THE D2 HYPERVELOCITY PROJECTILE PROGRAM

The D2 program is developing a guided interceptor for Theater and Forw ard Area Air Defense to be lethal against targets ranging from Ballist ic Missile Reentry Vehicles to Cruise Missiles to aircraft. D2 is bein g specifically designed to be launched from advanced electric energy g uns / launchers. Interface requirements for Electro Magnetic and Elect ro Thermal Chemical launchers have been designed. The D2 has been full y integrated and fired from an ETC launcher 21 times to date. Progress in the filed testing of D2 has laid the ground work for extensive gui ded experiments and near term target engagements. The work accomplishe d on D2 over the last several years has validated the usefulness and a pplicability of electric armaments in a ''smart'' battlefield and prov ides a mechanism for near term integration of electric launchers in op erational scenarios, both for Air Defense as well as utilizing the D2 technology in Anti-Tank and Anti-Armor roles.