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AMaRV
Part of ABRES
American Advanced Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle. An ABM-eluding prototype ICBM warhead built by McDonnell-Douglas and flown three times on Minuteman 1 test vehicles in 1979-1981.

Gross mass: 470 kg (1,030 lb). Height: 2.08 m (6.82 ft).

AMaRV's attitude was controlled through a split body flap and two yaw flaps. It used a fully autonomous ring-laser-gyro navigation system designed for evading anti-ballistic missile interception. Not publicly known to have resulted in any production.





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