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hunter-killer

[ huhn-ter-kil-er ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a combined naval air and fleet force operating to seek out and destroy enemy submarines.


hunter-killer

adjective

  1. denoting a type of naval vessel, esp a submarine, designed and equipped to pursue and destroy enemy craft
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

But the battlefield has changed substantially since then, notably by the ubiquitous use of Russian surveillance drones and hunter-killer drones.

In Avdiivka, Ukrainian forces were badly outgunned and fighting back against Russian glide bombs and hunter-killer drones with whatever ammunition they had left.

“The whole aura of the Vietnam War was influenced by what went on in the 'hunter-killer' teams of Phoenix, Delta, etc.,”

From Salon

"This multi-billion-pound investment in the Aukus submarine programme will help deliver the long term hunter-killer submarine capabilities the UK needs to maintain our strategic advantage and secure our leading place in a contested global order," UK defence minister Grant Shapps said as the Conservative party conference got underway in Manchester.

From BBC

Air Force and allied American nations as a “hunter-killer” drone that can operate at high altitudes for long hours and follow a target before attacking.

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