F-14 High Altitude Dive/Phoenix ABM Test (?)

[XP67_Moonbat]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=446888862114346&set=a.278068158996418.1073741826.278066815663219&type=1

Interesting shot of a Tomcat in a high altitude dive. Some of the commentary mentions an AIM-54 being tested against an ICBM. Anyone here that one before?

 

[sferrin]

Probably lower than it looks. These F-15s look like they're "at the edge of space" too. 38,000 feet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBrJniNayHU#t=71

 

[XP67_Moonbat]

True true.

 

[SOC]

Some of the commentary mentions an AIM-54 being tested against an ICBM. Anyone here that one before?

I've heard of the AN/ASG-18 being used to track ICBMs, so somebody trying it with the AWG-9/AIM-54 combo sounds like a logical progression.