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U.S. Department of Defence
Sektör: Government; Military
Number of terms: 79318
Number of blossaries: 0
Company Profile:
Flight close to the Earth’s surface during which airspeed, height, and/or altitude are adapted to the contours and cover of the ground in order to avoid enemy detection and fire.
Industry:Military
Fires that directly support land, maritime, amphibious, and special operations forces to engage enemy forces, combat formations, and facilities in pursuit of tactical and operational objectives.
Industry:Military
Fire which is delivered to render the target ineffective or unusable.
Industry:Military
Fires on or about a weapons system to degrade its performance below the level needed to fulfill its mission objectives, during the conduct of the fire mission.
Industry:Military
Fires delivered during the employment of forces from two or more components in coordinated action to produce desired effects in support of a common objective.
Industry:Military
Fire that is formally planned and executed against targets or target areas of known location. Such fire is usually planned well in advance and is executed at a predetermined time or during a predetermined period of time.
Industry:Military
Fire support and operational assistance provided to combat elements.
Industry:Military
Fire provided by Navy surface gun systems in support of a unit or units tasked with achieving the commander’s objectives. A subset of naval surface fire support.
Industry:Military
Fire provided by Navy surface gun and missile systems in support of a unit or units.
Industry:Military
Fire intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons. Includes counterbattery and countermortar fire.
Industry:Military