Ring laser gyro applications for tactical missiles: the Army TACMS solution

Abstract

The Honeywell H700-3A ring laser gyro missile guidance set (AN/DJW-51) provides navigation, guidance, autopilot, weapons dispensing, and communications functions for the US Army TACMS missile in a low-initial-cost and low-life-cycle-cost package. It is primarily the use of low-cost inertial sensors which make the use of a ring laser gyro navigation system feasible in the tactical missile market. The H700-3A ring laser gyro missile guidance set has proven to be a low-cost, high-accuracy guidance and navigation system for the deep-strike Army missile weapons system. This has been borne out by a highly successful test program of 26 missile flights. The components of the missile guidance set are described in detail.<>