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MISSILE RANGE [51 records]

Record 1 2026-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Nuclear Physics
OBS

The Burevestnik cruise missile … uses a miniature nuclear reactor as its power source to provide unlimited range. This means that the missile could carry nuclear or conventional warheads to any target on the globe, maneuvering to avoid missile defences along the way.

OBS

The "nuclear-powered cruise missile" represents an emerging technology, with the "Burevestnik missile" currently being the only known example. However, it should be noted that other types of nuclear-powered cruise missiles may emerge in the future, meaning the term "nuclear-powered cruise missile" may no longer be exclusively associated with the "Burevestnik."

OBS

The term "Burevestnik," which means "storm petrel," is the Russian name given to this new and innovative weapon. A storm petrel is a seabird recognized for its ability to fly long distances at low altitudes while searching for prey.

Key term(s)
  • nuclear powered cruise missile
  • 9M730 Burevestnik nuclear powered cruise missile
  • 9M730 Burevestnik
  • Burevestnik nuclear powered cruise missile
  • Burevestnik

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Physique nucléaire
CONT

Le missile de croisière à propulsion nucléaire testé par la Russie est une arme innovante, pensée pour contrer les efforts américains de défense antimissile, mais qui ne bouleverse pas les équilibres stratégiques actuels [...]

OBS

Contrairement aux missiles classiques exclusivement propulsés par des carburants chimiques, le missile Bourevestnik [...] utilise un réacteur nucléaire [dont] l'air ambiant y est chauffé par le cœur du réacteur, puis expulsé à grande vitesse pour générer la poussée [...]

OBS

Le «missile de croisière à propulsion nucléaire» constitue une technologie émergente, dont le «missile Bourevestnik» est actuellement le seul exemple connu. Il convient toutefois de noter que d'autres types de missiles à propulsion nucléaire pourraient voir le jour, ce qui ferait évoluer l'usage du terme «missile de croisière à propulsion nucléaire».

OBS

Le terme «Bourevestnik», qui signifie «oiseau de tempête», est le nom russe attribué à cette nouvelle arme innovante.

OBS

Bourevestnik : La graphie «Bourevestnik» est la transcription française recommandée pour respecter les règles de prononciation de la langue française, couramment utilisée par les médias francophones.

Key term(s)
  • Bourevestnik
  • Burevestnik

Spanish

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Record 2 2025-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
  • Space Warfare
CONT

Space weaponization is a subset of space militarization. If one envisions a natural sequence ranging from space systems not being used for any militarily useful purposes at all, to satellites providing services to support terrestrial military operations..., to satellites being integral parts of terrestrial weapon systems..., and finally to weapons themselves being deployed in space, weaponization occurs when the upper range of this sequence is reached. At its most extreme, space weaponization would include the deployment in quantity of a full range of space weapons, including satellite-based systems for ballistic missile defense(BMD), ground-and space-based anti-satellite weapons(ASATs), and a variety of space-to-Earth weapons(STEW), and these would play a central role in any type of military operations conducted by their owners.

Key term(s)
  • weaponisation of outer space
  • weaponisation of space
  • space weaponisation
  • weaponisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
  • Guerre spatiale
DEF

Mise en place d'armes dans l'espace.

OBS

arsenalisation de l'espace; arsenalisation : désignations et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 26 janvier 2025.

Spanish

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Record 3 2024-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Air Defence
OBS

The advanced short range air-to-air missile(ASRAAM)... is an imaging infrared homing air-to-air missile... that is designed for close-range combat... The ASRAAM is designed to allow the pilot to fire and then turn away before the opposing aircraft can close for a shot.

OBS

advanced short-range air-to-air missile; ASRAAM : designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

advanced short-range air-to-air missile; ASRAAM : designations extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office in Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Défense aérienne
OBS

missile air-air perfectionné à courte portée; MAAPCP : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

missile air-air perfectionné à courte portée; missile air-air évolué à courte portée : désignations tirées du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 4 2024-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Advanced Technology Weapons
CONT

A quasi-ballistic missile is a category of [short-range ballistic missile] that is largely ballistic but can perform maneuvers in flight or make unexpected changes in direction and range.

