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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...
- 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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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
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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cruise missile is an
unmanned self-propelled
guided missile that
sustains flight through aerodynamic lift for most of its
flight path.
Cruise missiles are...
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heavy anti-ship
missile armament designed to sink NATO
carrier task-forces via
saturation attack. The U.S. Navy
built guided-
missile cruisers upon destroyer-style...
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reporting name SS-26 Stone) is a
Russian mobile short-range
ballistic missile system. It has a
range of 500
kilometres (270 nmi; 310 mi). It was intended...
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offensive or
defensive missiles, and as such are
rated as guided-
missile frigates (FFG).
Improvements in surface-to-air
missiles (e.g., the
Eurosam Aster...
- 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...
