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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the icbm category.
01 / Overview
AN/DRC-8 Emergency Rocket Communications System
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1963–1991
Unit Price (current)
$64.8M↗ 825% inflation · 1968→2025
Original Price
$7.0M (1968)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
ICBM · COLD WAR
16
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
40
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$64.8M
Original: $7.0M (1968)
Inflation: +%825
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the icbm category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Missile ClassERCS payload
- Service Entry Year1963
- Length17.983 m
- Diameter1.68 m
- Launch Weight35,380 kg
- In ServiceNo
◈Propulsion4MOD.4
- Propulsion Typesolid-propellant
- Number of Stages3
- Fuel Typesolid
- Solid-FuelYes
▣Performance2MOD.2
- Maximum Range13,036 km
- Apogee1,126 km
◇Accuracy & Re-Entry4MOD.4
◆Warhead6MOD.6
- Warhead TypeUHF Transmitter
- NuclearNo
- ThermonuclearNo
- MIRVNo
- Warhead / RV Count0
- Conventional-CapableNo
▤Basing5MOD.5
- Basing Modesilo
- Silo-BasedYes
- Road-Mobile (TEL)No
- Rail-MobileNo
- Submarine-LaunchedNo
⬢Production1MOD.1
- Unit Cost7,000,000 USD
▲Warhead Detail1MOD.1
- Explosive Filler TypeUHF Transmitter
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1963Production started
- 1991Production ended
63
years in service
28
years in production
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
ICBM RANKING ICBM · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
58ICBM16COLD WAR · ICBM2542UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS2PRICE · ICBM319PRICE · ALL WEAPONS52PERFORMANCE/PRICE · ICBM
ⓘ Rankings are within theICBMcategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
Guidance system combining inertial navigation (self-contained motion tracking) with GPS (satellite-based positioning) for precise trajectory correction in ballistic missiles.
Silo-based: a launch configuration in which an intercontinental ballistic missile is stored and launched from a hardened underground silo.
Propellant consisting of a solid mixture of fuel and oxidizer, enabling long-term storage and immediate launch readiness.
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