The Douglas GAM-87 Skybolt, redesignated AGM-48 under the 1963 Tri-service system, was an air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM) developed by the United States during the late 1950s. The basic concept was to allow US strategic bombers to launch their weapons from well outside the range of Soviet defenses, as much as 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from their targets.
The Douglas GAM-87 Skybolt, redesignated AGM-48 under the 1963 Tri-service system, was an air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM) developed by the United States during the late 1950s. The basic concept was to allow US strategic bombers to launch their weapons from well outside the range of Soviet defenses, as much as 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from their targets.
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