![military, USA, army, anti-aircraft, missile "Nike-Ajax" (SAM-N-7/MIN-3), in service 1958 - 1979, battery at Lorton, Virginia, 13.12.1954 Stock Photo - Alamy military, USA, army, anti-aircraft, missile "Nike-Ajax" (SAM-N-7/MIN-3), in service 1958 - 1979, battery at Lorton, Virginia, 13.12.1954 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/AD40HT/military-usa-army-anti-aircraft-missile-nike-ajax-sam-n-7min-3-in-AD40HT.jpg)
military, USA, army, anti-aircraft, missile "Nike-Ajax" (SAM-N-7/MIN-3), in service 1958 - 1979, battery at Lorton, Virginia, 13.12.1954 Stock Photo - Alamy
What were the differences between Nike Ajax, Nike Hercules, and Nike Zeus anti aircraft missiles? Were they different warheads mated to the same basic missile, or completely different missile systems? - Quora
![A U.S. Army Nike Ajax MIM-3, foreground, (Mobile Interceptor Missile, design 3), the world's first operational guided surface-to-air missile, and a Nike Hercules MIM-14 (Mobile Interceptor Missile, design 14) on display at A U.S. Army Nike Ajax MIM-3, foreground, (Mobile Interceptor Missile, design 3), the world's first operational guided surface-to-air missile, and a Nike Hercules MIM-14 (Mobile Interceptor Missile, design 14) on display at](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GKK9JP/a-us-army-nike-ajax-mim-3-foreground-mobile-interceptor-missile-design-3-the-worlds-first-operational-guided-surface-to-air-missile-and-a-nike-hercules-mim-14-mobile-interceptor-missile-design-14-on-display-at-fort-hancock-gateway-national-recreation-area-at-sandy-hook-nj-may-13-2021-the-nike-hercules-replaced-the-nike-ajax-mim-3-and-was-capable-of-carrying-both-conventional-and-nuclear-warheads-both-missiles-were-deployed-at-the-fort-hancock-nike-missile-battery-ny-56-which-was-part-of-the-new-york-defense-area-the-site-was-activated-in-1955-and-continued-operations-th-2GKK9JP.jpg)