![]() ![]() ![]() Charles Draper, and at the Autonetics Division of North American Aviation, for use in bomber aircraft and longrange cruise missiles. Minimizing the time between exposures for radionavigation and satellite fixes for “resetting” the SINS was a critical requirement to ensure stealth for survivability.īuilding upon World War II German rocketry experience, inertial navigators had been developed at the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, under Dr. Navigation was seen as a critical aspect of the Fleet Ballistic Missile’s (FBM) feasibility because of the effect that it had on overall system accuracy, and because of interservice rivalry, which prompted the Air Force to doubt the Navy’s ability to successfully launch an ICBM at sea. Raborn to become the first director.Ī ship’s inertial navigation system (SINS) was deemed crucial for the submarine’s navigation and its primary role of initializing the missile’s guidance system. Admiral Arleigh Burke, Chief of Naval Operations, appointed Rear Admiral William F. In December of the same year, the Navy established the Special Projects Office to rapidly pursue a program to develop a submarinelaunched missile capability, known as the Polaris submarine. Item History: In late 1955, the Secretary of Defense authorized a sea-based Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) to help negate the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic’s nuclear threat. The MOD 7 in current use is almost identical to the MOD 6 it is the production version for the navigation core of the Trident I Fleet Ballistic Missile system. ![]() It’s modifications and improvements evolved from MOD 1 to MOD 7. Marine > Maritime Inertial > SINS Mk2 Mod 6ĭate manufactured: 1950's (early versions) up to 2006ĭescription: The MK 2 SINS was designed specifically for long-term seaboard use aboard Fleet Ballistic Missile submarines. ![]()
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