(A).
THE HAWK BEING LAUNCHED


(B).
4 SHOTS -- OF THE HAWK HITTING TARGET MISSILES.




Initials


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Background: AN ARMY HAWK AIR DEFENSE MISSILE SCORED A DIRECT HIT RECENTLY ON A 14-HUNDRED MILE-AN-HOUR TARGET MISSILE SIX MILES ABOVE WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO (place - source).

DESIGNED PRIMARILY TO COMBAT LOW-FLYING AIRCRAFT, HAWK DEMONSTRATED ITS UPPER-ALTITUDE CAPABILITIES IN THE TEST.

WORKING WITH RAYTHEON MANUFACTURING COMPANY (CQ), WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS CONTRACTOR AND AEROJET GENERAL (CQ) AS ENGINE MANUFACTURER.

THE A-5 (?? A - FIVE ??) TARGET MISSILE DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED BY THE LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, BURBANK, CALIFORNIA (CQ), IS THE FASTEST AND HIGHEST FLYING TARGET MISSILE AVAILABLE.