Nike Hercules
Key specs
- Type
- Air defence system
- Origin
United States
- Manufacturer
- Western Electric, Bell Laboratories, Douglas Aircraft Company
- Designer
- Bell Labs
- Entered service
- 1958
- Produced
- 1958–1980
- Status
- Retired
Air defence system
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Nike Hercules is an air defence system from the United States, made by Western Electric, Bell Laboratories and Douglas Aircraft Company. It entered service in 1958; it was produced from 1958 to 1980. It engages aircraft and missiles at up to 140 km and 30 km altitude. It is used or was used by Türkiye, the United States, Belgium, Denmark and 9 other countries.
Specifications
Armament
- Maximum range of fire
- 140 km
- Engagement range
- 140 km
- Engagement altitude
- 30,000 m
Mobility and protection
- Engine
- Booster:
Users & conflicts
Sources
- Wikidata: Q482925, Wikidata
- Wikipedia (fr): MIM-14 Nike Hercules, Wikipedia
- Wikipedia: Nike Hercules, Wikipedia
Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.