self-propelled anti-aircraft missile

  • 1Anti-aircraft warfare — Anti aircraft warfare, or air defense, is any method of engaging hostile military aircraft in defence of ground objectives, ground or naval forces or denial of passage through a specific airspace region, area or anti aircraft combat zone [ The… …

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  • 2Self-propelled artillery — British AS 90s firing in Basra, Iraq, 2006 …

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  • 3Anti-tank warfare — Anti tank refers to any method of combating military armored fighting vehicles, notably tanks. The most common anti tank systems include artillery with a high muzzle velocity, missiles (such as wire guided HEAT), various autocannons firing… …

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  • 4Japan Ground Self-Defense Force — For the Imperial Japanese Army (1871–1947), please see that article. For the Ministry of the Military (Ritsuryō) (701–1871), please see that article. Japan Ground Self Defense Force 陸上自衛隊 (Rikujō Jieitai) …

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  • 5S-300 (missile) — Not to be confused with S 300VM. SA 10 redirects here. For the channel interface for the PDP 10 computer, see Systems Concepts. Grumble redirects here. For other uses, see Grumble (disambiguation). For the Project Apollo test mission, see A 105… …

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  • 6Rocket-propelled grenade — RPG, or rocket propelled grenade, is a loose term describing hand held, shoulder launched anti tank weapons capable of firing an unguided rocket equipped with an explosive warhead. RPG is a transliteration of РПГ, the Russian abbreviation of… …

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  • 7Air Defense Anti-Tank System — Infobox Weapon name=ADATS caption=ADATS test firing origin=CAN type=Self propelled anti aircraft weapon is vehicle=yes length=4.86 m width=2.69 m height= weight=15.8 tonnes suspension=torsion bar speed=58 km/h vehicle range=400 km primary… …

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  • 8Missile — For other uses, see Missile (disambiguation). A V 2 missile launch by the British during Operation Backfire. Though a missile may be any thrown or launched object, it colloquially almost always refers to a self propelled guided weapon system.… …

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  • 9Shoulder-launched missile weapon — A shoulder launched missile weapon is a weapon that fires a projectile at a target, yet is small enough to be carried by a single person, and fired while held on one s shoulder. Missile is used here in the original broad sense: today the word has …

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  • 10Glossary of military abbreviations — List of terms, acronyms, information, related to modern armour, artillery, infantry, weapons, and related military subject matter.* AA anti aircraft * AAA anti aircraft artillery Triple A * AAAV Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle * AAD Armoured… …

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