Brevity Code

The Multi-Service Brevity Codes ( English for 'abbreviations for several armed forces') of NATO are words that can be used to convey complex information in just a few words. The standardized code words are also used by the Swiss Air Force after it changed from the Bambini Code to the NATO Brevity Code in 1998 . The code words facilitate coordination during an association deployment and improve understanding during multi-service operations. The codes are intended for use by air and ground operations personnel at the tactical level. This is a complete list of NATO code words.

Code words

A.

Aborting / Abort / Aborted

Instruction or information that action / attack / event / mission is / should be canceled.

Action

Instruction to perform a briefed maneuver.

Active

An emitter sends.

Add (system / category)

Instruction to add a system or EloGM process.

alarm

Instruction or information that EMCON is canceled.

Alpha check

Ask for / confirmation of course and distance to the point described.

alligator

Link 11 .

Anchor (ed)

Orbit around a specific point; Loop that is flown by a tanker.
Information that a dogfight is taking place near a specific point.

Angels: Altitude in thousands of feet (e.g. Angels Five for 5,000 ft (1500 m)).

Anyface with marking

Anyface: Friendly GCI / AEW / C2I if callsign is unknown.
Arizona: Anti-radar missile armament no longer available.
As fragged: Unit or element will behave in accordance with the Air Tasking Order (ATO).
Attack (ing): Air strike on ground targets.
Attack Complete: Air raid on ground targets ended.
Authenticate: Request or response for authentication by code.
Autocat: Any communication transmission that performs automatic retransmissions.

Pigs away!

(Gun) Away

Birds - Friendly surface-to-air missile
Pigs - friendly gliding weapon
Long Rifle - Friendly long-range air-to-ground weapon

Azimuth: Two or more groups that differ mainly in the azimuth angle .

B.

bandit

An aircraft classified as hostile based on ID criteria. The term does not imply that the target should be attacked.

Banzai

Information or instruction to use the tactics of firing and deciding.

Base (number)

Reference number to provide information such as course, altitude and fuel.

Bay

Perform the deception as discussed.

Bead Window

Last radio message published possibly unauthorized information.

Beam (ing)

The target is held between 70 and 110 ° or between 250 and 290 °.

Beanstalk

Data link users should watch out for false targets.

Bent

The named system is inoperable; canceled by Sweet .

bingo

The aircraft's minimum amount of fuel to fly back to the base.
Fly to the specified airport / carrier due to lack of fuel.

Bird away!

Bird: Friendly surface-to-air missile (SAM).
Bird (s) affirm: Indication of the FlaRak position to be able to attack a specific target with surface-to-air missiles.
Bird (s) away: Friendly SAM was shot at target, similar to Fox with air-to-air missiles.
Bird (s) negat: Indication of the FlaRak position that a specific target cannot be attacked. Opposite of bird (s) affirm .
Bittersweet: Indication of possible self-fire .
Blind: No visual contact with friendly air or ground units, opposite of visual .
Blotter: ECM recipient.
Blow through: Instruction or information to stay directly on course in combat and not aiming to become an anchor (ed) .
Bogey: A sensor contact whose identity is unknown.
Bogey dope: Request for destination information that is available or lettered by BRAA .
box: Group / contacts / formations in a rectangle.
BRAA: Tactical control format for course (bearing), distance (range), altitude (altitude) and angle (aspect) relative to a friendly aircraft.
Bracket: Geometry where friendly planes take a position on opposite sides, with the aim in between.

Break right!

Break (direction): Instructions to turn with maximum load in the specified direction apply to defensive maneuvers.
Breakaway: Instruction to separate the tanker and the recipient as quickly as possible.
Broke lock: Information that radar or infrared activation was lost.
Brass monkey: Information or instruction that the aircraft will reach the airspace borders of a country.
Bruiser: Friendly air-launched anti-ship missile, e.g. B. Harpoon.
Buddy (lase / guide): Inquiry or information that the weapons are not controlled from your own aircraft.
Buddy lock: Activation of a friendly aircraft; Answer is buddy spike , along with position / course / altitude.
Buddy spike: Friendly plane on the radar detector; followed by position / course / altitude.
Bugout: Separation of a particular battle / attack / operation; no intention to attack again / come back.
Bugsy: Unit carries out terrorist or asymmetrical combat activities.
Bullring: A maritime patrol area.

