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COOPERATIVE SURVEILLANCE

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Any surveillance system, such as secondary surveillance radar (SSR), wide-area multilateration (WAM), or ADS-B, that is dependent upon the presence of certain equipment onboard the aircraft or vehicle to be detected.

Source FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary · checked 2026-08-25

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