Later on the same night , an F-15C scored Getting a double-kill against two Mirages with AIM-7 Sparrow missile .

In the beyond-visual-range ( BVR ) , one of the Iraqi MiGs , piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Zuhair Dawood , fired Use_firearm an R-40 missile , shooting down Use_firearm one of the F/A-18 's as it was travelling Traveling Mach 0.92 .

It is widely believed he died Death upon the impact Influence of the missile .

Two F/A-18s from VFA-81 shot down Use_firearm two Iraqi MiG-21s , one with an AIM-7 Sparrow missile and one with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile , in a brief Telling dogfight with their bombs still latched on .

Two F/A-18s from VFA-81 shot down Use_firearm two Iraqi MiG-21s , one with an AIM-7 Sparrow missile and one with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile , in a brief Telling dogfight with their bombs still latched on .

One F-15E was actually flying Motion past the Iraqi jet and maneuvered in for the kill but the pilot hesitated to take Conquering the shot Use_firearm because he was unsure of his wingmen 's location and because he did not get a good tone with the Sidewinder missile .

The Mirage launched Motion a missile , spotted by Brandon , which the Raven avoided Preventing_or_letting by turning Change and launching Motion chaff .

An Iraqi MiG-23 fired Use_firearm a R-24T missile at a F-111 on a bombing Attack run and scored a hit , although the bomber made it Causation safely back to base .

An Iraqi MiG-29 struck an F-111 aircraft with an R60 missile , though the sturdy F-111 stayed Temporary_stay airworthy .

Several minutes later the same pilot fired Use_firearm a R27 missile at a B-52G on a bombing Attack run Motion , severely damaging Damaging it .

Rodriguez outmaneuvered the Mig , managed to get firing position on him and successfully acquired a missile lock .

It has been claimed by some sources that an RAF Tornado ( `` ZA467 '' ) crewed by Squadron Leader Gary Lennox and Squadron Leader Adrian Weeks was shot down Use_firearm on 19 January by an R-60MK ( NATO reporting name : AA-8 Aphid ) missile fired Use_firearm from an Iraqi MiG-29 piloted by Jameel Sayhood , however this aircraft is officially recorded as having crashed on 22 January on a mission to Ar Rutbah .

Israel 's Iron Dome missile defense Defending system intercepted Preventing_or_letting many of the Palestinian-launched projectiles aimed Aiming at large cities , shooting down Use_firearm 56 rockets in 71 attempts .

although the helicopter 's loss Earnings_and_losses was initially blamed Judgment_communication on enemy action , a subsequent inquiry Criminal_investigation found Know `` cardiff '' s missile to be the cause Causation .

One Sea Dart missile was fired Use_firearm , destroying Destroying the target .

The helicopter 's identification friend or foe ( IFF ) transmitter was turned off Being_in_operation , because it caused Causation interference Preventing_or_letting with the army 's Rapier anti-aircraft missile system .

On 12 July 2006 , Hezbollah fighters fired Use_firearm rockets at Israeli border towns as a diversion for an anti-tank missile attack Use_firearm on two armored Humvees patrolling Patrolling the Israeli side of the border fence .

In response Response , U.S. Air Force ( USAF ) F-15Es , F-16CJs , and U.S. Marine Corps ( USMC ) EA-6Bs launched Military_operation anti-radiation missiles and dropped Attack precision guided munitions ( PGMs ) on the SA-3 ground-based missile site that fired Use_firearm on the ONW aircraft , and destroyed Destroying it .

From December 1998 to March 1999 , U.S. aircraft over northern Iraq came Motion under almost daily fire from Iraqi surface-to-air missile sites and anti-aircraft guns .

On 14 April , the guided missile frigate struck Attack a mine while deployed Arranging in the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Earnest Will , the 1987–88 convoy missions in which U.S. warships escorted Sending reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers to protect Defending them from Iranian attacks Attack .

The accident took place Process_start at the time of the combat missile launches during the joint Ukrainian-Russian military air defense Defending exercises Practice .

Ukraine eventually admitted that it might have caused Causation the crash , probably by an errant S-200 missile fired Use_firearm by its armed Bearing_arms forces .

For a time , geopolitical events Confronting_problem and natural disasters Catastrophe had strong short-term effects Influence on oil prices Cost , such as North Korean missile tests Testing , the 2006 conflict Hostile_encounter between Israel and Lebanon , worries over Iranian nuclear plans Arranging in 2006 , Hurricane Catastrophe Katrina Catastrophe , and various other factors .

The hard fought Hostile_encounter battles were against well-armed insurgents , who held Hold fast and retaliated Revenge with 107mm rockets but eventually withdrew Escaping under a barrage of British mortar , tank , and missile fire .

The opposition accounts claimed Statement that warplanes had targeted the University in two separate Causation missile attacks Attack three minutes apart , they claim Statement that it is backed by `` statements Statement of eyewitnesses and video footage '' .

