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AIR DROPPING [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations (Air Forces)
  • Airborne Forces
DEF

The delivery of personnel or materiel from aircraft in flight.

OBS

An airdrop may be carried out with or without decelerating devices.

OBS

airdrop: term and definition standardized by NATO and officially approved by the Air Force Terminology Panel (Trenton).

Key term(s)
  • air drop
  • air dropping
  • airdropping

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
  • Forces aéroportées
DEF

Sortie hors d'un aéronef en vol du personnel ou du matériel transportés.

OBS

largage : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de la Force aérienne (Trenton).

OBS

largage : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN et uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre et par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du soutien au combat.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones (Fuerzas aéreas)
  • Fuerzas aerotransportadas
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