AQM-37 Jayhawk, U. S. Navy/U. S. Air Force, Naval Base Ventura County, California, Point Magu Missile Park

            "The AQM-37 is one in a line of target vehicles that traces it history back to initial development in 1959 for a joint effort by the U. S. Navy and U. S. Air Force. Initial Operating Capability occurred in 1962.  Production ended in 2001 but the U. S. Navy continues to fly these venerable targets as simulations of high / fast flying, anti-radiation missiles and tactical ballistic missile.  In addition, experts here at Point Mugu design, build and install electronic countermeasure "payloads" for installation in the nose to simulate various classes of adversaries.  Powered by a hypergolic (MAF-4 propellant and IRFNA (Inhibited Red Fuming Nitric Acid) oxidizer) rocket engine, this non-recoverable vehicle is air-launched and flies a largely autonomous programmed series of profiles.  Although the AQM-37 can fly subsonic profiles, the predominate mode of flight is supersonic topping out at over Mach 4 and flying as high as 300,000 feet.  Over 5,000 AQM-37's have been produced and delivered to the U. S. Navy, U. S. Air Force and a few international countries during it 50 plus years of continuous service" (Text from a sign at the site.)
   

Taken on: October 20, 2015

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