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Encyclopedia: Surface to air missile A surface-to-air missile (SAM) is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft. RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile - United States (this missile is a derivative of the AIM-9 Sidewinder and the FIM-92 Stinger). The Stinger missile, a full-dimensional protection weapon, is the Army's system for short-range air defense that provides the ground maneuver commander force protection against low-altitude airborne targets such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, and cruise missiles. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Surface_to_air-missile   (383 words)

Javelin surface-to-air missile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Javelin is a British man-portable surface-to-air missile, used by the British Army and Canadian Army. The missile was developed as a replacement for the Blowpipe missile, which had proven largely ineffective in the Falklands war (9 hits recorded out of more than 100 missile launches) and in Mujahideen hands during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Although Javelin is somewhat susceptible to smoke, fog or clouds, it is claimed to be virtually impossible to decoy it away from a target with flares. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Javelin_surface-to-air_missile   (221 words)

Navy Matters Type 45 Section Even though the crucial role of air defence was shared by all, and the ships were to share the same missile, the Franco-Italian Aster, the navies had somewhat different missions in mind. While this caused no essential clash, the missile being capable of both missions, the radar needed to perform the area defence role (as required by the Royal Navy) would have to be of a markedly different nature to that required by the point defence role (France and Italy). The Astor 15 missile had just been successfully tested in a 'hit-to-kill' engagement with a live MM38 Exocet anti-ship missile, demonstrating that it could carry out the local-area defence mission, against a crossing target, as required by the Royal Navy. navy-matters.beedall.com /cngf.htm   (10464 words)

Blowpipe missile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Blowpipe is a man-portable surface-to-air missile which was in use with the British Army and Royal Marines from 1968. The official British report stated that of the 95 missiles fired, only 9 managed to destroy their targets and all of these where slow flying planes and helicopters [1], however later research indicated that only 1 kill could be attributed to the Blowpipe. Blowpipe missile systems are still being found in weapon caches as recently as June 2003 in Afghanistan [4] [5]. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blowpipe_missile   (313 words)

18 Air Defence Regiment To meet this role, 18th Air Defence Regiment, RCA employs the Javelin Missile System. From that point forward the role of the unit changed to Air Defence and the Regiment was tasked to provide an air defence battery, the 20th, in support of Canadian Forces units in Western Canada. The role of air defence artillery is to defend our ground forces against attack from enemy aircraft and helicopters. www.army.dnd.ca /18AIR_DEF_REGT/history/history.htm   (161 words)

Anti-aircraft warfare - Art History Online Reference and Guide Air defence by air forces is typically taken care of by fighter jets carrying air-to-air missiles which is beyond the scope of this article, however most air forces choose to augment air base defence with surface-to-air missile systems as they are such valuable targets for enemy aircraft. Starting in the post-World War II era the guns were joined by the guided missile, specifically the "surface-to-air missile", and today both are used in combination in most roles. Originally missiles were useful only as a replacement for the very largest of anti-aircraft guns, but by the 1960s they had been scaled down to the point where they were also replacing smaller weapons previously serviced by guns in the 40 mm to 57 mm range. www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Flak   (3367 words)

Anti-aircraft warfare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Air defence by air forces is typically taken care of by fighter jets carrying air-to-air missiles which is beyond the scope of this article, however most air forces choose to augment air base defence with surface-to-air missile systems as they are such valuable targets for enemy aircraft. Starting in the post-World War II era the guns were joined by the guided missile, specifically the "surface-to-air missile", and today both are used in combination in most roles. Larger vessels (patrol boats, frigates, destroyers and on up) are typically equipped with surface-to-air missile systems, with increased range and deadliness as the vessel size increases. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anti-aircraft_artillery   (3367 words)

III - AIR DEFENSE EFFECTIVENESS Soviet-made SA-2 surface-to-air missiles achieved a single-shot kill probability of about 1% during the Viet Nam war, the American AIM-9E Sidewinder air-to-air missile achieved a 8% to 10% kill probability in Viet Nam, while the AIM-7E Sparrow achieved a disappointing 12% to 15% kill probability, versus the 70% demonstrated in tests. Most recent analyses of the significance of missile proliferation have stressed that missiles can be launched in confidence that they will reach their targets, in contrast to aircraft, which face attrition due to air defenses. The growing complexity of air defense systems has increased the extent to which the effectiveness of the defense is heavily influenced by tactical innovations and surprise, aimed at disrupting the functioning of the system as a whole, rather than simply altering attrition rates. fas.org /spp/aircraft/part03.htm   (5383 words)

Javelin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the anti-aircraft weapon, see Javelin surface-to-air missile. For the aircraft, see Gloster Javelin or ATG Javelin. For the automobile, see AMC Javelin or Jowett Javelin. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Javelin   (140 words)

