Airborne Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org

airborne

1.) The state of an aircraft, from the instant it becomes entirely sustained by air until it ceases to be so sustained.

2.) In relation to personnel, troops especially trained to effect, following transport by air, an assault debarkation, either by parachuting or touchdown.

3.) When applied to materiel, items that form an integral part of the aircraft.

See Also:

• related airborne assault
• related high value airborne asset protection
• related airborne alert
• related airborne operation
• also called ABN

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