(DoD) An unmanned vehicle moving above the surface of the Earth whose trajectory or flight path is capable of being altered by an external or internal mechanism. See also aerodynamic missile; ballistic missile.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). guided missile. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/guided_missile/definitions/1961958 |
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