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...projectiles such as [[rock (geology)|rocks]] and [[round shot]]s, pointed missiles such as [[arrow]]s, [[crossbow bolt|bolt]]s, [[dart (missile)|darts]], and ...ic projectiles, a class that has widespread use in the [[anti-tank warfare|anti-tank]] field. ...

...ry''' is a class of [[atmospheric entry]] trajectories that follow a non-[[ballistic trajectory]] by employing [[aerodynamic lift]] in the high upper atmosphere ...nge of [[suborbital spaceplane]]s and [[reentry vehicle]]s over the purely ballistic trajectory. In others, a series of ''skips'' allows the range to be further ...

...oding a warhead in the upper atmosphere just beyond the range of defensive missiles, an attacker can blanket a wide area of the sky beyond which additional app Against longer-ranged missiles like [[LIM-49 Spartan|Spartan]], these same high-altitude explosions repres ...

...ations also protect U.S. forces on Earth through early warning of incoming missiles and other types of attack. The Space Force describes global mission operati ...ations/History/Cmd%20History%20Book/Chap%201.pdf |title=Aircraft, Rockets, Missiles and Radar, 1907-1961 |access-date=30 May 2023 |archive-date=7 April 2023 |a ...