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Bloodhound (missile)
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The Bristol Bloodhound is a British ramjet powered surface-to-air missile developed during the 1950s. It served as the UK's main air defence weapon into the 1990s and was in large-scale service with t
A Bloodhound Mk. 2 missile at the Royal Air Force Museum London, Hendon.
A Bloodhound Mk. 2 missile at the Royal Air Force Museum London, Hendon.
Bloodhound Mk II missiles deployed to Germany for exercise REFORGER '82.
Bloodhound Mk II missiles deployed to Germany for exercise REFORGER '82.
Before-and-after detonation of a K11A1 continuous rod warhead intended for Bloodhound Mk.2
Before-and-after detonation of a K11A1 continuous rod warhead intended for Bloodhound Mk.2
One of the two Bristol Thor ramjet engines of a Bloodhound missile
One of the two Bristol Thor ramjet engines of a Bloodhound missile
Violet Friend
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Violet Friend was the Ministry of Supply rainbow codename for an anti-ballistic missile system developed in the United Kingdom. The project began in 1954 with study contracts for a suitable early warn
Bloodhound (missile)
…The Mk. I began to be replaced by the Mk. II starting in 1964. Mk. II performance was such that it was also selected as the interceptor missile in the Violet Friend ABM system, although this was ultimately cancelled. The Bloodhound Mk. II was a relatively advanced missile for its era, roughly comparable to the US's…
The R-5 was known to be able to reach London from East Germany, and in 1956 was upgraded to hold a nuclear warhead.
The R-5 was known to be able to reach London from East Germany, and in 1956 was upgraded to hold a nuclear warhead.
The Type 85, originally for aircraft tracking, would provide early warning in Violet Friend.
The Type 85, originally for aircraft tracking, would provide early warning in Violet Friend.
The FPS-16 was designed to provide highly accurate tracks for missile test ranges, making it perfectly suited to quickly generating tracking informati
The FPS-16 was designed to provide highly accurate tracks for missile test ranges, making it perfectly suited to quickly generating tracking information to feedback to the Violet Friend control centres.