Bulldog at the start

Bulldog: Friendly ship- or submarine-based anti-ship missile, e.g. B. Harpoon.
Bullseye: Reference point from which the position of an object can be referenced; this takes place through absolute angles and distances.
Bump / bump-up: Start of a temporary increase in altitude, for a better glide path to attack over the target.
Burn: The target is illuminated optically / infrared.
Buster: Instruction to fly at maximum cruising speed (possibly super cruise ).
Button: Radio channel setting.

C.

Candygram

Information that target information is available for electronic warfare .

Canyon

Use EloGM against radar.

Cap (ping)

An air surveillance mission in a specific location.

(Target / object) Captured

Aircraft crew have identified the ground target and can track it with an on-board sensor.

CAV-OK

ICAO term for almost cloud-free below 5,000 feet (1500 m), visibility at least 6 nm (11 km), no storms expected.

Cease Fire / Engagement

Hold fire; Fired missiles keep flying, keep chasing the target.

Champagne

An attack pattern of three groups with two in front and one in back.

Charlie

Expected landing time on the ship
Instruction to land on the ship.
Delay in turnaround time; z. B. Charlie Ten for 10 minutes.

Chattermark

Start with briefed communication procedures in order to counter disruptive measures.

Cheapshot

The data connection to the actively searching missile broke off when the on-board radar switched from a high pulse repetition rate to a medium one.

Check turn (left / right)

Degrees to the left or right and stay on a new course.

Checkprint (Track #)

More information on a specific track should be collected.
Target information was confirmed.

Cherubs

Altitude of friendly aircraft is a hundred feet above the ground.

Chicks

Friendly plane.

Clam (name)

Emissions from the system are to be stopped.

Clean

No sensor information about group of interest.
No visible combat damage.
The aircraft does not carry any external loads.

Cleared

Requested action is authorized.

Cleared hot / to engage

Use of weapons is authorized.

cliff

EloGM interference signal.

Cloak

Instruction or information that the position lights are switched off.

Closing

Falling distance.

Cold

Attack geometry makes you fly past the target.
A stretch on the air surveillance mission where the nose points away from the direction of the threat.
No shelling expected in the area.

Color: Request for information about a system at a certain point.
Comeback (direction): Instruction / information to fly back.
Come off: Instruction to maneuver in such a way that mutual support is restored or to disentangle flight paths; requires visual and tally .
Commit (ted): Fighter intended to attack / intercept; the controller gives further information.
Confetti: Chaff lane or chaff corridor.
Confidence: Trust, e.g. B. in ID.

Cons of two MiG-29. Two F-15s attempt a bracket maneuver

Cons / Conning

Threat or bogey leave behind contrails .

Contact (Pod)

Sensor contact at the named position.
Confirms sighting of the specified reference point.
Target is captured with pod.

Container: Rectangular formation.
Continue: Continuation of the previous maneuver; the term does not imply that the target should be attacked.
Continue dry: Use of weapons not authorized.
Crank: F-pole maneuvers; the target is pursued at the edges of the radar detection area.
Criss Cross: New track determined by ESM bearings. See also phantom .
Crossing: Two groups cross their flight path.
Cruise: Cruising speed flight; to Buster or Gate .
Curve: EloGM fake signal.
Cutoff: Request or instruction to cut the path to a destination.

Cyclops with Mother

Cyclops: Any type of unmanned aerial vehicle .

D.

