Pyrotechnic FTS, the most reliable option for Defense - by Ludovic

Why are pyrotechnic Flight Termination Systems the most reliable option for missiles?

Most new missiles or new versions of existing missiles need for their qualification phase FTS, which stands for Flight Termination Systems.

Their function is to terminate the flight and protect the test range as well as the populated areas in case the missile dangerously deviates from its nominal trajectory.

Pyrotechnic FTS present unmatched performances, in terms of:

• functioning time, we talk about less than 10 or 15 milliseconds,
• resistance to typical airborne military extreme climatic environments,
• and consequently in terms of reliability, we talk about better than 0,9999 @90% Confidence Level.