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terminal phase
Term Source:
JP 3-01
(Countering Air and Missile Threats)
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1.) That portion of the flight of a ballistic missile that begins when the warhead or payload reenters the atmosphere and ends when the warhead or payload detonates, releases its submunitions, or impacts.
See Also:
- see also boost phase
- see also midcourse phase
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
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This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015
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