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Typhon was a missile system developed by the United States Navy in the late 1950s, intended to serve as an integrated air-defense system for Navy fleets. Consisting of the SAM-N-8 Typhon LR, later designated RIM-50A, and the SAM-N-9 Typhon MR, later RIM-55A, paired with the AN/SPG-59 radar system, the cost and expense of the Typhon system led to it being cancelled in favor of the Standard Missile program.
| RIM-50 Typhon LR RIM-55 Typhon MR | |
|---|---|
 Typhon LR on launcher | |
| Type | Long range surface-to-air missile |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| Used by | United States Navy |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Bendix Corporation |
| Specifications (Typhon LR) | |
| Mass | 1,700 lb (770 kg) without booster 3,620 lb (1,640 kg) with booster |
| Length | 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) without booster 27 ft 7 in (8.41 m) with booster |
| Diameter | 16 in (410 mm) missile 18.5 in (470 mm) booster |
| Warhead | 150 lb (68 kg) high explosive or W60 nuclear |
Detonation mechanism | proximity fuse |
| Engine | Booster, solid-propellant rocket Sustainer, Bendix ramjet |
| Wingspan | 3 ft 4 in (1.02 m) missile 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) booster |
Operational range | 200 nmi (230 mi; 370 km) |
| Flight ceiling | 95,000 ft (29,000 m) |
| Maximum speed | Mach 4.0 |
Guidance system | Inertial cruise; SARH terminal |
| References | Parsch 2001a[1] |
Design and development
Development of Typhon was initiated in the late 1950s, as the existing Talos, Terrier, and Tartar ("3T") long-, medium-, and short-ranged missiles were considered to be approaching obsolescence;[2] in the event of a mass attack by Soviet bomber forces, the requirement for each missile to have its own dedicated target illuminator would lead to rapid saturation of the defensive system. The Typhon system, developed under a contract awarded to the Bendix Corporation, would overcome this through the use of the AN/SPG-59 electronically scanned array radar system, capable of tracking and engaging multiple targets simultaneously.[3]
The missile system to complement the radar was originally named Super Talos (long-range) and Super Tartar (short-range), but to avoid confusion with upgrades for the existing missiles was soon renamed Typhon.[1] Typhon LR, the only version of the Typhon missile system to be test-flown, was ramjet-powered and was capable of intercepting high-speed aircraft and missiles, engaging targets in the Mach 3–4 range at between 50 feet (15 m) to 95,000 feet (29,000 m) altitude and 6,000 yards (5,500 m) to 110 nautical miles (130 mi; 200 km) range; a secondary capability in the surface-to-surface role, capable of targeting enemy ships, was also included in the specification.[1] While primarily intended to be armed with a conventional high explosive warhead, Typhon LR was designed to be capable of carrying the W60 nuclear warhead.[4]
Typhon MR was designed to be capable of intercepting aircraft at between 50 feet (15 m) to 50,000 feet (15,000 m) in altitude and 3,000 yards (2,700 m) to 25 nautical miles (29 mi; 46 km) range, but had yet to enter testing before the Typhon project was cancelled.[5]
Operational history
In March 1961 the first test launches of the SAM-N-8 Typhon LR took place;[1] beginning in 1962, the test ship USS Norton Sound entered refit to install the Typhon Weapon Control System to allow at-sea tests to be undertaken.[6] However the expense of the Typhon system, combined with the technical issues encountered during development, meant that the program was cancelled in November 1963. The conversion of Norton Sound was allowed to be completed to provide test data,[7] the ship recommissioning in June 1964; following the tests the Typhon equipment was removed in July 1966.[6]
In lieu of Typhon, the U.S. Navy developed the Standard Missile family to provide air defense for the fleet, with the RIM-66 Standard and RIM-67 Standard ER missiles replacing Tartar and Terrier respectively.[1]
See also
References
Citations
- Parsch 2001a
- Senate Committee on Appropriations 1964, p. 521.
- Boslaugh 1999, p. 379.
- Polmar and Norris 2009, p. 224.
- Parsch 2001b
- DANFS 1970
- Boslaugh 1999, p.180.
Bibliography
- Boslaugh, David L. (1999). When Computers Went to Sea: The Digitization of the United States Navy. Los Alamitos, CA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society Press. ISBN 0-471-47220-4.
- "Norton Sound". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, N-Q. Washington, DC: Naval Historical Center. 1970. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- Parsch, Andreas (30 September 2001). "Bendix SAM-N-8/RIM-50 Typhon LR". Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles. Designation-Systems. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- Parsch, Andreas (30 September 2001). "Bendix SAM-N-9/RIM-55 Typhon MR". Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles. Designation-Systems. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- Polmar, Norman; Robert S. Norris (2009). The U.S. Nuclear Arsenal:A History of Weapons and Delivery Systems since 1945 (1st ed.). Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-5575-0681-8.
- Senate Committee on Appropriations (1964). Department of Defense Appropriations, 1965: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Department of Defense of the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, Eighty-eighth Congress, Second Session on H.R. 10939. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
External links
- RIM-50 Typhon at GlobalSecurity.org
На других языках
[de] RIM-50 Typhon LR
Die RIM-50 Typhon LR war eine Flugabwehrrakete der US-Navy, die nie über den Prototypstatus hinauskam. Sie wurde zunächst unter der Bezeichnung SAM-N-8 entwickelt und sollte die RIM-8 Talos ersetzen (weshalb die RIM-50 auch teilweise als „Super Talos“ bezeichnet wurde).- [en] RIM-50 Typhon
[it] RIM-50 Typhon LR
Il RIM-50 Typhon LR era un missile terra-aria a lungo raggio, sviluppato per conto dell'US Navy a partire dalla fine degli anni cinquanta nell'ambito del sistema da combattimento Typhon. Nelle intenzioni dei vertici della marina, avrebbe dovuto sostituire il RIM-8 Talos: questo, tuttavia, non si verificò mai, a causa della cancellazione del sistema d'arma (e quindi del missile), nella prima metà degli anni sessanta.[ru] RIM-50 Typhon LR
Бендикс RIM-50 Тифон LR (англ. Bendix RIM-50 Typhon Long Range, первоначально обозначалась SAM-N-8) — американский зенитно-ракетный комплекс, класса «корабль — воздух» большой дальности. Разрабатывался с 1958 года американской компанией «Бендикс» по заказу ВМС США как часть боевой системы «Тифон». Целью работ было создание многоканального зенитного комплекса, в состав которого входили РЛС AN/SPG-59 с фазированной антенной решёткой, мейнфреймы, а также пусковые установки для зенитных ракет большой и средней дальности. RIM-50 Typhon LR должен был заменить ЗРК большой дальности RIM-8 Talos. Испытания системы начались в 1961 году на борту судна «Нортон Саунд». В процессе испытаний выявилось большое количество технических проблем, что в сочетании в очень высокой стоимостью системы привело к закрытию программы в 1963 году. Вместо этого американский флот предпочёл развивать ЗУР семейства «Стандарт».Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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