Sentences with phrase «altitude air defense»

The recent deployment of the Terminal High - Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) missile system in South Korea angered China, who fears the system's powerful radar could look deep into the country and threaten its security, says the South China Morning Post.

Not exact matches

However, the low altitude flight profile of an attacking Tomahawk, its ability to use terrain masking for cover and concealment and its relatively small size, significantly smaller than a manned combat aircraft, make it a difficult target for even the most advanced air defense systems.

The technological challenge faced by Druker's team and Mafat (the Ministry of Defense R&D department) was like hitting a marble in the air with another marble, at high altitude and inconceivable speeds.

As recently as June, an article in Defense News, a trade publication, reported that the Air Force was developing «a stealthy 4,000 - mph plane capable of flying to altitudes of about 100,000 feet, with transcontinental range.»

Retired Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, the former head of Australia's defense forces who now leads the multinational effort to find the jet and any sign of the 239 people who were on board when it disappeared March 8, reminded reporters Tuesday that «we don't know what altitude the aircraft was traveling at.