Launchers

Launchers is a blended market that includes reusable systems used to launch missiles, precision guided weapons, and decoys/evasion devices. Records are drawn from the Missiles, PGW, and Electro Magnetic markets.

This document contains definitions for the market, customer missions, and market subsystem types.

The Launchers Market includes:

Naval and airborne guns over 57 mm caliber
Land based guns over 57 mm caliber. For towed guns this entails the complete gun platform, not including towing vehicle. For vehicle mounted guns (SPH and Tanks) this entails only the armament, consisting of gun cradle, barrel, muzzle brake and breach. The platform and associated systems are not included in the market.
Towed and self-propelled mortars over 57 mm caliber. For self-propelled mortars this entails only the armament, comprising tube, base and fire control system.
Reusable land based static, towed, and self-propelled missile launchers
Reusable ship based missile launchers and missile tubes
Torpedo tubes
Reusable launchers used for expendable decoys and evasion devices that are used for self-defense by concealing, diverting, or defeating systems that are attempting to discover, track, or target friendly forces.

The Launchers Market does not include:

Guns 57 mm caliber and below
Expendable launchers that are part of All Up Rounds
Aircraft bomb or missile launcher rails and racks
Launcher related R&D
Related services
Government budget for overhead and program management

Launchers Customer Function

Anti-Torpedo	A weapon system designed to provide a defense against incoming torpedoes. The incoming torpedo is intercepted and destroyed.
Decoy Launcher	A reusable tubed system used for launching expendable decoys, and evasion devices that are used for self-defense by concealing, diverting, or defeating systems that are attempting to discover, track, or target friendly forces.
Gun	A breech-loaded, tubed weapon greater than 57mm caliber and capable of firing PGWs. Includes both direct fire and indirect fire weapons
Missile Launcher	Reusable device used to launch guided missiles and guided rockets
Mortar	A muzzle-loaded, tubed weapon greater than 57mm caliber capable of firing PGWs at low velocities, over short ranges, and at high trajectories.
Multi-Role ISR	A platform or system which can accomplish more than one ISR mission, for example collecting imagery as well as signals intelligence.
Target	An unmanned aerial device which emulates aircraft and/or missile threats. Targets are used to assess the performance of land, sea, or air based air defense weapon/sensor systems, or in the training of land, sea, or air based air defense forces.
Torpedo Tube	A tube used to launch self-contained, self-sustaining, underwater weapons that have range, azimuth and elevation vectoring, maneuvering and target seeking/discrimination means, along with a warhead and fuzing.

Launchers Subsystems

Blended Market Subsystems