The idea has some merit. If not exclusively for military, but also for commercial uses. A tremendous amount of energy is spent getting the middle off the ground and to 40,000 ft.
Lift off energy would remain constant, however there would be a 40,000+ foot advantage in reduced rocket fuel and weight for each rocket deployment.
The idea has some merit. If not exclusively for military, but also for commercial uses. A tremendous amount of energy is spent getting the middle off the ground and to 40,000 ft.
Seems like it might be a better idea to drop the ICBM out the bottom of the plane and then ignite it a few seconds later when the plane has moved away.