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cost-type contract
A contract that provides for payment to the contractor of allowable cost, to the extent prescribed in the contract, incurred in performance of the contract.
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An offensive mission by fighter aircraft to seek out and destroy enemy aircraft or targets of opportunity in a designated area.
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The route or routes designated within an operational area upon which the bulk of traffic flows in support of military operations.
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The operation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle, to cause it to perform desired movements.
View Other Definitionsend of evening nautical twilight
The point in time when the sun has dropped 12 degrees below the western horizon, and is the instant of last available daylight for the visual control of limited military operations.
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