IRU

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English[edit]

The IRU from a Peacekeeper ICBM.

Noun[edit]

IRU (plural IRUs)

  1. (aerospace) Initialism of inertial reference unit, a device which uses the forces applied to a spacecraft or aircraft in order to track its orientation.
    Coordinate terms: ADIRU, INS