(DoD) Any ordnance item containing electro-explosive devices proven by test or analysis to be adversely affected by radio frequency energy to the point that the safety and/or reliability of the system is in jeopardy when the system is employed in its expected radio frequency environment. See also electromagnetic radiation; hazards of electrogagnetic radiation to ordnance; HERO SAFE ordnance; HERO UNSAFE ordnance; ordnance.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). HERO SUSCEPTIBLE ordnance. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/hero_susceptible_ordnance/definitions/1956036 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "HERO SUSCEPTIBLE ordnance" http://smartdefine.org/hero_susceptible_ordnance/definitions/1956036 (accessed October 1, 2026). |
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| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "HERO SUSCEPTIBLE ordnance" 4 April 2011. Web. 1 October 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/hero_susceptible_ordnance/definitions/1956036> |