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The Marlton Nike missile installation was one of the smaller sites within
the Philadelphia Defense Area, having only two missile magazines. Equipped
only with the Nike Ajax system, this site was inactivated during the
early 1960s. The site was subsequently used as a police training facility.
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Location
Launcher Area:
Marlton, NJ
Control Area:
Marlton, NJ
Dates of Operation
1956-1963
Weapons Systems
& Missile Load
Nike Ajax / 20
Nike Hercules / 0
Missile
Magazines
2 Magazines. 2 type "B".
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Radar Types
ACQR
Unit Information
Army -
To be added ...
National Guard -
To be added ...
Present Status
The Marlton site has been mostly demolished, although the underground
missile magazines remain at this time.
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