Key term(s)
  • quasi ballistic missile
  • semiballistic missile
  • semi ballistic missile

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Armes de haute technicité

Spanish

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Record 5 2023-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Space Control
OBS

An ACU is similar to an ACC [area control centre] for air mission and air traffic control functions. However, it will exclude SAM/SHORAD [surface-to-air missile/short range air defense] responsibilities as primary functions.

OBS

air control unit; ACU: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôle de l'espace aérien
OBS

Une ACU est semblable à un ACC [centre de contrôle régional] pour le contrôle des missions aériennes et du trafic aérien. Cependant, elle n'assure pas de fonctions de type missile surface-air (SAM) ou de défense anti-aérienne à courte distance (SHORAD).

OBS

unité de contrôle aérien : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 6 2022-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

A subsonic air-launched cruise missile with a conventional warhead, designated long range stand-off missile(LRSOM), for use against fixed targets such as airfields at a range of up to 600 km.

OBS

long-range stand-off missile; LRSOM : designations standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • long-range standoff missile

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
OBS

missile à longue portée tiré à distance de sécurité; LRSOM : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 7 2021-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
DEF

A missile that follows a ballistic trajectory with a medium range, normally of the order of 750–1500 miles.

OBS

intermediate-range ballistic missile; IRBM : designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

intermediate-range ballistic missile; IRBM : designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
OBS

missile balistique intermédiaire : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des munitions.

OBS

missile balistique de portée intermédiaire; IRBM : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

missile balistique de portée intermédiaire; IRBM : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Misiles y cohetes
CONT

Los mayores misiles suelo-suelo son estratégicos. Según fuere su alcance, son calificados de IRBM (siglas de la expresión inglesa que significa misil balístico de mediano alcance), para objetivos distantes de 2400 a 6400 km, y de ICBM (misil balístico intercontinental), cuyo alcance es de 6000 a más de 12 000 km.

CONT

Ciertos misiles IRBM e ICBM [misil balístico intercontinental] solo llevan una carga nuclear en su ojiva pero son cada vez más numerosos los portadores de una carga múltiple cuyos componentes se separan antes de llegar al suelo.

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Record 8 2021-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
DEF

A ballistic missile with a range of up to about 600 nautical miles.

OBS

short-range ballistic missile; SRBM : designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

short-range ballistic missile; SRBM : designations extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

OBS

short-range ballistic missile; SRBM : designations standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • short range ballistic missile

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
OBS

missile balistique à courte portée; MBCP : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

missile balistique à courte portée : désignation tirée du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

OBS

missile balistique à courte portée; SRBM : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 9 2019-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Ballistics
DEF

A land-based ballistic [missile, designed for weapons delivery, ] with a range typically in excess of [5, 500 kilometers].

OBS

intercontinental ballistic missile; ICBM: designations standardized by NATO and officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Balistique
DEF

Missile balistique lancé depuis le sol, servant de vecteurs d'armes et dont la portée dépasse 5 500 kilomètres.

OBS

missile balistique intercontinental; ICBM : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN et uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes et par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des munitions.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Misiles y cohetes
  • Balística
CONT

Los mayores misiles suelo-suelo son estratégicos. Según fuere su alcance, son calificados de IRBM (siglas de la expresión inglesa que significa misil balístico de mediano alcance), para objetivos distantes de 2400 a 6400 km, y de ICBM (misil balístico intercontinental), cuyo alcance es de 6000 a más de 12 000 km.

CONT

Ciertos misiles IRBM [misil balístico de mediano alcance] e ICBM solo llevan una carga nuclear en su ojiva pero son cada vez más numerosos los portadores de una carga múltiple cuyos componentes se separan antes de llegar al suelo.

