Brian Nicklas is a Museum Specialist in the field of aeronautics at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. He has been with the museum for over 20 years and he is also a freelance writer and aviation photographer. A Contributing Editor to Air & Space/Smithsonian magazine, he has been published in magazines and contributed to numerous publications. In his leisure time, Nicklas works with antique aircraft, classic automobiles and models of aircraft and rockets. An alumnus of the Aeronautical Studies program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, he lives in Bethesda, Maryland.
Missile Name List
AAAM AIM-152
ACM Raytheon (General Dynamics) AGM-129
ADATS Oerlikon/Lockheed Martin MIM-146
AICBM USAF BGM-75 (unbuilt)
Agile Hughes AIM-95
ALCM Boeing AGM-86
AMRAAM Raytheon (Hughes) AIM-120
Aquila Lockheed MQM-105
ARCMAT RS Systems FQM-117
ASAT Vought ASM-135
ASRAAM MBDA (BAe Dynamics/Matra) AIM-132
ATACMS Lockheed Martin (LTV) MGM-140
ATACMS II Lockheed Martin MGM-164
ATACMS Block IVA Lockheed Martin MGM-168
Atlas General Dynamics (Convair) CGM/HGM-16
B-Gull Boeing GQM-94
Blue Eye Martin Marietta AGM-79
Bomarc Boeing CIM-10
Bulldog Texas Instruments AGM-83
Bullpup Martin AGM-12
Cardinal Beech MQM-61
Chaparral Ford MIM-72
Chukar Northrop MQM/BQM-74
Condor Rockwell AGM-53
Corporal JPL/Firestone MGM-5
Coyote Orbital Sciences GQM-163
Delta Dagger General Dynamics/Sperry PQM-102
Dragon McDonnell-Douglas FGM-77
EFOGM Raytheon MGM-157
Entac Arospatiale (Nord) MGM-32
ERAM Raytheon RIM-174
ESSM Raytheon RIM-162
Exdrone BAI Aerosystems BQM-147
Falcon Hughes AIM-4
Falcon Hughes AIM-26
Falcon Hughes AIM-47
Falcon Hughes AGM-76
Falconer Northrop (Radioplane) MQM-57
Firebee Teledyne Ryan AQM/BQM/MQM/BGM-34
Firebolt Teledyne Ryan AQM-81
Firebrand Teledyne Ryan BQM-111
Firefly Globe MQM-40
Firefly Teledyne Ryan AQM-91
Focus General Electric AGM-87
HARM Raytheon (Texas Instruments) AGM-88
Harpoon Boeing (McDonnell-Douglas) AGM/RGM/UGM-84
Have Nap Rafael/Lockheed Martin AGM-142
Hawk Raytheon MIM-23
Hellfire Boeing/Lockheed Martin (Rockwell/Martin Marietta) AGM-114
Hornet Rockwell (North American) AGM-64
Hound Dog North American AGM-28
Hunter TRW/IAI BQM-155
JASSM Lockheed Martin AGM-158
JASSM Boeing (McDonnell-Douglas) AGM-159
Javelin Raytheon/Lockheed Martin FGM-148
JCM Lockheed Martin AGM-169 Joint Common Missile
JSOW Raytheon (Texas Instruments) AGM-154
Jupiter Chrysler PGM-19
KEM Lockheed Martin MGM-166
Kingfisher Lockheed AQM-60
Lacrosse Martin MGM-18
Lance LTV MGM-52
LASM Raytheon RGM-165
LOSAT Lockheed Martin MGM-166
Mace Martin MGM/CGM-13
MALD Northrop Grumman (Teledyne Ryan) ADM-160
Matador Martin MGM-1
Mauler General Dynamics MIM-46
Maverick Raytheon (Hughes) AGM-65
Midgetman Martin Marietta MGM-134
Minuteman Boeing LGM-30 Minuteman
Minuteman ERCS Boeing M-70
MSST Alliant Techsystems MQM-173
Nike Ajax Western Electric MIM-3
Nike Hercules Western Electric MIM-14
Nike Zeus Western Electric/McDonnell-Douglas LIM-49
Outlaw Griffon Aerospace MQM-170
Outlaw Griffon Aerospace MQM-171
Overseer Aerojet General MQM-58
Patriot Raytheon MIM-104
Pave Cricket Boeing CEM-138
Pave Tiger Boeing CQM/CGM-121
Peacekeeper Martin Marietta LGM-118
Penguin Kongsberg AGM-119
Peregrine Teledyne Ryan BQM-145
Perseus / STAM UGM-89 Perseus / STAM
Pershing Martin Marietta MGM-31
Petrel Fairchild AQM-41
Phoenix Raytheon (Hughes) AIM-54
Pointer AeroVironment FQM-151
Polaris Lockheed UGM-27
Poseidon Lockheed UGM-73
Predator Lockheed-Martin FGM-172
Quail McDonnell ADM-20
R-Tern Teledyne Ryan GQM-98
RAM Raytheon (General Dynamics) RIM-116
RCMAT RS Systems FQM-117
Red Head Roadrunner North American MQM-42
Redeye General Dynamics FIM-43
Redstone Chrysler PGM-11
Regulus Vought RGM-6
Regulus II Vought RGM-15
Roland Euromissile/Hughes/Boeing MIM-115
RPVT USAMICOM MQM-143
Sea Lance Boeing RUM/UUM-125
Sea Sparrow Raytheon AIM/RIM-7
Seek Spinner Boeing CQM/CGM-121
Seekbat General Dynamics AIM-97
Sergeant JPL/Sperry MGM-29
Shelduck Northrop (Radioplane) MQM-36
Shillelagh Ford MGM-51
Shrike Texas Instruments AGM-45
Sidearm Motorola AGM-122 S
Sidewinder Raytheon (Philco/G.E.) AIM-9
Skeeter Composite Engineering BQM-167
Skipper II Emerson Electric AGM-123
Sky Owl UAV-SR/McDonnell-Douglas PQM-149
Skybolt Douglas AGM-48
SLAT Martin Marietta AQM-127
Sparrow Raytheon AIM/RIM-7
Spartan Western Electric/McDonnell-Douglas LIM-49
SRAM Boeing AGM-69
SRAM II Boeing AGM-131
SRAW Lockheed-Martin FGM-172