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AGM-65 Maverick

Index AGM-65 Maverick

The AGM-65 Maverick is an air-to-ground missile (AGM) designed for close air support. [1]

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  1. 165 relations: Active radar homing, Aero L-159 ALCA, AGM-12 Bullpup, AGM-45 Shrike, AGM-79 Blue Eye, AGM-80 Viper, AGM-83 Bulldog, AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo, AIM-4 Falcon, AIM-54 Phoenix, Air Force Missile Development Center, Air-to-surface missile, Anti-aircraft warfare, Anti-radiation missile, Armour, Belgian Air Component, Bell AH-1 SuperCobra, Berkley Books, Boeing AH-64 Apache, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, British Aerospace Harrier II, British Aerospace Hawk 200, Central Europe, Charge-coupled device, Chilean Air Force, Chord (aeronautics), Close air support, Coalition of the Gulf War, Cold War, Contact fuze, Contrast seeker, Czech Air Force, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Delay-action bomb, Delta wing, Department of National Defence (Canada), Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, Egyptian Air Force, Electro-optical sensor, Electro-optics, Extremely high frequency, Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, Fire-and-forget, Flight International, Fragmentation (weaponry), G-force, General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark, General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, German Air Force, Grumman A-6 Intruder, ... Expand index (115 more) »

  2. Air-to-surface missiles of the United States
  3. Anti-tank guided missiles of the Cold War
  4. Anti-tank guided missiles of the United States
  5. Cold War air-to-surface missiles of the United States
  6. Fire-and-forget weapons

Active radar homing

Active radar homing (ARH) is a missile guidance method in which a missile contains a radar transceiver (in contrast to semi-active radar homing, which uses only a receiver) and the electronics necessary for it to find and track its target autonomously.

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Aero L-159 ALCA

The Aero L-159 ALCA is a subsonic light combat aircraft and advanced trainer developed in the single-seat L-159A and two-seat L-159B versions, respectively, produced in the Czech Republic by Aero Vodochody.

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AGM-12 Bullpup

The AGM-12 Bullpup is a short-range air-to-ground missile developed by Martin Marietta for the US Navy. AGM-65 Maverick and AGM-12 Bullpup are air-to-surface missiles of the United States and cold War air-to-surface missiles of the United States.

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AGM-45 Shrike

AGM-45 Shrike is an American anti-radiation missile designed to home in on hostile anti-aircraft radar. AGM-65 Maverick and AGM-45 Shrike are air-to-surface missiles of the United States and cold War air-to-surface missiles of the United States.

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AGM-79 Blue Eye

The AGM-79 Blue Eye was an air-to-ground missile prototype, developed by the United States in the 1960s. AGM-65 Maverick and AGM-79 Blue Eye are air-to-surface missiles of the United States and cold War air-to-surface missiles of the United States.

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AGM-80 Viper

The AGM-80 Viper was an air-to-surface missile developed by the Chrysler Corporation Missile Division in the 1960s for use by the United States Air Force. AGM-65 Maverick and AGM-80 Viper are cold War air-to-surface missiles of the United States.

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AGM-83 Bulldog

The AGM-83 Bulldog was a missile produced by the United States. AGM-65 Maverick and AGM-83 Bulldog are air-to-surface missiles of the United States.

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AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo

The AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo, commonly known as the Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF), is a multirole combat aircraft named after Chiang Ching-kuo, the late President of the Republic of China.

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AIM-4 Falcon

The Hughes AIM-4 Falcon was the first operational guided air-to-air missile of the United States Air Force.

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AIM-54 Phoenix

The AIM-54 Phoenix is an American active radar-guided, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (AAM), carried in clusters of up to six missiles on the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, its only operational launch platform. AGM-65 Maverick and AIM-54 Phoenix are military equipment introduced in the 1970s and Raytheon Company products.

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Air Force Missile Development Center

The Air Force Missile Development Center and its predecessors were Cold War units that conducted and supported numerous missile tests using facilities at Holloman Air Force Base, where the center was the host unit ("Holloman" and "Development Center" were sometimes colloquially used to identify military installations in the Tularosa Basin).

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Air-to-surface missile

An air-to-surface missile (ASM) or air-to-ground missile (AGM) is a missile designed to be launched from military aircraft at targets on land or sea.

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Anti-aircraft warfare

Anti-aircraft warfare is the counter to aerial warfare and it includes "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action" (NATO's definition).

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Anti-radiation missile

An anti-radiation missile (ARM) is a missile designed to detect and home in on an enemy radio emission source.

