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AIR DEFENSE RADAR NETWORK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-03-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- over-the-horizon
1, record 1, English, over%2Dthe%2Dhorizon
correct, NATO
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- OTH 1, record 1, English, OTH
correct, NATO
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Over-the-horizon(OTH) radar systems were first developed during the Cold War as part of the early warning defense network. With the end of the Cold War, research into OTH radar continued, with a new focus : detection of illegal aircraft engaged in drug smuggling. Current research had its genesis in U. S. Air Force and Navy laboratories in the 1960s, as well as at Stanford University. At present, the United States, Russia, China, and Australia employ OTH radar for surveillance purposes. Much of the current effort is concentrated on the development of relocatable OTH radar(ROTHR), first demonstrated by the Navy in the early 1980s. 2, record 1, English, - over%2Dthe%2Dhorizon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
over-the-horizon; OTH: term and abbreviation extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 3, record 1, English, - over%2Dthe%2Dhorizon
Record 1, Key term(s)
- over the horizon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- transhorizon
1, record 1, French, transhorizon
correct, masculine noun, NATO
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- OTH 2, record 1, French, OTH
correct, masculine noun, NATO
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
transhorizon : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 3, record 1, French, - transhorizon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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