The Convair XSM-74 was a subsonic, jet-powered, ground-launched decoy cruise missile. == Development == In March 1953, the United States Air Force released General Operational Requirement (GOR) 16 which called for a long range decoy missile to increase the effectiveness of Strategic Air Command bombers by confusing and saturating an air defense system.
The Convair XSM-74 was a subsonic, jet-powered, ground-launched decoy cruise missile. == Development == In March 1953, the United States Air Force released General Operational Requirement (GOR) 16 which called for a long range decoy missile to increase the effectiveness of Strategic Air Command bombers by confusing and saturating an air defense system.
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