Chrysler AGM-80 Viper

The AGM-80 Viper was another USAF project of the late 1960s (the first one being the AGM-79 Blue Eye) with the intention to develop an improved AGM-12 Bullpup derivative with an automatic guidance system. The XAGM-80A prototypes were based on the AGM-12E, and had an on-board inertial guidance unit, and a radar-altimeter fuze for airbursts. The guidance unit kept the missile on a path to the selected target after launch, without the need for additional input from the pilot. The Viper program proceeded to flight-tests of XAGM-80A missiles in the 1968/69 time frame, but was terminated after these tests.

Specifications

Main Sources

[1] Bill Gunston: "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rockets and Missiles", Salamander Books Ltd, 1979
[2] AFMDC: XAGM-80A Management Report, June 1969

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