Operation Bumblebee
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Operation Bumblebee
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Operation Bumblebee was a US Navy effort to develop surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) to provide a mid-range layer of anti-aircraft defense between anti-aircraft guns in the short range and fighter aircraft operating at long range. A major reason for the Bumblebee efforts was the need to engage bombers before they could launch standoff anti-shipping weapons, as these aircraft might never enter the range of the shipboard guns. Bumblebee originally concentrated on a ramjet-powered design, and the ini
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US Navy effort to develop surface-to-air missiles
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Bumblebee
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2024-04-12T22:58:00Z
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