Airdrop Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org

airdrop

Term Source: JP 3-17 (Air Mobility Operations) ?

1.) The unloading of personnel or materiel from aircraft in flight.

See Also:

see also low velocity drop
see also free drop
see also free fall
see also air movement
see also high velocity drop

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

Department of Defense

Source:

Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

Term sourced from JP 3-17: Air Mobility Operations, updated September 2013 View source document

This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015

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