Reentry Vehicle Systems


Textron Defense Systems has decades of experience in materials research, design, development and manufacturing. In fact, we designed and/or built all of the U.S. Air Force’s operational inter-continental ballistic missile reentry vehicles to date. A significant contributor to our success stems from the unique thermal protection system components developed for these extreme reentry environments.
 
In the late 1960s and 1970s, Textron Defense Systems (Avco) invented 3-D weaving technology.  Today, we continue to produce 3-D orthogonal, fine-weave pierced fabric (3-D and 5-D carbon/carbon) and 3-D polar weave composites for aerospace applications.

Our expertise includes:

  • 3-D and stitched preforms
  • Vacuum bag, compression and autoclave molding
  • Heat treating and carbonization
  • Inorganic resin formulation (DI100 & 200 polymers)
  • Instrumented flight test vehicle production
  • Full post-test analysis and real-time data telemetry acquisition of GPS-navigated hypersonic vehicles
  • Advanced aero-system design and production
  • Aero-thermal modeling
  • Penetration aids and RADAR-absorbing materials


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