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51Ryan Model 147 — The Ryan Model 147 Lightning Bug was a drone, or unmanned aerial vehicle, developed from the earlier Ryan Firebee target drone series.DevelopmentRyan Model 136 Red Wagon and Lucy LeeIn 1959, Ryan Aeronautical performed a study to investigate how… …
52Supermarine Spitfire operational history — November 1942 photo of a very early Mk IXb of 306 (Polish) Toruński Squadron. Main article: Supermarine Spitfire The Supermarine Spitfire, the only British fighter to be manufactured before, during and after the Second World War, was designed as… …
53Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… …
54De Havilland Mosquito — Infobox Aircraft name= DH.98 Mosquito type=Fast bomber, fighter bomber, and night fighter manufacturer=de Havilland Aircraft Company caption= Mosquito B Mark IV Series 2, DK338 , in flight after completion c. 1942. IWM Collection designer=Ronald… …
55History of unmanned aerial vehicles — Unmanned aerial vehicles, known variously as UAVs, drones, and remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs), have been a feature of aviation for much of its history, though in limited or secondary roles, and often overlooked. For the purposes of this article …
56C4ISTAR — In military usage, a number of abbreviations in the format C(x) followed by additional letters are used, based on expanded versions of the abbreviation C2 command and control. C2I stands for command, control, and intelligence. C3I stands for… …
57Signals intelligence in modern history — This article is a subset article of the article Signals intelligence, which addresses the unifying conceptual and technical factors and common technologies in this intelligence discipline. This article deals with signals intelligence in the… …
58Swarming (military) — Swarming is a behavior in which autonomous, or semi autonomous, units of action attack an enemy from several different directions and then regroup. Pulsing , where the units shift the point of attack, is a necessary part of swarming. Swarming is… …
591993 in spaceflight — |12 January, 11:10:17 GMT |Kosmos 3M |LC 133/3, Plesetsk |VKS |Kosmos|2230 (Tsikada) |MO RF |LEO |Navigation |Still in orbit |Successful so far |13 January, 01:49:00 GMT |Molniya M |LC 43/3, Plesetsk |VKS |Molniya 1 85 |MOM |Molniya |Comsat |15… …
60military aircraft — Introduction any type of aircraft that has been adapted for military use. Aircraft have been a fundamental part of military power since the mid 20th century. Generally speaking, all military aircraft fall into one of the following… …
