proximity fuze

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proximity fuze

An electronic device for detonating a warhead as it approaches a target, used in antiaircraft shells. Also called VT fuze.

A fuze wherein primary initiation occurs by remotely sensing the presence, distance, and/or direction of a target or its associated environment by means of a signal generated by the fuze or emitted by the target, or by detecting a disturbance of a natural field surrounding the target.

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