The 'R4M' rocket, nicknamed the 'Hurricane' () due to its distinctive smoke trail when fired, was the first practical anti-aircraft rocket.

In the last year, the guerrillas received shoulder-held anti-aircraft rockets, called Stingers, from the United States.

A BBC documentary on the event suggests that this was due to the first firing of the new Z-Battery anti-aircraft rockets.

As if in response, six Iraqi anti-aircraft rockets soared across the airport, exploding to the south, beyond the troops massing here.

The crowd suddenly panicked on hearing the sound of an unfamiliar explosion (in fact this was a top-secret anti-aircraft rocket).

For the similarly named German anti-aircraft rocket, see Taifun (rocket).

American soldiers arriving at the scene found an array of ammunition, including shoulder-fired anti-aircraft rockets and a pair of surface-to-surface missiles.

The anti-aircraft rockets I fired were propelled up to a height of 1,000 yards.

The Centurions have also been seen to carry heavy weapons, such as anti-aircraft rockets that are strapped to their backs, for missions where their cannons are not enough.

The official estimate of the number of thermo-nuclear anti-aircraft rockets fired at the Martian armada is 2,542,670.