The Convair RIM-2 Terrier was a two-stage medium-range naval surface-to-air missile (SAM), among the earliest SAMs to equip United States Navy ships. It underwent significant upgrades while in service, starting with beam-riding guidance with a 10-nautical-mile (19 km) range at a speed of Mach 1.8 and ending as a semi-active radar homing (SARH) system with a range of 40 nmi (74 km) at speeds as high as Mach 3. It was replaced in service by the RIM-67 Standard ER (SM-1ER).
RIM-2 Terrier onboard USS Boston
Early Model Terrier launched from test vessel USS Mississippi
A P4Y-2K drone being shot down by a Terrier, 1956.
Terrier launch from USS Dale, 1964.
Convair, previously Consolidated Vultee, was an American aircraft-manufacturing company that later expanded into rockets and spacecraft. The company was formed in 1943 by the merger of Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft. In 1953, it was purchased by General Dynamics, and operated as their Convair Division for most of its corporate history.
Convair F-106 Delta Dart
Convair 880
RIM-2 Terrier antiaircraft missile on board USS Providence
Atlas rocket launching Friendship 7, the first U.S. crewed orbital space flight