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Kinetic countermeasures include the use of traditional antiaircraft artillery, such as the ZSU-23-4 Shilka, and man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), such as the Stinger and Igla-S missiles.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Jittery Angelenos sat in the dark, rattled by sounds of sirens and antiaircraft fire.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
In the Donetsk Region, on 15 August 2025, a Ukrainian soldier hunts for Shaheds and other drones with a thermalimaging system attached to a ZU23 23-millimeter antiaircraft gun.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Mar. 2026
The Russian antiaircraft capability proved to be not effective, and the Chinese radar did not work properly.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Jittery Angelenos sat in the dark, rattled by sounds of sirens and antiaircraft fire.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
In the Donetsk Region, on 15 August 2025, a Ukrainian soldier hunts for Shaheds and other drones with a thermalimaging system attached to a ZU23 23-millimeter antiaircraft gun.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Mar. 2026
The Russian antiaircraft capability proved to be not effective, and the Chinese radar did not work properly.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for antiaircraft
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“Antiaircraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antiaircraft. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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