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Record 1 2015-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
DEF

A missile warhead or confusion device that can be steered to its target by internal or external mechanisms.

OBS

manoeuvrable re-entry vehicle; MARV: term and abbreviation extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Key term(s)
  • manoeuvrable reentry vehicle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
DEF

Tête nucléaire d'un missile balistique capable de modifier de façon autonome sa trajectoire à la fin de la phase balistique ou pendant la phase de rentrée dans l'atmosphère, compliquant considérablement les paramètres d’une défense antimissile.

OBS

corps de rentrée manœuvrable; MARV : termes et abréviation tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Misiles y cohetes
OBS

Ciertas cargas, las del tipo MARV, en vez de caer sobre el objetivo describiendo una trayectoria balística, lo hacen apartándose momentáneamente de ésta con objeto de desorientar a los medios de defensa enemigos, pero su invulnerabilidad se logra en este caso a costa de una pérdida de precisión.

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