Field Manual / Acronyms / BDA
BDA
ACRONYMBattle Damage Assessment
Checking and reporting how much damage a strike did to the target.
On air
“Hawk Six, request BDA on the target after the strike. Over.”
“Kestrel Six, BDA: vehicle destroyed, crew not seen. Over.”
In conversation
The spotting drone stays over the target for BDA.
Good battle damage assessment tells us if we need to strike again.
Send the BDA video to the command post.