Rapier (missile)
Rapier is a British surface-to-air missile developed for the RAF Regiment and the British Army. Entering service in 1972, it eventually replaced all other anti-aircraft weapons in Army service; guns for low-altitude targets, and the Thunderbird (missile), used against longer-range and higher-altitude targets. It replaced Bofors guns and Tigercat missiles in RAF service. As the expected air threat moved from medium-altitude strategic missions to low-altitude strikes, the fast reaction time and high manoeuvrability of the Rapier made it more formidable than either of these weapons, replacing most of them by 1977. It remains the UK's primary air-defence weapon after almost 35 years of service, and its deployment is expected to continue until 2020.
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Rapier (missile)
Rapier is a British surface-to-air missile developed for the RAF Regiment and the British Army. Entering service in 1972, it eventually replaced all other anti-aircraft weapons in Army service; guns for low-altitude targets, and the Thunderbird (missile), used against longer-range and higher-altitude targets. It replaced Bofors guns and Tigercat missiles in RAF service. As the expected air threat moved from medium-altitude strategic missions to low-altitude strikes, the fast reaction time and high manoeuvrability of the Rapier made it more formidable than either of these weapons, replacing most of them by 1977. It remains the UK's primary air-defence weapon after almost 35 years of service, and its deployment is expected to continue until 2020.
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BAC Rapier Field Standard Comb ...... nabijheidsbuis als ontsteker.
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Die Rapier ist eine britische ...... al Air Force entwickelt wurde.
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Il Rapier, praticamente la ver ...... zzo può trasportare 8 missili.
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Le Rapier est un système de dé ...... Army et de la Royal Air Force.
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Rapier is a British surface-to ...... pected to continue until 2020.
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Rapier – brytyjski pocisk raki ...... . podczas wojny falklandzkiej.
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«Рапира» (англ. Rapier) — рак ...... Турции, Малайзии и Швейцарии.
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レイピア・ミサイル・システム(英語: Rapier miss ...... 離防空ミサイル・システム。この記事では、両者を一括して扱う。
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Swiss Rapier installation,
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British Aircraft Corporation
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≈25,000 missiles, 600 launchers and 350 radars
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BAC Rapier Field Standard Comb ...... n werden in 1996 operationeel.
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Die Rapier ist eine britische ...... al Air Force entwickelt wurde.
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Il Rapier, praticamente la ver ...... e truppe. Alcuni dissero che i
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Le Rapier est un système de dé ...... Army et de la Royal Air Force.
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Rapier is a British surface-to ...... pected to continue until 2020.
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Rapier – brytyjski pocisk raki ...... . podczas wojny falklandzkiej.
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«Рапира» (англ. Rapier) — рак ...... Турции, Малайзии и Швейцарии.
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レイピア・ミサイル・システム(英語: Rapier miss ...... 離防空ミサイル・システム。この記事では、両者を一括して扱う。
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Rapier (Rakete)
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Rapier (missile)
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Rapier (missile)
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Rapier (pocisk rakietowy)
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Rapier (raketsysteem)
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Rapier
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Рапира (ЗРК)
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レイピアミサイルシステム
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Rapier
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