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Record 10 2019-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

As ballistic missile threats have evolved in terms of range, technical sophistication, and payload, allies have started to examine longer range missile defenses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 11 2019-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
CONT

The missile is designed primarily to target enemy aircraft and missiles at a range of over a hundred miles depending on the variant and has some surface strike capability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)

Spanish

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Record 12 2017-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

CSAR. Microgravity Sciences provided researchers and scientists from Canadian industry and universities with low-cost, high-quality microgravity flight opportunities aboard the Canadian Space Agency Rocket(CSAR), a Black Brandt rocket developed by Bristol Aerospace Ltd. The first rocket, CSAR-1, was launched in March 1992 and carried five experiments; CSAR-2 was launched in December 1994 and also carried five experiments. Both launches took place at the White Sands Missile Range in White Sands, New Mexico. The Canadian experiments onboard, subjected to six minutes of high-quality microgravity conditions, were designed to advance our understanding of the processes and behaviours of materials, which may lead Canada to improving product manufacturing on Earth and enhancing the development of erosion-resistant materials.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

CSAR. Le groupe des sciences en microgravité offre aux scientifiques qui œuvrent dans les milieux industriels et universitaires canadiens des occasions de vol en microgravité de qualité à des coûts relativement faibles à bord de la fusée d'expérimentation de l'Agence spatiale canadienne CSAR (pour Canadian Space Agency Rocket). Il s'agit d'une fusée de type Black Brant mise au point par la société Bristol Aerospace Ltd. Première de sa série, la fusée CSAR-1 a été lancée en octobre 1992 avec cinq expériences à son bord. CSAR-2 a été lancée en décembre 1994, transportant elle aussi cinq expériences. Les deux lancements ont eu lieu à partir du White Sands Missile Range, à White Sands au Nouveau-Mexique. Les expériences canadiennes, qui ont été soumises à des conditions de microgravité de grande qualité pendant six minutes, avaient pour but d'aider les chercheurs à mieux comprendre les comportements des matériaux et les procédés connexes et ainsi permettre au Canada d'améliorer les procédés de fabrication terrestre et de contribuer au développement de matériaux résistants à l'érosion.

Spanish

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Record 13 2015-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Types of Ships and Boats
CONT

... floating drilling vessels [include] the two surface-type mobile units, i.e., the ship and barge units, and the column-stabilized or semi-submersible units.

CONT

Drilling vessels that are essentially of ship or barge type, of normal configuration and proportions, and which operate in all conditions as typical surface displacement vessels, are to have scantlings that meet the requirements of "Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels" or "Rules for Building and Classing Steel Barges for Offshore Service" of current issue. Additional consideration for unusual loadings due to drilling operations, mooring, etc., and for unusual configurations such as catamarans, outriggers, etc., will be specially considered ...

CONT

The E-Z tree is a valve-latch assembly landed in the B.O.P. stack to form a temporary production tree during offshore tests carried out from a floating drilling vessel.

OBS

Floating drilling rigs are normally referred to as "drill vessels" or "drilling vessels" and are in the truest sense of the word "vessels." For a seafaring man, however, they differ in many respects from his general conception of a vessel. [As opposed to the traditional vessel,] the drill vessel often anchors for weeks and even months at one location. It may move only short distances from well to well. Seldom, if ever, does it need to visit port except for major repair or inspection. ... Many drill vessels, semi-submersibles for instance, cannot even be handled in present dry-dock facilities because of their size.

OBS

Vessel. Means every vessel which by means of its special outfit, purpose, design, or function engages in certain industrial ventures. Included in this classification are such vessels as drill rigs, missile range ships, dredges, cable layers, derrick barges, pipe lay barges, construction and wrecking barges. Excluded from this classification are vessels carrying freight for hire or engaged in oceanography, limnology, or the fishing industry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Types de bateaux
CONT

Le principe même [des plateformes autoélévatrices] limite leurs performances: les plus récentes, dont les piles dépassent les 100 mètres peuvent forer par 90 mètres d'eau. Au-delà de cette profondeur, on utilise des engins de forage flottants, navires ou plateformes semi-submersibles.

Spanish

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Record 14 2014-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Weapon Systems
CONT

An example of the advanced technology employed in the Lance weapon system is its unique AN/GJM-24(XO-2) monitor/programmer, or MP. All the functions necessary to fire the missile are performed by the MP, which measures only 42X51X43 cm. This solid-state, combined analog and digital computer supplies pre-launch power to Lance from a 19-cell, 24v dc(direct current) Ni-Cad(Nickel-Cadmium) battery, it inserts range information into the missile guidance set before launch, controls the missile's safe, arming and firing mechanisms, and monitors the firing sequence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Systèmes d'armes
CONT

