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AIR DEFENCE EARLY WARNING [2 records]

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Record 1 2006-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Defence
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

Early notification of the launch or approach of unknown weapons or weapons carriers.

OBS

early warning; EW: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

early warning; air defence early warning: terms and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Défense aérienne
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
DEF

Premier avis du lancement ou de l'approche d'armes ou de vecteurs d'armes non identifiés.

OBS

alerte lointaine; AL : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

alerte lointaine; alerte lointaine de défense aérienne; pré-alerte : termes et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Defensa aérea
  • Vigilancia, detección y reconocimiento (Militar)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
DEF

Notificación anticipada del lanzamiento o de la aproximación de armas, o vehículos armados, desconocidos.

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Record 2 1999-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Weapon Systems (Air Forces)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces aériennes)

Spanish

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