identification friend or foe

identification friend or foe
a) (in a civilian aircraft) a transponder that responds by sending a code identifying itself
b) (in a military aircraft) a transponder that responds by sending a similarly coded signal, only when detecting a code indicating the radar is part of the friendly-forces network

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