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| | REGULUS II CRUISE MISSILE |
 | | However, the Regulus II cruise missile project was cancelled on December 18, 1958, as the United States Navy decided to develop the submarine-launched Polaris ballistic missile, instead, and the Regulus I cruise missile remained in service until 1964, on the USS Halibut, with 514 of them being built. |
 | | The 11-ton Regulus II cruise missile, which was powered by a General Electric J79 jet engine, had a wingspan of 20 feet and 1 inch (6.12 meters), a length of 57 feet and 6 inches (17.5 meters), a range of 1,380 miles (2,220 km), and 54 of them were built. |
 | | Most of the Regulus II target drones, which were designated KD2U-1 and MQM-15A, were used at Point Mugu, California, where 17 target drones made 64 flights and the last Regulus II target drone flight was made by GM2048 in December 1965. |
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