Dash (#): Aircraft position in the formation. Used when the callsign is unknown.
Data: Standby for data link information about the object at the specified position.
Deadeye: An airborne laser target marker indicates that the system is not working.
Declare: Request for the identity of specific tracks / destinations / groups. Answer Friendly , Bogey , Bandit ; Hostile , Unable , Clean or Furball .
Declutter: Reduction of the graphics on the display so that the object of interest is not obscured.
Deep: Deep graduation of three or more groups, analogous to Wide .
Defending: Aircraft is in a defensive position and maneuvering against a surface-to-air threat.
Delouse: Instruction to discover, identify and attack unknown aircraft behind friendly machines.
delta: Save fuel at the specified altitude and position while working on the boat.
Deploy: Instruction to maneuver to a briefed position.
Details: Request to get the 9- or 15-liner with close air support .
Diamonds: IR event on the surface.
Dirty: Link is unencrypted.
Divert: Onward flight to the alternative base.

Go for a walk with ALE-55 dog

Dog

Tow jammers.

Dolly

Link 4.

(System) Down (location / direction)

Emitter no longer sends. That doesn't mean it was destroyed.

Dragging

(USAF) The target is held in the anterior ± 60 ° cone.
(Navy) Target is held in the rear ± 60 ° cone (120 ° to 240 °).

Dropping

Instruction or information to stop observing a specific target / emitter and to continue searching.
Distance of the emitter / target from the tactical image; z. B. Drop Track 5 .

Duck: Dive in and increase speed.
Duffer: Unit with equipment for emitter direction finding.

E.

Echelon formation

echelon

Formation of groups or contacts with wingmen about 45 ° apart.

echo

Positive SEESAW / electronic warfare weapons system (EWWS) / System M / Mode X answer.

Empty

No interesting emitters found.

Engage

Open fire on the target.

Engaged

Maneuvering a fighter plane with the enemy in view to avoid confusion.

Estimate

Estimates size, distance, height, or other parameters; implies a degradation, so an estimate is necessary.

Extend

Short maneuver to gain energy / distance / separation; usually with the intention of attacking again. Usually the direction is given, e.g. B. extend north for a short maneuver to the north.

Eyeball

Fighter aircraft with the primary task of visually identifying targets.
Electro-optical detection of an aircraft. Usually followed by the number of machines discovered.

F.

Faded: Radar contact is lost.
Faker: Friendly track that is considered a hostile for practice purposes .
Fan () Tack (): Left and right border of the sector that can be disrupted.
Feeler: Ship-based fire control radar.

Ferret type Boeing RC-135 with Feet dry

Feet wet / dry

Flight over water / land.

Fence (in / out)

Set cockpit switches to enter / exit the combat area. Stands for fire control, electronic countermeasures, navigation, communication, emitters.

Ferret

SIGINT airborne reconnaissance aircraft.

Flank / flanking

(USAF) Target is held between 120 ° and 150 ° or 240 ° and 270 °.
(Navy) Target is held between 30 ° and 60 ° or 330 ° and 300 °.

Flare: Torch insert.
Flash (system): Temporary activation of the system, e.g. B. Afterburner, IFF, etc.
Flashlight: Instruction to the escorted helicopter to activate its IR ground light so that it can be better seen by escort aircraft.
Flavor: Visually identified nationality of a contact.
Float (ing): Instruction or information to pull the formation apart laterally to the limits of the field of view in order to maintain radar contact or to prepare the defense.

Fox Three!

Fox (number)

Simulated / real shot with an air-to-air missile

One - semi-active radar-guided missile, e.g. B. Sparrow.

Two - infrared guided missile, e.g. B. Sidewinder.

Three - Active radar guided missile, e.g. B. AMRAAM.

(# 1) (# 2) ship - volley from (# missiles) to (#targets), one per target. Fox two four ship are four infrared guided missiles, one per target.

2nd Fox (three) - volley of several Fox (one / two / three) missiles at a target.

Fox Mike: Very high frequency (VHF) / Frequency Modulated (FM) radio.
Freeze burn: Fixation of the optical / infrared illuminator in the current position.
Friendly: Contact identified as friendly.
Fuel State (time): Remaining flight time of a helicopter in hours and minutes until an emergency landing is due.
Furball: Cornering combat in which friendly and enemy planes are mixed up. May be the answer to Declare .

G

Gadabout (#): Minimum altitude above which no (ground-to-air) threat is to be expected. Gadabout 25 means over 25,000 feet (7620 m).
Gadget: Radar or other emitter.

