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system. Range of the radar was estimated at between 200–300 mi (320–480 km), with reliable detection of bomber-sized targets at 100 miles (160 km). The installation itself was massive, weighing 2,100 pounds (950 kg), and taking up most of the nose of the aircraft. The system was
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interceptor was to instead receive the radar/missile system pair. Tests of the system were conducted first in 1960 and until 1963 only on the modified B-58, after which the YF-12 took over until the cancellation of the whole program in 1966.
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bomber. To fit the radar, the nose was lengthened nearly 7 feet (2.1 m), and the infrared sensors were mounted on either side of the forward fuselage. The resulting nose shape led to it being nicknamed
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While development work was done with the XF-108, the AN/ASG-18 and Falcon missiles were first tested on a highly modified
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Before the test "Snoopy" could fly, the XF-108 program was cancelled, and the proposed
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radar (could track one target at a time). This was paired with an
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missile, which also had a range of about 100 miles.
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