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Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A constellation of sensor satellites under development by the Air Force which, within the context of NMD [National Missile Defense], would acquire and track ballistic missiles throughout their flight and provide the first estimate of their trajectory to the BMC2 system [Battle Management, Command and Control system].  4, record 1, English, - Space%2DBased%20Infrared%20System

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SBIRS operational requirements include four mission areas of missile warning, missile defense, technical intelligence, and battlespace characterization.  5, record 1, English, - Space%2DBased%20Infrared%20System

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Spaced-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) will replace the current Defense Support Program (DSP) and will be a consolidated, cost-effective, flexible system designed to meet U.S. infrared (IR) space-based surveillance and warning needs through the next two or three decades.  6, record 1, English, - Space%2DBased%20Infrared%20System

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Système infrarouge basé dans l'espace : traduction non officielle donnée à titre d'information seulement.  3, record 1, French, - Space%2DBased%20Infrared%20System

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Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The integrating hardware, software, and organizational structure which will allow the various elements of National Missile Defense to work together as a system and permit the Commander in Chief of the North American Air Defense/United States Space Command(CINCNORAD/CINCSPACE) to control the operations of the integrated NMD system. The two most significant components of the BMC3 system are a Battle Management, Command and Control(BMC2) element that will track targets, plan engagements, and direct and monitor the various facets of a missile defense battle; and an In-flight Interceptor Communications System(IFICS) to link the communications between the BM/C2 and the exoatmospheric kill vehicle(KV) during the latter's flight toward its target.  3, record 2, English, - Battle%20Management%2C%20Command%2C%20Control%20and%20Communications

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Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Gestion de l'engagement, commandement, contrôle et communication : traduction non officielle donnée à titre d'information seulement.  3, record 2, French, - Battle%20Management%2C%20Command%2C%20Control%20and%20Communications

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Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The North American Aerospace Defence Command(NORAD) is a binational United States and Canadian organization charged with the missions of aerospace warning and aerospace control for North America. Aerospace warning includes the monitoring of man-made objects in space, and the detection, validation, and warning of attack against North America whether by aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles, utilizing mutual support arrangement or other commands. Aerospace control includes ensuring air sovereignty and air defense airspace of Canada and the United States.  5, record 3, English, - North%20American%20Aerospace%20Defence%20Command

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Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Le Commandement de la défense aérospatiale de l'Amérique du Nord (NORAD) est une organisation militaire binationale qui été créée officiellement en 1958 par le Canada et les États-Unis pour surveiller et défendre l'espace aérien de l'Amérique du Nord. Le NORAD surveille et dépiste les objets artificiels dans l'espace, et il donne l'alerte en cas d'attaque contre l'Amérique du Nord par des avions, des missiles ou des véhicules spatiaux. Le NORAD assure également la surveillance et le contrôle de l'espace aérien du Canada et des États-Unis.  3, record 3, French, - Commandement%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9fense%20a%C3%A9rospatiale%20de%20l%27Am%C3%A9rique%20du%20Nord

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Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Over 20 nations protect their sovereign airspace with command, control and communication systems produced by Hughes Aircraft Company, the world's most experienced developer of automated air defense systems. The systems are comprised of air defense radars, computers, displays and other electronic subsystem.  1, record 4, English, - command%2C%20control%20and%20communication%20system

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command, control and communications system; C3 system: terms extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.  3, record 4, English, - command%2C%20control%20and%20communication%20system

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS

système de commandement, de contrôle et de communications; système C3 : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.  2, record 4, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20commandement%2C%20de%20contr%C3%B4le%20et%20de%20communications

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Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The Forward Area Air Defense System(FAADS), designed for total air defense coverage to the division area, integrates weapons, sensors, and command, control and intelligence systems to counter the anticipated forward area air threat into the 21st century. FAADS consists of five major elements-a command, control and intelligence(C2I) component; a line of sight-forward-heavy(LOS-F-H) weapon; a non-line of sight(NLOS) weapon; a line of sight-rear(LOS-R) weapon; and combined arms initiatives.  3, record 5, English, - Forward%20Area%20Air%20Defense%20System

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Traduction littérale : Système de défense antiaérienne de la zone d'approche.  1, record 5, French, - Forward%20Area%20Air%20Defense%20System

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Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The employment of strategic air and missile forces to destroy, or render impotent, military capabilities of an enemy force. Bombers and their bases, ballistic missile submarines, ICBM silos, ABM and air defense installations, command and control centers, and nuclear stockpiles are typical counterforce targets.  1, record 6, English, - counterforce%20strike

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Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT

First and foremost among these is the need for a Command and Control Subordinate System(CCS2). This will be essential for the control of tactical operations and covers five functional areas : manoeuvre, fire support, air defense, intelligence/electronic warfare, and combat service.... CCS2 in the year 2000 will require rapid information gathering, analysis, decision-making and "shotgun" dissemination in near-real time.  1, record 7, English, - Command%20and%20Control%20Subordinate%20System

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Record 8,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Air defense systems. Radar and Identification Friend or Foe(IFF) equipment comprises the forward elements of complex systems that have appeared throughout the world. Examples include semi-automatic ground environment(SAGE), augmented by a mobile backup system called BUIC in the United States, NATO air defense ground environment(NADGE) in Europe, a similar system in Japan, and various land-mobile, airborne, and ship command & control.  4, record 8, English, - back%2Dup%20interceptor%20control

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