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Hunter-Killer is a military
Military

A military is an organization authorized by its nation to use force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or Threat of force ....
 term traditionally used to describe an entity in which the roles of "sensor" and "shooter" are separated. However, in the case of unmanned aerial vehicle
Unmanned aerial vehicle

File:MQ-9 Reaper in flight .jpgAn unmanned aerial vehicle is an unpiloted aircraft. UAVs come in two varieties: some are controlled from a remote location, and others fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans using more complex dynamic automation systems....
s, it means the opposite: an aircraft system designed to find, identify and kill its target; the first purpose-designed hunter-killer UAV
Unmanned aerial vehicle

File:MQ-9 Reaper in flight .jpgAn unmanned aerial vehicle is an unpiloted aircraft. UAVs come in two varieties: some are controlled from a remote location, and others fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans using more complex dynamic automation systems....
 is the MQ-9 Reaper
MQ-9 Reaper

The MQ-9 Reaper is an unmanned aerial vehicle developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for use by the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, and the British Royal Air Force....
.


Submarines
Smaller submarines tasked with coastal defense are sometimes referred to as "hunter-killers" even though they may not operate in teams with other platforms. The United States Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
 and the Royal Navy
Royal Navy

The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British Armed Forces . From the mid-18th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power from 1815 until the early 1940s....
 give their Nuclear powered hunter-killer submarines the hull classification symbol
Hull classification symbol

The United States Navy uses hull classification symbols to identify the types of its ships. The Royal Navy and some European and Commonwealth navies use a somewhat analogous system of Pennant numbers....
 "SSN".






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Hunter-Killer is a military
Military

A military is an organization authorized by its nation to use force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or Threat of force ....
 term traditionally used to describe an entity in which the roles of "sensor" and "shooter" are separated. However, in the case of unmanned aerial vehicle
Unmanned aerial vehicle

File:MQ-9 Reaper in flight .jpgAn unmanned aerial vehicle is an unpiloted aircraft. UAVs come in two varieties: some are controlled from a remote location, and others fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans using more complex dynamic automation systems....
s, it means the opposite: an aircraft system designed to find, identify and kill its target; the first purpose-designed hunter-killer UAV
Unmanned aerial vehicle

File:MQ-9 Reaper in flight .jpgAn unmanned aerial vehicle is an unpiloted aircraft. UAVs come in two varieties: some are controlled from a remote location, and others fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans using more complex dynamic automation systems....
 is the MQ-9 Reaper
MQ-9 Reaper

The MQ-9 Reaper is an unmanned aerial vehicle developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for use by the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, and the British Royal Air Force....
.


Teams


A hunter-killer team's primary mission is to seek out and destroy the enemy, particularly in contexts where the enemy is attempting to evade detection rather than seek engagement.

Examples include:
  • pairs of F-4G "Wild Weasels"
    F-4 Phantom II

    The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic interceptor jet fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft....
     and F-16C
    F-16 Fighting Falcon

    The Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon is a Multirole combat aircraft jet aircraft fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force....
    s, where the F-4G "hunter" can detect, identify, and locate an enemy's radar and then direct the F-16C's weapons to the site
  • M2 Bradley
    M2 Bradley

    The M2 Bradley IFV and M3 Bradley CFV are United States infantry fighting vehicles manufactured by BAE Systems Land and Armaments, .As with other infantry fighting vehicles, the Bradley is designed to transport infantry offering at least some armored protection while providing fire cover to dismounted troops and suppressing enemy ta...
     Infantry / Cavalry Fighting Vehicle often "hand off" fire missions to M1 Abrams
    M1 Abrams

    The M1 Abrams is a Tank classification#Main battle tank produced in the United States. The M1 is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff of the United States Army and Commander of US military forces in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972....
     main battle tanks
  • one or more antisubmarine aircraft carrier
    Aircraft carrier

    An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a navy force to project air power great distances without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations....
    s and a number of escort vessels whose primary mission is to detect and destroy submarine
    Submarine

    A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below water. It differs from a submersible, which has only limited underwater capability....
    s
  • Teams of scout and attack helicopter
    Attack helicopter

    An attack helicopter is a military helicopter specifically designed and built to carry weapons for attacking targets on the ground, such as enemy infantry, armored vehicles and structures....
    s in highly effective "pink teams", such as OH-6 "Loach"
    Hughes H-6

    The Hughes Helicopters OH-6 Cayuse is a single-engine light helicopter with a four-bladed main rotor used for personnel transport, escort and attack missions, and observation....
     or OH-58 Kiowa scout helicopters and the AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter during the Vietnam War
    Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina Wars, the Vietnam Conflict, or often in Vietnam the American War occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia from 1959 to April 30, 1975....


Submarines


Smaller submarines tasked with coastal defense are sometimes referred to as "hunter-killers" even though they may not operate in teams with other platforms. The United States Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
 and the Royal Navy
Royal Navy

The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British Armed Forces . From the mid-18th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power from 1815 until the early 1940s....
 give their Nuclear powered hunter-killer submarines the hull classification symbol
Hull classification symbol

The United States Navy uses hull classification symbols to identify the types of its ships. The Royal Navy and some European and Commonwealth navies use a somewhat analogous system of Pennant numbers....
 "SSN". Conventionally powered hunter-killer submarines, such as those operated by the Canadian Navy
Canadian Forces Maritime Command

Canadian Forces Maritime Command , also known as the Canadian Navy, is the navy of the Canadian Forces. While equal in rank and position, The Chief of the Maritime Staff takes precedence over the Chiefs of the Land and Air Staffs following the tradition of the Royal Navy....
 are given the hull classification symbol "SSK".

