Operational Brevity words, BFM terminology, and Military Aviation Acronyms

Glossary terms starting with "K"

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K: Thousand (e.g., 40K = 40,000)
KCAS: Knots Calibrated Airspeed
KEAS: Knots Equivalent Airspeed
KIAS: Knots Indicated Airspeed
Kill: Directive to commit on target with clearance to fire in visual or beyond visual range; implies hostile and ROE compliance; in training, fighter call to indicate KILL ROE has been fulfilled.
Killbox: Also "Kill Container" - a working area similar to CAS Stack (a specified working area while performing a CAS mission).
Knock-It-Off: Terminate any intercept/ engagement in progress.
KT(S): Knot(s)
KTAS: Knots True Airspeed
KVA: Kilovolt Ampere