Gate 2-4-4 : Fly course 244 at full speed

Gate: Instruction or information that you should fly at maximum speed. The afterburner is used here.
genius: System uses EloSM techniques.
Gimbal: Radar target reaches antenna elevation or azimuth limit.
Gingerbread: Imitation voices may be used in the radio circuit.
Go active: Dialing into the radio network with frequency hopping.
Go broadcast: Switch to broadcast control format.
Go clear: Use unencrypted voice transmission.
Go secure: Use encrypted voice transmission.
Go tactical: Switch to tactical control in the air combat area.
Goodwill: Range limit of friendly missiles.
Gopher: Contact does not fly in a safe corridor.

Gorilla group at an air show

gorilla: Large group, the number and formation of which cannot be determined.
Grand slam: All hostile aircraft in a target lane (or a mission target) must be shot down.
Green (direction): Direction in which the least hostile air-to-air activity can be expected.

Greyhound type BGM-109 Tomahawk road

Greyhound: Friendly cruise missile, e.g. B. Tomahawk.
Gridiron: Interfering signals appear on the viewing device and temporarily prevent the determination of the distance and angle to the target.
Group: Radar targets are no more than 3 nm (5556 m) apart.
Guns: Use of the on-board cannon.

H

Handshake

Link 16 connection was established.

Hard (direction)

Instructions to make a turn at the maximum sustained rate in the specified direction apply to defensive maneuvers.

Heads up

Alarm call due to interesting activity.

Heavy

A group or package with more than three entities.

High

Over 40,000 feet (12,000 m) above mean sea level (MSL).

Hit (s)

Radar echoes from aerial targets.
Weapon impact on the ground within the destruction radius.

Hold down: Instruction to save the transmitter in order to be able to locate it.
Hold fire: Emergency message to cease fire on a target. Guided missiles in flight are destroyed.
Holding hands: Airplanes in visible formation.
Hollow: Data not received via link.
Home plate: Deployment base or carrier.
Hook (left / right): Instructions with directions to fly a 180 ° turn.

EF-18G: Hooter

Hooter

Friendly jammer.

Hostile

A contact was identified as hostile, released to fire under the Rules of Engagement (military) .

Hot

Attack geometry makes you fly past the target.
A stretch on the air surveillance mission where the nose points in the direction of the threat.
Contact in the range of ± 20 ° or 160 ° to 200 ° relative to your own aircraft.
Intended or completed use of weapons.
Use of weapons in the area by enemy or own forces expected.

Hotel fox: High frequency (HF) radio.
Houndog: Notice from a fighter aircraft that it is within firing range.
Hush: Follow emissions protocol.
Husky: Active radar-guided weapon is in the distance where it activates its viewfinder.

I.

ID

Instruction to identify the target.
Identification performed, followed by the type.

In (direction): Information that a turn to the enemy is being flown or approaching the ground target.
India: Mode IV.
In place (direction): Simultaneous maneuver in direction.
Interrogate: Run an IFF query.
Intervene: Push an air target out of a no-fly zone, etc.
In the dark: Target in radar shadow or cannot be reached by radar.
Intruder: A stray in the vicinity of the area of operation that could operate SIGINT or disrupt the operation.
Investigate: (Self-explanatory)

J

Jackal: Group participates in the Link 16 network.
Pity: Unfriendly jammer.
Jello: Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar .
Jink: Unpredictable maneuver to make target tracking difficult.
joker

K

Kick (frequency): Switch radio or data link to the specified channel.
Kick (course) Add: Move the unit in the indicated direction with maximum power to break away from the enemy.
Knock it off: Instruction to stop dogfighting in training.

L.

