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PATROL SURVEILLANCE AREA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-07-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Space Control
- Air Defence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- patrol and surveillance area
1, record 1, English, patrol%20and%20surveillance%20area
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PSA 2, record 1, English, PSA
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The area that extends from the close approach area and encompasses the region around the airbase from which stand-off weapons and man-portable air defence systems can be employed against air assets. 1, record 1, English, - patrol%20and%20surveillance%20area
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Its size will vary with the type of threat and will extend up to 15 km past the close approach area for stand-off weapons and up to 40 km past the close approach area along aircraft approach and departure routes when there is a man-portable air defence system threat. 1, record 1, English, - patrol%20and%20surveillance%20area
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
patrol and surveillance area; PSA: term, abbreviation and definition officially approved by the Aerospace Doctrine Committee (Trenton). 3, record 1, English, - patrol%20and%20surveillance%20area
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Contrôle de l'espace aérien
- Défense aérienne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone de patrouille et de surveillance
1, record 1, French, zone%20de%20patrouille%20et%20de%20surveillance
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ZPS 2, record 1, French, ZPS
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Secteur s'étendant de la zone d'approche rapprochée et englobant le secteur entourant la base aérienne à partir duquel des armes tirées à distance de sécurité et des systèmes portatifs de défense antiaérienne peuvent être utilisés contre des biens aériens. 1, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20patrouille%20et%20de%20surveillance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sa superficie varie selon le type de menace et peut aller jusqu'à 15 km à l'extérieur de la zone d'approche rapprochée pour les armes tirées à distance de sécurité et jusqu'à 40 km à l'extérieur de la zone d'approche rapprochée le long des itinéraires d'approche et de départ en présence de la menace d'un système portatif de défense antiaérienne. 1, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20patrouille%20et%20de%20surveillance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
zone de patrouille et de surveillance; ZPS : terme, abréviation et définition uniformisés par le Comité de la doctrine aérospatiale (Trenton). 3, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20patrouille%20et%20de%20surveillance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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