IRON HAND : Smashing the Enemy's Air Defences /

Learn how military pilots protect themselves against an attack from a surface-to-air missile (SAM). This book describes the evolution of American anti-radar weapons, related jamming tactics and stealth technology as leading-edge countermeasures to the SAM and other sophisticated ground-based anti-ai...

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Main Authors: Thornborough, Anthony M. (Author), Mormillo, Frank B. (Author), Cassanova, Tony (Author), Jackson, Kevin (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Somerset : Patrick Stephens Limited, 2002
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Call Number :UG 633

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650 0 |a Aeronautics, Military  |x Equipment and supplies  |z United States 
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