MISSILE PRODUCTION IN BRITAIN
(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, December 26. A major expansion of Britain’s guided weapon programme is under way at Aberporth, Cardiganshire, where flight testing of guided missiles is carried out. A new bank of launching platforms will allow more launchings to’ be carried out each day and greater advantage to be taken of the brief fine weather spells invaluable to testing. Within an enclosure of steel fences, an area of some 250 acres is dotted with square concrete or brick buildings, radar antennae, and launching ramps. Three aircraft firms are at present working on ground-to-air missiles which will form the basis of British anti-aircraft defences against bombers travelling at near sonic speeds and high altitudes.
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Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28162, 28 December 1956, Page 9
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118MISSILE PRODUCTION IN BRITAIN Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28162, 28 December 1956, Page 9
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