BANDIT

• An aircraft identified as enemy, in accordance with theater ID criteria. The termdoes not necessarily imply direction or authority to engage.

BANZAI

• Informative call or directive to execute launch and decide tactics.

BASE (Number)

• Reference number used to indicate such information as headings, altitude, and fuels.

BEAD WINDOW

• Last transmission potentially disclosed unauthorized information.

BEAM (ING)

• Target stabilized within 70 to 110 degree aspect; generally (Direction)given with cardinal directions: east, west, north, or south.

BENT

• System indicated is inoperative.

BINGO

• Fuel state needed for recovery.
• Proceed/ am proceeding to specificed base (field) or carrier.

BIRD

• Friendly surface-to-air missile (SAM).

BIRD(S) AFFIRM

• Surface to Air (S/A) informative call indicating unit is able and prepared to engage a specified target with SAMs (presumes target is within or will enter the SAM engagement envelope).

BIRD(S) AWAY

• Friendly SAM has been fired at designated target.

BIRD(S) NEGAT S/A

• Informative call indicating unit is unable to engage a specified target withSAMs. Opposite of BIRD( S) AFFIRM.

BITTERSWEET

• Notification of possible BLUE ON BLUE situation relative to a designated track orfriendly aircraft.

BLANK

• A suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) aircraft does not detect any emitters of interest.

BLIND

• No visual contact with friendly aircraft/ ground position; opposite of VISUAL.

BLOW THROUGH

• Directive/ informative call that indicates aircraft will continue straight ahead at the merge and not turn with target/ targets.

BOGEY

• A radar or visual air contact whose identity is unknown.

BOGEY DOPE

• Request for target information as briefed/ available.

BOX

• Groups/ contacts/ formations in a square or offset square. FM 101-5-1 MCRP 5-2A

BRAA

• Tactical control format providing target bearing, range, altitude, and aspect, relative to a friendly aircraft.

BRACKET

• Indicates geometry where friendly aircraft will maneuver to a position on opposing sides, either laterally or vertically from the target.

BREAK (Direction)

• Directive to perform an immediate maximum performance turn in the direction indicated; assumes a defensive situation.

BREAKAWAY

• Tanker or receiver directive call indicating immediate vertical and nose/ tail separation between tanker and receiver is required.

BREVITY

• Radio frequency is becoming saturated, degraded, or jammed and briefer transmissions must follow.

BROADCAST

• Request/ directive to switch to broadcast control.

BROKE LOCK

• Loss of radar/ infrared (IR) lock-on (advisory).

BRUISER

• Friendly air-launched antishipmissile (ASM) (for example, HARPOON, EXOCET, PENGUIN).

BUDDY LOCK

• Locked to a known friendly aircraft; normally a response to a SPIKE or BUDDY SPIKE call and accompanied with position/ heading/ altitude.

BUDDY SPIKE

• Friendly aircraft air-to-air indication on radar warning receiver (RWR); to be followed by position/ heading/ altitude.

BUGOUT

• Separation from that particular engagement/ attack/ operation; no intent to (Direction) re-engage/ return.

BULLDOG

• Friendly surface/ submarine-launched ASM (for example, HARPOON, EXOCET, OTOMAT).

BULLSEYE

• An established point from which the position of an object can be referenced; made by cardinal/ range or digital format.

BUMP/ BUMP-UP

• A fly-up to acquire line of sight (LOS) to the target or laser designation.

BURN GLINT

• used to provide illumination.

BUSTER

• Directive call to fly at maximum continuous speed (military power).

BUZZER

• Electronic communications jamming.