Le caractère évolué de la technologie mise en œuvre dans le système d'arme Lance se manifeste par l'utilisation d'un contrôleur-séquenceur (MP) de tir AN/GJM-24 (XO-2) unique en son genre. Toutes les fonctions nécessaires à la mise à feu du missile sont assurées par ce MP (monitor/programmer), qui ne mesure que 42X51X43 cm. Ce calculateur (Solid-State) combiné analogique et numérique, fournit au Lance l'alimentation nécessaire avant le tir à partir d'une batterie 24v continu au Nickel-Cadmium à 19 éléments; il introduit l'information de distance dans le système de guidage, contrôle le fonctionnement des mécanismes de sécurité, d'armement et de mise à feu du missile, et surveille la séquence de mise à feu.

Spanish

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Record 15 2014-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
  • Weapon Systems (Air Forces)
CONT

F3 standard Rafales are capable of undertaking many different mission roles with a range of equipment : air defence/superiority missions... precision ground attacks... anti-shipping using the AM39 Exocet sea-skimming missile, reconnaissance via a combination of onboard and external pod-based sensor equipment, and nuclear deterrence operations when armed with ASMP-A [improved medium-range air to surface] missiles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces aériennes)
CONT

Le standard F3 apporte les capacités d'attaque anti-navire (avec le missile AM39) et de reconnaissance aérienne [...] ainsi que de dissuasion nucléaire (avec le missile ASMPA [air-sol moyenne portée améliorée]).

Spanish

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Record 16 2012-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

The tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided(TOW) missile system is the primary long range anti-tank weapon for the army. Although normally vehicle mounted it can be carried short distances by the weapon crew. When mounted in a vehicle, the system consists of the launcher, sight unit, missile guidance set and the TOW encased missiles. The addition of the tripod and traverse and elevation units allows the system to be removed from the vehicle and operated from a remote location by the weapon crew. The TOW has a thermal image capability that allows the gunner to see through total darkness, rain, fog and smoke.

Key term(s)
  • tube launched optically tracked wire guided

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 17 2011-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
DEF

The Type 42 Destroyers form the backbone of the Royal Navy's anti-air capability. They are equipped with the Sea Dart medium range air defence missile system, which in its primary role is designed to provide area air defence to a group of ships, although it is also effective against surface targets at sea.

Key term(s)
  • medium range air defence missile
  • medium range air defense missile

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 18 2009-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
  • Air Forces
CONT

[The] Sea Eagle [missile] is powered by a licence-built, paraffin-fuelled Microturbo TRI-60 turbojet and cruises at speeds of Mach 0. 85(1, 040 km/h, 645 mph) throughout its 110 kilometre(68 mile) plus range. It is capable of being carried at supersonic speeds by its parent aircraft, with launch at speeds of up to Mach 0. 9 and a wide range of altitudes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
  • Forces aériennes
CONT

Faute de grives, la Luftwaffe décida donc de recourir à la formule de l'avion-gigogne. Produits à plusieurs centaines d'exemplaires, les «Mistel» n'étaient rien d'autre que des Junkers 88 inhabités, débarrassés de tout équipement, truffés de deux à trois tonnes d'explosifs, et sur le dos desquels on attachait un chasseur monomoteur Me-109 ou FW-190. Le pilote du chasseur assurait le décollage et le convoyage de l'ensemble, puis se libérait du bombardier après avoir lancé celui-ci sous un angle de 15 degrés vers la cible, sur laquelle il explosait quelques secondes plus tard.

Key term(s)
  • avion gigogne

Spanish

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Record 19 2008-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
CONT

Sagaie is designed to be used in four distinct modes. In the first(confusion), a chaff rocket would be fired out to near its maximum range of about 5 km to create a false target for the target-designation radar of an attacking ship or aircraft.... The third mode(distraction) is intended to counter an attacking missile-four bursts containing both chaff and IR [infared] decoys are produced at close range round the ship.

OBS

A heavyweight among decoy launchers, the Sagaie is a long-range system designed for medium and large warships.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)

Spanish

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Record 20 2007-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

It is perhaps only natural that this vastly superior weapon, which provides not only more range, but inertial mid-course guidance and active radar terminal homing, should be used as the basis for a new medium/long-range surface-to-air missile.

