control and reporting system

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control and reporting system

An organization set up for: a. early warning, tracking, and recognition of aircraft and tracking of surface craft, and b. control of all active air defenses. It consists primarily of a chain of radar reporting stations and control centers and an observer organization, together with the necessary communications network.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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