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'''IFF''' is an acronym | '''IFF''' is an acronym meaning ''Identification Friend or Foe''. | ||
A transponder-based system of aircraft identification, used to distinguish friendly craft from enemy craft. | |||
The system essentially uses a "Question and Answer" routine between one aircraft and another. A correct response leads to the questioned aircraft being identified as friendly. In this respect, IFF can be considered a [[Wikipedia:Challenge-response_authentication|Challenge-response Authentication system]]. | |||
The interrogation process is undertaken automatically, with no direct pilot / operator intervention necessary. | |||
IFF systems can also be incorporated into missile and or defence systems, thus preventing them from firing on / acquiring "friendly" targets. IFF transponders may also be fitted to civilian aircraft for the same reason. | |||
The [[Cylon transponder]]s found on ''Galactica'' contained IFF technology and were used by the battlestar in clandestine approaches to Cylon strongholds ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). | |||
Colonial civilian and military ships, such as [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]], 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]] is 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 who mistake its questionable [[DRADIS]] signature as a Cylon target after the stealth fighter returns from a reconnaissance mission ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]). | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/systems/iff.htm Global Security Org] | |||
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