动能武器是利用弹丸、碎片或其他兵器的动能来达到毁伤目的的武器。我国古代冷兵器如刀、枪、剑、戟等,就是动能武器中的一类。随着火(炸)药的发明,利用炸药驱动的枪、炮的弹丸或手榴弹的碎片,成为毁伤效果更为巨大的另一类动能武器。在美国的战略防御计划中,所发展的一系列非核太空武器中,动能武器占有重要地位。 Kinetic weapons are weapons that use the kinetic energy of projectiles, debris or other weapons to achieve the purpose of destruction. Ancient Chinese cold weapons such as knives, guns, swords, halberds, etc., are a class of kinetic energy weapons. With the invention of fire (fried) medicine, the use of explosive-driven guns, shotgun pellets, or fragments of grenades became another type of kinetic energy weapon with a much greater damage effect. Among the series of non-nuclear space weapons developed in the United States’ strategic defense plan, kinetic energy weapons occupy an important position.