Polygone
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The Multinational Aircrew Electronic Warfare Tactics Facility Polygone, known more briefly as Polygone, is an electronic warfare tactics range located on the border between Germany and France. It is a tri-national facility operated by France, Germany, and the United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.luftwaffe.de/portal/a/luftwaffe/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP3I5EyrpHK9nHK97MSiIr2sgtK0tCr9cJDKlFS95Py81BIQWZKaV5IJJNOLEkvyi_QK8otKckAypUVFQBm9zBT9SANDFycDMwMYMKyxMI7yCHIzNzP29HPz1y_IzXUEALR7vDw!/ |title=Polygone – Simulierter Kampf ums Überleben |trans-title=Polygone – a simulated duel for survival |language=German |first=Thomas |last=Emig |publisher=German Air Force |date=1 April 2010 |access-date=11 June 2015}}
Purpose
The range, also referred to as the Multi-national Aircrew Electronic Warfare Tactics Facility (MAEWTF), is jointly operated by personnel from the United States, German, and French air forces.
Training areas
The particular sites of the range are coordinated by CCC systems provided by Computer Application Services (www.casltd.co.uk) - SPICCCS at RAF Spadeadam & EPICCCS at Polygone. These systems additionally provide debrief products for aircrew.
Training sites are in:
- Bann Alpha (Germany)
- Bann Bravo; with the Polygone Coordination Center (PCC), responsible for the co-ordination oft the missions
- Pirmasens-Grünbühl (Germany)
- Zweibrücken-Oberauerbach (Germany)
- Grostenquin (France)
- Chenevières (France)
- Épinal (France)
Civil-military ATM co-ordination
In order to provide civil / military air traffic management co-ordination the EUROCONTROL software tools ADMAR and ADMAR 2000 have been used. These products were replaced by CIMACT in 2005.
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Category:Military installations of France
Category:Military installations of the United States
Category:Training establishments of the German Air Force
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