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OPERATION DEFENSIVE CONTRE POTENTIEL AERIEN [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-04-25

English

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

A counter-air operation designed to destroy or neutralize adversary air capability attempting to attack in or to penetrate friendly or neutral airspace. [Definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel.]

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. [Definition standardized by NATO.]

OBS

defensive counter-air operation; defensive counter-air; DCA: designations officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel.

OBS

defensive counter-air operation: designation standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • defensive counterair operation
  • defensive counter air operation
  • defensive counterair
  • defensive counter air

French

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

Opération contre le potentiel aérien conçue afin de détruire ou de neutraliser la capacité aérienne adverse qui tente de pénétrer l'espace aérien ami ou neutre, ou d'y mener une attaque. [Définition uniformisée par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées.]

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. [Définition normalisée par l'OTAN.]

OBS

opération défensive contre le potentiel aérien; ODCPA; défensive contre le potentiel aérien; DCPA : désignations uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées.

OBS

opération défensive contre le potentiel aérien : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

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