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Missile A
missile is an
airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled
flight aided usually by a propellant, jet
engine or
rocket motor. Historically...
- A
ballistic missile is a type of
missile that uses
projectile motion to
deliver warheads on a target.
These weapons are
powered only
during relatively...
- The
Cuban Missile Crisis, also
known as the
October Crisis (Spanish:
Crisis de Octubre) in Cuba, or the
Caribbean Crisis (Russian: Карибский кризис,...
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cruise missile is an
unmanned self-propelled
guided missile that
sustains flight through aerodynamic lift for most of its
flight path.
Cruise missiles are...
- (Hebrew: ספייק) is an
Israeli fire-and-forget anti-tank
guided missile and anti-personnel
missile with a tandem-charge high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead...
- The
Arleigh Burke class of guided-
missile destroyers (DDGs) is a
United States Navy
class of
destroyer centered around the
Aegis Combat System and the...
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Meteor is a
European active radar guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air
missile (BVRAAM)
developed and
manufactured by MBDA. It
offers a multi-shot capability...
- over-the-horizon, anti-ship
missile manufactured by
McDonnell Douglas (now
Boeing Defense,
Space & Security). The AGM-84E
Standoff Land
Attack Missile (SLAM) and later...
- LGM-30
Minuteman is an
American land-based
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in
service with the Air
Force Global Strike Command. As of 2024[update]...
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Missile defense is a system, weapon, or
technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception, and also the
destruction of
attacking missiles. Conceived...