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Armour

Armour (Commonwealth English) or armor (American English; see spelling differences) is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, especially direct contact weapons or projectiles during combat, or from a potentially dangerous environment or activity (e.g.

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Belgian Air Component

The Belgian Air Component (Luchtcomponent, Composante air) is the air arm of the Belgian Armed Forces, and until January 2002 it was officially known as the Belgian Air Force (Belgische Luchtmacht; Force aérienne belge).

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Bell AH-1 SuperCobra

The Bell AH-1 SuperCobra is a twin-engined attack helicopter that was developed on behalf of, and primarily operated by, the United States Marine Corps (USMC).

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Berkley Books

Berkley Books is now an imprint of the Penguin Group.

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Boeing AH-64 Apache

The Boeing AH-64 Apache is an American twin-turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two.

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Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are a series of American supersonic twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft derived from the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, in service with the armed forces of the U.S., Australia, and Kuwait.

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British Aerospace Harrier II

The British Aerospace Harrier II is a second-generation vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) jet aircraft used previously by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and, between 2006 and 2010, the Royal Navy (RN).

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British Aerospace Hawk 200

The British Aerospace Hawk 200 is a single-seat, single engine light multirole fighter designed for air defence, air denial, anti-shipping, interdiction, close air support, and ground attack.

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Central Europe

Central Europe is a geographical region of Europe between Eastern, Southern, Western and Northern Europe.

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Charge-coupled device

A charge-coupled device (CCD) is an integrated circuit containing an array of linked, or coupled, capacitors.

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Chilean Air Force

The Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile (FACh) is the air force of Chile and branch of the Chilean military.

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Chord (aeronautics)

In aeronautics, the chord is an imaginary straight line joining the leading edge and trailing edge of an aerofoil.

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Close air support

In military tactics, close air support (CAS) is defined as aerial warfare actions—often air-to-ground actions such as strafes or airstrikes—by military aircraft against hostile targets in close proximity to friendly forces.

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Coalition of the Gulf War

On 29 November 1990, the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 authorized the assembly of a multinational military coalition to fight against Iraq in the Gulf War.

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Cold War

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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Contact fuze

A contact fuze, impact fuze, percussion fuze or direct-action (D.A.) fuze (UK) is the fuze that is placed in the nose of a bomb or shell so that it will detonate on contact with a hard surface.

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Contrast seeker

Optical contrast seekers, or simply contrast seekers, are a type of missile guidance system using a television camera as its primary input.

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Czech Air Force

The Czech Air Force (Vzdušné síly) is the air force branch of the Army of the Czech Republic.

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Defense Security Cooperation Agency

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) is an agency within the United States Department of Defense (DoD) which provides financial and technical assistance, transfer of defense materiel, training and services to allies, and promotes military-to-military contacts.

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Delay-action bomb

A delay-action bomb is an aerial bomb designed to explode some time after impact, with the bomb's fuzes set to delay the explosion for times ranging from very brief to several weeks.

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Delta wing

A delta wing is a wing shaped in the form of a triangle.

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Department of National Defence (Canada)

The Department of National Defence (DND; Ministère de la Défense nationale) is the department of the Government of Canada which supports the Canadian Armed Forces in its role of defending Canadian national interests domestically and internationally.

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Douglas A-4 Skyhawk

The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single-seat subsonic carrier-capable light attack aircraft designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company, and later, McDonnell Douglas.

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Egyptian Air Force

The Egyptian Air Force (EAF), is the aviation branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces that is responsible for all airborne defence missions and operates all military aircraft, including those used in support of the Egyptian Army, Egyptian Navy and the Egyptian Air Defense Forces.

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Electro-optical sensor

Electro-optical sensors are electronic detectors that convert light, or a change in light, into an electronic signal.

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Electro-optics

Electro–optics is a branch of electrical engineering, electronic engineering, materials science, and material physics involving components, electronic devices such as lasers, laser diodes, LEDs, waveguides, etc.

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Extremely high frequency

Extremely high frequency is the International Telecommunication Union designation for the band of radio frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum from 30 to 300 gigahertz (GHz).

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Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II

The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin-turbofan, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF).

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Fire-and-forget

Fire-and-forget is a type of missile guidance which does not require further external intervention after launch such as illumination of the target or wire guidance, and can hit its target without the launcher being in line-of-sight of the target.

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Flight International

Flight International is a monthly magazine focused on aerospace.

