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31Air Force Space Surveillance System — Part of the master transmitter antenna at Lake Kickapoo, Texas c.2001. The Air Force Space Surveillance System, colloquially known as the Space Fence, is a multistatic radar system that detects orbital objects passing over America. It is a… …
32Defense Satellite Communications System — The Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS)[1] provides the United States with military communications to support globally distributed military users. DSCS will be replaced by the Wideband Global SATCOM system. A total of 14 DSCS III… …
33Defense Support Program — Illustration eines DSP Satelliten der dritten Generation. Der Hauptsensor (unten links) ist auf die Erde ausgerichtet. Das Defense Support Program (DSP, engl. für Verteidigungs Unterstützungs Programm) ist ein Frühwarnsatelliten Programm der U.S …
34laser — /lay zeuhr/, n. Physics. a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase. Also called optical maser. [1955 60; …
35Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory — Asteroids discovered: 58 8721 AMOS January 14, 1996 9651 Arii SooHoo January 7, 1996 10193 Nishimoto August 8, 1996 10863 Oye August 31, 1995 11104 Airion October 6, 1995 …
36Air Mobility Rodeo — The Air Mobility Rodeo is a biennial, international airlift competition hosted by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command.OverviewAir Mobility Command gathers wings from active duty, reserve, and Air National Guard units from across the… …
37rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion. Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… …
38National missile defense — This article is about systems to shield an entire country. For the ground based US missile defense system, see Ground Based Midcourse Defense. A Payload Launch Vehicle (PLV) carrying a prototype exoatmospheric kill vehicle is launched from Meck… …
39Royal Moroccan Air Force — القوات الجوية الملكية المغربية al Quwwat al Jawwiyah al Malakiyah al Maghribiyah Forces Royales Air Active 1956 – present …
40National Missile Defense — Start eines Prototyps des Ground Based Interceptors auf einer PLV Rakete …
