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Description A U.S. Navy MQM-8G Vandal missile firing from San Nicolas Island, California (USA), in 1999. The Vandal was a version of the RIM-8 Talos missile, which was retired in 1979. The remaining Talos missiles were converted to MQM-8G supersonic targets, simulating anti-ship missiles.
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Source U.S. Navy Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (NAWCWD) [1] photo [2]
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