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class="mw-redirect" title="Ground-attack aircraft">tactical fighters</a> and short-range <a href="/wiki/Ballistic_missile" title="Ballistic missile">ballistic missiles</a>. </p><p>The system was a XM546 vehicle, based on the <a href="/wiki/M113_armored_personnel_carrier" title="M113 armored personnel carrier">M113</a> chassis, carrying nine <b>MIM-46</b> missiles in launch canisters, a tracking and illumination <a href="/wiki/Continuous-wave_radar" title="Continuous-wave radar">continuous wave radar</a>, and the fire control system. </p><p>An ambitious design for its era, the Mauler ran into intractable problems during development, and was eventually canceled in November 1965. Cancellation of Mauler left the US Army with no modern <a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft_warfare" title="Anti-aircraft warfare">anti-aircraft weapon</a>, and they rushed development of the much simpler <a href="/wiki/MIM-72_Chaparral" title="MIM-72 Chaparral">MIM-72 Chaparral</a> and <a href="/wiki/M163_VADS" title="M163 VADS">M163 Tracked Vulcan</a> to fill this niche. These weapons were much less capable than Mauler, and were intended solely as a stop-gap solution until more capable vehicles were developed. In spite of this, no real replacement entered service until the late 1990s. </p><p>Both the <a href="/wiki/US_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="US Navy">US Navy</a> and <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> were also expecting Mauler to fulfil their own short-range needs and its cancellation left them with the same problem. They developed <a href="/wiki/RIM-7_Sea_Sparrow" title="RIM-7 Sea Sparrow">RIM-7 Sea Sparrow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rapier_(missile)" title="Rapier (missile)">Rapier missile</a>, respectively, to fill these needs. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MIM-46_Mauler&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Duster_and_Vigilante">Duster and Vigilante</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MIM-46_Mauler&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Duster and Vigilante"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After WWII, the US Army's first mobile anti-aircraft weapons were based on the <a href="/wiki/Bofors_40_mm_Automatic_Gun_L/60" class="mw-redirect" title="Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60">Bofors 40 mm guns</a> with first the <a href="/wiki/M19_Multiple_Gun_Motor_Carriage" title="M19 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage">M19 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage</a> then the <a href="/wiki/M42_Duster" title="M42 Duster">M42 Duster</a>. First entering production in 1952, the Duster quickly became outdated as aircraft performance increased. Since manual acquisition, tracking and ranging left much to be desired RADUSTER envisioned adding radar ranging to the Duster.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle19689_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle19689-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1955 it was realized that no simple modification to the M42 Duster would meet the need. Thus in 1956 the plan was to improve the T50 antiaircraft fire control system to the RADUSTER. One development RADUSTER and three user test weapons were created before termination.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle196810_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle196810-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Driven by the need to counter jet aircraft flying at up to 10,000 ft (3,000 m) and a slant range of 14,000 ft (4,300 m), the new system of a 37 mm <a href="/wiki/Gatling_gun" title="Gatling gun">Gatling gun</a> on top of a modified <a href="/wiki/M113_Armored_Personnel_Carrier" class="mw-redirect" title="M113 Armored Personnel Carrier">M113 Armored Personnel Carrier</a> chassis was approved as the <a href="/wiki/T249_Vigilante" title="T249 Vigilante">T249 Vigilante</a> in late 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle196810_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle196810-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A T248 towed version was also developed.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle196811_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle196811-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the Vigilante was, like the Duster, optically aimed and guided, its high (3,000 rounds per minute) firing rate gave it much better performance against high-speed aircraft. </p><p>As the Vigilante program continued, the Army decided that any gun-based system was hopeless as speeds increased and engagement times dropped. The Vigilante had a maximum effective range of about 3,000 yd (2,700 m), and its shells took about 5 seconds to cross this distance. A jet aircraft flying at 500 mph (800 km/h) would cover over a kilometer during those 5 seconds. By the time a radar-assisted sighting system could develop a <a href="/wiki/Firing_solution" class="mw-redirect" title="Firing solution">firing solution</a>, the target would be out of range. The Army decided to cancel Vigilante and keep the Duster in service until a much more capable phase III all-missile system arrived to replace it.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle196811_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle196811-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Phase_III">Phase III</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MIM-46_Mauler&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Phase III"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Phase III was intended to produce an ultimate answer to air defense of front line Army troops.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle196811_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle196811-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A small mobile missile system was envisioned to engage both aircraft and missiles up to 10,000 feet.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle196811_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle196811-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was very clear by May 1956 that this was beyond the state of the art.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle196811_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle196811-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Army decided to pursue the "best weapon system that could be developed to meet requirements of the forward area on a liberal time scale" to be available in the 1965 period.