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basic point defense missile system
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Noun1.basic point defense missile system - a shipboard missile system
shipboard system - a system designed to work as a coherent entity on board a naval ship
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Expending 8 AIM-9 Sidewinders, 5 AIM-7 Sparrows, and 3 AIM-120 AMRAAMS, the air wing was able to validate the latest air-to-air tactics.
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AIM-7 Sparrow Primary function: Radar-guided air-to-air missile.
Airborne tactical and defense missiles by Airman
These include AIM-7 Sparrow missiles costing pounds 80,000 a piece, AIM-9 Sidewinders at pounds 41,000 each, AGM-84E/SLAM Harpoons costing pounds 182,000, AGM-65G Mavericks at pounds 172,000 and the pounds 96,000 GBU-16 laser-guided bombs.
COUNTDOWN TO WAR: IT WILL COST A BOMB by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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