USNS Invincible (T-AGM-24)
- USNS Invincible (T-AGM-24)
USNS "Invincible" (T-AGM-24), also known as ex-"AGOS 10" , is one of two Missile Range Instrumentation Ships operated by the Military Sealift Command. One of the radars it carries is the Cobra Gemini dual band, X band and S band, radar.
USNS "Invincible", a converted T-AGOS 1 class ship, was redesignated a missile range instrumentation ship in April 2000. "Invincible" provides a platform for the Cobra Gemini dual-band radar developed by the United States Air Force to support data collection requirements on theater ballistic missiles.[cite web |url=http://www.msc.navy.mil/factsheet/t-agm.htm |title=Military Sealift Command--Fact Sheet |accessdate=2008-08-17 |work=http://www.msc.navy.mil |publisher=U.S Navy Miliary Sealift Command |date= ] ]The ship was reclassified from AGOS-10 to AGM-24 on April 4, 2000. The Military Sealift Command retains custody for United States Air Force use for deploying a mobile surveillance and tracking radar system.ee also
*USNS Observation Island (T-AGM-23)
*USNS Stalwart (T-AGOS-1)
*Missile Range Instrumentation Ship
*Cobra Gemini
External links
* [http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AGM24.htm NVR AGM-24]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/66/6610.htm navsource.org: T-AGOS-10 / T-AGM-24 "Invincible"]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/cobra_gemini.htm Global Security] - Cobra Gemini
* [http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/track/cobra_gemini.htm FAS] - Cobra Gemini
* [http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/ships.asp?ship=invincible&type=DualBandRadarShip MSC Ship Inventory - USNS Invincible]
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