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CAPABILITY TARGET [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
  • Military Strategy
DEF

A quantitative and/or qualitative description of the ability to create an effect or desired outcome that should be available for use by a specified time.

OBS

capability target: designation and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
  • Stratégie militaire
DEF

Description quantitative ou qualitative de l’aptitude à produire un effet ou un résultat souhaité, qui devrait être mise à disposition dans un délai précis.

OBS

objectif capacitaire : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Key term(s)
  • objectif de capacité
  • objectif de capacités

Spanish

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