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Fragmentation (weaponry)

Fragmentation is the process by which the casing, shot, or other components of an anti-personnel weapon, bomb, barrel bomb, land mine, IED, artillery, mortar, tank gun, or autocannon shell, rocket, missile, grenade, etc.

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G-force

The g-force or gravitational force equivalent is mass-specific force (force per unit mass), expressed in units of standard gravity (symbol g or g0, not to be confused with "g", the symbol for grams).

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General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark

The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark is a retired supersonic, medium-range, multirole combat aircraft.

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF).

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German Air Force

The German Air Force (lit) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of Germany.

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Grumman A-6 Intruder

The Grumman A-6 Intruder is an American twinjet all-weather attack aircraft developed and manufactured by American aircraft company Grumman Aerospace and formerly operated by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.

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Guidance system

A guidance system is a virtual or physical device, or a group of devices implementing a controlling the movement of a ship, aircraft, missile, rocket, satellite, or any other moving object.

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Gulf War

The Gulf War was an armed conflict between Iraq and a 42-country coalition led by the United States.

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Hawker Hunter

The Hawker Hunter is a transonic British jet-powered fighter aircraft that was developed by Hawker Aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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Head-up display

A head-up display, or heads-up display, also known as a HUD or head-up guidance system (HGS), is any transparent display that presents data without requiring users to look away from their usual viewpoints.

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Hellenic Air Force

The Hellenic Air Force (HAF;, sometimes abbreviated as ΠΑ) is the air force of Greece (Hellenic being the endonym for Greek in the Greek language).

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Holloman Air Force Base

Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base established in 1942 located six miles (10 km) southwest of the central business district of Alamogordo, which is the county seat of Otero County, New Mexico, United States.

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Hughes Aircraft Company

The Hughes Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace and defense contractor founded on February 14, 1934 by Howard Hughes in Glendale, California, as a division of Hughes Tool Company.

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Hungarian Air Force

The Hungarian Air Force (Magyar Légierő), is the air force branch of the Hungarian Defence Forces.

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Indonesian Air Force

The Indonesian Air Force (Indonesian National Military-Air Force) sometimes shortened as IDAF / IdAF, is the aerial branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces.

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Infrared homing

Infrared homing is a passive weapon guidance system which uses the infrared (IR) light emission from a target to track and follow it seamlessly.

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Initial operating capability

Initial operating capability or initial operational capability (IOC) is the state achieved when a capability is available in its minimum usefully deployable form.

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Iran–Iraq War

The Iran–Iraq War, also known as the First Gulf War, was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988.

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Iraq War

The Iraq War, sometimes called the Second Persian Gulf War, or Second Gulf War was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion of Iraq by the United States-led coalition that overthrew the Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein. The conflict continued for much of the next decade as an insurgency emerged to oppose the coalition forces and the post-invasion Iraqi government.

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Iraqi Air Force

The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF or IrAF) (Al Quwwat al Jawwiyah al Iraqiyyah) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Iraqi Armed Forces.

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Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force

The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF; Nirū-ye Havāyi-ye Arteš-e Jomhūri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān) is the aviation branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.

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Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation

The Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation (IRIAA) (in هواپیمایی نیروی زمینی جمهوری اسلامی ایران), more commonly known as the Havānīrūz (هوانیروز), is the army aviation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces.

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Israeli Air Force

The Israeli Air Force (IAF; tl, "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as, Kheil HaAvir, "Air Corps") operates as the aerial and space warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

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Italian Navy

The Italian Navy (Military Navy; abbreviated as MM) is one of the four branches of Italian Armed Forces and was formed in 1946 from what remained of the Regia Marina (Royal Navy) after World War II.

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Japan Self-Defense Forces

The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF, 自衛隊; Hepburn: Jieitai), also known as the Japanese Armed Forces, are the unified military forces of Japan.

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KAI T-50 Golden Eagle

The KAI T-50 Golden Eagle is a family of South Korean supersonic advanced jet trainers and light combat aircraft, developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) with Lockheed Martin.

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Kaman SH-2 Seasprite

The Kaman SH-2 Seasprite is a ship-based helicopter originally developed and produced by American manufacturer Kaman Aircraft Corporation.

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Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite

The Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite is an American ship-based helicopter with anti-submarine, anti-surface threat capability, including over-the-horizon targeting.

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Kawasaki P-1

The Kawasaki P-1, previously P-X, XP-1, is a Japanese maritime patrol aircraft developed and manufactured by Kawasaki Aerospace Company.

