(airborne missile protection system)
1Quick Kill active protection system — Quick Kill is an active protection system (APS) designed to destroy incoming anti tank missiles, rockets, and grenades. The Quick Kill system is being designed and produced by Raytheon for the U.S. Army. The Quick Kill system is part of the Army… …
2Missile Defense Agency — MDA Agency overview Formed 2002 Preceding agencies …
3Missile launch control center — A guide (right) conducts a tour of the Launch Control Center at the Titan Missile Museum …
4National missile defense — This article is about systems to shield an entire country. For the ground based US missile defense system, see Ground Based Midcourse Defense. A Payload Launch Vehicle (PLV) carrying a prototype exoatmospheric kill vehicle is launched from Meck… …
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… …
6warning system — ▪ military technology Introduction in military science, any method used to detect the situation or intention of an enemy so that warning can be given. Because military tactics from time immemorial have stressed the value of surprise… …
7Anti-ballistic missile — An anti ballistic missile (ABM) is a missile designed to counter ballistic missiles (a missile for missile defense). A ballistic missile is used to deliver nuclear, chemical, biological or conventional warheads in a ballistic flight trajectory.… …
8Integrated Guided Missile Development Program — An Agni II during the Republic Day Parade in 2004 The Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) was an Indian Ministry of Defence program between the early 1980s and 2007 for the development of a comprehensive range of missiles,… …
9ALE-50 Towed Decoy System — The AN/ALE 50 Towed Decoy System is an anti missile countermeasures decoy system used on multiple U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps aircraft, and by certain foreign air forces, too. (Such as Israeli F 16s.) The system is manufactured by… …
10Warning system — A warning system is any system of biological or technical nature deployed by an individual or group to inform of a future danger. Its purpose is to enable the deployer of the warning system to prepare for the danger and act accordingly to… …
