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'''IFF''' is an acronym for ''Identification Friend or Foe'', a transponder-based system of spacecraft identification, used to distinguish friendly from enemy craft. | '''IFF''' is an acronym for ''Identification Friend or Foe'', a transponder-based system of spacecraft identification, used to distinguish friendly from enemy craft. | ||
The [[Cylon transponder]]s found on ''Galactica'' contain IFF technology and are used by the crew in clandestine approaches to Cylon strongholds | The [[Cylon transponder]]s found on ''Galactica'' contain IFF technology and are used by the crew in clandestine approaches to Cylon strongholds ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). | ||
Colonial civilian and military ships, such as | Colonial civilian and military ships, such as [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] and [[Raptor]]s, also have transponders. The civilian ships likely use civilian transponders used for commercial passenger flight, but are now recognized by ''Galactica'' as part of its Fleet. The [[Blackbird]] was likely not equipped with a transponder (or the transponder is disabled as part of its function), which almost leads to it being attacked by other Vipers whose pilots mistake its questionable [[DRADIS]] signature as a Cylon target after the stealth fighter returns from a reconnaissance mission ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]). | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||