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DEFENSIVE COUNTER-AIR OPERATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations (Air Forces)
  • Air Defence
DEF

Active and passive defensive measures designed to detect, identify, intercept, and destroy or make ineffective forces attempting to attack or to penetrate friendly airspace.

OBS

defensive counter-air operation: designation and definition standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • defensive counterair operation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
  • Défense aérienne
DEF

Mesures de défense active et passive conçues pour détecter, identifier, intercepter et détruire ou rendre inopérantes les forces qui tentent d'attaquer ou de pénétrer l'espace aérien ami.

OBS

opération défensive contre le potentiel aérien : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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