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle196811_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle196811-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="FAAD">FAAD</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MIM-46_Mauler&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: FAAD"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under the "Forward Area Air Defense" project, the Army began collecting theoretical data on the requirements for a missile-based system in 1959. </p><p>Guidance was a major area of concern. Most anti-aircraft missiles of the era used <a href="/wiki/Semi-active_radar_homing" title="Semi-active radar homing">semi-active radar homing</a>, with an "illumination radar" on the ground that reflected signals off the target that were picked up by a small receiver in the missile's nose. This system had the advantage that the radar signal continued to grow in strength as the missile approached the target, making it increasingly easy to track. More importantly, the reflected signal was a cone shape centered on the target, so guidance became increasingly accurate as the missile approached. </p><p>On the downside, the SARH concept also meant that any other reflections could confuse the missile's seeker. Since SARH relied on making the seeker in the missile as simple as possible in order to fit into the missile body, it was common for seekers of the era to be easily confused by reflections from trees, buildings or the ground. It was difficult for the missile to distinguish the target in a cluttered environment. </p><p>For FAAD, they decided to use a <a href="/wiki/Beam_riding" title="Beam riding">beam riding</a> <a href="/wiki/Guidance_system" title="Guidance system">guidance system</a>. This had been used in early missiles like the <a href="/wiki/RIM-2_Terrier" title="RIM-2 Terrier">RIM-2 Terrier</a>, but had been abandoned in favor of semi-active systems for all of the reasons above. In particular, in the case of beam-riding the signal is shaped like a cone centered on the broadcaster, which means it becomes increasingly <i>inaccurate</i> as the missile flies towards the target. Some sort of secondary terminal guidance system was almost always needed with beam-riding weapons. </p><p>In spite of these disadvantages, beam-riding offered FAAD the ability to guide the missiles in close proximity to the ground. Since the guidance signal is received at the rear of the missile body, the signal would remain clear as long as there were no obstructions between the missile and launcher. It was only the <a href="/wiki/Transporter_erector_launcher" title="Transporter erector launcher">launch platform</a> that had to have the ability to distinguish targets from ground clutter, not the missile. FAAD used a <a href="/wiki/Continuous_wave_radar" class="mw-redirect" title="Continuous wave radar">continuous wave radar</a>, which uses the <a href="/wiki/Doppler_shift" class="mw-redirect" title="Doppler shift">Doppler shift</a> of the moving targets to locate them against any sort of background. For terminal guidance, FAAD used an advanced <a href="/wiki/Infrared_homing" title="Infrared homing">infrared homing</a> system. </p><p>Given the quick engagement times, on the order of seconds, the Army decided that FAAD had to have semi-automatic actions. In combat, the operators would select targets on a long-range search radar and then simply say "go" to attack them. The system's <a href="/wiki/Fire-control_system" title="Fire-control system">fire control computer</a> would slew the weapons and fire automatically as soon as they came in range. </p><p>After running <a href="/wiki/Monte_Carlo_method" title="Monte Carlo method">Monte Carlo simulations</a> on an <a href="/wiki/IBM_650" title="IBM 650">IBM 650</a>, they decided to use a blast-fragmentation warhead, deciding that the <a href="/wiki/Continuous-rod_warhead" title="Continuous-rod warhead">continuous-rod warhead</a> would be less effective.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For mobility, the system would be based on the M113, the Army's latest APC and one of the more advanced vehicles in the inventory. The modifications needed to support a missile system were relatively simple, and the crew area inside the chassis offered room for the needed equipment. The resulting vehicle was known as the XM-546.<sup id="cite_ref-miss62_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-miss62-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Development">Development</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MIM-46_Mauler&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MIM-46_Mauler_launch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/MIM-46_Mauler_launch.jpg/220px-MIM-46_Mauler_launch.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/MIM-46_Mauler_launch.jpg/330px-MIM-46_Mauler_launch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/MIM-46_Mauler_launch.jpg/440px-MIM-46_Mauler_launch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="297" /></a><figcaption>Test launch of Mauler</figcaption></figure> <p>Several companies responded to the FAAD contract tender, which General Dynamics (Convair Pomona Division) won in 1959.<sup id="cite_ref-Parsch_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parsch-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1960 the project was given the official name "Mauler". The Mauler development program which was to begin in May 1959 did not get underway until March 1960.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle1968103_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle1968103-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Army was not the only potential user of the Mauler system; both the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/US_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="US Navy">US Navy</a> planned on using Mauler for their own needs. The British Army's intended role was essentially identical to the US's, but the Navy was looking for a solution to the problem of air attack against their <a href="/wiki/Capital_ship" title="Capital ship">capital ships</a> both by high-speed aircraft as well as early (non-skimming) <a href="/wiki/Anti-shipping_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-shipping missile">anti-shipping missiles</a>. Starting in 1960 they had developed a program for a "Basic Point Defense Missile System", and intended to use a modified version of the Mauler, the "RIM-46A Sea Mauler", to fill this role. Mauler's beam riding system made it preferable to other missile systems because it would have fewer problems with clutter from the sea. Additionally, its fast-acting semi-automatic fire control was highly desired for a weapon that was expected to counter targets with engagement times under a minute. Expecting its arrival, the Navy's latest <a href="/wiki/Destroyer_escort" title="Destroyer escort">destroyer escorts</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Knox-class_frigate" title="Knox-class frigate"><i>Knox</i> class</a>, were built with space reserved for the Sea Mauler launchers when they arrived.