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Terminal phase

Term · Defense and military · MLC-T-DEF-001668

That portion of the flight of a ballistic missile that begins when the warhead or payload reenters the atmosphere and ends when the warhead or payload detonates, releases its submunitions, or impacts.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-DEF-001668
FieldDefense and military
ReferencesJP 3-01
See alsoBoost phase; Midcourse phase
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-DEF-001668",
  "term": "Terminal phase",
  "field": "Defense and military",
  "definition": "That portion of the flight of a ballistic missile that begins when the warhead or payload reenters the atmosphere and ends when the warhead or payload detonates, releases its submunitions, or impacts.",
  "see_also": [
    "boost phase",
    "midcourse phase"
  ],
  "references": [
    "JP 3-01"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/defense/terminal-phase/"
}

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