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IR COUNTER-MEASURE [1 record]

Record 1 2024-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Counter-Measures (Military operations)
  • Electronic Warfare
DEF

Any device or technique that is intended to impair the effectiveness of an adversary's activity in the infrared spectrum.

OBS

The device or technique may or may not operate in the infrared spectrum.

OBS

infrared countermeasure; IRCM: designations standardized by NATO; designations and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel, the Air Force Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

Key term(s)
  • infrared counter-measure
  • infra-red counter-measure
  • infra-red countermeasure
  • IR counter-measure

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contre-mesures (Opérations militaires)
  • Guerre électronique
DEF

Dispositif ou technique ayant pour but de réduire l’efficacité de l’activité d'un adversaire dans le spectre infrarouge.

OBS

La technique ou le dispositif peut ne pas être utilisé dans le spectre infrarouge.

OBS

contre-mesure infrarouge; IRCM : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN et uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de la Force aérienne; désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la Défense.

Spanish

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