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Kinetic energy

In physics, the kinetic energy of an object is the form of energy that it possesses due to its motion.

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Kosovo War

The Kosovo War (Lufta e Kosovës; Kosovski rat) was an armed conflict in Kosovo that lasted from 28 February 1998 until 11 June 1999.

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Kuwait

Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia.

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Kuwait Air Force

The Kuwait Air Force (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya) is the air arm of the Armed Forces of Kuwait.

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Laser guidance

Laser guidance directs a robotics system to a target position by means of a laser beam.

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Libyan civil war (2011)

The Libyan civil war, also known as the First Libyan Civil War, was an armed conflict in 2011 in the North African country of Libya that was fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and rebel groups that were seeking to oust his government.

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Libyan Coast Guard

The Libyan Coast Guard is the coast guard of Libya.

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List of missiles

Below is a list of missiles, sorted alphabetically into large categories and subcategories by name and purpose.

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Lists of military aircraft of the United States

Lists of military aircraft of the United States cover current and former military aircraft of the United States Armed Forces.

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Lockheed P-3 Orion

The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engined, turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s.

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LTV A-7 Corsair II

The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV).

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M41 Walker Bulldog

The M41 Walker Bulldog, officially 76-mm gun tank M41, was an American light tank developed for armed reconnaissance purposes.

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M48 Patton

The M48 Patton is an American first-generation main battle tank (MBT) introduced in February 1952, being designated as the 90mm Gun Tank: M48.

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McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a single-engine ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the second generation of the Harrier family, capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL).

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McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet

The McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet (official military designation CF-188) is a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) variant of the American McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft.

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McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15E Strike Eagle is an American all-weather multirole strike fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle.

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McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy.

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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet

The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather supersonic, twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole combat aircraft, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation).

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Military tactics

Military tactics encompasses the art of organizing and employing fighting forces on or near the battlefield.

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Missile guidance

Missile guidance refers to a variety of methods of guiding a missile or a guided bomb to its intended target.

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Mitsubishi F-2

The Mitsubishi F-2 is a multirole fighter derived from the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, and manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Lockheed Martin for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, with a 60/40 split in manufacturing between Japan and the United States.

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Modular design

Modular design, or modularity in design, is a design principle that subdivides a system into smaller parts called modules (such as modular process skids), which can be independently created, modified, replaced, or exchanged with other modules or between different systems.

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Multi-function display

A multifunction display (MFD) is a small-screen (CRT or LCD) surrounded by multiple soft keys (configurable buttons) that can be used to display information to the user in numerous configurable ways.

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New Mexico

New Mexico (Nuevo MéxicoIn Peninsular Spanish, a spelling variant, Méjico, is also used alongside México. According to the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas by Royal Spanish Academy and Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, the spelling version with J is correct; however, the spelling with X is recommended, as it is the one that is used in Mexican Spanish.; Yootó Hahoodzo) is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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Northrop F-5

The Northrop F-5 is a family of supersonic light fighter aircraft initially designed as a privately funded project in the late 1950s by Northrop Corporation.

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Operation Fath ol-Mobin

Operation Fath-ol-Mobin (عملیات فتح‌المبین, a Quranic phrase meaning "Undeniable Victory" or "Manifest Victory") was a major Iranian military operation conducted during the Iran–Iraq War, in March 1982.

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Operation Linebacker II

Operation Linebacker II, sometimes referred to as the Christmas bombings, was a strategic bombing campaign conducted by the United States against targets in North Vietnam from December 18 to December 29, 1972, during the Vietnam War.

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Operation Morvarid

Operation Morvarid (lit) was an operation launched by the Iranian Navy and Air Force against the Iraqi Navy sites on 27 November 1980 in response to Iraq positioning radar and monitoring equipment on the Mina Al-Bakr and Khor-al-Amaya oil rigs to counter Iranian air operations.

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Osa-class missile boat

The Project 205 Moskit (mosquito) more commonly known by their NATO reporting name Osa, are a class of missile boats developed for the Soviet Navy in the late 1950s.

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Pakistan Air Force

The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) (پاک فِضائیہ|translit.

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Penguin (missile)

The Penguin anti-ship missile, designated AGM-119 by the U.S. military, is a Norwegian passive IR seeker-based short-to-medium range anti-ship guided missile, designed for naval use. AGM-65 Maverick and Penguin (missile) are military equipment introduced in the 1970s.

