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Project Nike (Greek: Νίκη, "Victory") was a U.S. Army project proposed in May 1945 by Bell Laboratories, to develop a line-of-sight anti-aircraft missile system. The project delivered the United States' first operational anti-aircraft missile system, the Nike Ajax , in 1953.
The following is a list of Nike missile sites operated by the United States Army.This article lists sites in the United States, most responsible to Army Air Defense Command; however, the Army also deployed Nike missiles to Europe as part of the NATO alliance, with sites being operated by both American and European military forces.
Missiles and Nike installation sites of Project Nike — in deployment from 1953 to 1978. ... Nike (rocket family) (10 P) U. ... List of Nike missile sites; A.
It happened at the Nike missile site at Fort Hancock, the U.S. Army base on the northern end of Sandy Hook. ... keeping the Project Nike story alive 50 years after Fort Hancock closed and the ...
The Nike Ajax was an American guided surface-to-air missile (SAM) developed by Bell Labs for the United States Army.The world's first operational guided surface-to-air missile, [1] the Nike Ajax was designed to attack conventional bomber aircraft flying at high subsonic speeds and altitudes above 50,000 feet (15 km).
The Nike missile family, with the Zeus B in front of the Hercules and Ajax. By the early 1950s the Army was firmly established in the surface-to-air missile field with their Nike and Nike B missile projects. These projects had been led by Bell Labs, working with Douglas. [4]
The Arlington Heights Army Air Defense Site was a Project Nike Missile Master site near Chicago, Illinois.It operated from 1960 until 1968. Installation started in late 1959 [1] after the United States Army had purchased 44 acres (18 ha).
Project Nike sites — former U.S. Army launch batteries for Cold War surface-to-air missiles located in the United States. Pages in category "U.S. Army Nike sites" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.