USNS Invincible (T-AGM-24)
USNS Invincible (T-AGM-24), also known as ex-AGOS 10, is one of two Missile Range Instrumentation Ships operated by the Military Sealift Command. One of the radars it carries is the Cobra Gemini dual band, X band and S band, radar.
USNS Invincible, a converted T-AGOS 1 class ship, was redesignated a missile range instrumentation ship in April 2000. Invincible provides a platform for the Cobra Gemini dual-band radar developed by the United States Air Force to support data collection requirements on theater ballistic missiles.
The ship was reclassified from AGOS-10 to AGM-24 on April 4, 2000. The Military Sealift Command retains custody for United States Air Force use for deploying a mobile surveillance and tracking radar system.
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