On 24 January , amateur video footage of a second explosion Use_firearm was released Publishing where the roar of over-flying jet , after missile hit Attack , can be heard Perception_active .

Unnamed experts quoted by `` EA Worldview '' identified Check the missile as air-to-ground , as opposed to ballistic missile that Syrian government claimed Statement to hit Attack the university .

Unnamed experts quoted by `` EA Worldview '' identified Check the missile as air-to-ground , as opposed to ballistic missile that Syrian government claimed Statement to hit Attack the university .

The student said Statement that insurgent fighters just outside Aleppo who apparently were armed Connect with a heat-seeking missile fired Use_firearm it at a MIG fighter , and that the pilot dropped Self_motion a heat balloon as an evasive tactic , and that the missile followed Self_motion the balloon and then exploded Use_firearm adjacent to the university dormitories .

The student said Statement that insurgent fighters just outside Aleppo who apparently were armed Connect with a heat-seeking missile fired Use_firearm it at a MIG fighter , and that the pilot dropped Self_motion a heat balloon as an evasive tactic , and that the missile followed Self_motion the balloon and then exploded Use_firearm adjacent to the university dormitories .

The Thor missile was also used Using to lift Body_movement warheads into near-space to conduct Action high-altitude nuclear explosion tests Testing ; these shots Use_firearm were collectively called Name_conferral Operation Fishbowl .

Also , a new weapon `` Stinger '' , a shoulder-launched Motion anti-aircraft missile was used Using in this conflict Hostile_encounter by the LTTE .

Miltiades , the Athenian general , ordered Request a general attack against the Persian forces Causation , composed primarily of missile troops .

The single-seat aircraft , flown Motion by pilot Francis Gary Powers , was hit Attack by an S-75 Dvina ( SA-2 Guideline ) surface-to-air missile and crashed Catastrophe near Sverdlovsk ( today 's Yekaterinburg ) .

iran air flight 655 was a scheduled passenger flight from tehran to dubai via bandar abbas , that was shot down Use_firearm on 3 july 1988 by an unk surface-to-air missile fired Use_firearm from , a guided missile cruiser of the united states navy .

iran air flight 655 was a scheduled passenger flight from tehran to dubai via bandar abbas , that was shot down Use_firearm on 3 july 1988 by an unk surface-to-air missile fired Use_firearm from , a guided missile cruiser of the united states navy .

While the F-14s had been supplied Supply to Iran in an air-to-air configuration , the crew of the guided missile cruiser had been briefed Know that the Iranian F-14s were equipped Supply with air-to-ground ordnance .

About 421 rockets were intercepted Preventing_or_letting by Israel 's Iron Dome missile defense Defending system , another 142 fell Motion_directional on Gaza itself , 875 fell Motion_directional in open areas , and 58 hit Attack urban areas in Israel .

According Reporting to eyewitnesses from the local populace and investigative reports Reporting the aircraft was shot down Use_firearm by a surface-to-air missile ( SAM ) .

The responsibility for investigation Criminal_investigation was delegated to the Dutch Safety Board ( DSB ) and the Dutch-led joint Collaboration investigation Criminal_investigation team ( JIT ) , who concluded Coming_to_believe that the airliner was downed Motion by a Buk surface-to-air missile launched from pro-Russian separatist-controlled territory in Ukraine .

The DSB and JIT findings confirmed Check earlier claims Statement by American and German intelligence sources as to the missile type and launch area .

In 2014 , American intelligence had also said Telling that Russia had supplied Supply the Buk missile to pro-Russian insurgents , and that the insurgents most plausibly shot down Use_firearm MH17 in error , after misidentifying it as a military aircraft .

The Russian defense Defending ministry said Communication that it had never deployed Arranging anti-aircraft missile systems in Ukraine .

Russian news agency TASS also reported Reporting eyewitness accounts claiming Statement that the Donbass militia had just shot down Use_firearm a Ukrainian An-26 military plane with a missile .

A strike group consisting of one missile boat and two frigates attacked Attack the group of ships off the coast of Karachi .

Other American combat operations include Cause_to_be_included manned airstrikes , cruise missile strikes , and special forces raids .

In a third attack Attack , an anti-tank missile hit Attack a private vehicle , killing Killing four civilians .

On 10 May 2011 Michel Laty , a former army typist Employment , alleged Statement on French television channel TF1 that he saw Self_motion a report Reporting indicating Statement a missile Bearing_arms , misfired by the French army during a weapon test Testing , in fact caused Causation the crash Catastrophe .

A family member Participation of one of those killed Killing said Statement `` The investigating judge Legal_rulings has said Statement he is practically certain to almost 100 % that the plane was hit Attack by a missile Bearing_arms .

The 11 September page in the log book for `` Le Suffren '' , a French Navy missile Bearing_arms frigate in the area , was torn Destroying out .