Theater Ballistic Missile Defense (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics)

Theater Ballistic Missile Defense (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics)

The biggest single increase in the US defence budget request for modernization spending over the next six years is for ballistic missile defence, including theatre and national systems. Engineers, managers and policy makers will need to stay abreast of the ever-changing state of the art in theatre ballistic missile defence. This text covers the special technical and design issues involved in the development of a ballistic missile defence system. Dr Neveh pulls together 40 years of experience in Israeli theatre missile defence activities and provides in a single volume, Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence, those special issues, state of the design considerations, technologies and procedures related to the theatre ballistic missile defence arena. Naveh is the Chief Architect and Special Consultant to WALES Ltd. He holds a PhD in aeronautical engineering. He has also served as President of Rafael, Director of the Infrastructure and R&D Organization at the Ministry of Defense, and Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Scitex Corporation Ltd. He was awarded the Israel Defense Award in 1971. Lorber obtained his BS from the University of Pittsburgh and his MS and PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Currently with WALES Ltd. as Senior Consultant, he previously worked for the Israel Aircraft Industries, the Israeli Military Industries and was Principal Assistant to the Director General of the Ministry of Science in Israel. He authored four books on Military technology and weapon systems and numerous articles in professional and military publications.