The GQM-173A target emulates a two-stage anti-ship cruise missile. The GQM-173A would have a subsonic bus stage vehicle which would tumble and fall into the sea, and a supersonic sprint …

Alliant Techsystems GQM-173 MSST. In mid-2007, the U.S. Navy initiated the MSST (Multi-Stage Supersonic Target) program to develop a target missile to simulate the Russian 3M54E (SS-N …

The Navy’s GQM-173 Multi-Stage Supersonic Target program, for example, was established to develop a target that emulated a class of antiship cruise missiles already in operational …

– GQM-173, BQM-177, MLT, & QF-16 • New capabilities to existing targets • Evolve target control systems to a more common, government-owned solution across the services • Manage target …

The GQM-163 Coyote is a supersonic sea-skimming missile target built by Northrop Grumman [2] (formerly Orbital ATK) and used by the United States Navy as a successor to the MQM-8 …

Jun 3, 2011 · The US Navy (USN) has firmed up plans to use a two-stage rocket system - based on existing Mk 70 Terrier and Mk 104 Lynx assets - to support near-term requirements for a …

Aug 3, 2017 · The US Navy is planning to develop a new supersonic aerial target to replace its dwindling inventory of AQM-37s, the latest supersonic target effort following the service’s …

May 7, 2020 · A GQM-173A during a test., USN. The Navy canceled the MSST program in 2015, but is still interested in developing a target to meet that requirement. The service is also likely …

GQM-163A is a non-recoverable supersonic sea skimming aerial target, capable of speeds in excess of Mach 2.5 and cruise altitudes from 15 to 66 ft. The GQM-163A has also …

GQM-163A Supersonic Sea Skimming Target Preparations to support two operations at SNI Oct-Dec 2011