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11Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier — The Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers (formerly the Carrier Vessel Future (CVF) project) are a two ship class of aircraft carrier being developed for the Royal Navy. HMS Queen Elizabeth is expected to enter service in 2014, HMS Prince of… …
12Centennial Challenges — The Centennial Challenges are NASA space competition prize contests for non government funded technological achievements by American teams. Contents 1 Current Challenges 1.1 Tether beam power challenge 1.1.1 …
13Federal Acquisitions Streamlining Act — The Federal Acquisitions Streamlining Act is a United States law that was enacted in 1994 with the goal of lowering procurement barriers. This Act enables simplified procurement procedures where the procurement is limited, facilitates reliance of …
14Clinger–Cohen Act — The Clinger–Cohen Act (CCA), formerly the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 (ITMRA), is a 1996 United States federal law, designed to improve the way the federal government acquires, uses and disposes information technology… …
15Information Technology Management Reform Act — The Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 and the Federal Acquisition Reform Act (FARA) of 1996 were combined to become the Clinger Cohen Act of 1996 (CCA). The CCA repealed the earlier Brooks Automatic Data Processing Act, so that …
16Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project — The Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project (MCDVP) was a procurement project undertaken by the Department of National Defence beginning in the mid 1980s to find a replacement for the Anticosti class, and Bay class minesweepers. Today, these… …
17US Battlefield UAVs — The usefulness of robot aircraft for reconnaissance was demonstrated in Vietnam. At the same time, early steps were being taken to use them in active combat at sea and on land, but battlefield unmanned aerial vehicles would not come into their… …
18Future Rapid Effect System — The Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) is the UK Ministry of Defence’s programme to deliver a fleet of more than 3,000 armoured vehicles for the British Army that is rapidly deployable, network enabled, capable of operating across the spectrum of… …
19USCGC Conifer (WLB-301) — The USCGC Conifer (WLB 301) was a 180 foot (55 m) seagoing buoy tender. Conifer and her sister ships, commonly referred to as one eighties , served as the backbone of the Coast Guard s Aids to Navigation fleet for over 50 years before their… …
20History of Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles — The history of Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAV) describes the development and history of Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAV) and is closely tied to the general history of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) since UCAVs are a specialized development …
