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platform. MQ-1, MQ-9 and other UAVs, Cyclone-class patrol ship. The AGM-176 Griffin is a lightweight, precision-guided munition developed by Raytheon. [ 3] It can be launched from the ground or air as a rocket-powered missile or dropped from the air as a guided bomb. It carries a relatively small warhead, and was designed to be a precision low ...
Thrust vectoring, also known as thrust vector control ( TVC ), is the ability of an aircraft, rocket or other vehicle to manipulate the direction of the thrust from its engine (s) or motor (s) to control the attitude or angular velocity of the vehicle. [ 1][ 2][ 3] In rocketry and ballistic missiles that fly outside the atmosphere, aerodynamic ...
The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance, ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport, fixed-wing aircraft. It carries a wide array of ground-attack weapons that are integrated with sophisticated sensors, navigation, and fire-control systems. Unlike other modern military fixed-wing aircraft, the AC-130 relies on ...
system. GPS / INS / semi-active radar homing /passive LWIR infrared homing seeker (KW) The RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 ( SM-3) is a ship-based surface-to-air missile used by the United States Navy to intercept short- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles as a part of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. [ 5]
470 kg (1,030 lb) [ 4] Merlin is a family of rocket engines developed by SpaceX. They are currently a part of the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles, and were formerly used on the Falcon 1. Merlin engines use RP-1 and liquid oxygen as rocket propellants in a gas-generator power cycle. The Merlin engine was originally designed for sea ...
The system in question contained 4 revolving drums of 48 tubes for 5V55RM missiles. A vertical launching system ( VLS) is an advanced system for holding and firing missiles on mobile naval platforms, such as surface ships and submarines. Each vertical launch system consists of a number of cells, which can hold one or more missiles ready for firing.
The AGM-114 Hellfire is an American missile developed for anti-armor use, [ 6] later developed for precision [ 7] drone strikes against other target types, especially high-value targets. [ 8] It was originally developed under the name " Heliborne laser, fire-and-forget missile", which led to the colloquial name "Hellfire" ultimately becoming ...
The IRIS-T (infrared imaging system tail/thrust vector-controlled) is a medium range infrared homing missile available in air-to-air and surface-to-air variants. It also is called AIM-2000 . [ 17 ] [ 18 ]