AQM-128

AQM-128
Role Target drone
Type of aircraft
National origin United States
Primary user United States Navy
Number built 0

The AQM-128 was a short-lived program undertaken by the United States Navy for the development of a subscale target drone, launched from aircraft and capable of supersonic speed.[1] The AQM-128 was intended to use pre-programmed guidance.[2]

The program for development of the new target drone was begun in 1983; in January 1984, the designation YAQM-128A was approved for the program.[2] The program was cancelled in April that year before any designs were selected.[2]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Grossnick 1997, p.671.
  2. ^ a b c Parsch 2002

Bibliography

  • Grossnick, Roy A. (1997). United States naval aviation, 1910–1995 (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center. ISBN 0-945274-34-3.
  • Parsch, Andreas (2002). "AQM-128". Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles. designation-systems.net. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
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  • See also:
  • United States tri-service rocket designations post-1963
  • Drones designated in UAV sequence