- antiballistic missile defense system
- противоракетный комплекс
English-Russian military dictionary. 2014.
antiballistic missile defense system
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Missile defense — The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. A RIM 161 Standard Missile 3 anti ballistic missile is launched from USS Shiloh, a US Navy Ticonderoga class cruiser … Wikipedia
antiballistic missile (ABM) — Weapon designed to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles. Effective ABM systems have been sought since the Cold War, when the nuclear arms race raised the spectre of complete destruction by unstoppable ballistic missiles. In the late 1960s… … Universalium
missile — /mis euhl/ or, esp. Brit., / uyl/, n. 1. an object or weapon for throwing, hurling, or shooting, as a stone, bullet, or arrow. 2. See guided missile. 3. See ballistic missile. adj. 4. capable of being thrown, hurled, or shot, as from the hand or… … Universalium
defense — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Resistance against assault Nouns 1. defense, protection, guard, ward; shielding, preservation, guardianship; self defense, self preservation; deterrent; defense or escape mechanism; resistance; safeguard … English dictionary for students
Missile — (as used in expressions) Antiballistic Missile Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Missile Defense Alarm System … Enciclopedia Universal
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
ABM-System — [eɪbiː ɛm , englisch], Antiballistic Missile System [ æntɪbə lɪstɪk mɪsɪl sɪstɪm, englisch], bodengestütztes Abwehrsystem gegen Angriffe land und seegestützter ballistischer Interkontinentalraketen. Es besteht aus Frühwarn und Radaranlagen, der … Universal-Lexikon
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — ▪ United States government Introduction , also called (1958–72 and 1993–96) Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) U.S. government agency created in 1958 to facilitate research in technology with potential military applications. Most of … Universalium
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) — also called Star Wars Proposed U.S. strategic defense system against nuclear attacks. Announced as a 20 year, $20 billion effort by Pres. Ronald Reagan in 1983, SDI was intended to defend the U.S. from a full fledged Soviet attack by intercepting … Universalium
Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… … Universalium
radar — /ray dahr/, n. 1. Electronics. a device for determining the presence and location of an object by measuring the time for the echo of a radio wave to return from it and the direction from which it returns. 2. a means or sense of awareness or… … Universalium