Ladder: Three or more groups / contacts within reach.
Lame Duck: Plane with difficulty.
laser: Platform can laser target marking.
Laser on: Instruction to start the laser target illumination.
Lasing: The speaker lasers.
load: C2 expression that the altitude of the last contact was obtained from a reliable source (e.g. combat aircraft radar). Relevant for 2D radars.
Lead trail: Formation in which two contacts follow one another.
Leaker (s): Air threat broken through the defensive belt. Usually followed by further information.
Lean (direction): Instruction to the group to fly in a new direction, the rest (e.g. formation, speed, altitude) remains the same.
Level: Contact at the same level.
Lights on / off: Instruction to switch the external lighting on / off.
Lightbulb: Switch all position lights bright.
Line abreast: Two contacts in a group flying side by side.
Liner: Flight at speed for maximum range.
Locked: Radar activation.

AGM-84H: Long Rifle

Long rifle: Long-range air-to-surface missile, e.g. B. SLAM-ER.
Looking: (Self-explanatory)
Lost contact: Sensor contact lost.

M.

Maddog: Start a Fox-Three against a target in sight.

Magnum!

Magnum (system / location)

Launch an anti-radar missile like HARM. The announcement is z. B. Magnum SA-2 northeast when a HARM is fired at the SA-2 position to the northeast.

Maneuver ()

Specified group maneuvers according to (azimuth / distance / altitude)

Manfred

Note that the emitter (transmitter / radar) cannot be used for reasons of national security.

Mapping

Radar in air-to-ground mode.

mark

Record the location of the object of interest.
Tracer bullet / smoke / battlefield lighting to mark the target for aircraft / ground forces.

Marking

Friendly planes leave contrails behind.

Markpoint

Transmit geographic point via data link that has not been designated.

Marshal (ling)

Establishing a specific point.

Match sparkle

Overlay the IR point.

Merge (d)

Information that friendly units and targets have approached within sight.
Radar contacts are now within the range / angle resolution of the radar.

Mickey: Have quick time-of-day (TOD) signal.
Midnight: Information that C2 (Command & Control) are no longer available; Opposite of Sunrise .
Miller time: Attack on ground target ended; is passed on by the last aircraft in an attack wave to begin retreating.
Minimize: Radio circle is saturated / disturbed, less talking.
monitor: Observation of a group with sensors.
Mother: Mothership.
Move burn (course): Move the EO / IR illuminator to the given heading angle.
Mover (s): Unidentified moving objects on the ground.
Mud (type / direction): Ground emitter on the radar detector, followed by type and direction.
Multiple: Different stations transmit at the same frequency.
Music: Incorporation of false goals (EloGM).

N

Nails: Air emitters on the radar detector, followed by type and direction.
Naked: Nothing on the radar detector.
Near-Far: Airplanes in a group are separated by distance.
Negative contact: No sensor contact with friendly aircraft.
Negative lasers: Aircraft does not receive laser energy.
New picture: Used by the controller or flight crew when the tactical situation has changed. Cancels all previous instructions, new commands follow.
Neutral: An identified goal that works neither with nor against your own strength.
No factor: No threat.
No joy: No visual contact with target / bandit / landscape feature; Opposite of tally .
Notch (direction): Aircraft maneuvered to avoid a radar threat. Here, the flight is carried out at a right angle to the radar threat so that it may no longer be displayed on the opposing radar. (Doppler notch)

O

Occupied: Ground targets are in the target area. Opposite of vacant .
Off (direction): Attack is canceled and maneuvered in the specified direction.
Offset (direction): Maneuver in a certain direction.
On station: Aircraft has reached assigned position.
Opening: Increasing distance.
Orbit (ing): Maintain current or assigned position.
Out (direction): Information that a turn to cold is being flown relative to a threat / target .
Outlaw: Bogey has met place of origin provisions of the Rules of Engagement.

P

Package: Geographically isolated collection of groups / contacts / formations.
Pacman: The end of the enemy formation was discovered and fighter planes were converging towards it. Blue 4 is Pacman 290 / 5nm means that Blue 4 is approaching the end of the enemy formation at position 290 / 5nm.
Padlocked: Crew cannot take their eyes off the target without losing tally / visual .
Paint (s): Correct answers from a group to IFF queries.
Pan (LEFT / RIGHT / UP / DOWN): Move the imaging sensor left / right / up / down.
Pancake (wish): Landing request with reason, e.g. B. Pancake ammo .
Parrot: IFF transponder.
Passing: Two groups at a distance pass each other.

