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  2. Directed-energy weapon - Wikipedia

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    The MDT is a fixed grid of passive infrared (IR) cameras. The command and control system determines the missile launch point. The scanning array projects microwaves that disrupt the surface-to-air missile's guidance system, deflecting it from the aircraft. [43] Vigilant Eagle was not mentioned on Raytheon's Web site in 2022.

  3. International System of Units - Wikipedia

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    The International System of Units, internationally known by the abbreviation SI (from French Système international d'unités), is the modern form of the metric system and the world's most widely used system of measurement.

  4. Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division - Wikipedia

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    Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC Crane Division) [1] is the principal tenant command located at Naval Support Activity Crane (NSA Crane) in Indiana. [2]NSA Crane is a United States Navy installation located approximately 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Bloomington, Indiana, and predominantly located in Martin County, but small parts also extend into Greene and Lawrence counties.

  5. Maritime history - Wikipedia

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    Magic and Gracie off Castle Garden, painted by James E. Buttersworth, c. 1871. Maritime history is the study of human interaction with and activity at sea. It covers a broad thematic element of history that often uses a global approach, although national and regional histories remain predominant.

  6. Amphibious warfare ship - Wikipedia

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    Three US amphibious warfare ships - a landing helicopter dock leading a landing platform dock (rear) and a landing ship dock (fore). An amphibious warfare ship (or amphib) is an amphibious vehicle warship employed to land and support ground forces, such as marines, on enemy territory during an amphibious assault.

  7. Military technology - Wikipedia

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    Sectional view of the igniter of a Model 1935 grenade. Military technology is the application of technology for use in warfare.It comprises the kinds of technology that are distinctly military in nature and not civilian in application, usually because they lack useful or legal civilian applications, or are dangerous to use without appropriate military training.

  8. Armoured warfare - Wikipedia

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    Armoured warfare or armored warfare (American English; see spelling differences), is the use of armoured fighting vehicles in modern warfare. It is a major component of modern methods of war . [ 1 ] The premise of armoured warfare rests on the ability of troops to penetrate conventional defensive lines through use of manoeuvre by armoured units.

  9. PayPal - Wikipedia

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    eBay, PayPal, Kijiji and StubHub, 500 King Street West, Toronto, April 2014. PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational financial technology company operating an online payments system in the majority of countries that support online money transfers; it serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods such as checks and money orders.