Paveway — is a trademark of Raytheon Company which identifies its variants of Laser Guided Bombs (LGB). Lockheed Martin became a second source supplier of LGBs in 2001. PAVE is an acronym standing for Precision Avionics Vectoring Equipment, and was also… … Wikipedia
List of missiles by country — This list of missiles by country displays the names of missiles in order of the country where they originate, with the countries listed alphabetically and annotated with their continent (and defence alliance, if applicable). In cases where… … Wikipedia
rocket 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… … Universalium
Laser applications — There are many scientific, military, medical and commercial laser applications which have been developed since the invention of the laser in the 1958. The coherency, high monochromaticity, and ability to reach extremely high powers are all… … Wikipedia
Missile — 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.… … Wikipedia
LGM-30 Minuteman — Type Intercontinental ballistic missile Service hist … Wikipedia
List of inventors — This is a list of inventors. See also: List of scientists, Timeline of invention, List of inventions named after people, List of inventors killed by their own inventions, and . Alphabetical list compactTOC NOTOC A * Vitaly Mikhaylovich Abalakov,… … Wikipedia
Intercontinental ballistic missile — An intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, is a long range (greater than 5,500 km or 3,500 miles) ballistic missile typically designed for nuclear weapons delivery, that is, delivering one or more nuclear warheads. Due to their great range… … Wikipedia
Manhunt (military) — Manhunting is the deliberate identification, capturing, or killing of senior or otherwise important enemy combatants, classified as high value targets, usually by special operations forces and intelligence organizations. According to a 2008 study … Wikipedia
R-7 Semyorka — For the rocket used to launch Sputnik 1, see Sputnik (rocket). For other R 7 derived carrier rockets see R 7 family SS 6 rocket. (NASA) The R 7 (Russian: Р 7) was a Soviet missile developed during the Cold War, and the world s first… … Wikipedia
