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AIR SPACE SURVEILLANCE [1 record]

Record 1 2006-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Space Control
  • Air Defence
CONT

Military airspace surveillance started during Worl War II when countries needed to detect incoming bombers in order to scramble fighters to intercept them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôle de l'espace aérien
  • Défense aérienne
CONT

Le quartier général (QG) de la 1er Division aérienne du Canada (1DAC) et de la Région canadienne du NORAD (RC NORAD) [...] assure la surveillance de l'espace aérien du Canada aux fins de nos engagements envers le Commandement de la défense aérospatiale de l'amérique du Nord (NORAD) [...]

Spanish

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