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1Missile launch facility — The cupola of an underground R 12U launching facility in Plokštinės missile base, Lithuania …
2Missile designation — The U.S. Department of Defense established a missile and rocket designation sequence,[1] which is used in all weapons of the kind produced in the USA. Contents 1 Explanation 2 Code 3 Prefixes …
3Missile guidance — A guided bomb strikes a practice target Missile guidance refers to a variety of methods of guiding a missile or a guided bomb to its intended target. The missile s target accuracy is a critical factor for its effectiveness. Guidance systems… …
4Missile silo — A missile silo is an underground, vertical cylindrical container for the storage and launching of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). They typically have the missile some distance under the surface, protected by a large blast door on top …
5rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion. Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… …
6Tor missile system — Infobox Weapon name= 9K330 Tor NATO reporting name: SA 15 Gauntlet caption= 9K330 TLAR origin= flagcountry|Soviet Union type= Tracked SAM system is ranged= is bladed= is explosive= is artillery= is vehicle=yes is missile= is UK=yes service=… …
7Hadès (missile) — Infobox Weapon is missile=yes name=HADES caption= origin= type=Short range tactical ballistic nuclear missile (SRBM) used by= manufacturer=Matra (Now EADS) unit cost= propellant= production date= service=1991 (terminated in 1996) engine=Single… …
8SM-65 Atlas — Main article: Atlas (rocket family) B 65/SM 65/CGM 16/HGM 16 Atlas Launch of an SM 65A Atlas from LC 12, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, 20 February 1958 Type …
9launch vehicle — Aerospace. a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space. [1955 1960] * * * Rocket system that boosts a spacecraft into Earth orbit or beyond Earth s gravitational pull. A wide variety of launch vehicles …
10Delta IV — This article is about the rocket. For the submarine see Delta class submarine. Delta IV (Delta 9000) Delta IV Medium launch carrying DSCS III B6 Function Orbital launch vehicle Manufacturer Boeing …
