What (who) is Defilade - definition
GRENADE LAUNCHER
XM-25; XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System; XM25 Punisher; Individual Airburst Weapon System; XM25 IAWS; XM25 Individual Airburst Weapon System; CDTE; XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement; Richard Audette; HK XM25 CDTE
![A U.S. soldier wielding an XM-25 decorated in the [[Universal Camouflage Pattern]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/XM25-2.jpg?width=200 "A U.S. soldier wielding an XM-25 decorated in the [[Universal Camouflage Pattern]]")
defilade
[?d?f?'le?d]
¦ noun Military the protection of a position, vehicle, or troops against enemy observation or gunfire.
Origin
C19: from Fr. defiler 'protect from the enemy' + -ade1.
Defilade
·vt To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works commanded from some higher point.
Defiladed
·Impf & ·p.p. of Defilade.
Wikipedia
XM25 CDTE
The XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement (CDTE) System, also known as the Punisher and Individual Semiautomatic Air Burst System was an airburst grenade launcher with programmable ammunition derived from the XM29 OICW. It was fielded to soldiers serving in the War in Afghanistan in 2010, after which malfunctions and 2013 program budget cuts delayed official entry into service, planned for early 2017. In early 2017, the contract with Orbital ATK was cancelled, calling the future of the entire program into question. The program was officially terminated on 24 July 2018.
