weapon system
Military fighting equipment
A weapon system is the complete assembly of equipment, materials, and personnel required to deploy a weapon effectively.
The term encompasses not just the weapon itself but its delivery platform, targeting mechanisms, communication links, and support infrastructure.
A missile is a weapon; the missile plus its launcher, radar, control center, and trained operators constitute a weapon system.
Military planners and defense contractors favor the term because modern warfare depends on integrated capabilities rather than individual armaments: The new weapon system costs three billion dollars.
- arsenalStockpile of munitions
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- warheadMunition's explosive section
- firepowerCombat weapon effectiveness
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
artillery · defense · military · targeting · launcher · fire control · radar · combat · ordnance · smart bomb · guided missile · cruise missile · ballistic · tactical · strategic · payload · armament · guidance
- Navyadmiral, battleship, destroyer, aircraft carrier, cruiser
- drone warfaredrone strike, military drone, armed drone, combat drone, attack drone
weapon systemdefense system
Protective countermeasure array
shield · armor · early warning system · bunker · fortification
weapon systemmedical corps
Military health personnel unit
supply chain · field hospital · life support system · peacekeeping force · engineering corps
weapon systemlife-saving equipment
Tools for rescuing people
medical equipment · construction equipment · peace initiative · diplomatic channel · treaty
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