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WEAPON-TARGET MATCHING [1 record]

Record 1 2018-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
  • Weapon Systems
DEF

The process of determining the type, quantity and point of application of a weapon to achieve a desired effect, considering the target's characteristics, the weapon's accuracy and reliability, and the probability of success.

CONT

In assessing collateral damage, the proposed weaponeering solution is applied to the target and its surroundings, paying specific attention to local demographics and sensitive civilian objects.

OBS

weaponeering; weapon-target matching: designations and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel in 2017; designations officially approved by the the Defence Terminology Standardization Board in 2014.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
  • Systèmes d'armes
DEF

Processus d'évaluation du type d'arme, de la quantité d'armes et du point d'application d'une arme pour produire les effets désirés, en tenant compte des caractéristiques de la cible, de la précision et de la fiabilité de l'arme, ainsi que de la probabilité de réussite.

OBS

appariement arme-cible: désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées en 2017.

Spanish

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