The development of jet aircraft during WWII also signaled that a new era in anti-aircraft defense had arrived.
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Bell\'s answer to the problem was to use three radars and an analog computer.
At that distance a conventional Missile would need to "lead" its target.
Developed by Bell Laboratories, Nike was an ambitious radar-controlled Missile system that initially targeted bombers flying at 500 mph and at up to 60,000 feet.
Army commissioned Project Nike.
To counter the emerging threat, the U.
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The development of jet aircraft during WWII also signaled that a new era in anti-aircraft defense had arrived