Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles - Appendix 4

The Main Part of the Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles presents concise information about all missiles and rockets, which have received a numerical designation in the DOD's joint Designation System for Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles since 27 June 1963.

Appendix 4 covers a selection of missiles, drones and other unmanned aerospace vehicles, which were operationally used, tested or only studied by the U.S. military services, but did never receive an official designation in any of the designation systems for missiles and UAVs. However, this appendix is not intended to describe all undesignated vehicles, which would be all but impossible. Instead it will primarly focus on operational missiles and UAVs, important test vehicles, and particularly interesting projects. This is no firm limitation, though, and in priniciple, every undesignated U.S. American unmanned military aerospace vehicle project might be included in this appendix.

Index

The vehicles are grouped by general categories, and listed in roughly chronological order within each group.

Note: Missiles and other vehicles, which are already listed but not yet linked to a page, are definitely planned for future inclusion in this appendix. However, it may take quite a while until further articles will be written. If you are missing your favourite project, drop me an e-mail - most likely, your suggestions will be included in the list of "planned" articles.

Air-to-Air Missiles

Air-to-Surface Missiles

Surface-to-Air Missiles

Surface-to-Surface Missiles

Anti-Armour Missiles

Research and Test Missiles

Note: High-altitude sounding rockets are covered in a separate section below.

Gun-Launched Rocket-Assisted Guided Projectiles

Air-Launched Unguided Rockets

Surface-Launched Unguided Rockets

Sounding Rockets

Note: Sounding rockets, which were used only by non-military organizations (NACA/NASA, universities, research agencies), are outside the scope of this website.

Drones and UAVs

Note: Outside the scope of this website are UAVs which were funded and procured only by the private industry or non-military organizations. This includes privately-developed vehicles, which were only briefly evaluated by the military but not selected for further development and/or procurement.

Unmanned Lighter-Than-Air Vehicles

Aerial Targets / Ballistic Missile Targets

Note: Drone conversions of manned aircraft are outside the scope of this website.

Space Launch Vehicles

Note: Additional undesignated space launchers are covered in Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 3

"Missile Scrapbook"

(An unsorted listing of some missile, rocket and UAV projects, which are mentioned by name in one or more of my sources, but for which I couldn't find sufficient information to write a reasonably complete description)

For comments and suggestions, send e-mail to: Andreas Parsch

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