LOCAT | |
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Type | Target drone |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1969 |
Used by | United States Army |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Philco-Ford |
Specifications | |
Mass | 155 pounds (70 kg) |
Length | 15 feet (4.6 m) |
Diameter | 9.6 inches (240 mm) |
Engine | 3x Mk 40 Mod 0 solid fuel rockets |
Operational range | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
Maximum speed | 520 miles per hour (840 km/h) |
Guidance system | None |
Launch platform | Douglas AD Skyraider McDonnell F2H Banshee |
The Low-Cost Aerial Target, or LOCAT, was designed as an inexpensive target rocket for use by the United States Army during the late 1960s. The missile was tested by the U.S. Army, but failed to win a production contract.