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The Supersonic Low Altitude Missile or SLAM was a U.S. Air Force nuclear weapons project conceived around 1955, and cancelled in 1964. SLAMs were conceived of as unmanned nuclear-powered ramjets capable of delivering thermonuclear warheads deep into enemy territory. [ 1 ]
Test of the aerodynamic characteristics of a Supersonic Low Altitude Missile (SLAM) or Low Altitude Supersonic Vehicle (LASV) configuration that was to be powered by nuclear ramjet engines developed in Project Pluto. The proposed use for nuclear-powered ramjets would be to power a cruise missile, called SLAM, for Supersonic Low Altitude Missile ...
The Boom XB-1 "Baby Boom" is a one-third-scale trijet supersonic demonstrator designed by Boom Technology as part of the development of the Boom Overture supersonic transport airliner. Powered by three General Electric J85 engines, [ 2 ] it is designed to maintain a speed of Mach 2.2, with over 1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) of range.
Between 1957 and 1961 the United States followed an ambitious and well-funded program to develop a nuclear-powered cruise missile, Supersonic Low Altitude Missile (SLAM). It was designed to fly below the enemy's radar at speeds above Mach 3 and carry hydrogen bombs that it would drop along its path over enemy territory.
A supersonic version of the Tomahawk is under consideration ... in 1964 for the SLAM. ... range "Type 12 surface-to-ship missile" start full-scale ...
Aerial view of Oklahoma City (1974 photograph) A Convair B-58 Hustler, one of the airplane models used in the Oklahoma City sonic boom tests The Oklahoma City sonic boom tests, also known as Operation Bongo II, refer to a controversial experiment, organized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in which 1,253 sonic booms were generated over Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, over a period of six ...
SLAM (clothing), a manufacturer of clothing based in Italy; Saint Louis Art Museum (or SLAM), in St. Louis, Missouri; Service Level Agreement Monitoring (or SLAM), often used in the National Health Service to describe data received by commissioners from providers; South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (or SLAM), a group of hospitals
A supersonic development, the Longbow, was under development, but ultimately cancelled as well. The role was finally filled by the AGM-28 Hound Dog , a much larger supersonic missile. The Hound Dog served the dual purpose of attacking defense sites as well as being a stand-off missile to use against strategic targets so that the bombers did not ...