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Development was complicated by the diversity of platforms the Mauler system was to be installed upon. A compatible <a href="/wiki/Identification_friend_or_foe" title="Identification friend or foe">identification friend or foe</a> system (IFF) was a particular problem.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle196875-81_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle196875-81-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Development of the missile airframe and engine progressed rapidly. Unguided examples, known as "Launch Test Vehicles", started firing tests in September 1961. These were quickly followed by the "Control Test Vehicle" guided examples in 1961, which flew simple paths to test the aerodynamic controls. Both test series demonstrated a variety of problems, including failures of the rocket casings, and excessive drag and wing flutter.<sup id="cite_ref-Parsch_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parsch-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A competing system with the British and potentially other NATO states was the PT.428 which eventually developed successfully into the <a href="/wiki/Rapier_(missile)" title="Rapier (missile)">Rapier missile</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle196891_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle196891-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first "Guidance Test Vehicle", essentially the service prototypes, started firing in June 1963. These also demonstrated an array of problems, most worrying was the continued tendency to lose guidance instructions immediately after launch. Additionally, when mounted in the 3 by 3 box launcher, the missiles would break their containers and damage the missiles in adjacent containers.<sup id="cite_ref-Parsch_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parsch-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eventually no less than 22 different container materials would be used in an attempt to find a suitable solution.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Problems">Problems</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MIM-46_Mauler&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Problems"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mauler development was restricted by funding resulting in an Army Ordnance Missile Command recommendation that either funds be acquired from other sources (such as the Navy, Marine Corps or NATO) or that development be stretched out by up to two years.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle1968115_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle1968115-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1963 funding shortfalls resulted in dependence upon unorthodox methods to keep the program going.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle1968160_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle1968160-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Production plans had to be adjusted in 1963 which presented a problem as the M42 Duster system had been retired.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle1968162_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle1968162-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Achievement of an operational Mauler capability was out of the question.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle1968163_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle1968163-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Performance Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT) originally devised for the Polaris system in 1958 was introduced into the Mauler effort in 1962–63.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle196897_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle196897-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cagle described the contractor's reaction to PERT as "somewhat less than enthusiastic".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle196899_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle196899-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In spring 1964 another management revision was introduced and the Mauler Program Management Charter was established.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle1968101_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle1968101-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A Feasibility Validation Program had been established in 1963 which was to determine if Mauler could be successfully developed in the time available and at reasonable cost.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle1968194_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle1968194-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was determined that Mauler could engage jets and piston aircraft though at a lesser than desirable range but helicopters were an elusive target.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle1968196_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle1968196-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was apparent by early 1965 that the Mauler program would be unsuccessful.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle1968227_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle1968227-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Inadequate funding, a lack of guidance from higher headquarters, changes in requirements, and unsolved technical problems led to a loss of confidence. The program was cancelled in July 1965 after six years of delays.