BARRIER COMBAT AIR PATROL


Meaning of BARRIER COMBAT AIR PATROL in English

One or more divisions or elements of fighter aircraft employed between a force and an objective area as a barrier across the probable direction of enemy attack. It is used as far from the force as control conditions permit, giving added protection against raids that use the most direct routes of approach. See also combat air patrol.

DOD English dictionary of military terms.      Английский словарь военных терминов DOD.