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Wild Blue Yonder - Episode 1 - 50 Years of Gs and Jets (Digital Ranch) (Spectrum Holobyte)(1-107-40-101)(1994).iso
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chaff.
SA-7 Grail missile A shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile designed to
be used against low-flying targets.
SA-8 Gecko missile A truck-mounted, short-range, low-altitude Russian
surface-to-air missile.
SAC Strategic Air Command, reorganized into Air Combat Command and
Strategic Command.
SAM 1. Surface-to-Air Missile. 2. Situation Awareness Mode. Scud NATO code name for a type of Russian-designed ballistic missile.
shark killer Slang for a missile that misses its target and plunges into the
water.
Shrike AGM-45A anti-radiation missile.
"show the flag" exercises Regional maneuvers that demonstrate U.S.
military commitment to that area.
Sidewinder Nickname for AIM-9 air-to-air missiles.
six o'clock Directly behind, a fighter's most vulnerable area.
Skunk Works Nickname for Advanced Development Co, a division of
Lockheed started by famed aircraft designer Clarence "Kelly" Johnson.
smart weapon An air-to-ground weapon that can lock onto a target and
guide itself to the point of impact.