missile Defense Fail in Saudi Arabia?
by jasonwatkinspdx on Monday December 04, 2017 @06:55PM
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Starstreak is a really clever design. They use a neat clutched rotation mechanism with skewed fins to get 2d attitude control via a 1d clutch signal. The US adopted a similar mechanism to build a smart fuse that can be used with existing dumb artillery shells to give them gps guidance at low cost.
0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starstreak