Project Kingfisher

Kingfisher
Wind tunnel model of Kingfisher A
Type	Anti-ship missiles Anti-submarine missiles
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1956–1959
Used by	United States Navy
Production history
Designer	National Bureau of Standards
Designed	1944–1956

Project Kingfisher was a weapons-development program initiated by the United States Navy during the latter part of World War II. Intended to provide aircraft and surface ships with the ability to deliver torpedoes to targets from outside the range of defensive armament, six different missile concepts were developed; four were selected for full development programs, but only one reached operational service.