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FUEL-AIR EXPLOSIVE [3 records]

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Record 1 2025-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
  • Demolition (Military)
DEF

Liquids, slurries, gases or dust particles that exhibit explosive properties when mixed with air.

OBS

The individual substances may not be explosives.

OBS

fuel-air explosive; FAE : designations and definition standardized by NATO; designations officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel.

OBS

fuel air explosive; FAE : designations officially approved by the Engineering Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
  • Destruction (Militaire)
DEF

Liquides, bouillies explosives, gaz ou matières pulvérulentes possédant des propriétés explosives lorsqu'ils sont mélangés avec de l'air.

OBS

Prises séparément, ces diverses substances peuvent ne pas être explosives.

OBS

explosif combustible-air; FAE : désignations uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées.

OBS

explosif combustible-air : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

OBS

explosif combustible-air : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des munitions.

OBS

explosif gazeux; FAE : désignations uniformisées 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 génie.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bombs and Grenades
CONT

Enhanced-blast munitions are designed to injure by means of their blast effects rather than by fragmentation. Most modern military powers have either fielded or evaluated enhanced-blast munitions, usually in the form of some type of fuel-air explosive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bombes et grenades

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Trade Names
  • Demolition (Military)
OBS

SLUFAE : Trademark for an American surface launched fuel air explosive unit. The name is followed by the uppercase letters "TM" in superscript.

OBS

The SLUFAE(Surface-Launched Unit, Fuel-Air Explosive) system is a self-propelled MLRS [multiple-launch rocket system] designed primarily for standoff demolition of minefields. The project was initiated in the mid-1970s by the US Army and Navy. The primary customer was to be the US Marine Corps. It was extensively tested in 1976 through 1978. Though its results were deemed satisfactory, it was never accepted into service, and the CATFAE(CATapult-Launched Fuel-Air Explosive) eventually took its place in development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Destruction (Militaire)
OBS

SLUFAE : Marque de commerce pour un système de déminage par explosif gazeux. Ce nom est suivi des lettres «MC» en majuscules placées en exposant.

Spanish

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