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AIRBORNE ASSAULT FORCE [3 records]

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Record 1 2022-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
  • Target Acquisition
  • Airborne Forces
DEF

In an airborne operation, a phase beginning with delivery by air of the assault echelon of the force into the objective area and extending through attack of assault objectives and consolidation of the initial airhead.

OBS

assault phase: designation and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Forces aéroportées
DEF

Au cours d'une opération aéroportée, phase dont le début se situe au moment de l'arrivée par voie aérienne de l'échelon d'assaut dans la zone de l'objectif et qui se poursuit par l'attaque des objectifs de cet échelon et par l'organisation de la tête de pont aérienne initiale.

OBS

phase d'assaut : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Conducción general de las operaciones militares
  • Adquisición del objetivo
  • Fuerzas aerotransportadas
DEF

En una operación aerotransportada, fase que comienza con la llegada por aire del escalón de asalto de la fuerza a la zona del objetivo y su paso mediante el ataque a los objetivos de asalto y la consolidación de la cabeza del puente aéreo.

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Record 2 2019-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paradrop and Airdrop
  • Airborne Forces
  • Military Transportation
CONT

An airlift force training for airborne operations should include formation flying; execution of mass drops and assault aircraft landings...

Key term(s)
  • mass air drop

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutage et largage
  • Forces aéroportées
  • Transport militaire
CONT

Le programme d'instruction de la force de transport aérien en vue d'une opération aéroportée devrait comporter le vol en formation, l'exécution de largages massifs et d'atterrissages d'appareils de transport d'assaut [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
DEF

A man transportable ground-based communications intercept, processing, and direction finding system.

OBS

The system is ideal for intercept or direction finding operations in light, airborne, air assault and special operations force(SOF) operations. The 60 pound system can be carried by two soldiers. The receiver/processor subsystem fits in one soldier's all-purpose lightweight individual carrying equipment(ALICE) pack and the antenna sybsystem goes in another ALICE pack. A complete station can be rapidly relocated, optimizing its use in the forward areas of operations. External communications are provided by secure combat net radio(CNR).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Émission et réception radio

Spanish

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