PIRAZ
Position in the Tonkin Gulf
PIRAZ is a United States Navy acronym for Positive Identification Radar Advisory Zone.[1][2] The zone is defined by the air search radar coverage of a ship patrolling a designated PIRAZ station. The concept was similar to radar picket stations established in World War II. The PIRAZ ship requires a Naval Tactical Data System radio-linked computer installation to effectively identify and track all aircraft anticipated to enter the airspace of the zone during combat.[2]
- ^ "Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms". By Sea, Air and Land: An Illustrated History of the U.S. Navy and the War in Southeast Asia. Naval Historical Center, United States Navy. 26 October 1997. Retrieved 16 August 2008.
- ^ a b Lockee, April 1969, p.143