surface-to-air weapon
21Air Force — 1. the U.S. department consisting of practically all military aviation forces, established July 26, 1947. 2. (l.c.) a similar department in any military organization. 3. (l.c.) (formerly) the largest unit in the U.S. Army Air Forces. 4. (l.c.) a… …
22air offensive — Sustained operations by strategic and/or tactical aircraft and aerial weapon systems against hostile air forces and/or surface targets …
23nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei. [1945 50] * * * or atomic weapon or thermonuclear weapon Bomb or other warhead that derives its force …
24Anti-submarine weapon — An anti submarine weapon is any one of a range of devices that are intended to act against a submarine, and its crew, to destroy (sink) the vessel or to destroy or reduce its capability as a weapon of war. An anti submarine weapon can be… …
25Directed-energy weapon — This article is about practical experiments with energy weapons. For fictional uses, see raygun. Humvee with Active Denial System mounted A directed energy weapon (DEW) emits energy in an aimed direction without the means of a projectile. It… …
26Ranged weapon — A period illustration of the Battle of Crécy. English longbowmen figure prominently in the foreground at right where they drive away the French crossbowmen. A ranged weapon is any weapon that can harm targets at distances greater than hand to… …
27Robins Air Force Base — Part of Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Located near: Warner Robins, Georgia …
28List of naval weapon systems — The list of naval weapon systems provides a reference for weapons mounted on surface warships, and smaller craft and submarines found throughout the history of naval warfare. The list is sorted alpha numerically by system service designation (i.e …
29Metal Gear (weapon) — For the series named after the weapon, see Metal Gear. For the original video game titled Metal Gear, see Metal Gear (video game). From left to right: Metal Gear TX 55, Metal Gear D, and Metal Gear REX. Metal Gear (メタルギア …
30Metal Gear (fictional mecha weapon) — Metal Gear is the name for a series of fictional mecha in the Metal Gear series. [Jeremy Parish, “Metal Gear,” Electronic Gaming Monthly 225 (January 2008): 93.] [ Snakes and Gears: A Metal Gear Overview, Game Informer 182 (June 2008): 107.]… …
