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  • 1homing guidance — i. A system in which devices built into a missile enable it to steer and keep on course toward a specific target by reacting to some distinguishing characteristic of the target, such as sound, heat, light, or radar reflectors. An infrared air to… …

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  • 2AIM-120 AMRAAM — An AIM 120 AMRAAM mounted on the wingtip station of a General Dynamics F 16 Fighting Falcon Type Medium range, active radar homing air to air missile …

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  • 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… …

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  • 4MIM-104 Patriot — Patriot system of the German Luftwaffe Type Mobile Surface to air missile system Place of …

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  • 5Buk missile system — Infobox Weapon name= 9K37 Buk NATO reporting name: SA 11 Gadfly, SA 17 Grizzly caption= 9K37 Buk ready to fire origin= flagcountry|Soviet Union type= Medium range SAM system is ranged= is bladed= is explosive= is artillery= is vehicle=yes is… …

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  • 6Mikoyan MiG-29 — MiG 29 redirects here. For other uses, see MiG 29 (disambiguation). MiG 29 …

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  • 7Maitri (missile) — The Maitri missile project is a next generation Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) with a lethal hundred per cent kill probability. It is a short range (15km,9.3mi) surface to air point defense missile system. It should not be confused …

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  • 8Air-to-air missile — An air to air missile (AAM) is a guided missile fired from an aircraft for the purpose of destroying another aircraft. It is typically powered by one or more rocket motors, usually solid fuelled but sometimes liquid fuelled. Ramjet engines, as… …

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  • 9Vympel R-27 — Infobox Weapon is missile=yes name=Vympel R 27R caption= origin= type=Medium range, air to air tactical missile used by= manufacturer=Vympel unit cost=N/A propellant= production date= service=1983 engine=High performance, directed rocket motor… …

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  • 10AIM-7 Sparrow — Infobox Weapon is missile=yes name=AIM 7 Sparrow caption= origin= United States type=Medium Range, Semi Active Radar Homing Air to Air Missile used by= United States, South Korea, Japan, Italy, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia manufacturer=Raytheon… …

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