Air Force - Serbia The primary air force missions were to contest enemy efforts to establish air superiority over Yugoslavia and to support the defensive operations of the ground forces and navy. Air Force operations have been limited to deterrent low overflights by airplanes and helicopters. NATO undertook to monitor the no-fly zone to ensure that the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina did not spread to the air. www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/serbia/airforce.htm   (1582 words)

AWST STORY While this does not mean that Iraqi missile air defenses will cease to function, it does mean that their effectiveness will be significantly lower than a decade ago when they last had access to regular maintenance. Missile defense is back in the headlines with the Bush administration's announcement, late last year, to deploy, by 2004, a very limited antiballistic missile defense system to protect the U.S. against weapons launched by rogue nations. The CMM (Common Modular Missile) is intended as a follow-on both to the ubiquitous TOW and the larger Hellfire missile. aviationnow.com /avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/sb03_15.xml   (3388 words)

MAN PORTABLE SURFACE-AIR MISSILES Unlike conventional roll stabilised missiles which are steered in two axes, pitch and yaw, by two (pitch, yaw) control channels a RAM uses a single control channel which is 'phased' to introduce pitch and yaw commands subject to the missile's instantaneous orientation (roll angle) in roll. The missile itself is a metal tube containing a two stage solid propellant rocket, a warhead and at its tapered nose, a nose cone fitted with cruciform delta control surfaces. The missile was conceptually similar to Redeye as a RAM using an uncooled PbS seeker sensitive to 2 micron band IR emissions. www.ausairpower.net /mpsam.html   (3889 words)

Surface-to-air missile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A surface-to-air missile (SAM) is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft. RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile - United States (this missile is a derivative of the AIM-9 Sidewinder and the FIM-92 Stinger). Starstreak/laser Close Air Defence Missile - United Kingdom www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Surface-to-air_missile   (245 words)

Surface to air missile non-comparison table All missiles of course also have greater intercept probability when they have high energy, ie is moving faster, and that's closer to the launcher, before or soon after motor burn out. The main sensor is a Ka-band radar which tracks the targets and the missiles as well as transmit steering commands to the missile, backup sensor is IR. This diagram is for the Crotale NG VT-1 missile with a speed of Mach 3.5 and a range of 10 km+. www.canit.se /~griffon/aviation/text/missiles/sam.html   (2038 words)

The Afghan Air War Air strikes to eliminate air defenses and other key targets were a logical first step, given the success of airpower in the conflicts of the 1990s. Air Force pilots flew some of the longest missions in history, but the success of the campaign was never seriously in question. Though the volume of air strikes tapered off, the joint air component still provided reconnaissance and surveillance, which proved to be a vital element in the ongoing hunt for the terrorists. www.afa.org /media/reports/afghanbook   (2038 words)

Soviet Air-to-Surface Missiles There is possibly also an air-to-air "anti-AWACS" version of the missile with passive radar homing and a range of 200 km. The missile is launched from an altitude of 0.5 to 11 km after which it climbs to an altitude of 20 km for cruise flight. The missile was programmed to perform a "hump" maneuver in the terminal phase to hit the target at a 20-30 degree angle and thus improve the effectiveness of the warhead. personal.inet.fi /cool/foxfour/sovmis/sovmis-as.html   (2038 words)

Perspectives - Ballistic Missile Proliferation The Prithvi SRBM is a road-mobile, single-stage, liquid-fuelled missile using propulsion technology from the Soviet SA-2 surface-to-air (SAM) missile. Of the three types of delivery system usually considered for WMD—ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and combat aircraft—ballistic missiles have attracted the most attention, both because they are difficult to defend against and because they appear to be particularly suited for WMD (the less sophisticated ones being generally not cost-effective when armed with conventional weapons). In general, compared to aircraft, ballistic missiles are harder to defend against, swifter in their delivery, and—since not restricted to operating from airfields—easier to hide from opposing forces (and therefore less vulnerable to attack on the ground). www.csis-scrs.gc.ca /eng/miscdocs/200009_e.html   (2038 words)

Chinese Defence Today :: Type 052 (Luhu Class) Missile Destroyer Although the Type 052 has a much more capable air defence system comparing to previous Chinese surface combatants, its air defence capability can only be described as modest by modern standard. The four twin-37mm antiaircraft artillery (AAA) guns are claimed to be able to intercept anti-ship missiles, but their effectiveness against modern high-speed, sea-skimming missile attack is doubtful. The missile is said to have an extended range of 250km, and approaches the target at a speed of Mach 1.7. www.sinodefence.com /navy/surface/052.asp   (2038 words)

Type 93 Surface to Air Missile A surface to air missile for defence against low-attitude-target www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/land/row/type-93.htm   (2038 words)

KS-1 China Designed for targets at medium-high altitude, including high-altitude reconnaisance aircraft, unmanned reconnaisance aircraft, helicopters, and air-surface missile (travelling at under 750m/s and maneuvering at under 4-5g). Finally, men will master the forces of Nature; they will become themselves architects of systems, manufacturers of worlds. www.astronautix.com /lvs/ks1china.htm   (174 words)