Key term(s)
  • inertial midcourse guidance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
CONT

Dans la catégorie air-air, le Sparrow est en voie de remplacement (au moins dans l'US Air Force) par le Hughes/Raytheon AIM-120 (Amraam) nettement plus performant: portée accrue, guidage inertiel sur trajectoire et autodirecteur à radar actif en phase terminale.

Spanish

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Record 21 2007-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronics
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

Compared with the Nasams, the Adsams offers a number of improvements since it will use the forthcoming Asam-1 new generation missile, which combines the Amraam seeker and guidance electronics with a larger rocket motor for longer range.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électronique
  • Missiles et roquettes
CONT

Le système tirera le futur missile de nouvelle génération Asam-1 qui associe l'autodirecteur et l'électronique de guidage de l'Amraam à un plus gros moteur-fusée qui augmente sa portée.

Spanish

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Record 22 2007-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Counter-Measures (Military operations)
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
CONT

After launch, and as the ASCM [anti-ship cruise missile] nears the target, distraction cartridges are fired at ranges up to 4. 5 km to disturb the range and accuracy of the missile's guidance system. However, should the missile have already locked on to the ship in its final attack phase, seduction chaff is deployed to provide point defense and a means sometimes in coordination with other on-board EW [electronic warfare] equipment, to "pull" the seaker away from the ship to the chaff cloud.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contre-mesures (Opérations militaires)
  • Guerre électronique
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
OBS

Source : ministère de la Défense nationale.

Spanish

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Record 23 2007-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

AIM-9X is a launch and leave, air combat missile that uses passive infrared(IR) energy for acquisition and tracking, which can be employed in the near beyond visual range(NBVR) and within visual range(WVR) arenas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité

Spanish

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Record 24 2006-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

AIM-9X is a launch and leave, air combat missile that uses passive infrared(IR) energy for acquisition and tracking, which can be employed in the near beyond visual range(NBVR) and within visual range(WVR) arenas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité

Spanish

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Record 25 2006-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

If North Korea wanted to build a two-stage missile using Scud engines, a different design would give greater range and a stronger structure, and would be no more difficult to build.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
Key term(s)
  • missile bi-étage

Spanish

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Record 26 2006-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

The target seeker receives and interprets the radar energy reflected from the target. Then it produces signals that are sent to the flight control section to direct the missile to intercept the target or come within lethal range of it.

Key term(s)
  • flight-control section

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 27 2003-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

The original TOW missile had a diameter of 5 inches and a range of 3000 meters. Considerable improvements have been made to the missile since 1970. The improved TOW(ITOW missile) was delivered in 1982. This missile has a 5-inch diameter warhead, and includes an extended probe for greater standoff and penetration. An enhanced flight motor was included in the ITOW, increasing the missile's range to 3750 meters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 28 2003-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

The ship's point defence system is based on the medium range NATO Seasparrow and the short range RAM(Rolling Airframe) missile.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 29 2003-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

The data is processed and displayed for use by both external range customers, such as the missile manufacturer, and internal customers, such as missile flight safety.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
CONT

[...] développement du missile air-air Météor par MBDA, le missilier européen [...]

OBS

Les lettres MBD désignent la société Matra Bae Dynamics, qui a fusionné avec une division d'Alenia Marconi Systems pour former une société qui portera le nom de MBDA.

Spanish

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Record 30 2002-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Control Systems (Electronic Instrumentation)
  • Space Centres
CONT

One of the famous stories at Camp Happiness was about the blast deflectors at the Cape Canaveral launch pad. Apparently, the first time a bird was launched, the fin mounted ARW-59 Command Guidance(Range Safety) antennae blew off and down into the tunnel. The debris blew out the tube and up into the overhead power lines, causing loss of power at the entire complex, particularly the Range Safety Officer's Console. While the missile was last seen disappearing into the cloud cover headed down range, a piece of the honeycomb wing washed up on the Florida beach not long after, proving the "Fail Safe" backup system had destructed the bird in flight.

Key term(s)
  • safety officer console

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes cybernétiques de contrôle et de commande
  • Centres spatiaux
Key term(s)
  • pupitre responsable de sauvegarde

Spanish

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Record 31 2002-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Sea Operations (Military)
DEF

A cruise missile capable of being launched from a submerged or surfaced submarine or from a surface ship.

