cruise missile - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about cruise missile Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,740,257,894 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

cruise missile

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.02 sec.

cruise missile

Long-range guided missile that has a terrain-seeking radar system and flies at moderate speed and low altitude. It is descended from the German V1 of World War II. Initial trials in the 1950s demonstrated the limitations of cruise missiles, which included high fuel consumption and relatively slow speeds (when compared to intercontinental ballistic missiles – ICBMs) as well as inaccuracy and a small warhead. Improvements to guidance systems by the use of terrain-contour matching (TERCOM) ensured pinpoint accuracy on low-level flights after launch from a mobile ground launcher (ground-launched cruise missile – GLCM), from an aircraft (air-launched cruise missile – ALCM), or from a submarine or ship (sea-launched cruise missile – SLCM).



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
Two case studies were performed: the first compares cruise missile test equipment (common-core) to intercontinental ballistic missile test equipment (unique), and the second uses a similar method to compare two test equipment systems supporting the F-15 aircraft.
Automatic test systems: unique vs. common-core management by Bell, John / Defense A R Journal
Until Redstone fired that cruise missile, I'd virtually forgotten that Hollywood's elite are just employees.
Even stars are employees by Crumpley, Charles / Los Angeles Business Journal
JLENS (Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System) -- This is the initial SAR submission following approval to proceed into System Development and Demonstration (Milestone B) on August 5, 2005.
Department of Defense news release (Nov. 15, 2005): DoD releases ... by Defense AT & L
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.