In military terminology, a rocket is a self-propelled, unguided or guided, weapon -system powered by a rocket engine. Though used primarily as medium- and long-range artillery systems, …

Rocket and missile system, any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion. Rocket is a general term used broadly to …

A rocket is a self-propelled, unguided weapon system powered by a rocket motor. In military parlance, powered munitions are broadly categorised as follows: A powered munition that …

Rocket artillery is artillery that uses rockets as the projectile. The use of rocket artillery dates back to medieval China where devices such as fire arrows were used (albeit mostly as a …

Usage of rockets as weapons before modern rocketry is attested to in China, Korea, India, and Europe. One of the first recorded rocket launchers is the "wasp nest" fire arrow launcher …

Feb 11, 2025 · Missile, a rocket-propelled weapon designed to deliver an explosive warhead with great accuracy at high speed. Missiles vary from small tactical weapons that are effective out …

Aug 5, 2022 · Rockets have a long history, from the earliest medieval incendiary siege weapons to today's shoulder-fired anti-tank weapons. They differ from bombs because bombs do not …

The Javelin Weapon System, for example, might look like a large AT4 rocket launcher, but it launches a missile that will guide itself to the intended target.

Nov 25, 2018 · Any missile consists of four parts: The body is known as the airframe, the propulsive system, the weapon, and the guidance system, The propulsive systems used in …

During the end of the 18th century and early into the 19th, rockets experienced a brief revival as a weapon of war. The success of Indian rocket barrages against the British in 1792 and again in …