Air force

Air force

An branch of the military establishment that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army, navy or other branch. Typically, air forces are responsible for gaining control of the air, carrying out strategic and tactical bombing missions and providing support to surface forces.

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Military; Air force

A behavioral, physical, or functional relationship between nodes in a system.

maneuver

Military; Air force

1. A movement to place ships, aircraft, or land forces in a position of advantage over the enemy. 2. A tactical exercise carried out at sea, in the air, on the ground, or on a map in imitation of ...

meaconing

Military; Air force

A system of receiving radio beacon signals and rebroadcasting them on the same frequency to confuse navigation. The meaconing stations cause inaccurate bearings to be obtained by aircraft or ground ...

measure of effect

Military; Air force

Independent qualitative or quantitative empirical measure assigned to an intended effect, against which the effect’s achievement is assessed. Also call MOE.

measure of performance (MOP)

Military; Air force

A quantitative empirical measure of achieved actions against associated planned/required actions and against which a task’s or other action’s accomplishment, is assessed.

measures and indicators

Military; Air force

Encompassing term for the various criteria used to evaluate progress within the assessment process.

mutual assured destruction

Military; Air force

A theory of nuclear deterrence which is based on the premise that neither opponent will initiate a nuclear attack because the ensuring conflict would be unrestrained and would destroy both nations.