Naval Skills, Unit Six, Chapter Three: Naval Aircraft and Missiles
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Which of the following is NOT one of the main groupings of naval aircraft?
Reconnaissance
Fixed-wing
Rotary-wing
Lighter-than-air
These are all main groupings of naval aircraft.
SHARPS pods would be carried by naval fixed-wing aircraft performing what role?
Reconnaissance
Fighter
Patrol
Airborne Early-Warning
Undersea Warfare
What fixed-wing aircraft role is designed to detect, jam, and destroy enemy radars to protect the strike group?
Electronic Attack
Airborne Early-Warning
Reconnaissance
Patrol
Ground Attack
Navy rotary-wing helicopters carry out several primary missions. Which of the following is NOT one of these PRIMARY missions?
Land Attack
Cargo transportation
Undersea Warfare
Reconnaissance
Search and Rescue
Which of the following naval attack aircraft was NOT specifically designed to deliver nuclear weapons?
A-6
A-3
A-4
A-5
These were all specifically designed to carry and deliver nuclear weapons.
Which of the following terms best describes an unmanned, self-propelled vehicle containing a guidance system designed to fly to and deliver a explosive payload on a target?
A guided missile
A smart bomb
A rocket
An attack aircraft
A projectile
Which of the following aircraft types is NOT currently in the U.S. Navy inventory?
A-6
SH-60
F/A-18
E-2
P-3C
Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic parts of a guided missile?
The radar system
The airframe
The propulsion system
The guidance system
The warhead
Why are missile airframes made of aluminum alloys, magnesium or sheet steel?
These are lightweight materials able to withstand extreme heat and pressure.
These are relatively inexpensive materials and this lowers the missile cost.
These are very hard materials and are designed to withstand impacts.
These materials are the most widely available within the U.S. and don't require components from other countries.
These materials do not react magnetically or electrically with missile guidance systems, making them safer to use.
What limits cruise missiles to operate only below 70,000 feet?
They need oxygen and there is generally too little of it higher than that.
They can't carry enough fuel to go higher.
They can't produce enough lift to fly above that altitude.
The speeds at which they operate limit the altitude to which they can climb.
There is no such limit. Most cruise missiles fly higher than this.
Which type of missile guidance system uses gyroscopes to keep the missile on a set course?
Preset gyro
Inertial
Homing
Command
Mechanical gyro
Which type of missile guidance system works with both a radar transmitter and a receiver located onboard the missile?
Active homing
Passive homing
Semiactive homing
Command
Preset gyro
What older type of missile guidance system allows several missiles to track a target simultaneously and will cause a missile to automatically self-destruct if it goes off course?
Beam rider
Semiactive homing
Passive homing
Active homing
Command
Of the intercontinental ballistic missiles developed by the United States, which had the greatest range?
The Minuteman
The Trident
The Polaris
The Poseidon
The Tomahawk
What U.S. missile listed below has been able to be used in a limited ABM role?
The Patriot Missile
The Minuteman Missile
The Trident Missile
The Tomahawk Missile
The Harpoon Missile
What would most likely be the first line of defense against an enemy air attack against a U.S. Navy Task Force?
Fighter aircraft with air-to-air missiles
Ship-launched surface-to-air missiles
Ship-launched anti-ballistic missiles
Ship-based antiaircraft gun systems
Point defense systems
Approximately how many Trident submarines (SSBNs) does the Navy have, and how many Trident missiles are on each one?
14, 24
24, 20
24, 14
14, 12
22, 12
What is the name of the Navy's first anti-ship cruise missile?
Harpoon
Polaris
Tomahawk
Trident
Sidewinder
How can the Harpoon missile be launched?
Surface ship, submarine or aircraft
Surface ship or submarine
Aircraft or surface ship
Aircraft or submarine
Surface ship only
Which of the following Navy precision strike missiles incorporates GPS guidance and has a range in excess of 150 NM?
SLAM
Harpoon
Trident
Polaris
AMRAAM
What is the name of the current Navy and Air Force close-range infrared homing air-to-air missile?
Sidewinder
AMRAAM
Maverick
Phoenix
Sparrow
What Navy missile was only designed to be launched from the Navy's F-14 Tomcat?
The AIM-54 Phoenix
The AIM-9 Sidewinder
The AIM-120 AMRAAM
The AGM-65 Maverick
The AGM-88 HARM
What radar air-to-air missile was developed jointly by the U.S. and several NATO nations as a follow-on to the older shorter-range Sparrow missile?
The AMRAAM
The Sidewinder
The Phoenix
The Maverick
The HARM
Which of the following is the current Navy shipboard long-range surface-to-air missile?
The Standard ER Missile
The Terrier Missile
The Talos Missile
The Sea Sparrow Missile
The Standard MR Missile
Which air-to-ground missile can be fired by Navy Seahawk helicopters?
The AGM-114 Hellfire Missile
The AGM-88 HARM Missile
The AGM-65 Maverick Missile
The AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile
The AGM-123 Skipper Missile
Which of the following is a primary Navy undersea warfare weapon?
ASROC
AMRAAM
SLAM
JSOW
JDAM
What type of trajectory occurs when a missile is acted upon only by gravity and aerodynamic drag?
Ballistic
Aerodynamic
Terminal
Standard
Glide
What type of intercept occurs when the missile is flying not toward the target, but toward a point in front of the target?
Modified pursuit course
Pursuit course
Lead angle course
Hyperbolic course
Flat trajectory
What is the purpose of launching Intercontinental Missiles vertically?
It allows them to get through the densest part of the atmosphere as soon as possible.
It is required for the proper mixing and combustion of their fuel.
They accelerate more rapidly than if they were launched on an angle.
The gyrocompass and navigation systems require time to spool up.
They can more quickly pick up GPS guidance signals if they are launched vertically.
What type of trajectory does an ASROC weapon follow?
Combination
Flat
Ballistic
Pursuit
Modified Pursuit
What type of intercept occurs when the missile is flying directly toward the target?