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle1968245_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle1968245-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECagle1968251_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECagle1968251-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cancellation">Cancellation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MIM-46_Mauler&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Cancellation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By this point there were serious doubts that the system would be entering service any time soon. On 16 September 1963 the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Materiel_Command" title="United States Army Materiel Command">Army Materiel Command</a> asked the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Aviation_and_Missile_Command" title="United States Army Aviation and Missile Command">Aviation and Missile Command</a> to study adapting the Navy's <a href="/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder" title="AIM-9 Sidewinder">AIM-9 Sidewinder</a> missile as the basis of a short-range anti-aircraft system. Their analysis suggested that the conversion would be simple, but the missile's long <a href="/wiki/Missile_lock-on" class="mw-redirect" title="Missile lock-on">lock-on</a> time and optical guidance would make it ineffective in close combat. </p><p>Based on this potential solution to the air defense problem, the Army Staff, supported by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Defense_Artillery_School" title="United States Army Air Defense Artillery School">Army Air Defense Artillery School</a> at Fort Bliss, started a new study under the direction of <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Colonel" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Colonel">Lieutenant Colonel</a> Edward Hirsch. Known as the "Interim Field Army Air Defense Study", it called for a multi-layer system consisting of an adapted Sidewinder as a missile component known as the <a href="/wiki/MIM-72_Chaparral" title="MIM-72 Chaparral">MIM-72 Chaparral</a>, a short-range gun component using the <a href="/wiki/M61_Vulcan" title="M61 Vulcan">M61 Vulcan</a> known as the <a href="/wiki/M163_VADS" title="M163 VADS">M163 VADS</a>, and the separate <a href="/wiki/AN/MPQ-49_Forward_Area_Alerting_Radar" title="AN/MPQ-49 Forward Area Alerting Radar">AN/MPQ-49 Forward Area Alerting Radar</a> that would support both by sending digital information to displays in those platforms. All of these would be further supported by the <a href="/wiki/FIM-43_Redeye" title="FIM-43 Redeye">FIM-43 Redeye</a> shoulder-launched missile. Although the resulting composite system would not be nearly as capable as Mauler, it could be in service much sooner and provide some cover while a more capable system developed. </p><p>In November 1963 Mauler was re-directed as a pure technology demonstration program. Several modified versions using simpler systems were proposed, but even these would not have entered service before 1969. Tests with the GTVs continued until the entire program was cancelled outright in November 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-Parsch_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parsch-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chaparral adapted the Mauler's IR seeker, which was greatly improved over the versions in the original AIM-9C. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MIM-46_Mauler&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Chaparral/Vulcan combination was always intended to be a stop-gap solution while a more powerful system evolved. However, in the 1970s the threat was perceived to change from tactical aircraft to missile-firing helicopters that would "pop-up" from behind cover. This suggested the use of a fast-acting gun system, albeit one with much longer range than the Vulcan's 1,200 m. Out of these studies came the "Division Air Defense" concept that was eventually filled by the <a href="/wiki/M247_Sergeant_York" title="M247 Sergeant York">M247 Sergeant York</a>. This program ran into serious technical problems of its own, and was eventually cancelled in 1985. </p><p>After the Sergeant York was cancelled, the Army joined forces with the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Forces">Canadian Forces</a> to develop a new system. The result was the <a href="/wiki/Oerlikon_Contraves" class="mw-redirect" title="Oerlikon Contraves">Oerlikon Contraves</a>-designed <a href="/wiki/Air_Defense_Anti-Tank_System" title="Air Defense Anti-Tank System">ADATS</a>, which is very similar to the original Mauler in form, function and even the launch platform, an adapted M113. ADATS is somewhat more capable than Mauler, however, with ranges up to 10 km and higher missile speeds. However, the ending of the <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a> led the Army to cancel their ADATS purchase, leaving the Chaparral/Vulcan combination in service even longer. The anti-aircraft role was eventually filled by the <a href="/wiki/M2/M3_Bradley_Fighting_Vehicle#M6_Linebacker" class="mw-redirect" title="M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle">Bradley Linebacker</a>, based on the short-range <a href="/wiki/FIM-92_Stinger" title="FIM-92 Stinger">FIM-92 Stinger</a>. </p><p>The cancellation also left the British Army without a defense system, but they had prepared for this eventuality, having had several US missile systems cancelled out from under them in the past. Before selecting the Mauler, the <a href="/wiki/British_Aircraft_Corporation" title="British Aircraft Corporation">British Aircraft Corporation</a> had been working on a private project known as "Sightline", and continued its development as a low priority while the Mauler program progressed. On its cancellation, Sightline was given full development funds, and entered service in 1971 as <a href="/wiki/Rapier_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Rapier missile">Rapier</a> with a tracked mobile version following in 1981. </p><p>The US Navy was in a somewhat more troubling position. In addition to their need to replace guns and existing missile systems like the <a href="/wiki/RIM-24_Tartar" title="RIM-24 Tartar">RIM-24 Tartar</a>, they were also looking to replace short-range gun systems on their older ships. Mauler was "built-in" not only to their latest ship designs, like the Knox, but formed the basis for their entire anti-aircraft concept for the 1970s. It was believed that Mauler would greatly improve the capabilities of smaller ships, allowing them to take on some of the roles that would normally require a much larger platform, like a full destroyer. </p><p>With Mauler's cancellation, the Navy had to start a crash program to develop a suitable system. As the infrared-guided Sidewinder would be of limited use against aircraft or missiles approaching head-on, they were forced to use the <a href="/wiki/AIM-7_Sparrow" title="AIM-7 Sparrow">AIM-7 Sparrow</a> instead. Although the Sparrow was a capable missile, it was intended for launch from high-speed aircraft and thus had relatively low acceleration, trading this for longer cruising time and range. An entirely new motor was developed for the new <a href="/wiki/RIM-7_Sea_Sparrow" title="RIM-7 Sea Sparrow">RIM-7 Sea Sparrow</a>. To