hunter-killer

American  

[huhn-ter-kil-er] / ˈhʌn tərˈkɪl ər /

adjective

1. of or relating to a combined naval air and fleet force operating to seek out and destroy enemy submarines.

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hunter-killer British  

adjective

1. denoting a type of naval vessel, esp a submarine, designed and equipped to pursue and destroy enemy craft

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hunter-killer

But the battlefield has changed substantially since then, notably by the ubiquitous use of Russian surveillance drones and hunter-killer drones.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

Singapore-based security scholar Collin Koh said there was a great deal of interest in the prospect of a new class of Chinese Type 093 "hunter-killer" submarine with vertical launch tubes for guided missiles.

From Reuters ● May 10, 2022

Commander John Lewis, captain of nuclear powered hunter-killer submarine HMS Trenchant, allowed the party at Devonport dockyard in Plymouth.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2020

But Thomas’s promotion, if confirmed, would appear to affirm the primacy not only of special operations within the military, but of JSOC’s hunter-killer units within the bigger special operations community.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2016

As Kennedy’s team met in Washington, the commander of the Soviet submarine B-59 was 1,000 feet below the surface of the sea, penned in by a U.S. hunter-killer group.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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