AGM-28 Hound Dog Missile

                         The North American Aviation Corporation AGM-28 Hound Dog was a rather primitive, supersonic, jet propelled, air-launched cruise missile. The Hound Dog missile was first given the designation B-77, then redesigned the GAM-77, and finally designated the AGM-28, permanently. The Hound Dog was originally conceived as a temporary stand-off weapon for the B-52 Stratofortress bomber, to be used until the proposed AGM-48 Skybolt air-launched ballistic missile was available. Instead, the Skybolt missile was canceled within a few years, and the Hound Dog was deployed for 15 years until the missile was replaced by newer weapons, including the SRAM missile and the USAF Air-Launched Cruise Missile.