It had a range of up to 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi), and was intended to allow US Air Force strategic bombers to penetrate Soviet airspace through the neutralization of surface-to-air missile defenses.
它的射程高达50海里（93公里；58英里），旨在使美国空军的战略轰炸机能够穿透苏联的地对空导弹防御系统进入其领空。