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Disaster control

Military; General military

Measures taken before, during, or after hostile action or natural or manmade disasters to reduce the probability of damage, minimise its effects, and initiate recovery.

Proactive mine countermeasures

Military; General military

Measures intended to prevent the enemy from successfully laying mines.

Airspace coordinating measures (ACMs)

Military; General military

Measures employed to facilitate the efficient use of airspace to accomplish missions and simultaneously provide safeguards for friendly forces.

Biometric

Military; General military

Measurable physical characteristic or personal behaviour trait used to recognise the identity or verify the claimed identity of an individual.

Nuclear weapons surety

Military; General military

Materiel, personnel, and procedures that contribute to the security, safety, and reliability of nuclear weapons and to the assurance that there will be no nuclear weapon accidents, incidents, ...

Materiel or service support shared with or provided by two or more Services, Department of defence agencies, or multinational partners to another Service, Department of defence agency, non-Department ...

Mission-capable (MC)

Military; General military

Material condition of an aircraft indicating it can perform at least one and potentially all of its designated missions. Mission-capable is further defined as the sum of full mission-capable and ...