HERO SAFE Ordnance Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org

HERO SAFE ordnance

1.) Any ordnance item that is percussion initiated, sufficiently shielded or otherwise so protected that all electro-explosive devices contained by the item are immune to adverse effects (safety or reliability) when the item is employed in its expected radio frequency environments, provided that the general hazards of electromagnetic radiation to ordnance requirements defined in the hazards from electromagnetic radiation manual are observed.

See Also:

• see also electromagnetic radiation
• see also HERO SUSCEPTIBLE ordnance
• see also HERO UNSAFE ordnance
• see also ordnance

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