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Disambiguation
Not to be confused with the Mark 12 or Mark 12A reentry vehicles, which were products of the ABRES program but are distinct systems. ABRES was the overarching research and development program name.
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Concept
ABRES (Advanced Ballistic Reentry System) was a U.S. Defense Department joint-service research program established in 1963 to develop maneuvering reentry vehicles and penetration aids capable of defeating Soviet antiballistic missile defenses.
ABRES (Advanced Ballistic Reentry System) foi um programa conjunto de pesquisa do Departamento de Defesa dos EUA estabelecido em 1963 para desenvolver veículos de reentrada manobráveis e dispositivos de penetração capazes de derrotar defesas antimísseis balísticos soviéticas.
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- W78 (nuclear warhead)Wikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- W78 replaced W62 (Mark 12) warhead in Minuteman III starting December 1979
- W78 housed in Mark 12A reentry vehicle
- Design began at Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1974
- LGM-30 MinutemanWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Minuteman III entered service in 1970
- Original MIRV capability with three independently targetable reentry vehicles
- Currently equipped with W78 or W87 warheads
- Ballistic Missiles and Reentry Systems: The Critical YearsMinuteman Missile Museum▎ high· 2026-05-14
- ABRES program objective was to develop systems to penetrate Soviet antiballistic missile defenses
- Program involved Air Force, Aerospace, 57 contractors and other agencies
- Conducted extensive test flights of reentry vehicle designs
ABRES
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