Ordnance

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The military term ordnance should not be confused with the civil term ordinance.

U.S. Navy explosive ordnance technicians prepare to destroy several tons of Soviet, Chinese, and American rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), mortars, and other ordnance that were confiscated from Taliban and Al Qaeda forces during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Ordnance is a general term for a quantity of military equipment, usually specifying the ammunition for artillery, bombs, or other large weapons.

See also

• Ordnance Survey, maker of Ordnance maps. The Ordnance Survey is a British government organization which makes and sells maps. The name arose because it was first set up to make maps to show the Army where artillery could travel.
• Ordnance, Oregon a former community near the Umatilla Chemical Depot

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