guide it, a new manually controlled radar illuminator was developed, guided by an aimer standing between two large radar dishes that looked somewhat like <a href="/wiki/Searchlight" title="Searchlight">searchlights</a>. The ship's search radars would send target information via voice channels to the operator, who would slew the illuminators onto the target and launch the missiles. The missiles were held in a large eight-cell rotating launcher that was slaved to the illuminator in order to allow the seeker to see the reflected signal. The system, as a whole, was much larger than Mauler, had shorter range, and much longer reaction times. </p><p>In spite of the Sea Sparrow's relative simplicity, it was quickly upgraded. The use of folding mid-mounted wings allowed the launcher cells to be greatly reduced in size, and an automatic tracking system was soon added to the radar illuminator system. This was again upgraded to allow the phased-array radars of modern ships to guide the Sparrow directly, removing the need for the relatively large illuminators. The evolution continued with the latest models, which can be vertically launched from four-cell containers, greatly expanding the number that can be carried on most ships. What started as a quick-and-dirty solution to the hole left by the Mauler evolved into a system of even greater capability. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MIM-46_Mauler&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The General Dynamics Mauler system used a large <a href="/wiki/A-frame" title="A-frame">A-frame</a> mounted on the top of the vehicle that contained a <a href="/wiki/Phased_array" title="Phased array">phased array</a> <a href="/wiki/Continuous_wave_radar" class="mw-redirect" title="Continuous wave radar">continuous wave</a> search radar at the top, the smaller tracking/illumination radar on one side, and a large box containing nine missiles between the "legs". The entire system was mounted at the back of the XM546 "Tracked Fire Unit" on a rotating platform that allowed the missiles to be pointed toward the target. Before launch the protective cover over the missile's canister was popped off to allow the infrared seeker to see the target, and then it was launched into the illuminating radar's beam.<sup id="cite_ref-Parsch_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parsch-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Raytheon provided both the search and illumination radars, while Burroughs provided the fire control system.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The missile itself was 6 feet (1.8 m) long, 5 inches (130 mm) in diameter, had a 13 inches (330 mm) fin span, and weighed 120 pounds (54 kg). It had a maximum range of 5 miles (8.0 km) and ceiling of 20,000 feet (6,100 m), powered by a Lockheed solid-fuel motor of 8,350 pounds-force (37,100 N). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MIM-46_Mauler&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MGM-1_Matador" title="MGM-1 Matador">MGM-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-2_Terrier" title="RIM-2 Terrier">RIM-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MIM-3_Nike_Ajax" title="MIM-3 Nike Ajax">MIM-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-4_Falcon" title="AIM-4 Falcon">AIM-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM-5_Corporal" title="MGM-5 Corporal">MGM-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-8_Regulus" title="SSM-N-8 Regulus">RGM-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-7_Sparrow" title="AIM-7 Sparrow">AIM-7</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RIM-7_Sea_Sparrow" title="RIM-7 Sea Sparrow">RIM-7</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-8_Talos" title="RIM-8 Talos">RIM-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder" title="AIM-9 Sidewinder">AIM-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CIM-10_Bomarc" title="CIM-10 Bomarc">CIM-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PGM-11_Redstone" title="PGM-11 Redstone">PGM-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-12_Bullpup" title="AGM-12 Bullpup">AGM-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM-13_Mace" title="MGM-13 Mace">CGM-13/MGM-13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nike_Hercules" title="Nike Hercules">MIM-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-9_Regulus_II" title="SSM-N-9 Regulus II">RGM-15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM-65_Atlas" title="SM-65 Atlas">CGM-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PGM-17_Thor" title="PGM-17 Thor">PGM-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM-18_Lacrosse" title="MGM-18 Lacrosse">MGM-18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PGM-19_Jupiter" title="PGM-19 Jupiter">PGM-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ADM-20_Quail" title="ADM-20 Quail">ADM-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS.10" title="SS.10">MGM-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS.11" title="SS.11">AGM-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MIM-23_Hawk" title="MIM-23 Hawk">MIM-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-24_Tartar" title="RIM-24 Tartar">RIM-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HGM-25A_Titan_I" title="HGM-25A Titan I">HGM-25A</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LGM-25C_Titan_II" title="LGM-25C Titan II">LGM-25C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-26_Falcon" title="AIM-26 Falcon">AIM-26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UGM-27_Polaris" title="UGM-27 Polaris">UGM-27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-28_Hound_Dog" title="AGM-28 Hound Dog">AGM-28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM-29_Sergeant" title="MGM-29 Sergeant">MGM-29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGM-30_Minuteman" title="LGM-30 Minuteman">LGM-30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM-31_Pershing" title="MGM-31 Pershing">MGM-31A/B</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pershing_II" title="Pershing II">MGM-31C</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ENTAC" title="ENTAC">MGM-32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radioplane_BTT" title="Radioplane BTT">MQM-33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Firebee" title="Ryan Firebee">AQM-34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_AQM-35" title="Northrop AQM-35">AQM-35 (I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGM-35_Sentinel" title="LGM-35 Sentinel">LGM-35 (II)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radioplane_BTT" title="Radioplane