Bendix RIM-8 Talos was a long-range naval surface-to-air missile (SAM), among the earliest SAMs to equip United States Navy ships. The Talos used radar beam riding for guidance to the vicinity of its target, and semi-active radar homing (SARH) for terminal guidance.

In 1951 development began on the XSAM-N-6, the prototype Talos missile. It was the first full sized Talos missile and had a range of 50 nautical miles. It lead to the development of the First Tactical Talos SAM-N-6b in 1955. Numerous problems arose during the testing of this missile and several modifications were made to solve them.

Talos missile was introduced into the Fleet in May 1958, with the recommissioning of USS Galveston (CLG-3). The principal time-determining factor in introducing Talos to the Fleet was ship conversion, a four-year task, following a decision to proceed on a satisfactory missile design. RATIONALE OF THE TALOS W DESIGN

2018年8月3日 · The complex and outsized nature of Talos—the missile was 32 feet long and weighed nearly 8,000 pounds when fully configured—meant that it couldn’t be stored in large numbers in a ready-to-use fashion aboard a ship.

There were two types of missile, each having intercept ranges up to 50 nautical miles. One missile carried a command-detonated nuclear warhead, and the other, a proximity-fuze-detonated continuous-rod warhead.

2022年1月25日 · The Navy's SAM-N-6b Talos missile (later designated RIM-8) was a long-range surface-to-air missile, and was one of the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip U.S. Navy ships. Talos employed radar beam riding technology for guidance to the vicinity of its target, and then semi-active radar homing for the terminal guidance phase.

RGM-8H Talos-ARM was a dedicated anti-radiation missile for use against shore-based radar stations. Talos-ARM could be fitted with seekers for various radar frequencies, and also employed some ECCM features.

Talos was the first surface-to-air and surface-to-surface guided missile developed by the U.S. Navy. It was a product of the Bumblebee program that started during World War II, along with the other "Ts", RIM-2 Terrier and RIM-24 Tartar.

2012年10月23日 · After the Navy’s fighters had attrited whatever bombers and/or missiles they could, the long-range Talos was the next step in the gauntlet. Talos was the U.S. Navy’s most capable first-generation surface-to-air missile, but it was also by far the largest and it required a large, expensive hull.

The Talos missile launch configuration consisted of a wing guided ramjet propulsion missile and a solid propellant booster rocket. The missile airframe was a long hollow tube that formed the ramjet engine.