guided missiles
Self-correcting aerial weapons
Guided missiles are self-propelled weapons that can adjust their flight path toward a target after launch, using onboard systems or external signals to steer.
Unlike unguided projectiles such as bullets or artillery shells, guided missiles employ various targeting methods—heat-seeking, radar, laser designation, or GPS—to home in on their objectives.
They range from small shoulder-fired weapons to intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of traveling thousands of miles.
The destroyer launched guided missiles at the enemy position.
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