Pedro

Pedro: Rescue helicopter.
phantom: A track of the target could be calculated by looking at enemy interference signals. See also Criss Cross .
Picture: Provide tactical picture of mission accomplishment.
Pigs: Gliding weapons, e.g. B. JSOW or SDB.
Pigeons: Magnet course and distance to the home plate .
Pillow: Pulse repetition rate, identical to slope .
Pince (r): Maneuver threats for a pincer attack.
Pit bull: Fox-Three is active and pursues the goal autonomously.

Pitchback

Pitch (back) (left / right): Change course by 180 ° by pulling up.
Playmate: Cooperating aircraft.
Playtime: Time that the aircraft can spend in the operational area.
(# 1) Pogo (# 2): Switch to channel # 1. If a connection cannot be established, switch to # 2. If no connection is established either, switch to the original channel.
Pond: Carry out EloGM attack plan.
Point: Point or track that comes via the data link.
Polar bear: Friendly plane has visual / contact to a friendly group and joins.

Pop : climb with maximum power

pop

Start climb for ground attack.
Climb with maximum power.

CSAR picks up a pilot: Popcorn plus one

Popcorn

CSAR leaves the landing area and indicates the number of people picked up, e.g. B. String 1, popcorn plus 2 if String 1 took two people.

Popeye

Flight in the clouds or surroundings with reduced visibility.

Pop up

The group suddenly appears on the screen.
Air defense position will suddenly go into action according to the Rules of Engagement.

Positive

Request for the position of friends; Answer as a landscape feature or reference point.

Post attack

Instruction of what to do after the attack / interception.

Post get

Fast downward spiral.

Press

Instructions to continue attacking, mutual support is maintained.

Print (type)

Active Non-Cooperative Target Recognition (NCTR) response, e.g. B. Print Su-30 .

Pulse

Illumination of an opposing position with flickering IR energy.

Pump

Maneuver to minimize the rate of approach to a threat or to a landscape feature with the intention of attacking again.

Puppies (text)

EMCON plan is modified.

Pure

Instruction or information to go on the pure pursuit (= nose is pointed at the opposing aircraft in a curve fight). Middle way between cold and hot .

Push (channel)

Switch to channel.

Pushing

Exit assigned point.
Groups went cold but are still being watched.

Q

Quail: Enemy air-to-surface missile.

R.

Racket: Intercepted electromagnetic signal associated with a track.
Range: Two or more groups that are at the same angle at different distances.
Raygun: Activation of an unknown aircraft with radar; is like a request for buddy spike .
Red light: Time after which the SAR aircraft can no longer perform SAR tasks.
Reference (direction): Instruction given.
Renegade: Civil aircraft, possibly hijacked by terrorists for use as a weapon.
Rent: Report the characteristics of an intercepted electronic signal.
Reported (text): Information comes from an external source.
Reset: Onward flight to briefed position or operational area.
Restake: New stake .
Resume: Last formation / station / mission is resumed.
Retrograde: Instruction to withdraw while performing defensive maneuvers against threats.
Rider: A bogey moving in a safe corridor.

Rifle!

Rifle: Friendly air-to-surface missile, e.g. B. Maverick is fired.
Ripple: Salvage shot in which two or more weapons are fired at a target at close range.
Roger: Received radio message
Rolex (± time): Time deviation from briefing; Rolex +3 means the goal / event will be reached three minutes later.
Rope: An IR pointer is pointed at the aircraft by the ground troops in a circling manner so that the pilot can discover the position of friendly ground troops.
Rotator: Moving Target Indication has discovered a rotating radar antenna.
rover: Platform can down-stream videos.
rumba: Own aircraft maneuvered in order to be able to aim the distance to the target.

S.

Saddled

Information that the wingman has returned to its position in the formation.

SAM (direction)

Visual view of a surface-to-air missile.

Seed

Crew has the same information as just said.

Sandwiched

Friendly aircraft / group is between enemy aircraft / groups.

Saunter

Fly with the best endurance.

scan

Search Sector for contacts.

