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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Defensive counterspace (DCS)

Military; Air force

Operations to preserve US/friendly ability to exploit space to its advantage via active and passive actions to protect friendly space-related capabilities from adversary attack or interference.

Deliberate targeting

Military; Air force

The part of the tasking process for prosecuting targets that are detected, identified, and developed in sufficient time to schedule actions against them in tasking cycle products such as the air ...

Cyberspace

Military; Air force

A domain characterised by the use of electronics and the electromagnetic spectrum to store, modify and exchange data via networked information systems and associated physical infrastructures.

Deliverables

Military; Air force

The desired or expected results of specific support functions that contribute to responsive combat support for an air and space expeditionary force.

Cumulative effect

Military; Air force

An effect resulting from the aggregation of multiple, contributory direct or indirect effects.

Information dissemination management

Military; Air force

The subset of information management with a supporting infrastructure that addresses awareness, access, and delivery of information. The primary mission is to provide the right information to the ...

Information assurance (IA)

Military; Air force

Information operations that protect and defend information and information systems by ensuring their availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation. This includes ...