前進空中管制員(英語:Forward Air Controller,縮寫:FAC)是種專門引導飛機進行密接空中支援(Close Air Support,CAS)[1]的一種兵種,使飛機在執行對地攻擊時能打擊正確的目標同時也避免誤傷友軍(英语:Friendly fire)。這種任務叫做前進空中管制(Forward air control)[2]
^Tactical air control: the job explained. 倫敦: The Daily Telegraph. 2007年8月24日 [2010年5月2日]. (原始内容存档于2020年3月24日). The primary role of the forward air controller is to direct combat strike aircraft onto enemy targets in support of ground troops.
^Joint Air Operations Interim Joint warfare Publication 3-30(PDF). MoD: 4–5. [2016年12月28日]. (原始内容(PDF)存档于2011年6月8日). CAS in defined as air action against targets that are in close proximity to friendly forces and require detailed integration of each air mission with the fire and movement of these forces
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