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Why Earn the mgcs Certification?

Professionals who earn the MGCS certification demonstrate a high standard of proficiency and are equipped to support missile navigation, targeting, and control systems in modern defense environments.

Certified individuals may use the MGCS designation after their name to reflect their achievement.

Authorized Training and Study Guidelines

While not required, candidates are encouraged to take exam preparation courses offered by third-party training providers that align with Aerospace Technical MGCS certification standards. These courses cover the topics included in the exam and help candidates prepare for certification.

Aerospace Technical Recommended Reading & Study Materials:

  • “Missile Guidance and Control Systems” - by George M. Siouris, Springer, 2004. (Purchase)

  • “Tactical and Strategic Missile Guidance (Seventh Edition, Volume 1)” - by Paul Zarchan, AIAA, 2019. (Purchase)

  • “Advances in Missile Guidance, Control, and Estimation” - by S.N. Balakrishnan, Ioannis G. Tsourdos, B.A. White, Routledge, 2016. (Purchase) 

  • “Missile Design and System Engineering” - by Eugene L. Fleeman, AIAA, 2012. (Purchase)

  • “Modern Missile Guidance, Control, and Estimation” - by Rafael Yanushevsky, CRC Press, 2007. (Purchase)

Maintaining Certification

The MGCS certification is valid for 3 years. To maintain certification, individuals must:

  • Pass a reduced-fee renewal exam, or

  • Provide proof of meaningful work demonstrating ongoing application of certification standards and pay the reduced fee.

Details and reminders are automatically sent to credential holders for their convenience.

Madeleine Johnson https://aerospacetechnical.org
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