Air force

Air force

An branch of the military establishment that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army, navy or other branch. Typically, air forces are responsible for gaining control of the air, carrying out strategic and tactical bombing missions and providing support to surface forces.

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Full spectrum threat response programme (FSTR)

Military; Air force

The single, integrated Air Force programme to address the full spectrum of physical risks, threats, mitigation strategies, and passive defence measures. The primary missions of the Air Force full ...

Force protection (FP)

Military; Air force

Actions taken to prevent or mitigate hostile actions against Department of defence personnel (to include family members), resources, facilities, and critical information. These actions conserve the ...

Global air mobility support system (GAMSS)

Military; Air force

Provides responsive, worldwide support to airlift and air refuelling operations. This system consists of an existing but limited set of CONUS and en route locations. Deployable forces capable of ...

Geospatial intelligence (GEOINT)

Military; Air force

The exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe, assess and visually depict physical features and geographically referenced activities on the earth.

Fusion

Military; Air force

In intelligence usage, the process of examining all sources of intelligence and information to derive a complete assessment of activity. Process of combining/aggregating data to derive a more ...