The
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO ; , OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental Transnationalism, transnational military alliance of 32 Member states of NATO, member s ...
I band is the obsolete designation given to the
radio frequencies from 8,000 to 10,000
MHz (equivalent to
wavelengths between 3.75 and 3 cm) during the
Cold War
The Cold War was a period of global Geopolitics, geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which lasted from 1947 unt ...
period. Since 1992, frequency allocations, allotment and assignments are in line with the
NATO Joint Civil/Military Frequency Agreement (NJFA).
''NATO Joint Civil/Military Frequency Agreement (NJFA)''
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However, in order to identify military radio spectrum requirements, e.g. for crisis management planning, training, electronic warfare activities, or in military operations, this system is still in use.
References
Radio spectrum
Microwave bands
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