CONT

The U. S. SLCM [sea-launched cruise missile] under development is sized for launch from standard submarine torpedo tubes... The SLCM is to be developed in both strategic and tactical variants, the former being able to carry a nuclear warhead about 1500 nm. The latter will be designed to be launched from surface ships as well as submarines, primarily as a non-nuclear anti-ship missile with a range of up to several hundred miles. The SLCM will have a low cruise altitude flight profile and will have a high accuracy. The Soviet Union currently has SLCMs of a shorter range deployed on both nuclear-and diesel-powered submarines and surface ships.

OBS

sea-launched cruise missile; SLCM; Slickum: terms and abbreviation extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Key term(s)
  • sea launched cruise missile

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
OBS

missile de croisière à lanceur naval : Le terme lanceur relève davantage de l'astronautique que de l'armement et ne nous paraît pas juste, bien que cet équivalent soit utilisé à l'OTAN.

OBS

missile de croisière tiré à partir de la mer; missile de croisière à lanceur maritime; missile de croisière lancé par mer : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 32 2002-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

The RBS 70 is superior to competitive man-portable air defence missile systems. Because of its long intercept range in the head-on sector range it really belongs to a class other than the VSHORAD.

Key term(s)
  • head on sector

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 33 2002-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
DEF

A ballistic missile with a range of 600 to 1, 500 nautical miles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 34 2001-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Weapons
DEF

Experiment that involved hitting a moving target at 12, 000 feet with a kinetic energy weapon at White Sands Missile Range in June 1986.

Key term(s)
  • flexible, lightweight, agile, guided experiment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes orbitales
Key term(s)
  • flexible, lightweight, agile, guided experiment

Spanish

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Record 35 2001-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
OBS

The KS-1 missile is guided by the newly developed SJ-202 phased-array radar, with a detection range of more than 70 miles. It is capable of engaging a variety of low and high-flying targets at varying speeds, with up to 5G's of activity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 36 2000-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
  • Advanced Technology Weapons
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

An air-breathing antiship missile, the Sea Eagle is claimed by British Aerospace to give a significant advance over the earlier Exocet in terms of range, target discrimination and terminal lethality.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
  • Armes de haute technicité
  • Missiles et roquettes
CONT

Selon British Aerospace, le missile antinavire à propulsion aérobie (un turboréacteur Microturbo TRI-60) Sea Eagle serait sensiblement supérieur à l'Exocet en termes de portée, de discrimination de l'objectif et de létalité.

Spanish

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Record 37 2000-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
CONT

... when the search radar has located the target it can be "locked-on", feeding information to an on-board computer which provides steering information. When the enemy is within missile firing range, the homing of the missile also "locks-on", and the pilot is then instructed to fire his weapons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
CONT

L'ordinateur de bord assiste le pilote en combat, que ce soit pour le tir au canon ou pour le lancement de missiles air-air et air-sol. Il est capable de choisir la trajectoire la plus favorable pour conduire l'avion jusqu'à l'interception et de commander le tir [...]

Spanish

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Record 38 1996-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Propulsion of Water-Craft
  • Sea Operations (Military)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
CONT

The MM15 missile, which carries a 30-kilogram warhead and has a range of from 3 to 16 kilometres, is guided by ridind the beam of an Agrion radar at a low cruising altitude along the radar beam and dives when 300 metres from its target.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Propulsion des bateaux
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
CONT

L'engin est guidé par alignement sur le faisceau d'un radar Agrion.

Spanish

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Record 39 1996-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Weapon Systems (Air Forces)
CONT

The Vympel R-33(AA-9) air-to-air missile, of which four are carried under the fuselage of the MiG-31, provides a range of up to 120 kilometres and is broadly in the same class as the AIM-54.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces aériennes)
CONT

Le MiG-31 emporte en position ventrale quatre missiles air-air Vympel R-33 (AA-9) de 120 km de portée, en gros de la classe de l'AIM-54.

