All > Technology > Defense

• Direct defensive actions taken to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action. It includes such measures as the use of aircraft, air defense weapons, weapons not used primarily in an air defense role and electronic warfare.

  DoD Missile Defense Agency - Cite This Source - This Definition
  ×

  Cite Definition for Active Air Defense

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Active Air Defense. (n.d.). MDA Glossary. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-air-defense.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Active Air Defense. www.mda.mil. MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-air-defense (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Active Air Defense." MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-air-defense.

• Browse Related Terms: Active Air Defense, AEGIS, Air Defense Action Area, Air Defense Operations Area, Combat Support, Passive Air Defense, ROW, Weapon Engagement Zone, Weapons Assignment, Weapons Readiness State