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CONTREMESURE PASSIVE [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Counter-Measures (Military operations)
CONT

Passive countermeasures. Passive countermeasures can include camouflage for land units or stealth technology for aircraft and ships, making it harder for the enemy to find, fix or track units. Valuable mobile assets such as aircraft, ships, headquarters can also be dispersed so that they do not present too tempting a target, or hidden among civilian objects, or moved around in a manner that complicates an adversary's targeting.

Key term(s)
  • passive counter-measure

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contre-mesures (Opérations militaires)
OBS

contre-mesure : Action destinée à rendre inefficaces les armements ennemis.

Key term(s)
  • contremesure passive

Spanish

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