Spanish

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Record 40 1995-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
CONT

Believing that a rapid-fire gun system can systematically stop an 18-inch diameter sea-skimming missile closing orthogonally at Mach 1 within the three or four seconds it takes for the missile to transit the system's effective range is believing in a typical peace-time lie.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
CONT

Faire semblant de croire qu'un canon à tir rapide peut arrêter à coup sûr un missile antinavires à trajectoire rasante de 46 cm de diamètre en rapprochement orthogonal à Mach 1 pendant les trois ou quatre secondes de transit du missile dans le domaine de tir efficace du système, est le type même de mensonge du temps de paix.

Spanish

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Record 41 1995-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
CONT

Believing that a rapid-fire gun system can systematically stop an 18-inch diameter sea-skimming missile closing orthogonally at Mach 1 within the three or four seconds it takes for the missile to transit the system's effective range is believing in a typical peace-time lie.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
CONT

Faire semblant de croire qu'un canon à tir rapide peut arrêter à coup sûr un missile antinavires à trajectoire rasante de 46 cm de diamètre en rapprochement orthogonal à Mach 1 pendant les trois ou quatre secondes de transit du missile dans le domaine de tir efficace du système, est le type même de mensonge du temps de paix.

Spanish

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Record 42 1993-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Units (Regular Force, Armed Forces)
CONT

The Blowpipe [short range air defence missile] is deployed with 4CMBG where a Blowpipe Air Defence Troop is part of 1RCHA and with both Airfield Air Defence Batteries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités (régulières, Forces armées)
OBS

Blowpipe est un nom propre intraduisible.

Spanish

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Record 43 1990-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

... a missile range of 25 km...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 44 1989-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

A radar with a very large azimuth acceleration capability, permitting it to track a small missile during proximity fly-by or lift-off at close range.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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Record 45 1988-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
CONT

Modern "nose radars" have a large, and ever-growing, range of assignments, encompassing all-weather navigation, surveillance, target detection and tracking, weapon aiming and missile guidance and many more besides, all backed in many cases by a variety of display systems,....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
CONT

Les radars "de nez" modernes ont une vaste gamme de fonctions, toujours croissante, qui comprend la navigation tout-temps, la veille, la détection et la poursuite des objectifs, le pointage des armes et le guidage des missiles, pour ne mentionner que les plus importantes.

Spanish

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Record 46 1988-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
OBS

Soviet surface-to-surface missile with a range of 800 km.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
OBS

Missile surface-surface soviétique à portée maximale de 800 km.

Spanish

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Record 47 1986-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

Texas instrument is developing an advanced missile receiver(AMR)... that will provide range and range-rate measurements stuitable for mid course guidance of missiles and other weapons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 48 1985-12-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

Four firing modes can be used [for launching the MBB's anti-ship missile]. Silent firing, where the target is acquired outside maximum missile range, the missile is launched when in range without further radar transmission....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
CONT

Quatre modes de lancement sont possibles: un mode "silence" avec acquisition de l'objectif au-delà de la portée maximale du missile, le tir étant déclenché au moment où l'objectif arrive à portée, en silence radar (...)

Spanish

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Record 49 1985-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

the launcher and laser-guidance of the Bofors-designed RB70 short range surface to air missile system....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
CONT

le lanceur et le système de guidage par laser du système de missile surface-air Bofors RB70 [...]

Spanish

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Record 50 1982-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

The initial phase of the contract covers design, development and flight test of a Programmable Signal Processor(PSP) and Dual Mode Transmitter(DMT). This will provide the [F-16's] APG-66 [fire control radar] with new air-to-air capability to utilize more effectively the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile(AMRAAM), as well as enhance Electronic Counter-Countermeasures(ECCM) and air-to-surface aspects of the radar.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

La première phase des travaux couvre la conception, le développement et les essais en vol d'un processeur de signaux programmable (...) et d'un émetteur double mode (...)

Spanish

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Record 51 1981-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

The Motorola AIM-9C [missile] was an early attempt to give Sidewinder all-weather performance by installing a semi-active radar seeker in place of the normal infra-red head and by adopting a new motor, thereby increasing the weapon's maximum range.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
OBS

Avec le Motorola AIM-9C, l'USN a essayé de conférer au Sidewinder une capacité tout-temps en remplaçant l'autodirecteur IR normal par un autodirecteur Motorola à radar semi-actif, et en l'équipant d'un nouveau moteur pour en augmenter la portée.

Spanish

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