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Air defense emergency

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000033

A military emergency condition declared by a designated authority. This condition exists when an attack upon the continental U.S., Alaska, Canada, or U.S. installations in Greenland by hostile aircraft or missiles is considered probable, is imminent, or is taking place.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000033
FieldAviation and air traffic control
ReferencesAIM; FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000033",
  "term": "Air defense emergency",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "A military emergency condition declared by a designated authority. This condition exists when an attack upon the continental U.S., Alaska, Canada, or U.S. installations in Greenland by hostile aircraft or missiles is considered probable, is imminent, or is taking place.",
  "references": [
    "AIM",
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/air-defense-emergency/"
}

Record 33 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.