BTT">MQM-36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_AQM-37_Jayhawk" title="Beechcraft AQM-37 Jayhawk">AQM-37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_AQM-38" title="Northrop AQM-38">AQM-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_MQM-61_Cardinal" title="Beechcraft MQM-61 Cardinal">MQM-39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Globe_KD6G_Firefly" title="Globe KD6G Firefly">MQM-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AUM-N-2_Petrel" title="AUM-N-2 Petrel">AQM-41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_MQM-42" title="North American MQM-42">MQM-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIM-43_Redeye" title="FIM-43 Redeye">FIM-43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UUM-44_SUBROC" title="UUM-44 SUBROC">UUM-44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-45_Shrike" title="AGM-45 Shrike">AGM-45</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">MIM-46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-47_Falcon" title="AIM-47 Falcon">AIM-47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAM-87_Skybolt" title="GAM-87 Skybolt">AGM-48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nike_Zeus" title="Nike Zeus">XLIM-49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LIM-49_Spartan" title="LIM-49 Spartan">LIM-49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-50_Typhon" title="RIM-50 Typhon">RIM-50</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">51–100</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MGM-51_Shillelagh" title="MGM-51 Shillelagh">MGM-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM-52_Lance" title="MGM-52 Lance">MGM-52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-53_Condor" title="AGM-53 Condor">AGM-53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-54_Phoenix" title="AIM-54 Phoenix">AIM-54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-50_Typhon" title="RIM-50 Typhon">RIM-55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nord_CT41" title="Nord CT41">PQM-56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radioplane_BTT" title="Radioplane BTT">MQM-57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aerojet_SD-2_Overseer" title="Aerojet SD-2 Overseer">MQM-58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RGM-59_Taurus" title="RGM-59 Taurus">RGM-59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_AQM-60_Kingfisher" title="Lockheed AQM-60 Kingfisher">AQM-60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_MQM-61_Cardinal" title="Beechcraft MQM-61 Cardinal">MQM-61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-62_Walleye" title="AGM-62 Walleye">AGM-62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-63" title="AGM-63">AGM-63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-64_Hornet" title="AGM-64 Hornet">AGM-64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-65_Maverick" title="AGM-65 Maverick">AGM-65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-66_Standard" title="RIM-66 Standard">RIM-66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-67_Standard" title="RIM-67 Standard">RIM-67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-68_Big_Q" title="AIM-68 Big Q">AIM-68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-69_SRAM" title="AGM-69 SRAM">AGM-69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGM-30_Minuteman" title="LGM-30 Minuteman">LEM-70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BGM-71_TOW" title="BGM-71 TOW">BGM-71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MIM-72_Chaparral" title="MIM-72 Chaparral">MIM-72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UGM-73_Poseidon" title="UGM-73 Poseidon">UGM-73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_BQM-74_Chukar" title="Northrop BQM-74 Chukar">BQM-74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BGM-75_AICBM" title="BGM-75 AICBM">BGM-75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-76_Falcon" title="AGM-76 Falcon">AGM-76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M47_Dragon" title="M47 Dragon">FGM-77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-78_Standard_ARM" title="AGM-78 Standard ARM">AGM-78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-79_Blue_Eye" title="AGM-79 Blue Eye">AGM-79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-80_Viper" title="AGM-80 Viper">AGM-80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_AQM-37_Jayhawk" title="Beechcraft AQM-37 Jayhawk">AQM-81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-82" title="AIM-82">AIM-82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-83_Bulldog" title="AGM-83 Bulldog">AGM-83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harpoon_(missile)" title="Harpoon (missile)">AGM-84/RGM-84/UGM-84</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AGM-84E_Standoff_Land_Attack_Missile" title="AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile">AGM-84E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-84H/K_SLAM-ER" title="AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER">AGM-84H/K</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-85" title="RIM-85">RIM-85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-86_ALCM" title="AGM-86 ALCM">AGM-86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-87_Focus" title="AGM-87 Focus">AGM-87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-88_HARM" title="AGM-88 HARM">AGM-88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UGM-89_Perseus" title="UGM-89 Perseus">UGM-89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BQM-90" title="BQM-90">BQM-90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_AQM-91_Firefly" title="Ryan AQM-91 Firefly">AQM-91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIM-92_Stinger" title="FIM-92 Stinger">FIM-92</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air-to-Air_Stinger" title="Air-to-Air Stinger">"AIM-92"</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_XQM-93" title="LTV XQM-93">XQM-93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_YQM-94_B-Gull" title="Boeing YQM-94 B-Gull">YQM-94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-95_Agile" title="AIM-95 Agile">AIM-95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UGM-96_Trident_I" title="UGM-96 Trident I">UGM-96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-97_Seekbat" title="AIM-97 Seekbat">AIM-97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_YQM-98_R-Tern" title="Ryan YQM-98 R-Tern">YQM-98</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=LIM-99&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LIM-99 (page does not exist)">LIM-99</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=LIM-100&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LIM-100 (page does not exist)">LIM-100</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">101–150</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RIM-101" title="RIM-101">RIM-101</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F-102_Delta_Dagger" title="Convair F-102 Delta Dagger">PQM-102</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Model_147" title="Ryan Model 147">AQM-103</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MIM-104_Patriot" title="MIM-104 Patriot">MIM-104</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_MQM-105_Aquila" title="Lockheed MQM-105 Aquila">MQM-105</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=BQM-106_Teleplane&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="BQM-106 Teleplane (page does not exist)">BQM-106</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_MQM-107_Streaker" title="Beechcraft MQM-107 Streaker">MQM-107</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NSRDC_BQM-108" title="NSRDC BQM-108">BQM-108</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomahawk_(missile_family)" title="Tomahawk (missile family)">BGM-109/AGM-109/RGM-109/UGM-109</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BGM-109G_Ground_Launched_Cruise_Missile" title="BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missile">BGM-109G</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=LTV_BGM-110&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LTV BGM-110 (page does not exist)">BGM-110</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=BQM-111_Firebrand&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="BQM-111 Firebrand (page does not exist)">BQM-111</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GBU-15" title="GBU-15">AGM-112</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-113" title="RIM-113">RIM-113</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-114_Hellfire" title="AGM-114 Hellfire">AGM-114</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roland_(missile)" title="Roland (missile)">MIM-115</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-116_Rolling_Airframe_Missile" title="RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile">RIM-116</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=FQM-117_RCMAT&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="FQM-117 RCMAT (page does not exist)">FQM-117</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGM-118_Peacekeeper" title="LGM-118 Peacekeeper">LGM-118</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penguin_(missile)" title="Penguin (missile)">AGM-119</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-120_AMRAAM" title="AIM-120 AMRAAM">AIM-120</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_CQM-121_Pave_Tiger" title="Boeing CQM-121 Pave Tiger">CQM-121/CGM-121</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-122_Sidearm" title="AGM-122 Sidearm">AGM-122</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-123_Skipper_II" title="AGM-123 Skipper II">AGM-123</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-124_Wasp" title="AGM-124 Wasp">AGM-124</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UUM-125_Sea_Lance" title="UUM-125 Sea Lance">RUM-125/UUM-125</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Beech_BQM-126&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Beech BQM-126 (page does not exist)">BQM-126</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AQM-127_SLAT" title="AQM-127 SLAT">AQM-127</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AQM-128" title="AQM-128">AQM-128</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-129_ACM" title="AGM-129 ACM">AGM-129</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-130" title="AGM-130">AGM-130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-131_SRAM_II" title="AGM-131 SRAM II">AGM-131</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ASRAAM" title="ASRAAM">AIM-132</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UGM-133_Trident_II" title="UGM-133 Trident II">UGM-133</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM-134_Midgetman" title="MGM-134 Midgetman">MGM-134</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ASM-135_ASAT" title="ASM-135 ASAT">ASM-135</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-136_Tacit_Rainbow" title="AGM-136 Tacit Rainbow">AGM-136</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-137_TSSAM" title="AGM-137 TSSAM">AGM-137</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_CQM-121_Pave_Tiger" title="Boeing CQM-121 Pave Tiger">CEM-138</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RUM-139_VL-ASROC" title="RUM-139 VL-ASROC">RUM-139</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ATACMS" title="ATACMS">MGM-140</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ADM-141_TALD" title="ADM-141 TALD">ADM-141</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Popeye_(missile)" title="Popeye (missile)">AGM-142</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=MQM-143_RPVT&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MQM-143 RPVT (page does not exist)">MQM-143</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=ADM-144&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ADM-144 (page does not exist)">ADM-144</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BQM-145_Peregrine" title="BQM-145 Peregrine">BQM-145</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Defense_Anti-Tank_System" title="Air Defense Anti-Tank System">MIM-146</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BQM-147_Dragon" title="BQM-147 Dragon">BQM-147</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FGM-148_Javelin" title="FGM-148 Javelin">FGM-148</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=PQM-149_UAV-SR&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="PQM-149 UAV-SR (page does not exist)">PQM-149</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=PQM-150_UAV-SR&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="PQM-150 UAV-SR (page does not exist)">PQM-150</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">151–200</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AeroVironment_FQM-151_Pointer" title="AeroVironment FQM-151 Pointer">FQM-151</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-152_AAAM" title="AIM-152 AAAM">AIM-152</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-153" title="AGM-153">AGM-153</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-154_Joint_Standoff_Weapon" title="AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon">AGM-154</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IAI_RQ-5_Hunter" title="IAI RQ-5 