Gimlet (rocket) the seeming success, however, the Gimlet was already becoming obsolete; guided missiles were now considered to be the wave of the future. Production of Gimlet was cancelled in early 1957, after production of 15,000 rockets; that October, the T-Gimlet version was cancelled as well. Although the missile age meant that Gimlet did not enter operational service, the production processes developed for the rocket would be modified and used in the production of the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile. Gimlet (rocket) The Gimlet was an unguided air-to-air and air-to-surface rocket developed by the United States Navy during the early 1950s. Although it
Gimlet (cocktail) of: Take a big saucer champagne glass, put in 45 ml (1 jigger) either of dry or old Tom gin, 5 ml (1 tsp) gomme syrup or sugar, 2.5 ml ( tsp) – to taste – of lime syrup or lime cordial. Fill up with chilled plain water, add 1 ice cube and thin slice of big green lime. Don't use soda water, please. He is also quoted from the book as saying: The following vodka gimlet recipe is from the novels of Stuart Woods: Pour six ounces [180 ml] of vodka from a 750 ml bottle; replace with six