Definitions for weapon system
weapon sys·tem

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. weapon, arm, weapon systemnoun

   any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

   "he was licensed to carry a weapon"

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1. Weapon System

   Weapon System was a United States Armed Forces military designation scheme for experimental weapons (e.g., WS-220) before they received an official name — e.g., under a military aircraft designation system. The new designator reflected the increasing complexity of weapons that required separate development of auxiliary systems or components. In November 1949, the Air Force decided to build the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger around a fire-control system. This was "the real beginning of the weapon system approach [and the] aircraft would be integrated into the weapon system "as a whole from the beginning, so the characteristics of each component were compatible with the others".Around February 1950, an Air Research and Development Command "study prepared by Maj Gen Gordon P. Saville...recommended that a 'systems approach' to new weapons be adopted [whereby] development of a weapon "system" required development of support equipment as well as the actual hardware itself."The first WS designation was WS-100A.US weapon programs were often begun as numbered government specifications such as an Advanced Development Objective (e.g., ADO-40) or a General Operational Requirement (e.g., GOR.80), although some programs were initially identified by contractor numbers (e.g., CL-282).

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1. weapon system

   A weapon system refers to a combination of one or more types of weapons with all related equipment, materials, services, personnel, and means of delivery and deployment (if applicable) required for self-defense, offense, or both. This complex network could include ammunition, equipment for storing and handling, as well as devices for target detection and identification.

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1. Weapon system

   Weapon System is a United States military term that designated, along with a weapon system number, military experimental systems prior to official naming e.g., under a military aircraft designation system. Preceded by the first Skunk Works program (MX-813 (Convair XF-92) in 1946), the earliest "WS" designation was the 1954 WS-117L. Circa February 1950, an Air Research and Development Command" study prepared by Maj Gen Gordon P. Saville ... recommended that a 'systems approach' to new weapons be adopted [whereby] development of a weapon "system" required development of support equipment as well as the actual hardware itself." US weapon programs often were initiated by numbered government specifications such as an Advanced Development Objective (e.g., ADO-40) or a General Operational Requirement (e.g., GOR.80), although some programs were initially identified by contractor numbers (e.g., CL-282). The term also made its way into UK use and by 1959 was causing some confusion as to its origins and meaning.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of weapon system in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of weapon system in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of weapon system in a Sentence

1. Kenneth Davidson:

   If you look at the X-51, the size is slightly too big to put it on our current bombers, it was made as a demonstrator. There’s no weapon in it. There are no sensors on board for controlling the guidance. So we’re looking at making it more durable, getting the guidance control developed so that it can become a weapon system, developing the ordnance.

2. Romin Dasmalchi:

   The more exposure you get to any weapon system aircraft I think the better it is going to be.

3. Chuck Haggard:

   In the year 2015 we shouldn’t be talking about using pool rifles, the entire point of patrol rifles is to have a precision weapon system. Pooled rifles are a sloppy way to do business and dangerous to bystanders.

4. Frank Straub:

   Owning a firearm and being able to deploy a firearm in a safe manner requires not only familiarity with the weapon system but also a level of proficiency.

5. Mark Milley:

   What we saw was a very significant event of a test of a hypersonic weapon system. And it is very concerning, i don't know if it's quite a Sputnik moment, but I think it's very close to that.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=weapon system
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapon_System
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=weapon system