British Aircraft Corporation Bloodhound

The development of the Bloodhound Mk II surface-to-air missile (SAM) began in 1958, with the aim of improving the performance of the already successful Mk I version. The development involved improving the flight performance, using a Continuous Wave (CW) radar and improving the success rate at low level.

The Mk II missile was larger with bigger boost motors and Thor ramjets were fitted. The guidance pack was greatly improved to allow the integration of CW radars as ground-based target illuminators. Bloodhound Mk I radars were based in fixed buildings, which made rapid deployment impractical and required a large scale build and site preparation programme if a squadron move was required. The Bloodhound Mk II was available as either a mobile or a transportable missile section.