Download or read book NATO Air-launched Weapons written by Jeremy Flack and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 2002 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATO Air-Launched Weapons is a detailed, illustrated guide to every weapon currently carried by aircraft belonging to NATO. This includes weapons of the traditional Western members, but also more recent members from the former Warsaw Pact, including Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary. NATO plans to rationalize its weapon stocks but at present it boasts a bewildering variety of different weapons and systems. This invaluable book unravels them. Every type of air-launched weapon from bomb and missile to torpedo and rocket is illustrated and described, and its specifications and capability neatly presented in an easy-to-compare format. It will be an invaluable resource for all aircraft enthusiasts, modellers and people interested in the air defense of Europe.