Editing Polygone

{{Short description|Military base in Europe}}
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The '''Multinational Aircrew Electronic Warfare Tactics Facility Polygone''', known more briefly as '''Polygone''', is an [[electronic warfare]] tactics range located on the border between [[Germany]] and [[France]]. It is a tri-national facility operated by France, Germany, and the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.luftwaffe.de/portal/a/luftwaffe/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP3I5EyrpHK9nHK97MSiIr2sgtK0tCr9cJDKlFS95Py81BIQWZKaV5IJJNOLEkvyi_QK8otKckAypUVFQBm9zBT9SANDFycDMwMYMKyxMI7yCHIzNzP29HPz1y_IzXUEALR7vDw!/ |title=Polygone – Simulierter Kampf ums Überleben |trans-title=Polygone – a simulated duel for survival |language=German |first=Thomas |last=Emig |publisher=[[German Air Force]] |date=1 April 2010 |access-date=11 June 2015}}</ref>
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== Purpose ==
The range, also referred to as the Multi-national Aircrew Electronic Warfare Tactics Facility (MAEWTF), is jointly operated by personnel from the [[USAF|United States]], [[German Air Force|German]], and [[French Air Force|French]] air forces.

== Training areas ==
[[File:Multinational Aviation Live Virtual Constructive Training System exercise at the Polygone Control Center.jpg|thumb|Multinational Aviation Live Virtual Constructive Training System exercise at the Polygone Control Center.]]
The particular sites of the range are coordinated by CCC systems provided by Computer Application Services (www.casltd.co.uk) - SPICCCS at [[RAF Spadeadam]] & EPICCCS at Polygone.  These systems additionally provide debrief products for aircrew.

Training sites are in:
* [[Bann (Pfalz)|Bann]] Alpha (Germany)
* Bann Bravo; with the ''Polygone Coordination Center (PCC)'', responsible for the co-ordination oft the missions 
* [[Pirmasens]]-[[Husterhöhe|Grünbühl]] (Germany)
* [[:de:Oberauerbach|Zweibrücken-Oberauerbach]] (Germany)
* [[RCAF Station Grostenquin|Grostenquin]] (France) 
* [[Chenevières]] (France) 
* [[Épinal]] (France)

== Civil-military ATM co-ordination ==
In order to provide ''civil / military air traffic management co-ordination'' the [[EUROCONTROL]] software tools [[ADMAR]] and ADMAR 2000 have been used. These products were replaced by [[CIMACT]] in 2005.

== References ==
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[[Category:Military installations of France]]
[[Category:Military installations of the United States]]
[[Category:Training establishments of the German Air Force]]


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