The Sprint was a two-stage, solid-fuel anti-ballistic missile (ABM), armed with a W66 enhanced-radiation thermonuclear warhead used by the United States Army during 1975–76.

Mar 10, 2023 · After years of speculation and planning, the US military began developing an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) that could intercept Soviet re-entry vehicles (RVs). Called the Sprint missile, it saw use by the US Army between 1975-76, and was capable of reaching incredible speeds in a matter of seconds.

The Sprint was a nuclear-armed point defense ABM (Anti-Ballistic Missile), which was developed in the 1960s as one component of an American defense system against Soviet ICBMs. It was operational for a very short time in 1975.

Employing a low-kiloton yield warhead, the Sprint was designed to intercept incoming Soviet warheads inside the atmosphere as a last-ditch defense against weapons which were not destroyed by the longer range Spartan missile (armed with a 5 megaton warhead).

The Sprint was a nuclear-armed point defense ABM (Anti-Ballistic Missile), which was developed in the 1960s as one component of an American defense system against Soviet ICBMs. It was operational for a very short time in 1975.

Employing a low-kiloton yield warhead, the Sprint was designed to intercept incoming Soviet warheads inside the atmosphere as a last-ditch defense against weapons which were not destroyed by the...

Sprint came about from a study that started in 1959 as a result of identifying the need for a quick acting last ditch missile to intercept incoming RVs, specifically those from sea-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) and to also intercept RVs that may have got through the higher layer defence.

The SPRINT remote launch equipment, shown in Figure 9-6, allows communication with the SPRINT missiles emplaced in remote missile farms up to 25 miles from the Missile Site Control Building (MSCB).

Sprint was the short range missile used by the Safeguard ABM system for terminal defense

Feb 13, 2024 · In the 1970s, America’s best attempt to thwart incoming Soviet ICBMs led to the development of the Sprint ABM—a missile made up entirely of improbable numbers. Mach 10? You Betcha. A Sprint...