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decoy

Term Source: JP 3-13.4 (Military Deception) ?

1.) An imitation in any sense of a person, object, or phenomenon which is intended to deceive enemy surveillance devices or mislead enemy evaluation.

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Term Classification: operations

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Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

Term sourced from JP 3-13.4: Military Deception, updated January 2012

This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015


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