STANAG 4082 - Adoption of a Standard Artillery Computer Meteorological Message (METCM) is a

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two N ...

Standardization Agreement to provide meteorological information for

External ballistics External ballistics or exterior ballistics is the part of ballistics that deals with the behavior of a projectile in flight. The projectile may be powered or un-powered, guided or unguided, spin or fin stabilized, flying through an atmosphere o ...

. The information consists of virtual temperature, pressure, and wind speed/direction. The custodian of this STANAG is the MILMET panel, formerly BMWG, within NATO Headquarters. The Edition 2 of this STANAG was promulgated 28 May 1969. Edition 3 was cancelled in May 2019 and is superseded by STANAG 6015 . For a description of how STANAG 4082 relates to other

STANAG In NATO, a standardization agreement (STANAG, redundantly: STANAG agreement) defines processes, procedures, terms, and conditions for common military or technical procedures or equipment between the member countries of the alliance. Each NATO st ...

s in the areas of ballistics and meteorology please see the following preview (also shown in slide 4 of the following presentation).Article title

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