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Battle force

Military; General military

A standing operational naval task force organisation of carriers, surface combatants, and submarines assigned to numbered fleets. A battle force is subdivided into battle groups.

Carrier strike group (CSG)

Military; General military

A standing naval task group consisting of a carrier, embarked airwing, surface combatants, and submarines as assigned in direct support, operating in mutual support with the task of destroying ...

Personnel locator system (PLS)

Military; General military

A system that provides rough range and bearing to isolated personnel by integrating the survival radio (if equipped with a transponder) with an airborne locating system, based on an encrypted ...

Intelligence subject code

Military; General military

A system of subject and area references to index the information contained in intelligence reports as required by a general intelligence document reference service.

A system of receiving radio beacon signals and rebroadcasting them on the same frequency to confuse navigation. The meaconing stations cause inaccurate bearings to be obtained by aircraft or ground ...

Q-route

Military; General military

A system of preplanned shipping lanes in mined or potentially mined waters used to minimise the area the mine countermeasures commander has to keep clear of mines in order to provide safe passage for ...