XSM-74 [SEP] manufacturer
XSM-74
The Convair XSM-74 was a sub-sonic, 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. Multiple XSM-74 missiles would be ground-launched from Strategic Air Command bases located in the United States. Fifty percent of the deployed XSM-74 missiles would be launched within the
USAF to develop the XSM-73 Goose.
Variants.
- MX-2223: Original U.S. Air Force Project Designator.
- XSM-74: Designation reserved for prototypes
Operator.
- United States Air Force
References.
- "SM-74", Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles - Appendix 1: Early Missiles and Drones, by Andreas Parsch