Scram

Own unit is in danger, retreat in specified direction. Support is not expected.
Interception process aborted because anti-aircraft missiles or fighter planes are already processing the target.

Scramble

Take off as soon as possible.

Scrub

Moving Target Indication suggests slow, low-flying aerial targets.

Scud

Any type of tactical ballistic missile.

Separate

Exit a battle.

Separation

Two groups should separate.

Set (number)

Speed is / should be in knots or mach.

Shackle

Flight paths cross; Maneuver to adjust or maintain formation.

Shadow (name)

Follow the specified goal.

Shift

Change energy from radar / IR / laser / other.

Shooter

Airplane / unit that will use weapons.

Shopping

Request to C2 (e.g. AWACS) for a destination.

Shotgun

Weapon status from the briefing, in which z. B. is started with bugout .

Side-side

Group whose units are distributed in azimuth.

(System) silent

System is currently unavailable.
Set the data link to receive only.
Sending station is not transmitting.

Singer (type / direction): Radar detector reports missile launch.
single: A group, a contact, etc.
Skate: Use launch-and-leave tactics.
Skip it: Objection to commit , followed by further instructions.
Skosh: Aircraft cannot use Fox-Three, e.g. B. none loaded or all fired.
skunk: Unknown contact on the water surface.
Slapshot (type / course angle): Instruction to fire an anti-radar missile at the target, e.g. B. Slapshot SA-10 bearing 3-1-2 .
Slice (back) (left / right): Course change by 180 ° with loss of altitude, see also Pitch (back) .
Slide: Continuation of the previous mission but departure from station due to threat.
Slip (ping): Time delay until the individual event.
Slope: Pulse repetition rate, identical to pillow .
Slow: Target at 150 to 400 kn (280 to 740 km / h).
Smack: Approval for air-to-ground weapons.
Smash (on / off): Instruction to switch collision lights on / off.

Smoke in its own position

Smoke

Smoke marking in one position.

Snake

An IR pointer is pointed at a target in a circular motion. See also rope .

Snap (Group / heading)

Request for BRAA to a named group with the wish to join it.
The fastest possible course change to the current course.

Snaplock (BRAA): Radar contact, specified with BRAA .

The Monge (A601) , a sneaker

Sneaker

Reconnaissance ship.

Sniper (type / location / range / course angle)

Instruction to fire a shot at a specific anti-aircraft position. Unlike Slapshot , the target must be within range of the weapon.

Snooze

Start with EMCON. Opposite of alarm .

Sort (ed)

Assignment of goals within a group (completed).

Sour

Opposite of Sweet

No / wrong answer to an IFF request
Network access problems.
Equipment is ineffective.

Spades

A radar contact or a group that has no IFF modes or ID codes.

Sparkle

Target marking by an IR pointer or by tracer ammunition.
Platform can illuminate targets with IR.

Spike (d) (direction): Radar detector reports aircraft radar in target tracking mode.
Spin: Perform a written maneuver for diversion.
Spitter: An opposing aircraft leaves the fight and thus possibly the area of operation of its own pursuer.

GBU-38 Splash

Splash (ed)

Target destroyed or weapon impact.

Split

Aircraft leaves the group to attack a target.

Spoofers

An entity employs electronic or tactical deception.

Spoofing

Information that the opponent is also radioing.

Spot

Conception of the laser target marking.

Squawk (mode / code)

IFF works as advertised.

Squaking

Bogey replies with an incorrect IFF code.

Stack

Contacts within a group are separated by different flight altitudes.

Stake

The reference point for air-to-ground operations can also be a video stream from an area.

Standby

More information is coming soon.
The eyeball fighter performs visual identification of the target.

Starlings: Set the laser point finder to the laser frequency and the target area.
status: Request for your own tactical situation or a position report from the group.
Steady: Instruction to keep the IR pointer still.
star: Request or instruction for an interception geometry that leads into the back of the opponent.
Stinger: Formation of three, with two together in front and one behind at a distance.
Stop (burn): End the IR target lighting.

Stranger

Stranger

Unidentified traffic that doesn't matter.

