US Military

1955 - The Navy's Supersonic Anti-Aircraft Guided Missile Terrier Can Be Launched Readily From Ground Or Ship To Search Out And Destroy Any Type Of Attacking Aircraft. The Rocket-Propelled Terrier Provides The Navy With A Deadly Weapon Of Far Greater Range And Lethality Than Even The Largest Anti-Aircraft Guns. The Navy's First Two Guided Missile Cruises, USS Boston And USS Canberra. Art Being Equipped With Terrier. Because Of Its Adaptability To Amphibious Operations, The Marine Corps Has Selected Terrier As Its First Anti-Aircraft Missile. Terrier Was Developed For The Navy's Bureau Of Ordinance Under The Technical Direction Of The Johns Hopeins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Silver Spring, Maryland. The Missile Is Being Produced In Quantity At The Naval Industrial Reserve Ordinance Plant At Pomona, California, Operated By Convair, A Division Of General Dynamics Corporation. A Terrier Missile Being Launched From The USS Mississippi (AG-128) Steaks At Supersonic Speed Towards Its Target

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