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An '''Identify Friend or Foe''' ('''IFF''') system is a device that automatically identifies friendly assets on a battlefield.  An IFF system helps soldiers and weapon operators distinguish their allies from their enemies, thereby preventing "friendly fire" incidents.  The technology can also be built into "fire and forget" guided missiles, allowing them to select and attack an enemy target after launch without assistance from a weapon operator.
An '''Identify Friend or Foe''' ('''IFF''') system is a device that automatically identifies friendly assets on a battlefield.  An IFF system helps soldiers and weapon operators distinguish their allies from their enemies, thereby preventing "friendly fire" incidents.  The technology can also be built into "fire and forget" guided missiles, allowing them to select and attack an enemy target after launch without assistance from a weapon operator.
==IFF in Science Fiction==
* The ''Wing Commander'' video game includes IFF missiles that can be fired into a dogfight without putting wingmen at risk.
* In ''[[Alien]]s'', the [[Colonial Marine]]s have support weapons called "smart guns" that have IFF features.


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Revision as of 18:46, 11 April 2013

An Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) system is a device that automatically identifies friendly assets on a battlefield. An IFF system helps soldiers and weapon operators distinguish their allies from their enemies, thereby preventing "friendly fire" incidents. The technology can also be built into "fire and forget" guided missiles, allowing them to select and attack an enemy target after launch without assistance from a weapon operator.

IFF in Science Fiction

  • The Wing Commander video game includes IFF missiles that can be fired into a dogfight without putting wingmen at risk.
  • In Aliens, the Colonial Marines have support weapons called "smart guns" that have IFF features.