Strange (text)

Turn off named equipment.

Strength

Numerical strength of a group.

Stripped

Airplane is out of formation.

Strobe (s) (heading angle)

Noise interference from angle X.

Sunrise

C2 is available. Opposite of Midnight .

Sunshine

Illuminating the target with artificial light.

great

Supersonic.

Sweet

Opposite of sour

Correct answer to IFF query.
Dialing into the data link network.
Equipment works efficiently.

Swept: Formation in which the wingmen take a 45 ° position behind the leader.
Switched: Attacker changes target.

T

Day (system / location)

Response to Color to report the type and position of an emitter.

Tally

Sighting of target, bandit , bogey , or enemy position; Opposite of no joy .

Target

Assignment of a goal.
Track fulfills the requirement to be considered a target.

Targeted

The responsibility of the group has been fulfilled.

Ten seconds

Standby for laser on in about 10 seconds.

Terminate

Stop the target laser target lighting.
In training, termination of the current battle without interrupting the exercise.

Threat: hostile / bandit / bogey is within a certain range of a friend.
Throttles: Thrust reduction to save fuel and / or lower the IR signature.
Thunder: One minute to air-to-ground weapon impact.
Tied: Positive radar contact with element / aircraft.
tiger: Enough fuel and guns to accept a commit .
Timber (channel): Link 16 (or network in this).
Timecheck: Check / change IFF code.
Toggle: Make previously agreed changes to the avionics.

HARM Targeting Pod: Toy

Toy

HARM targeting pod.

Track (direction)

Direction of flight of contact / group based on absolutely north.

(System) tracking

IR sensor activated.
Enemy air defense position observes its own forces.

Track Number (#): Data link destination with the number #
Trashed: Enemy guided missile was repelled.
Travel: Change radar frequency.
Trespass (system / position): The group flies within range of an air defense position.
Tumbleweed: Limited awareness of the situation; no joy , blind ; Ask for information.

U

Unable: Cannot act as requested.
uniform: Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) radio.

V

Vacant: Ground equipment not in the target area. Opposite of Occupied
Vampires: Enemy anti-ship missile.
Vector: Change course from real north to magnetic.
Very fast: About Mach 1.5.
Very low: Under 1000 feet (300 m).
Very slow: Less than 150 kn (280 km / h).

Vic formation

Vic: V-formation with point to the front.
Victor: VHF / Amplitude Modulation (AM) radio.
Visual: Visual contact with friendly aircraft or ground troops; Opposite of blind .

W.

Wall

Three or more groups distributed in azimuth.

Warning (color)

Air defense warning, enemy attack is on

RED - imminent or in progress.

YELLOW - probably.

WHITE - unlikely or over.

Wedge formation

Wedge

Wedge formation.

Weighted

Multiple formations in a group, offset at a distance.

What luck

Ask about mission success.

What state

Ask about the remaining fuel and missiles. Ammunition and oxygen are only reported if specifically asked for or if the condition is critical.

= Number of actively radar-guided weapons.
= Number of semi-active radar-guided weapons.
= Number of infrared guided weapons.

Minus = no / few cannon ammunition

= Remaining fuel in thousands of pounds to one decimal place.

The answer Blue Two is 3-1-2 by 7 point 5 means: 3 AIM-120s, 1 AIM-7, 2 AIM-9s, ammunition for on-board guns available, 7,500 lbs (3400 kg) of residual fuel.

Wide

Large azimuth separation of the outermost groups to form Vic , Wall with at least three groups .

Wilco

Will follow orders.

Winchester

No weapons left.

Woofer

Active off-board radar jammer, e.g. B. GENeric eXpendable .

Words

Instruction or inquiry for more information on the mission or orders.

Working

Collecting electronic emissions to identify and locate targets.

Y

Yardstick: Instruction to use TACAN to determine the distance.

Z

Zap: Request for information via data link.
Ziplip: Only critical information should be sent.
Zoom (in / out): (Self-explanatory)

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Brevity - MULTI-SERVICE BREVITY CODES FM 1-02.1 , June 2005
To the former Swiss Bambini code