thumb|300px|Nike J at [[Hamamatsu Air Base]]

NIKE J was the name for the Japanese version of the Nike Hercules surface-to-air missile. It was produced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. First test firings of the missile occurred in November 1970.

The Nike J was also a different version of the usual Nike Hercules, in that way, that it could not be mated with a special (nuclear) warhead.

  • Length: 12.5 m
  • Diameter: 0.8 m
  • Wing span: 2.1 m
  • Weight: 4.5 tons
  • Range: 130 km
  • Speed: Mach 3
  • Propulsion: two-stage solid-fuel rocket
  • Guidance: radio command guidance

See also

  • MIM-14 Nike Hercules
  • Nike Javelin

References

  • http://ed-thelen.org/h_mono-5.html