air defense

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• air 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 * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• air 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 …   Aviation dictionary

• Air-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… …   Wikipedia

• Air 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 …   Wikipédia en Français

• Air 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… …   Wikipedia

• Air 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 …   Wikipedia

• Air 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… …   Wikipedia

• air 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… …   Military dictionary

• air 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… …   Military dictionary

• air 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… …   Aviation dictionary

• Air Defense Identification Zone (Washington DC) — An Air Defense Identification Zone has existed since 2003 around the Baltimore Washington Metropolitan Area to restrict air traffic near the White House and other locations in the District of Columbia.The ADIZ was established after the September… …   Wikipedia