Hopi (missile)
| Hopi | |
|---|---|
W50 thermonuclear | |
| Blast yield | 60 to 400 kilotonnes of TNT (250 to 1,670 TJ) |
| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket |
The Hopi was an air-to-surface missile developed by the United States Navy's
Naval Ordnance Test Station
. Intended to provide a medium-range nuclear capability for carrier aircraft, the missile reached the flight test stage during 1958, but the project was cancelled following testing and no production was undertaken.
Design and development
Developed by the Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) at
Bombardment Aircraft Rocket). BOAR had been developed at China Lake as an unguided, nuclear-armed rocket for use by carrier-based aircraft, seeing limited service in the fleet between 1957 and 1963.[2]
In its essentials simply an enlarged version of BOAR,kilotons; however, no details of the planned guidance system for the missile, or if there even was intended to be guidance at all, have survived.[1]
Operational history
Following its development, the Hopi missile was flight-tested on the China Lake weapons range during 1958.
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Babcock, Elizabeth (2008). Magnificent Mavericks: transition of the Naval Ordnance Test Station from rocket station to research, development, test and evaluation center, 1948-58. History of the Navy at China Lake, California. Vol. 3. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0945274568.
- Jacons, Horace; Eunice Engelke Whitney (1962). Missile and Space Projects Guide: 1962. New York: Plenum Press. ASIN B0007E2BBK.
- Parsch, Andreas (2003). "NOTS Hopi". Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles. designation-systems.net. Retrieved 2010-12-29.