loitering munition

loitering munition is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle or missile.

Also recorded as kamikaze drone; suicide drone.

Overview

Weapon system category in which the munition loiters around the target area for some time, searches for targets, and attacks once a target is located.

In detail

loitering munition is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle or missile.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Loitering munition”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q15832656: loitering munition

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