Point defence (or point defense; see spelling differences) is the defence of a single object or a limited area, e.g. a ship, building or an airfield,...

'anti-air defence', abbreviated as PVO. In Russian, the AA systems are called zenitnye (i.e., 'pointing to zenith') systems. In French, air defence is called...

Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from scoring...

Aster-30 air defence missiles. This will permit the Hellenic Navy to operate three ships with 32 air defence missiles plus 21 point defence missiles in...

Dynamics, and now MBDA. It is an automated point-defence weapon system designed as a short-range defence against both sea-skimming and high angle anti-ship...

several types of ammunition make it capable of short-range anti-missile point defence, anti-aircraft, anti-surface, and ground support. Ammunition includes...

warships of all sizes. It was the world's first operational shipboard point-defence missile system, and was designed so that the Bofors guns could be replaced...

CAMM, the point and local area defence variant with a range of greater than 25 kilometres (16 mi), is part of the Sea Ceptor air defence system which...

Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) is the head of the Integrated Defence Staff which acts as the point organisation...

for combat support operations or convoy defence, as well as on tracked vehicles or on shelters for point defence. The main gun and the automatic loading...

around the APAR and SMART-L radars as well as the area-defence SM-2 Block IIIA and point-defence Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) surface-to-air missiles...

requirement in 1945 for a rocket-powered interceptor aircraft for the point-defence role. In concept and basic configuration, it was related to the early...

349 Natter (English: Colubrid, grass-snake) was a World War II German point-defence rocket-powered interceptor, which was to be used in a very similar way...

Legion of Territorial Defence of Ukraine, eventually transitioning to the command of the Ukrainian Ground Forces at some point in its existence. On 27...

21 mph). The armament initially consisted of a single 5-inch gun and a point-defence missile system, supported by a missile-armed helicopter. In addition...

delta wing, first-generation jet prototype. Originally conceived as a point-defence interceptor, the design was later used purely for experimental purposes...

available between detection and interception dropped. Most advanced point defence interceptors combined with long-range radars were struggling to keep...

200 HN-5A/B Point-Defense Surface-to-Air Missile System: N/A FN-6 Point-Defence Surface-to-Air Missile System: N/A QW-1/QW-2 Point-Defence Surface-to-Air...

SAMAR Air Defence System Barak 8 MR-SAM LR-SAM Project Kusha MR-SAM ER-SAM XR-SAM Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme Prithvi Air Defence Advanced...

Chabhlaigh) is the maritime component of the Defence Forces of Ireland and is one of the three branches of the Irish Defence Forces. Its base is in Haulbowline...

successor to the Tunguska M1. The Pantsir-S1 was designed to provide point air defence of military, industrial and administrative installations against aircraft...

Defence in depth (also known as deep defence or elastic defence) is a military strategy that seeks to delay rather than prevent the advance of an attacker...

specialised either in short-to-medium range "point defence" for e.g. ships, or in medium-to-long range "zone defence" of fleets. In May 1989, a memorandum of...

requirements of the Type 31e frigate included a medium calibre gun, point defence systems, hangar and a flight deck for Wildcat or ten tonne helicopter...

associated with the title Coastal defence. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article...

Systems) on Sa'ar 5-class corvettes. Barak 1 – Point-defence SAM Barak 8 – Long range SAM and anti-missile defence system Gabriel – sea-to-sea missile Harpoon...

into the platform while the ship's air defence capability is limited to relatively short-range point defence systems. The lead ship – Baden-Württemberg...

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part of the sensor fit. Air defence was provided in the form of two 'six-pack' launchers for the Seawolf (GWS 25) point-defence missile system. Surface warfare...

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