Air Defense Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org
air defense
Term Source:
JP 3-01
(Countering Air and Missile Threats)
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1.) Defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles in the atmosphere, or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack.
See Also:
- related active air defense
- related passive air defense
- related air defense area
- related air defense region
- also called aerospace defense
In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These terms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
Term Classification: operations
Source:
Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
Term sourced from JP 3-01: Countering Air and Missile Threats, updated March 2012 View source document
This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015
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