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ELECTRONIC COUNTERMEASURES AIRCRAFT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-04-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Counter-Measures (Military operations)
- Remote Sensing
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stealth technology
1, record 1, English, stealth%20technology
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- low-observable technology 2, record 1, English, low%2Dobservable%20technology
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sub-discipline of electronic countermeasures which covers a range of techniques used with aircraft, ships and missiles, in order to make them less visible(ideally invisible) to radar, infrared and other detection methods. 3, record 1, English, - stealth%20technology
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Stealth technology has as its fundamental principle the prevention of detection by the enemy, and applies not only to aircraft as is commonly assumed, but also increasingly to naval vessels and to armoured vehicles, although in the latter cases, it is nascent technology upon which comment must be reserved. Stealth technology, therefore, does not simply mean the evasion by aircraft of radar through the reduction of radar signature. It also encompasses the reduction of an aircraft’s visibility in other spectra, most notably acoustic, visual, and infra-red. Consequently the popular term "stealth technology" would perhaps be better referred to as "low-observable technology." 2, record 1, English, - stealth%20technology
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Contre-mesures (Opérations militaires)
- Télédétection
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- technologie furtive
1, record 1, French, technologie%20furtive
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- technologie de discrétion 2, record 1, French, technologie%20de%20discr%C3%A9tion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le joint Strike Fighter et le drone de combat seront tous les deux capables de survivre dans des situations de combat, puisqu'ils seront basés sur la technologie furtive, donc difficilement détectables par l'ennemi. 3, record 1, French, - technologie%20furtive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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