Aircraft

The USAF Hunter-Killer
USAF Hunter-Killer

Hunter-Killer is an unofficial project name based upon an Aviation Week & Space Technology article. When USAF releases an official name, this article will be renamed to suit....
 program is developing tactical unmanned combat air vehicle
Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle

An unmanned combat air vehicle or "combat drone" is an experimental class of unmanned aerial vehicle . They differ from ordinary UAVs, because they are designed to deliver weapons ? possibly with a great degree of autonomy....
s.

Armoured fighting vehicles


A hunter-killer sight in an armoured vehicle refers to a vehicle commander's sight which is independent of the gunner's sight and main armament. It allows the crew commander to scan an arc separate from the gunner, or for the crew commander to continue scanning while the gunner engages a target. With the press of a button, the crew commander can cause the gunner's sight and the main armament to slew onto his point of aim.

In fiction


  • In the Terminator Franchise, the term Hunter Killer (Abbreviated to HK) refers to a series of drone tanks and aircraft used to wage or on humanity.
  • In the real-time strategy
    Real-time strategy

    Real-time strategy games are a genre of computer wargames which do not progress incrementally in turn-based game.Brett Sperry is credited with coining the term to market Dune II....
     game StarCraft
    StarCraft

    StarCraft is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. The first game of the StarCraft was released for Microsoft Windows on 31 March 1998....
    , Hunter Killers are an elite type of Hydralisk.
  • In the game Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun
    Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun

    Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun is a futuristic strategy game by Westwood Studios, which was released for Microsoft Windows in 1999. A sequel to Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn and Command & Conquer: Renegade, and predecessor to Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, the main storyline follows the second war between the Global D...
    , a hunter-seeker is an unmanned, uncontrollable drone that will hunt down and destroy a random enemy unit or building
  • In Star Wars
    Star Wars

    Star Wars is an epic film space opera Media franchise initially conceived by George Lucas. The first film in the franchise was simply titled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, but later had the subtitle Episode IV: A New Hope added to distinguish it from its sequels and prequels....
     fiction, the HK class droids, such as HK-47
    HK-47

    HK-47, voiced by Kristoffer Tabori, is a fictional assassin droid from the 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, its sequel, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, and the Star Wars: Galaxies#Trials of Obi-Wan expansion pack to the massively multiplayer online game Star Wars: Galaxies....
    , are droids designed to find and destroy their targets.
  • In Halo: The Flood
    Halo: The Flood

    Halo: The Flood is a 2003 novel based on the 2001 in video gaming Halo: Combat Evolved written by William C. Dietz. Closely depicting the events of the video game, The Flood begins with the escape of a human ship Pillar of Autumn from enemy aliens known as the Covenant....
    , the UNSC Rocket Launcher is known as the hunter-killer since it's the only effective weapon to use against Covenant Hunters.
  • In Dune
    Dune (novel)

    Dune is a science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert, published in 1965 in literature. It was the winner of the 1966 Hugo Award and the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel, and is considered by some to be the greatest science fiction novel of all time....
     the hunter-seeker is a small remote controlled device used for assassination
    Assassination

    Assassination is the targeted killing of a public figure. Assassinations may be prompted by ideology, politics, or military reasons. Additionally, assassins may be motivated by contract killing, revenge, or celebrity or may be mental disorder....
     attempts.


In music


"Hunter Killer (H-K)" is a song by Fear Factory
Fear Factory

Fear Factory is an American heavy metal music band. The band formed in 1989 and have released seven full-length albums and a number of singles and remixes....
 on their Demanufacture
Demanufacture

Demanufacture is the second studio album by the Los Angeles, California industrial metal band Fear Factory.This is the band's first album with their classic line-up adding new bassist Christian Olde Wolbers....
 album.

There are also two songs named "Hunter/Killer" and "Hunter/Killer: Endgame" from the album Day Into Night
Day Into Night

Day Into Night is the second full-length album by the Canadian Melodic death metal band Quo Vadis . It was released in March 2000....
, by the Canadian band Quo Vadis.

"Hunter Killer" is also a song by Annihilator
Annihilator

Annihilator may refer to:* Annihilator guitar, a custom-built guitar* Annihilator , a mathematical concept* The Dual space#Quotient spaces and annihilators of a vector subspace...
 on their Carnival Diablos
Carnival Diablos

Carnival Diablos is the eighth studio album by Annihilator . It was released in 2001 and is the the first to feature Joe Comeau, formerly of Overkill and Liege Lord on vocals....
 album.

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See also


Anti-satellite weapon
Anti-satellite weapon

Anti-satellite weapons are space weapons designed to incapacitate or destroy satellites for strategic military purposes. Currently, only the USA, the former USSR and the People's Republic of China are known to have developed these weapons....