Rapid Execution and Combat Targeting System
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The United States Air Force
's Rapid Execution and Combat Targeting System (REACT) is a modification of the LGM-30 Minuteman
LCC
that provides continual monitoring and rapid retargeting of Minuteman
ICBMs. It integrates communication systems and weapon system into single console.
, required over 20 hours to retarget the entire Minuteman force and 30 minutes to retarget a single ICBM. REACT system needs less than 10 hours to retarget all missiles, while individual missiles can be retargeted in matter of minutes.
REACT was previously known as the ICBM integrated Electronics Upgrade (I2EU)
REACT incorporates secure communication link between LCC and Higher Authority (SACCS) to receive and configuration and targeting data without any need for manual data input.
Automatic processing and decoding of Emergency War Orders is another interesting feature which reduces missile crews' workload.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
's Rapid Execution and Combat Targeting System (REACT) is a modification of the LGM-30 Minuteman
LGM-30 Minuteman
The LGM-30 Minuteman is a U.S. nuclear missile, a land-based intercontinental ballistic missile . As of 2010, the version LGM-30G Minuteman-III is the only land-based ICBM in service in the United States...
LCC
Launch control center (ICBM)
A launch control center , in the United States, is the main control facility for intercontinental ballistic missiles . A launch control center monitors and controls missile launch facilities. From a launch control center, the missile combat crew can monitor the complex, launch the missile, or relax...
that provides continual monitoring and rapid retargeting of Minuteman
LGM-30 Minuteman
The LGM-30 Minuteman is a U.S. nuclear missile, a land-based intercontinental ballistic missile . As of 2010, the version LGM-30G Minuteman-III is the only land-based ICBM in service in the United States...
ICBMs. It integrates communication systems and weapon system into single console.
History
The previous ICBM command and control system , designated Command Data BufferCommand Data Buffer
Command Data Buffer was a system used by the United States Air Force's Minuteman ICBM force. CDB was a method to transfer targeting information from a Minuteman Launch Control Center to an individual missile by communications lines...
, required over 20 hours to retarget the entire Minuteman force and 30 minutes to retarget a single ICBM. REACT system needs less than 10 hours to retarget all missiles, while individual missiles can be retargeted in matter of minutes.
REACT was previously known as the ICBM integrated Electronics Upgrade (I2EU)
REACT incorporates secure communication link between LCC and Higher Authority (SACCS) to receive and configuration and targeting data without any need for manual data input.
Automatic processing and decoding of Emergency War Orders is another interesting feature which reduces missile crews' workload.
See also
- Command Data BufferCommand Data BufferCommand Data Buffer was a system used by the United States Air Force's Minuteman ICBM force. CDB was a method to transfer targeting information from a Minuteman Launch Control Center to an individual missile by communications lines...
(CDB) - Improved Launch Control SystemImproved Launch Control SystemThe Improved Launch Control System was a system used by the United States Air Force's Minuteman II ICBM force. ILCS was a method to transfer targeting information from a Minuteman Launch Control Center to an individual missile by communications lines...
(ILCS) - Missile combat crew