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1rocket 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… …
2Agni missile system — Infobox Weapon is missile=yes name=Agni I/Agni II/Agni III/Agni IV caption= origin= IND type=Medium Range Ballistic Missile (Agni I) Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (Agni II, Agni III) Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (Agni IV) used by=… …
3Cuban Missile Crisis — Part of the Cold War CIA reference photograph of Soviet R 12 intermedia …
4Blue Steel missile — Infobox Weapon is missile=yes caption=Blue Steel missile name=Blue Steel type=Nuclear stand off missile origin=UK era=Cold War launch platform=Aircraft target= manufacturer=Avro design date= production date= service=1963 1970 used by=UK RAF… …
5Interceptor aircraft — [ MiG 25 Foxbat is a Russian interceptor that was the mainstay of the Soviet air defence.] An interceptor aircraft (or simply interceptor) is a type of fighter aircraft designed specifically to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft, particularly… …
69K112 Kobra — The 9K112 Kobra SACLOS is a radio command guided anti tank missile system of the Soviet Union. It is fired from the 125 mm main guns of the T 64 and T 80 series of tanks. It is known in the west under its NATO reporting name, AT 8 Songster… …
7space exploration — Investigation of the universe beyond Earth s atmosphere by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft. Study of the use of rockets for spaceflight began early in the 20th century. Germany s research on rocket propulsion in the 1930s led to… …
8logistics — /loh jis tiks, leuh /, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 1. the branch of military science and operations dealing with the procurement, supply, and maintenance of equipment, with the movement, evacuation, and hospitalization of personnel, with the …
9technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
10Submarine — For other uses, see Submarine (disambiguation). A Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Oyashio class submarine in 2006 A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which… …
