302nd Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment (Ukraine)
The 302nd Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment "Kharkiv" is a regiment of the Ukrainian Air Force tasked with air defense operations throughout Kharkiv Oblast. It operates S-300 missile system#S-300PS/S-300PM, S-300PS and S-300 missile system#S-300P/S-300PT, S-300PT Missile defense systems and is subordinated to the Air Command East. It is headquartered at Kharkiv. History In January 1992, following the Dissolution of the Soviet union, the 148th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade of the Soviet Army took an oath of loyalty to Ukraine and became the 302nd Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment in December 2002. In January 2014, the 3020th group of anti-aircraft missile divisions was created on the basis of the 302nd and 301st Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment (Ukraine), 301st Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment and became a part of the 138th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade (Ukraine) During the War in Donbass, the 301st Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment came out of subordination of the 138th Brigade, becoming a sep ...
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Missile
A missile is an airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight aided usually by a propellant, jet engine or rocket motor. Historically, 'missile' referred to any projectile that is thrown, shot or propelled towards a target; this usage is still recognized today with any unguided jet- or rocket-propelled weapons generally described as rocket artillery. Airborne explosive devices without propulsion are referred to as shells if fired by an artillery piece and bombs if dropped by an aircraft. Missiles are also generally guided towards specific targets termed as guided missiles or guided rockets. Missile systems usually have five system components: targeting, guidance system, flight system, engine, and warhead. Missiles are primarily classified into different types based on firing source and target such as surface-to-surface, air-to-surface, surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles. Terminology Missile is derived from Latin "missilis" meaning "that may be ...
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