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1MIM-104 Patriot — Patriot system of the German Luftwaffe Type Mobile Surface to air missile system Place of …
2AIM-120 AMRAAM — An AIM 120 AMRAAM mounted on the wingtip station of a General Dynamics F 16 Fighting Falcon Type Medium range, active radar homing air to air missile …
3Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity. Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …
4U.S. Carrier Group tactics — Naval tactics have played a crucial role in modern battles and wars. The presence of land, changing water depths, weather, detection and electronic warfare, the speed at which actual combat occurs and other factors especially air power render… …
5Glossary of military abbreviations — List of terms, acronyms, information, related to modern armour, artillery, infantry, weapons, and related military subject matter.* AA anti aircraft * AAA anti aircraft artillery Triple A * AAAV Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle * AAD Armoured… …
6Lightning — This article is about the atmospheric electrical phenomenon. For other uses, see Lightning (disambiguation). See also: Lightning strike Lightning striking Atlanta, United States Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge (spar …
7World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …
8Air-to-air missile — An air to air missile (AAM) is a guided missile fired from an aircraft for the purpose of destroying another aircraft. It is typically powered by one or more rocket motors, usually solid fuelled but sometimes liquid fuelled. Ramjet engines, as… …
9USS Tunny (SS-282) — The USS Tunny (SS/SSG/APSS/LPSS 282) was a Gato class submarine which saw service in World War II and in the Vietnam War. Tunny received nine battle stars and two Presidential Unit Citation (US)s for her World War II service and five battle stars …
10PT-76 — Infobox Weapon|is vehicle=yes name=PT 76 caption=PT 76 on display near the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Kiev. type=Amphibious Light Tank origin=flagcountry|Soviet Union service=16 August 1952 present used by=See Operators wars=See Combat… …
