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Record 1 2021-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Military Organization
  • CBRNE Operations
CONT

The ADM mission officer is the executing commander's representative and the leader of the ADM mission task force. The ADM mission officer is in operational control of the ADM target team(s).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Opérations CBRNE

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Weapon Systems
CONT

The roles of [the] weapon systems officer are as varied as [the] aircraft with the field of intelligence, surveillance target acquisition and reconnaissance offering the most opportunities.

Key term(s)
  • wizzo
  • weapon system officer
  • weapons systems officer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Systèmes d'armes
OBS

Le [navigateur officier système d'armes (NOSA)] intervient dans la préparation et la gestion en vol des missions complexes, ainsi que dans le domaine de la sécurité des vols.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Form Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Target Acquisition
Universal entry(ies)
CF 589
form code, see observation
OBS

CF 589: form code used by the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • CF589

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires (Forces armées)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CF 589
form code, see observation
OBS

Fiche de tir - no 1 à l'officier du pas de tir : La lettre «o» de l'abréviation «no» se place en exposant.

OBS

CF 589 : code de formulaire employé par les Forces canadiennes.

Key term(s)
  • CF589

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Position and Functional Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Intelligence (Military)
  • Target Acquisition
OBS

The Target Intelligence Officer...(TIO) is the head of the target information section in the division FSCC [Force Support Coordination Center], and is responsible for targeting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes et fonctions (Forces armées)
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
  • Acquisition d'objectif

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Air Defence
CONT

It had a low-light television system. The system operated by having the pod look in the same direction as the pilot's bomb sight, with the weapons system officer then finding the target on his monitor screen as the pilot pointed his aircraft at it.

CONT

In 1967, the US Air Force found that lowlight level television and thermal imagers could be employed to scan the area around an embattled village.

Key term(s)
  • low light level television system
  • low light level television
  • lowlight level television system
  • lowlight television

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Défense aérienne
CONT

En 1967, l'US Air Force découvrait que l'on pouvait aussi utiliser la télévision bas niveau de lumière pour observer le sol de nuit.

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shooting (Sports)
OBS

Rules/refereeing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tir (Sports)
OBS

Règlement/arbitrage.

Spanish

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Record 7 1984-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Artillery
  • Weapon Systems
CONT

... a Digital Plotter Map, which automatically marks up the target information, using conventional symbology, on a 120 cm square(4 ft 4 ft) map which also shows the relative positions of friendly forces, etc., and which therefore gives the FDO(Fire Direction Officer) an immediate view of the overall tactical picture...

OBS

This map is in the TACFIRE (Tactical Fire direction system) Data Display Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Artillerie de campagne
  • Systèmes d'armes
CONT

(...) une carte traçante, qui inscrit automatiquement les information d'objectif, sous la forme de symboles conventionnels, sur une carte de 120 X 120 cm, où sont portées également les positions relatives des forces amies (...)

OBS

Cette carte fait partie de l'ensemble de visualisation TACFIRE (TACtical FIRE direction system).

Spanish

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