cruise missile
cruise missile
cruise missile
cruise′ miss`ile
n.
cruise missile
| Noun | 1. | cruise missile - an unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb |
| 单词 | cruise missile | |||
| 释义 | cruise missilecruise missilecruise missilecruise′ miss`ilen. cruise missile
cruise missilecruise missile,low-flying, continuously powered offensive missile designed to evade defense systems. Although the German V-1 (1944) was a simple cruise missile, the cruise missile did not realize its potential until the 1970s, when the United States sought to develop a relatively inexpensive method for delivering weapons over long distances with pinpoint accuracy. The missile, which flies at altitudes of about 50 ft (15 m), has a range of up to 2,000 mi (3,200 km). It uses internally stored computerized maps of its route to follow the contour of the terrain and also makes use of information from navigation satellites to adjust its course. A cruise missile can deliver conventional or nuclear weapons. In its various modifications, it can be launched from aircraft, ships, or ground installations against land or naval targets. The U.S. Navy used conventional Tomahawk cruise missiles (TLAM-C) during the Persian Gulf WarPersian Gulf Wars,two conflicts involving Iraq and U.S.-led coalitions in the late 20th and early 21st cent. The First Persian Gulf War, also known as the Gulf War, Jan.–Feb. ..... Click the link for more information. . Several other nations have developed cruise missiles. In 2017 the United States accused Russia of deploying intermediate-range nuclear cruise missiles in violation of the 1987 INF treaty. BibliographySee K. Werrell, The Evolution of the Cruise Missile (1985). cruise missile[′krüz ‚mis·əl]cruise missilecruise missile
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