anti-aircraft
Britishnoun
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Ukrainian air defence units also deploy traditional, tried-and-tested weapons: anti-aircraft guns.
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On snowy roads leading to the suburbs, anti-aircraft systems peek out from behind camouflage nets.
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Greek President Constantinos Tassoulas said the frigate had "extraordinary" capabilities in surface operations, anti-aircraft, anti-submarine, electronic warfare, and self-defence.
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The drive, which includes a new anti-missile, anti-aircraft and anti-drone defensive dome called "Achilles's Shield", is aimed at addressing rapidly changing geopolitical challenges and fraying transatlantic ties, the government has said.
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"We don't understand how the anti-aircraft system failed. We don't know what happened with the rocket-launch system."
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