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FRIENDLY FORCE [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
  • Military Strategy
  • International Relations
DEF

Military force that [is] sympathetic to, supportive of or loyal to coalition forces.

OBS

Friendly forces may include regular and irregular forces.

OBS

friendly force: The plural form of this designation (friendly forces) as well as the definition were officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board in 2018.

Key term(s)
  • friendly forces

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
  • Stratégie militaire
  • Relations internationales
DEF

Force militaire qui sympathise avec les forces de la coalition, les appuie ou leur [est] loyale.

OBS

Parmi les forces amies, on trouve des forces régulières ou irrégulières.

OBS

force amie : La désignation au pluriel (forces amies) ainsi que la définition ont été uniformisées par le Groupe d’experts en terminologie interarmées et le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense en 2018.

Key term(s)
  • forces amies

Spanish

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