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Interceptor

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Interceptor meaning

Anyone or anything that intercepts something else. | A combat aircraft designed to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft before they can attack. | A guided missile designed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles.

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First, as a defensive “interceptor” weapon, the SM-6 could offer a larger, more lethal interceptor with which to track and destroy approaching ballistic missiles.

Ford’s two current Police Interceptor vehicles together have a 65-percent share of the police market, while the current Police Interceptor Utility (a brawny Explorer) has a 52-percent share of the whole police-vehicle market.

It has served as an interceptor aircraft base, being home to the 384th Interceptor Aircraft Regiment (384 IAP), which operated MiG-23P aircraft.

Patriot's PAC-3 interceptor is the primary interceptor for the new MEADS system, which was scheduled to enter service alongside Patriot in 2014.

Each interceptor missile for David’s Sling comes with a $1 million price tag.

Once identified, interceptor rockets are launched from sea or land at the enemy missile, destroying it in space.

Photographs from Eilat showed a trail of smoke from the Arrow interceptor, while residents reported hearing a large explosion from the ground.

Tearful Police Interceptor star who hit prolific criminal, 19, as he jumped out of moving car tells boy's.

This Interceptor was used by the likes of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker in the Battle of Coruscant, showing that even the best fighters in the Jedi Order would use this style of ship in their battles against the Separatist Forces.

With the Air Force, he flew the F-86 Sabre in 66 combat missions, shooting down two MIG-15 jet fighters while assigned to the 16th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron during the Korean War.

A pub located at New Square, The Interceptor, was forced to temporarily close as a result of the evacuation.

A total of 18 marine police stations are functioning in the state and 15 high-speed interceptor boats have been provided to the police under a central scheme, he pointed out.

Ford tells us that it’s reserving the Explorer Hybrid for its police Interceptor cars because it’s so popular with law enforcement.

I know of one town that used COVID money to buy the police chief a new Fort F-150 police interceptor and pass to wrap the whole police fleet in black with matter black markings.

Interceptor aircraft were long the only available tool able to attack bombers, and they could not match the high ceilings and top speeds of aircraft like the XB-70 Valkyrie.

Israel has hundreds of interceptor missiles at its disposal, but it’s still possible for the Iron Dome to get overwhelmed, as it did on October 7 when Hamas attacked Israel with a barrage of thousands of missiles.

ISRAELI ARMY: Two Israelis were killed in Majd al-Krum in the Galilee after shrapnel from an interceptor missile fell on a rocket from Lebanon.

No Aircraft Carrier: The Sukhoi Su-33, NATO reporting name Flanker D, is a single-seat, multi-role fighter designed as a naval interceptor for Russia’s aircraft carriers.

Owing to its intended role as a pure interceptor, i.e. not intended to dogfight enemy fighters, it was not equipped with either a gun – shades of the early versions of the F-4 Phantom(!) – nor with the ability to carry bombs.

The design suggests a blend of speed, stealth, and versatility, hinting at a potential role as a regional bomber and interceptor.