Hunter">BQM-155</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-67_Standard" title="RIM-67 Standard">RIM-156</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM-157_EFOGM" title="MGM-157 EFOGM">MGM-157</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-158_JASSM" title="AGM-158 JASSM">AGM-158A/B</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AGM-158C_LRASM" title="AGM-158C LRASM">AGM-158C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-159_JASSM" title="AGM-159 JASSM">AGM-159</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ADM-160_MALD" title="ADM-160 MALD">ADM-160</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-161_Standard_Missile_3" title="RIM-161 Standard Missile 3">RIM-161</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-162_ESSM" title="RIM-162 ESSM">RIM-162</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GQM-163_Coyote" title="GQM-163 Coyote">GQM-163</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ATACMS" title="ATACMS">MGM-164</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-66_Standard" title="RIM-66 Standard">RGM-165</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM-166_LOSAT" title="MGM-166 LOSAT">MGM-166</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Composite_Engineering_BQM-167_Skeeter" title="Composite Engineering BQM-167 Skeeter">BQM-167</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ATACMS" title="ATACMS">MGM-168</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-169_Joint_Common_Missile" title="AGM-169 Joint Common Missile">AGM-169</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Griffon_Aerospace_MQM-170_Outlaw" title="Griffon Aerospace MQM-170 Outlaw">MQM-170</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Griffon_Aerospace_MQM-171_Broadsword&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Griffon Aerospace MQM-171 Broadsword (page does not exist)">MQM-171</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FGM-172_SRAW" title="FGM-172 SRAW">FGM-172</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=GQM-173_MSST&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="GQM-173 MSST (page does not exist)">GQM-173</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIM-174_Standard_ERAM" title="RIM-174 Standard ERAM">RIM-174</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AIM-174B" title="AIM-174B">AIM-174B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=MQM-175&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MQM-175 (page does not exist)">MQM-175</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-176_Griffin" title="AGM-176 Griffin">AGM-176</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kratos_BQM-177" title="Kratos BQM-177">BQM-177</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kratos_MQM-178_Firejet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kratos MQM-178 Firejet (page does not exist)">MQM-178</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-179_JAGM" title="AGM-179 JAGM">AGM-179</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=AGM-180_LRSO&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AGM-180 LRSO (page does not exist)">AGM-180</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-181_LRSO" title="AGM-181 LRSO">AGM-181</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGM-35_Sentinel" title="LGM-35 Sentinel">LGM-182</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-183_ARRW" title="AGM-183 ARRW">AGM-183</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Strike_Missile" title="Naval Strike Missile">RGM-184</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QinetiQ_Banshee" title="QinetiQ Banshee">MQM-185</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Griffon_Aerospace_MQM-186_RedWing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Griffon Aerospace MQM-186 RedWing (page does not exist)">MQM-186</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-179_JAGM" title="AGM-179 JAGM">AGM-187</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">201–</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AIM-260_JATM" title="AIM-260 JATM">AIM-260</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terminal_High_Altitude_Area_Defense" title="Terminal High Altitude Area Defense">MIM-401</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Undesignated</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Aequare" title="Lockheed Aequare">Aequare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ASALM" title="ASALM">ASALM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazo" title="Brazo">Brazo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Common_Missile" title="Common Missile">Common Missile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ground-Based_Interceptor" title="Ground-Based Interceptor">GBI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hypersonic_Air_Launched_Offensive_Anti-Surface" title="Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive Anti-Surface">HALO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hypersonic_Attack_Cruise_Missile" title="Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile">HACM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Have_Dash" title="Have Dash">Have Dash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Strike_Missile" title="Joint Strike Missile">JSM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinetic_Energy_Interceptor" title="Kinetic Energy Interceptor">KEI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long-Range_Engagement_Weapon" title="Long-Range Engagement Weapon">LREW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long-Range_Hypersonic_Weapon" title="Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon">LRHW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MA-31" title="MA-31">MA-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miniature_Self-Defense_Missile" title="Miniature Self-Defense Missile">MSDM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Network_Centric_Airborne_Defense_Element" title="Network Centric Airborne Defense Element">NCADE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XM501_Non-Line-of-Sight_Launch_System" title="XM501 Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System">NLOS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operational_Fires" class="mw-redirect" title="Operational Fires">OpFires</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Precision_Strike_Missile" title="Precision Strike Missile">PrSM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Senior_Prom" title="Lockheed Senior Prom">Senior Prom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sprint_(missile)" title="Sprint 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