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Peruvian Navy

The Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Perú, abbreviated MGP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance, patrol and defense on lakes, rivers and the Pacific Ocean up to from the Peruvian littoral.

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Philippine Air Force

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) (Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

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Polish Air Force

The Polish Air Force (Air Forces) is the aerial warfare branch of the Polish Armed Forces.

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Portuguese Air Force

The Portuguese Air Force (Força Aérea Portuguesa) is the aerial warfare force of Portugal.

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Project Kahu

Project Kahu was a major upgrade for the A-4K Skyhawk attack aircraft operated by the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) in the mid-1980s.

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Raytheon

The Raytheon Company was a major U.S. defense contractor and industrial corporation with manufacturing concentrations in weapons and military and commercial electronics.

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Raytheon Missiles & Defense

Raytheon Missiles & Defense (RMD) was one of four business segments of RTX Corporation.

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Republic of China Air Force

The Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF; known historically as the Chinese Air Force and colloquially as the Taiwanese Air Force) is the military aviation branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces, based in Taiwan since 1947.

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Republic of Korea Air Force

The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF), also known as the ROK Air Force or South Korean Air Force, is the aerial warfare service branch of South Korea, operating under the South Korean Ministry of National Defense.

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Republic of Singapore Air Force

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is the aerial service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) responsible for controlling and defending the airspace of the country, and providing air support to the Army and Navy.

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Rocket engine

A rocket engine uses stored rocket propellants as the reaction mass for forming a high-speed propulsive jet of fluid, usually high-temperature gas.

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Rockwell International

Rockwell International was a major American manufacturing conglomerate involved in aircraft, the space industry, defense and commercial electronics, components in the automotive industry, printing presses, avionics and industrial products.

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Romanian Air Force

The Romanian Air Force (RoAF) (Forțele Aeriene Române) is the air force branch of the Romanian Armed Forces.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

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Royal Air Force of Oman

The Royal Air Force of Oman (Silāḥ al-Jaww as-Sulṭāniy ‘Umān or RAFO) is the air arm of the Armed Forces of Oman.

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Royal Australian Air Force

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the principal aerial warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army.

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Royal Canadian Air Force

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environmental commands within the unified Canadian Armed Forces.

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Royal Danish Air Force

The Royal Danish Air Force (lit) (RDAF) is the aerial warfare force of the Kingdom of Denmark and one of the four branches of the Danish Armed Forces.

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Royal Jordanian Air Force

The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF; Silāḥ ul-Jawu al-Malakī 'al-Urdunī) is the aerial warfare branch of the Jordanian Armed Forces.

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Royal Malaysian Air Force

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF, Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia; TUDM; Jawi: تنترا اودارا دراج مليسيا) was formed on 2 June 1958 as the Royal Federation of Malaya Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; تنترا اودارا دراج ڤرسكوتون تانه ملايو).

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Royal Moroccan Air Force

The Royal Moroccan Air Force (القوات الجوية الملكية; Adwas ujenna ageldan; Forces Royales Air) is the air force of the Moroccan Armed Forces.

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Royal Netherlands Air Force

The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF; Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu), "Royal Air Force") is the military aviation branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces.

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Royal New Zealand Air Force

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF; Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa) is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force.

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Royal New Zealand Navy

The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN; Sea Warriors of New Zealand) is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force.

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Royal Saudi Air Force

The Royal Saudi Air Force (Al-Quwwat Al-Jawiyah Al-Malakiyah as-Su’udiyah) (RSAF) is the aviation branch of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces.

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Royal Thai Air Force

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) (กองทัพอากาศไทย) is the air force of the Kingdom of Thailand.

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Saab 37 Viggen

The Saab 37 Viggen (The Tufted Duck, ambiguous with The Thunderbolt) is a single-seat, single-engine multirole combat aircraft designed and produced by the Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab.

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Saab JAS 39 Gripen

The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (English: The Griffin) is a light single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab AB.

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Serbian Air Force and Air Defence

The Serbian Air Force and Air Defence (War Aviation and Anti-Aircraft Defence of the Serbian Armed Forces), is the air force of Serbia and service branch of the Serbian Armed Forces.

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Shaped charge

A shaped charge is an explosive charge shaped to focus the effect of the explosive's energy.

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Ship

A ship is a large vessel that travels the world's oceans and other navigable waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research and fishing.

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Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King

The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King (company designation S-61) is an American twin-engined anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter designed and built by Sikorsky Aircraft.

