anti-aircraft defenses
Shooting down planes
Anti-aircraft defenses are weapons and systems designed to detect, track, and destroy enemy aircraft.
These include guns, missiles, radar installations, and electronic countermeasures working together to protect ground targets from aerial attack: The city's anti-aircraft defenses shot down three bombers.
Also spelled anti-aircraft defences (British).
- command centerCentral operations facility
- fire controlAiming and shooting regulation
- railgunElectromagnetic kinetic weapon
- radar systemRadio-wave detection technology
- early warningAlert before event occurs
autocannon · Patriot missile · shooting down · training facility · ground crew · flak · missile silo · satellite imaging · ack-ack
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Armed military rotorcraft
attack aircraft · bombers · fighter-bombers · close air support · air strikes
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Military aviation branch
military aircraft · combat aircraft · bombers · fighter jets · air strikes
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