multiple reentry vehicle
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Multiple Reentry vehicle — A Multiple Reentry vehicle payload for a ballistic missile deploys multiple warheads in a pattern against a single target. (As opposed to MIRV, which deploys multiple warheads against multiple targets.) The advantage of an MRV versus a single… … Wikipedia
Multiple reentry vehicle — A Multiple Reentry vehicle payload for a ballistic missile deploys multiple warheads in a pattern against a single target. (As opposed to MIRV, which deploys multiple warheads against multiple targets.) The advantage of an MRV over a single… … Wikipedia
multiple reentry vehicle — The reentry vehicle of a delivery system that places more than one reentry vehicle over an individual target. See also maneuverable reentry vehicle; multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle; reentry vehicle … Military dictionary
multiple reentry vehicle — Mil. a reentry vehicle equipped with multiple warheads that cannot be directed to separate targets. Abbr.: MRV, M.R.V … Useful english dictionary
Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle — For the band, see M.I.R.V.. The MIRV U.S. Peacekeeper missile, with the re entry vehicles highlighted in red … Wikipedia
Multiple Independently targetable Reentry Vehicle — Wiedereintrittsspuren von acht MIRVs einer LG 118A Peacekeeper auf Kwajalein … Deutsch Wikipedia
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle — A reentry vehicle carried by a delivery system that can place one or more reentry vehicles over each of several separate targets. See also maneuverable reentry vehicle; multiple reentry vehicle; reentry vehicle … Military dictionary
maneuverable reentry vehicle — A reentry vehicle capable of performing preplanned flight maneuvers during the reentry phase. See also multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle; multiple reentry vehicle; reentry vehicle … Military dictionary
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle — Mil. a reentry vehicle that breaks up into several nuclear warheads, each capable of reaching a different target. Abbr.: MIRV, M.I.R.V. * * * Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle, a guided missile with multiple nuclear warheads to be … Useful english dictionary
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle — Mil. a reentry vehicle that breaks up into several nuclear warheads, each capable of reaching a different target. Abbr.: MIRV, M.I.R.V. * * * … Universalium
