Fox is a brevity code used by NATO pilots to signal the simulated or actual release of an air-to-air munition or other combat function. Army aviation elements may use a different nomenclature, as the nature of helicopter fired weapons is almost always air-to-surface.
There are four variations of the Fox brevity word, with a number added to the end of Fox to describe the primary type of sensors the launched munition possesses (if applicable). In addition, a separate brevity word for gunfire exists and is grouped with the four Fox codes for convenience.
Fox One - Indicates launch of a semi-active radar guided missile (such as the AIM-7 Sparrow)
Fox Two - Indicates launch of an infrared-guided missile (such as the AIM-9 Sidewinder)
Fox Three - Indicates launch of an active radar guided missile (such as the AIM-120 AMRAAM)
Fox Four/Guns - Indicates air-to-air or air-to-surface cannon fire.
References
- US. Department of Defense. Air Land Sea Application Center. Multiservice Air-Air, Air-Surface, Surface-Air Brevity Codes Apr. 1997. 30 Jan. 2008 <http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/service_pubs/lbrevity.pdf>.
- http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/usaf/docs/mcm3-1-a1.htm
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