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Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk

The Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk (or Sea Hawk) is a twin turboshaft engine, multi-mission United States Navy helicopter based on the United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk and a member of the Sikorsky S-70 family.

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Soko G-4 Super Galeb

The Soko G-4 Super Galeb (from translation), also referred to as N-62, is a Yugoslav single-engine, advanced jet trainer and light ground-attack aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Technical Institute at Žarkovo and manufactured by the SOKO aircraft factory in Mostar.

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Soko J-22 Orao

The Soko J-22 Orao (translation) is a Yugoslavian/Serbian twin-engined, subsonic ground-attack and aerial reconnaissance aircraft.

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Solid fuel

Solid fuel refers to various forms of solid material that can be burnt to release energy, providing heat and light through the process of combustion.

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Solid-propellant rocket

A solid-propellant rocket or solid rocket is a rocket with a rocket engine that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer).

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Spanish Air and Space Force

The Spanish Air and Space Force (SASF) (Army of the Air and Space) is the aerial and space warfare branch of the Spanish Armed Forces.

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Spanish Navy

The Spanish Navy or officially, the Armada, is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces and one of the oldest active naval forces in the world.

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ST Aerospace A-4SU Super Skyhawk

The ST Aerospace A-4SU Super Skyhawk is a major upgrade project of the Douglas A-4S Skyhawk attack aircraft undertaken by Singapore Aircraft Industries (SAI, now ST Aerospace) in the 1980s.

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Swedish Air Force

The Swedish Air Force (Svenska flygvapnet or just Flygvapnet) is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces.

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Swiss Air Force

The Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe; Forces aériennes suisses; Forze aeree svizzere; Aviatica militara svizra) is the air component of the Swiss Armed Forces, established on 31 July 1914, three days after the outbreak of World War I, as a part of the army and in October 1936 as an independent service.

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Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia.

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Targeting pod

Targeting pods (TGP) are target designation tools used by attack aircraft for identifying targets and guiding precision-guided munition (PGM) such as laser-guided bombs to those targets.

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Thanh Hóa Bridge

The Thanh Hóa Bridge (Vietnamese: Cầu Hàm Rồng, Hàm Rồng Bridge), spanning the Song Ma river, is situated northeast of Thanh Hóa, the capital of Thanh Hóa Province in Vietnam.

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Thermography

Infrared thermography (IRT), thermal video and/or thermal imaging, is a process where a thermal camera captures and creates an image of an object by using infrared radiation emitted from the object in a process, which are examples of infrared imaging science.

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Thiokol

Thiokol was an American corporation concerned initially with rubber and related chemicals, and later with rocket and missile propulsion systems.

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Tunisian Air Force

The Tunisian Air Force (جيش الطيران, Armée de l'Air) is one of the branches of the Tunisian Armed Forces.

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Turbojet

The turbojet is an airbreathing jet engine which is typically used in aircraft.

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Turkish Air Force

The Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri) or TuAF is the aerial warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces.

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Unisys

Unisys Corporation is an American multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company founded in 1986 and headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.

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United States European Command

The United States European Command (EUCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

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United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, artillery, aerial, and special operations forces.

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Unmanned aerial vehicle

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board.

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Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.

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Warhead

A warhead is the section of a device that contains the explosive agent or toxic (biological, chemical, or nuclear) material that is delivered by a missile, rocket, torpedo, or bomb.

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Warsaw Pact

The Warsaw Pact (WP), formally the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance (TFCMA), was a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland, between the Soviet Union and seven other Eastern Bloc socialist republics of Central and Eastern Europe in May 1955, during the Cold War.

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Weapon systems officer

A Weapon Systems Officer (WSO), nicknamed "Wizzo", is an air flight officer directly involved in all air operations and weapon systems of a military aircraft.

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Western world

The Western world, also known as the West, primarily refers to various nations and states in the regions of Australasia, Western Europe, and Northern America; with some debate as to whether those in Eastern Europe and Latin America also constitute the West.

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Yom Kippur War

The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from 6 to 25 October 1973, between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria.

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See also

Air-to-surface missiles of the United States

Anti-tank guided missiles of the Cold War

Anti-tank guided missiles of the United States

Cold War air-to-surface missiles of the United States

Fire-and-forget weapons

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-65_Maverick

Also known as AGM 65, AGM 65 Maverick, AGM-65, AGM-65A Maverick, AGM-65D, AGM65, AGM65F Maverick, Maverick missile, Maverick rocket, Rb-75.

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