USATODAY.com - Air Force: Expansion of U.S. air power will stun Iraqis The headquarters for allied air forces in the Persian Gulf announced that the strikes were in response to Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery. WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. air power has grown so dramatically since the first Gulf War that the Iraqi military will be surprised by the fierceness of the opening U.S. attacks, a senior Air Force planner predicted Wednesday. At a Pentagon news conference, Crowder said the United States likely would drop 10 times as many precision-guided munitions — bombs and missiles guided by lasers and satellite signals — on the first day of conflict in Iraq as it did to open the 1991 war. www.usatoday.com /news/world/iraq/2003-03-19-iraq-military_x.htm   (740 words)

missilelist.html S-300PMU1 ----- Russian mobile air defense system designed by NPO Almaz with an engagement range of 150 km at a minimum altitude of 10 m; the system can engage ballistic missiles out to 40 km.323 The system carries eight missiles, which are manufactured by Fakel KP, fired from vertical launch tubes.324 See SA-10. South African missile in development, thought to be somewhere between a Tomahawk and an Apache in capability, that is reportedly to be entered in the UK CASOM competition.243 Thought to be a follow-on to the H2 extended-range glide bomb.244 [South Africa] Israeli two-stage solid-fuel ballistic missile, which is allegedly part of its strategic nuclear force. infomanage.com /nonproliferation/primer/missilelist.html   (12951 words)

Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) Proliferation: Understanding the Problem During the Soviet occupations of Afghanistan, rebels used U.S.-supplied Stinger missiles to damage or destroy hundreds of aircraft, degrading the threat from Soviet airpower. Infrared seeking missiles have seekers - devices that are sensitive to IR - that monitor a target's location and trajectory by constantly measuring the infrared energy given off by the target. The missile's maximum range is 4800 meters, which is comparable to the Igla, but it has a much shorter minimum range (200 meters versus the Igla's 800 meter minimum). www.fas.org /asmp/campaigns/MANPADS/MANPADS.html   (5051 words)

Rest-of-World Missiles This resource provides the basic characteristics of selected "Rest of World" [ROW] missile systems likely to be encountered by US forces in varying levels of conflict, either in use or readily available to coalition partners or potential opposing forces [OPFOR]. The Missile Index designator listing by James Plotts Selected weapons systems and equipment are included in the categories of infantry weapons, infantry vehicles, reconnaissance vehicles, tanks/assault vehicles, antitank, artillery, air defense, engineer and logistic systems, and rotary-wing aircraft. www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/missile/row/index.html   (206 words)

Javelin Surface to Air Missile Systm Javelin is a very short-range air defence artillery missile system employed to counter hostile aircraft at very low altitudes. Its primary role is the protection of combat units and static locations against low level air attack. Javelin is an evolution of the Blowpipe system. www.caf.itgo.8m.com /army_24.html   (139 words)

FGM-148 Javelin - Enpsychlopedia Javelin should not be confused with the British Javelin surface-to-air missile. It is a fire-and-forget system which utilises a top-attack flight profile against armoured vehicles and also has a direct-attack mode for use against buildings or fortifications. Image:Fgm-148a.jpg Javelin is an American man-portable anti-tank guided missile. www.grohol.com /psypsych/FGM-148_Javelin   (274 words)

House of Commons Hansard Debates for 9 Jun 1995 The US has indicated that it is prepared to offer attack helicopters, radars, communications equipment and night vision devices, together with strategic air lift assets to help with the deployment of allies' heavy equipment. In addition, 24 Airmobile Brigade, which is over 5,000 strong, has been offered to the UN as part of the rapid reaction force, and discussions are continuing about its deployment. To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the estimated cost of the proposed rapid reaction force deployment to Bosnia; and who is financially responsible for the deployment. www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199495/cmhansrd/1995-06-09/Writtens-2.html   (4175 words)

Smart Weapons Air-to-Surface Missiles Three Air Forces and the French Fleet Air Arm have ordered more than 900 AS 30 L missiles to date. The AS30 LASER is in service with the French Air Force on the single-seater Jaguar and the Mirage 2000, and with the French Navy on the Super-Etendard. It has been successfully deployed in combat in the Gulf War (1991) on Jaguar combat aircraft, in Bosnia (1995) on Mirage 2000D and in the Balkans (1999) on Super Etendard. www.danshistory.com /smartm.shtml   (4175 words)

Rest-of-World Missiles This resource provides the basic characteristics of selected "Rest of World" [ROW] missile systems likely to be encountered by US forces in varying levels of conflict, either in use or readily available to coalition partners or potential opposing forces [OPFOR]. The Missile Index designator listing by James Plotts Selected weapons systems and equipment are included in the categories of infantry weapons, infantry vehicles, reconnaissance vehicles, tanks/assault vehicles, antitank, artillery, air defense, engineer and logistic systems, and rotary-wing aircraft. www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/missile/row/index.html   (4175 words)

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