surface-to-air
41List of NATO reporting names for surface-to-air missiles — NATO reporting name for SA series surface to air missiles, with Soviet designations:* SA 1 Guild (S 25 Berkut ) * SA 2 Guideline (V 75 Dvina / Volkhov / Desna ) * SA 3 Goa (S 125 Nyeva ) * SA 4 Ganef (9M8 Krug ) * SA 5 Gammon (S 200 Volga ) * SA… …
42KS-1 Surface-to-air missile — The Kai Shan 1 (KS 1) (凯山一号) is the first Chinese surface to air missile to adopt phased array radar.DesignThe missile is roughly the Chinese equivalent of American MIM 23 HAWK, except it was designed not only to engage aircraft, but also… …
43surface airlift mail — A combined mode of transporting international mail and military mail by surface and air. (Also see International Surface Air Lift and space available mail) …
44air-to-ground — adjective operating from or designed to be fired from aircraft at targets on the ground air to surface missiles • Syn: ↑air to surface • Ant: ↑air to air (for: ↑air to surface), ↑surface to air ( …
45air mass — a body of air covering a relatively wide area, exhibiting approximately uniform properties through any horizontal section. [1890 95] * * * In meteorology, a large body of air having nearly uniform conditions of temperature and humidity at any… …
46air-to-surface — adjective operating from or designed to be fired from aircraft at targets on the ground air to surface missiles • Syn: ↑air to ground • Ant: ↑air to air, ↑surface to air * * * ˌair to ˈsurface 7 [air to surface] …
47Surface warfare — Modern naval warfare is divided into three operational areas: surface warfare, air warfare and submarine warfare. Each area is comprised of specialized platforms and strategies used to exploit tactical advantages unique and inherent to that area …
48air-to-air — adjective operating between or launched from or involving rockets or aircraft in flight air to air missiles air to air communications • Ant: ↑surface to air, ↑air to surface * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adverb (or adjective) : from one aircraft to… …
49air-to-air missile — noun A missile that is fired from an aircraft to typically attack another aircraft. See Also: surface to air missile, air to surface missile, surface to surface missile …
50air raid — noun an attack by armed planes on a surface target • Syn: ↑air attack • Hypernyms: ↑foray, ↑raid, ↑maraud * * * noun : an attack by armed aircraft (as bombers) on a surface target * * * …
