RIM-8 Talos

Bendix RIM-8 Talos was a long-range naval surface-to-air missile (SAM), among the earliest SAMs to equip United States Navy ships. The Talos used radar beam riding for guidance to the vicinity of its target, and semi-active radar homing (SARH) for terminal guidance. The four antennas surrounding the nose were SARH receivers, which functioned as a continuous wave interferometer. A solid rocket booster provided thrust for launch and a Bendix ramjet powered its flight to the target, with the warhead serving as the ramjet's compressor.

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Talos
anti-radiation missile, target drone, surface-to-air missile, United States Navy, Bendix Corporation, United States, 

Barak 1, David's Sling, HQ-2, KAN-1, Mistral, Sayyad-3, Type 3 Chū-SAM, 

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Frameless

RIM-8 Talos on USS Little Rock (CLG-4) 1960 (KN-1120)

RIM-8 Talos missiles aboard USS Columbus (CG-12), in 1962 (NH 98462)

RIM-8 Talos missile aboard USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5), circa in 1966

Mark 12 Guided Missile Launching System with Talos missiles aboard USS Columbus (CG-12), in 1962 (NH 98462)

USS Columbus (CG-12) fires a RIM-24 Tartar missile, in 1965 (KN-11658)

Ramjet at the US Naval Weapons Station Inyokern in 1948

Ramjet launch at US Naval Weapons Station Inyokern in 1948

RIM-8 Talos intercepting B-17 target drone in 1957

A Bendix RIM-8 Talos surface-to-air missile on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Talos missile launcher on USS Long Beach

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		RIM-8 Talos on USS Little Rock (CLG-4) 1960 (KN-1120)		Commons
commons	image		RIM-8 Talos missiles aboard USS Columbus (CG-12), in 1962 (NH 98462)		Commons
commons	image		RIM-8 Talos missile aboard USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5), circa in 1966		Commons
commons	image		Mark 12 Guided Missile Launching System with Talos missiles aboard USS Columbus (CG-12), in 1962 (NH 98462)		Commons
commons	image		USS Columbus (CG-12) fires a RIM-24 Tartar missile, in 1965 (KN-11658)		Commons
commons	image		Ramjet at the US Naval Weapons Station Inyokern in 1948		Commons
commons	image		Ramjet launch at US Naval Weapons Station Inyokern in 1948		Commons
commons	image		RIM-8 Talos intercepting B-17 target drone in 1957		Commons
commons	image		A Bendix RIM-8 Talos surface-to-air missile on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA		Commons
commons	image		Talos missile launcher on USS Long Beach		Commons