guided missile
noun
: a missile whose course may be altered during flight (as by a target-seeking radar device)
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Hellfires are air-to-ground precision guided missiles that can be fired from helicopters and other aircraft.
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Allie Raffa, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2024
In September 2022, the U.S. Coast Guard reported the crew of the cutter Kimball, during a routine patrol in the Bering Sea, encountered a People's Republic of China guided missile cruiser off Alaska’s Kiska Island.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2023
With its sophisticated radar system and Phoenix guided missiles, the F-14 could bring down a target from 100 miles away.
—Stephen Witt, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2023
One major increase has been in submarines, primarily in the new Borei class missile submarines and Yasen class guided missile submarines.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Oct. 2021
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Allie Raffa, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2024
In September 2022, the U.S. Coast Guard reported the crew of the cutter Kimball, during a routine patrol in the Bering Sea, encountered a People's Republic of China guided missile cruiser off Alaska’s Kiska Island.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2023
With its sophisticated radar system and Phoenix guided missiles, the F-14 could bring down a target from 100 miles away.
—Stephen Witt, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2023
One major increase has been in submarines, primarily in the new Borei class missile submarines and Yasen class guided missile submarines.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Oct. 2021
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“Guided missile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guided%20missile. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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