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The 9K37 BUK (known as SA-11 Gadfly by NATO) is a self-propelled, medium-range, surface-to-air missile system developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s and introduced in 1980.
weapons system
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weapons system, any integrated system, usually computerized, for the control and operation of weapons of a particular kind. Intercontinental ballistic missiles, long-range bombers, and antiballistic missiles are the weaponry of the strategic weapons system (q.v.). Guided missiles operating at shorter range, e.g., anti-aircraft or battlefield weapons and air-to-air or air-to-surface attack-type missiles, constitute a tactical weapons system (q.v.).
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