Non-English terms for air defence include the German Flak (Fliegerabwehrkanone, "aircraft defence cannon", also cited as Flugabwehrkanone), whence English flak, and the Russian term Protivovozdushnaya oborona (Cyrillic: Противовозду́шная оборо́на), a literal translation of "anti-air defence", abbreviated as PVO. In Russian the AA systems are called zenitnye (i.e. "pointing to zenith") systems (guns, missiles etc.). In French, air defence is called DCA (Défense contre les aéronefs, "aéronef" being the generic term for all kind of airborne device (airplane, airship, balloon, missile, rocket, etc.)). COUNT 5
QSN1 What is the Russian term for air defence? ANS1 Protivovozdushnaya oborona QSN2 What are the AA systems called in Russian? ANS2 zenitnye QSN3 How is the Russian term for air defence abbreviated? ANS3 PVO QSN4 What is air defence called in French? ANS4 DCA QSN5 What is the generic term for an airplane or rocket in French? ANS5 aéronef