Author: United States. Department of the Army
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Category : Air defenses
Languages : en
Pages : 206
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The HAWK Air Defense Missile System
Author: Marc Romanych
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472852184
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
This is the first history of the legendary US Army's HAWK missile system, the world's first mobile air-defense missile system, which saw service and combat around the world. Designed to counteract the threat posed by advanced 1950s Soviet-built aircraft, the first HAWK unit became operational in 1959. At its peak, it saw frontline service in the Far East, Panama, Europe, and in the Middle East. Units were also used during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, and Persian Gulf War. In the hands of other nations, HAWK proved its efficacy in combat during the Arab-Israeli Wars, Iran-Iraq War, Chadian-Libyan War, and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Credited with shooting down more than 100 aircraft during its combat career, the HAWK system was respected for its lethality. Such was Soviet concern, that the USSR developed electronic jammers, anti-radiation missiles, and other countermeasures specifically to degrade its effectiveness. The US retired its HAWK systems soon after the Cold War ended in 1991 when air defense priorities shifted from aircraft to ballistic missile defense, yet a modernized version of the system remains in service to this day in many nations. Packed with archive photos and original artwork, this is the first book about the HAWK system. Featuring research from HAWK technical and field manuals, interviews with HAWK veterans, and detailing the authors' personal experiences with HAWK missile units, it provides a comprehensive study of one of the most lethal and effective air missile systems of all time.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472852184
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
This is the first history of the legendary US Army's HAWK missile system, the world's first mobile air-defense missile system, which saw service and combat around the world. Designed to counteract the threat posed by advanced 1950s Soviet-built aircraft, the first HAWK unit became operational in 1959. At its peak, it saw frontline service in the Far East, Panama, Europe, and in the Middle East. Units were also used during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, and Persian Gulf War. In the hands of other nations, HAWK proved its efficacy in combat during the Arab-Israeli Wars, Iran-Iraq War, Chadian-Libyan War, and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Credited with shooting down more than 100 aircraft during its combat career, the HAWK system was respected for its lethality. Such was Soviet concern, that the USSR developed electronic jammers, anti-radiation missiles, and other countermeasures specifically to degrade its effectiveness. The US retired its HAWK systems soon after the Cold War ended in 1991 when air defense priorities shifted from aircraft to ballistic missile defense, yet a modernized version of the system remains in service to this day in many nations. Packed with archive photos and original artwork, this is the first book about the HAWK system. Featuring research from HAWK technical and field manuals, interviews with HAWK veterans, and detailing the authors' personal experiences with HAWK missile units, it provides a comprehensive study of one of the most lethal and effective air missile systems of all time.
Air Defense Artillery
Author: United States. Department of the Army
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Category : Air defenses
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Publisher:
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Category : Air defenses
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Employment, Chaparral/Vulcan
Author: United States. Department of the Army
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Category : Air defenses
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Publisher:
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Category : Air defenses
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Air Defense Artillery
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Category : Air defenses
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Publisher:
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Category : Air defenses
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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The Division
Author: United States. Department of the Army
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Category : Military departments and divisions
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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Category : Military departments and divisions
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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Air Defense Artillery Engagement Simulator Guided Missile System Radar Signal Simulator Station AN/MPQ-T1 (Nike Hercules).
Author: United States. Department of the Army
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Category : Air defenses
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Publisher:
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Category : Air defenses
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Military Occupational Classification and Structure
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 876
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 876
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Field Manual
Author: United States. Department of the Army
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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Index of Doctrinal, Training, and Organizational Publications
Author: United States. Department of the Army
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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List of Applicable Publications (LOAP) for Guided Missile Air Defense System AN/TSQ-73
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Category : Guided missiles
Languages : en
Pages : 38
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Publisher:
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Category : Guided missiles
Languages : en
Pages : 38
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