[4] The SSM-A-23 was of conventional configuration for an anti-tank missile of the time, having cruciform wings and stabilizing fins,[3] with spoilerons providing control;[1] a dual-thrust solid-propellant rocket produced by the Grand Central Rocket Company provided thrust.

[3] The launcher for the missile was mounted on a variant of the M59 armored personnel carrier designated T149;[6] helicopter launching was also considered as a possibility.

[3] Due to difficulties experienced in testing to ensure accuracy, an infrared seeker was proposed for terminal homing.

[4] The missile was fitted with a shaped charge warhead intended to defeat the armor of enemy tanks.

Curtiss-Wright then acquired the company as part of a larger deal with Studebaker-Packard in August 1956.