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TACTICAL AIR RECONNOISSANCE [1 record]

Record 1 2025-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
  • Tactical Operations (Air Forces)
DEF

The use of aerial platforms at the tactical level to acquire information through sensors and/or visual observation.

OBS

tactical air reconnaissance; TAR: designations and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel; designations standardized by NATO and officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • tactical air reconnoissance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
  • Opérations tactiques (Forces aériennes)
DEF

Emploi de plateformes aériennes au niveau tactique pour acquérir de l'information par observation visuelle et au moyen de capteurs.

OBS

reconnaissance aérienne tactique; RAT : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées; désignations uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre et par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

reconnaissance aérienne tactique : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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