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Terms for subject Military (74177 entries)

Coastal Air Defense Identification Zone	CADIZ
Coastal Air Navigation Supplement	CAN
CAMS	coastal antimissile system
CAMP	coastal artillery mine planter
CB	coastal battery
CBRAS	coastal battlefield reconnaissance and analysis system
CD	coastal defense
coastal defense	All the actions and measures coordinating the territorial maritime defense and ensuring the defense of the area including the coastal waters and the strip of land just beyond the shoreline. It requires a close cooperation between the maritime authorities and the land authorities in their respective area of responsibility.
coastal defense	Naval forces and installations in fortified coastal regions or areas to protect naval bases against attack by land or sea and to assist ships in coastal waters or ground forces in coastal areas. The core elements of coastal defense are coastal missile and artillery troops, the naval infantry, rifle units and engineer units, and ground forces, naval vessels and aircraft if necessary.
CDCC	coastal defense coordination center
CDF	coastal defense force
CDR	coastal defense radar
CDSU	coastal defense signal unit
coastal defense troops	An arm or branch whose roles are to protect maritime forces, ground troops, the civilian population and coastal installations from attack by enemy surface ships, to defend naval bases and other important maritime installations from the shore, to participate in amphibious and/or airborne landings, to assist ground forces in anti-airborne defense operations and to destroy surface ships. They include the following arms: coastal missile and artillery troops, naval infantry and coastal defense infantry. See also coastal defense.
Coastal Engineering Research Board	CERB
CF	coastal frontier
Coastal Mine Hunter	MHC
Coastal Motor Boat	CMB
Coastal Patrol and Interdiction Craft	CPIC
Coastal Patrol Boat	CPC