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1air defense — noun defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑defense, ↑defence, ↑defensive measure • Hyponyms: ↑active air defense, ↑passive air defense * * * …
2air defense — All defensive means designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles in the air and to minimize the adverse effects of such attacks. Both active and passive means can be used for air defense …
3Air-defense experiments — The Air defense experiments were a series of management science experiments performed between 1952 and 1954 by RAND s Systems Research Laboratory. The experiments were designed to provide information about organizational learning and how teams… …
4Air Defense Command — Aerospace Defense Command Aerospace Defense Command Blason de l Air Defense Command (plus tard Aerospace Defense Command) Période 21 mars 1946 31 mars 1980 Pays …
5Air Defense Identification Zone — An air defense identification zone (ADIZ) is an area of airspace defined by a nation within which the ready identification, the location, and the control of aircraft are required in the interest of national security [ [http://www.aviation… …
6Air Defense Artillery Branch (United States Army) — The Air Defense Artillery branch descended from the Anti Aircraft Artillery (part of the Field Artillery) into a separate branch on 20 June 1968. On 1 December 1968, the ADA branch was authorized to wear modified Artillery insignia, crossed field …
7Air Defense Anti-Tank System — Infobox Weapon name=ADATS caption=ADATS test firing origin=CAN type=Self propelled anti aircraft weapon is vehicle=yes length=4.86 m width=2.69 m height= weight=15.8 tonnes suspension=torsion bar speed=58 km/h vehicle range=400 km primary… …
8air defense control center — The principal information, communications, and operations center from which all aircraft, antiaircraft operations, air defense artillery, guided missiles, and air warning functions of a specific area of air defense responsibility are supervised… …
9air defense warning conditions — attack by hostile aircraft and/or missiles is improbable. May be called either before or after air defense warning yellow or red. The initial declaration of air defense emergency will automatically establish a condition of air defense warning… …
10air defense warning “yellow” — An air defense warning condition indicating that attack by hostile aircraft and/or missiles is probable. This means that hostile aircraft and/or missiles are en route toward an air defense sector, or unknown aircraft and/or missiles suspected to… …
