cruise missile Guided missile, the major portion of whose flight path to its target is conducted at approximately constant velocity; depends on the dynamic reaction of air for lift and upon propulsion forces to balance drag. Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005...
Whatever the rationale for developing an ALBM, China isn’t the only country bringing back this ballistic missile launch configuration. At his Federal Assembly address on March 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced the Kinzhal,which appears to be an air-launched variant of the short-range ...
"This test was the first launch of a full prototype operational missile," officials wrote in the statement. "Following the ARRW's separation from the aircraft, it reached hypersonic speeds greater than five times the speed of sound, completed its flight path and detonated in the terminal area....
The launch system for cruise missiles is a launch container with a booster platform. On launching, the initial thrust is provided by the booster platform, and the platform is separated from the missile by the ignition of cartridges when the missile is on its trajectory. The cruise missile is ...
RELATED Decades late, the B-52 is getting a new nuclear weapon To keep the B-52 bomber relevant for its nuclear mission, the U.S. Air Force is preparing to spend billions of dollars to develop a new air-launched cruise missile.
YesterdayRIA Novostiran the headline “Pacific Fleet Fighters Launch Newest Kh-35U Anti-Ship Missiles.”Сiting a Russian MOD press-release, the news agency said they were Su-34 fighter-bombers. It’s curious because Russia’s neglected Pacific Fleet air component doesn’t have Su-34s.The cl...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook air landed Moved by air and disembarked, or unloaded, after the aircraft has landed or while a helicopter is hovering. See also air movement. Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defen...
China will field a short-range air-to-air missile that utilizes an imaging infrared seeker and digital processing that enhances seeker lock-on range, expands the operational launch envelope, and better allows the air-to-air missiles (AAM) that may utilize an imaging infrared seeker and digital ...
Enter the ramjet powered Meteor. Instead of burning off all its fuel right after launch it can throttle its engine back during cruise, thus saving fuel. As it approaches its target it can throttle up, eventually making its terminal attack while at its highest possible energy state, around mach...
摘要:Airbus A350-1000 launch customer Qatar Airways has accepted its initial aircraft, A7-ANA (msn 88). Following the aircraft's handover in Toulouse late in February, the aircraft flew to the airline's Doha hub, from where it operated its first route, QR15/QR16, to and from London Hea...