NIKE J was the name for the Japanese version of the Nike-Hercules surface-to-air missile. It was produced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. First test firings of the missile occurred in November 1970. The Nike J was also a different version of the usual Nike Hercules, in that way, that it could not be mated with a special (nuclear) warhead. Length: 12.5 m Diameter: 0.8 m Wing span: 2.1 m Weight: 4.5 tons Range: 130 km Speed: Mach 3 Propulsion: Two stage solid fuel rocket Guidance: Radio command guidance See also MIM-14 Nike-Hercules Nike Javelin External links http://ed-thelen.org/h_mono-5.html Surface-to-air missiles of Japan Project Nike Japan–United States relations Military equipment introduced in the 1970s