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HIGH VALUE TARGET [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
DEF

An entity that is assessed to be essential to an adversary's mission. [Definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel.]

DEF

A target identified as critical to an actor or organization for achieving its goal. [Definition standardized by NATO.]

OBS

high-value target; HVT: designations officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel, standardized by NATO and to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
DEF

Entité jugée essentielle à la mission d'un adversaire. [Définition uniformisée par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées.]

DEF

Objectif identifié comme critique pour un acteur ou une organisation pour lui permettre d'atteindre son but. [Définition normalisée par l'OTAN.]

OBS

cible de grande importance; CGI : désignations uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

objectif de grande importance : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

OBS

objectif de grande importance; OGI : désignations uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Adquisición del objetivo
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