Ballistic in a sentence

Quasi ballistic missiles A quasi ballistic missile (also called a semi ballistic missile) is a category of missile that has a low trajectory and/or is largely ballistic but can perform maneuvers in flight or make unexpected changes in direction and range.

These weapons supplement the country’s huge line-up of ballistic missiles, including short-range solid-fuel missiles aimed at overwhelming missile defences in South Korea and intercontinental ballistic missiles designed to reach the US mainland.

Many destroyers also have a ballistic missile defense capability, and can launch SM-3 missiles specialized for engagement of ballistic missiles.

They provide a defense against a wide array of ballistic projectiles, with eyes on the Iranian ballistic threat and those presented by the Hezbollah terror organization from Lebanon and Hamas and Islamic Jihad from Gaza.

As part of the Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, Japan will have a state-of-the-art missile defense system that can protect against short to intermediate-range ballistic missiles from North Korea and elsewhere.

North Korea test-fired ballistic missiles over Japan in 2017, as well as a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile that climbed to an altitude of more than 4,000 km before splashing into the sea within Japan’s exclusive economic zone.

This year’s Keen Sword exercises included a joint ballistic missile defense component as well, focusing on the continued ballistic missile threat posed by North Korea.

A ballistic missile is a missile that follows a ballistic trajectory with the objective of delivering one or more warheads to a predetermined target.

At a lower trajectory than a ballistic missile, a quasi ballistic missile can maintain higher speed, thus allowing its target less time to react to the attack, at the cost of reduced range.

Ballistic missile submarines Some of these submarines (the Lafayette class) were fleet ballistic missile boats for the vast majority of their careers.

Despite this, cruise missiles have not made ballistic missiles obsolete, due to the second major advantage: Ballistic missiles can travel extremely quickly along their flight path.

Each possesses ballistic missile submarines armed with intercontinental submarine-launched ballistic missiles to ensure a devastating second strike retaliation anywhere in the world.

Patriot PAC-3, GEM, and GEM+ missiles both had a very high success rate, intercepting Al-Samoud 2 and Ababil-100 tactical ballistic missiles. citation However, no longer-range ballistic missiles were fired during that conflict.

The PAC-3 upgrade has effectively quintupled the "footprint" that a Patriot unit can defend against ballistic missiles of all types, and has considerably increased the system's lethality and effectiveness against ballistic missiles.

A ballistic expert had given evidence that 11 firearms were found to have been used in the execution of 10 murders reportedly orchestrated by the gang.

After Hooper ordered an free-kick to be retaken, as the ball had been moving when the Gunners' initially tried to continue the game, once again went ballistic.

As he laid on the floor stretched out like a star, Collins went ballistic with the officials.

As part of the nuclear accord, a number of restrictions on the research and development of ballistic missiles are set to expire next month.

As part of the ongoing probe, the confiscated firearms will undergo ballistic testing to determine whether they were not used previously in the commission of crime.

At the same time, the judge said, the police who submitted the weapon said six rounds were in the magazine while the ballistic report indicated that the gun’s magazine could only accommodate seven rounds.