controlled interception


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controlled interception

An aircraft intercept action wherein the friendly aircraft are controlled from a ground, ship, or airborne station. See also air interception.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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Singleton found himself in the thick of the very earliest stages of ground controlled interception and airborne radar engagements.
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