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CONTRE-MESURE OPTOELECTRONIQUE-INFRAROUGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Counter-Measures (Military operations)
  • Advanced Technology Weapons
DEF

Any device or technique employing electro-optical/infrared materials or technology that is intended to impair or counter the effectiveness of enemy activity, particularly with respect to precision guided weapons and sensor systems.

OBS

electro-optical-infrared countermeasure: The plural form of the term and the definition have been officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

Key term(s)
  • electro-optical-infrared countermeasures
  • electro-optical-infrared counter-measure
  • electro-optical-infrared counter-measures

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contre-mesures (Opérations militaires)
  • Armes de haute technicité
DEF

Tout dispositif ou toute technique utilisant du matériel ou une technologie optoélectronique/infrarouge dans le but de nuire à l’efficacité de l’activité ennemie ou de la contrer, particulièrement en ce qui concerne les armes à guidage de précision et les systèmes de capteurs.

OBS

contre-mesure optoélectronique-infrarouge : Le terme au pluriel et la définition ont été uniformisés par le Groupe d’experts en terminologie interarmées et par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la Défense.

Key term(s)
  • contre-mesures optoélectroniques-infrarouges
  • contremesure optoélectronique-infrarouge
  • contremesures optoélectroniques-infrarouges

Spanish

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