composite defense

composite defense

[kəm′päz·ət də′fens]
(ordnance)
In antiaircraft artillery, a defense that employs two or more types of fire units which are integrated into a single defense.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Led by the Iranian Army's Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base, the armed forces also employed domestically-developed artillery, missile and composite defense systems to counter possible radar disruptions and enemy's telecommunications.
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