http://www.gizmolovers.com TiVo, Slingbox, Android, Blu-ray Disc, and whatever other tech I feel like blogging about... Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:16:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/10/06/happy-40th-birthday-to-the-harpoon/ http://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/10/06/happy-40th-birthday-to-the-harpoon/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:47:25 +0000 MegaZone http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=8244 Continue reading →]]> It is hard to believe, but the Harpoon anti-ship missile is forty years old. It has certainly evolved quite a bit, and is available in surface, air, submarine, and land launched versions. It also formed the basis of the SLAM, or Standoff Land Attack Missile. It is one of the most widely deployed anti-ship missiles, in service with militaries around the globe. Here’s a short video Boeing, the maker of the Harpoon, put out to celebrate.

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