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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Success indicator (SI)

Military; Air force

The conditions indicating the progress toward and/or achievement of an objective or end-state condition.

Symmetric operations

Military; Air force

Operations in which a capability is countered by the same or similar capability.

Systemic effect

Military; Air force

An effect on the entire operation of a system or systems.

Air and space expeditionary force (AEF)

Military; Air force

An organisational structure to provide forces and support rotationally, and thus on a relatively more predictable basis. They are composed of force packages of capabilities that provide rapid and ...

Combat identification

Military; Air force

The capability to attain an accurate characterization of detected objects in the joint battlespace to the extent that high confidence, timely application of military options and weapons resources can ...

Combat aviation advisory team (CAAT)

Military; Air force

A special operations team specifically tailored to assess, advise, and train foreign aviation forces in air operations employment and sustainability. Teams support geographic combatant commanders ...

Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF)

Military; Air force

A voluntary contractual programme where civil carriers agree to augment military airlift during a crisis in exchange for peacetime defence business. During peacetime, regional contingencies, and ...