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For the StarCraft Hunter Killer, see Hunter Killer (StarCraft).

Hunter-Killer is a military term used to describe any team in which the roles of "sensor" and "shooter" are separated. 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" and F-16Cs, where the F-4G "hunter" can detect, identify, and locate an enemies radar and then direct the F-16C's weapons to the site
  • M2 Bradley Infantry / Cavalry Fighting Vehicle often "hand off" fire missions to M1 Abrams main battle tanks
  • one or more antisubmarine aircraft carriers and a number of escort vessels whose primary mission is to detect and destroy submarines

Smaller submarines tasked with coastal defense are sometimes refered to as "hunter-killers" even though they may not operate in teams with other platforms. In the United States Navy, such submarine types are given the hull classification symbol "SSK."

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