Air-breathing Missile Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org

air-breathing missile

Term Source: JP 3-01 (Countering Air and Missile Threats) ?

1.) A missile with an engine requiring the intake of air for combustion of its fuel, as in a ramjet or turbojet.

In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These terms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

Term Classification: operations

Source:

Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

Term sourced from JP 3-01: Countering Air and Missile Threats, updated March 2012 View source document

This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015


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