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Also called the CVN-21 and CVN(X) class, ten-ship class of advanced [[aircraft carrier]]s, the lead ship under construction and to be commissioned in 2015

...aircraft. They were the first capital ships to be sunk, while underway, by aircraft. Lost with her were the task force commander of British forces in the Far E The second [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[Queen Elizabeth (carrier)-class]], to be operational in

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Lift is used in [[aircraft]] such as [[airplane]]s and [[helicopter]]s as a means

...more demanding every year—having extended from combat aircraft to support aircraft and now down to the helicopters and even civil aviation

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...c chain reactions among munitions during fires on the aircraft carriers US aircraft carriers [[USS Forrestal (CV-59)|''USS Forrestal'' (CV-59) ]] (1967), [[USS

...Aircraft". calling for what, in the ay, was an extremely high-performance aircraft: possibly with 2 engines with room for more that 2 cameras, a ceiling of at | title = RAF Reconnaissance Aircraft: Part 2

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...have a direct border with Afghanistan. Now, it hosts air refueling|tanker aircraft and is a major intermediate facility for transport. The U.S. 376th Air Exp

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...North Carolina on December 17, 1903. They went on to develop [[fixed-wing aircraft]] technology in their hometown of [[Dayton]], [[Ohio (U.S. state)|Ohio]]. ...hers receive universal acclaim for their critical advances in the field of aircraft control, specifically control of [[roll]] around the longitudinal axis,

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...rine. Forces, including land forces delivered by [[amphibious warfare]] or aircraft and missiles operating from ships, do not need land bases and the associate ...blue-water capability, at least in its region; it is second in opeational aircraft carriers, a measure of power projection, to the U.S. Navy. China's [[People

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...f Los Angeles, though no bombs were dropped nor planes shot down. The anti-aircraft guns were silenced at 4:14 a.m., and air raid sirens gave the all-clear thr

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...isers and [[battleship]]s could thicken the antiaircraft defenses around [[aircraft carrier]]s, yet be survivable.

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The form of flight control used on aircraft and advanced missiles, in which there is a continuous range of motion of th

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...104 Patriot]] missile. It is used in both [[integrated air defense system|aircraft]], [[cruise missile]] and [[theater ballistic missile]] defense.

...s, with air support from [[helicopter]]s and [[Harrier (fighter)|Harrier]] aircraft.

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...ted on communications intelligence (COMINT) than ELINT. Systems aboard the aircraft include both advanced target selection software and specialized radar signa Visually, the aircraft has distinctive antennae arrays on the "chin" and wing tips, large cheek fa

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* Bilstein, Roger E. ''Testing Aircraft, Exploring Space: An Illustrated History of NACA and NASA.'' (2003) This i

...reenting new targets, with the ASM becoming a much greater threat than the aircraft carrying it, or finding and engaging that ASM carrier at the extreme range ...urces said it was principally designed against It was also intended to hit aircraft of extreme speed, such as the SR-71 Blackbird,<ref name=LOW-S-200>{{citatio

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...ed to naval uses, particularly as [[aircraft carrier#escort carrier|escort aircraft carriers (CVE)]]s and as tenders for [[destroyer]]s, [[submarine]]s and [[s

...nd the Sint-Bavo church of the city of [[Haarlem]]. In [[World War I]] the aircraft of the [[Fokker]] factories played an important role in the battle, especia ...ina Wilhelmina Diemont. Sister Katrina <ref>Book: Fokker - the man and the aircraft, p11.</ref>

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...support aircraft of the war, and the prototype for later specific antitank aircraft such as the U.S. [[A-10]] and Russian [[Su-35]]. Even so, the most decorate

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'''EF-18 Growler''' are carrier-capable electronic warfare aircraft, built on the F-18 Super Hornet airframe, which will replace the EA-6B Prow The EA-6B became the sole U.S. tactical electronic warfare aircraft after the retirement of the EF-111. As the Prowlers retire, the Navy and Ai

...d States Air Force fighter strictly for air-to-air use, the ''F-15 Eagle'' aircraft has become a family, with multiple mission variants, upgrades, and export v ...sion. This is not to say, however, that the F-16 is not a highly effective aircraft, and the F-16 and F-15E form a low/high mix that provides air planners with

...the Soviets pioneered the heavily armed and armored [[close air support]] aircraft with the [[Il-2 Shturmovik]], its name taking on generic terms &mdash; so t The aircraft has another informal name, "Grach", or Russian for the bird "rook", known f

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...ime of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, she was at sea with a task force taking aircraft to Midway. Later in the month, she participated in the abortive Relief of W "During the first half of 1942, Astoria operated with, or in support of, aircraft carrier task forces, primarily that built around USS Yorktown (CV-5). From

...are usable as a backpack, although they also are available in vehicle and aircraft mounts.

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..., and deliberately crashed his [[F-80 Shooting Star]] into an enemy [[anti-aircraft artillery]] emplacement. A posthumous [[Medal of Honor]] was bestowed in r ...rate, controlled maneuver, and elected to sacrifice his life by diving his aircraft directly into the midst of the enemy emplacements. His selfless and heroic

'''Viking Air''' was the former name of a Canadian aircraft manufacturer, now known as [[De Havilland Canada]].<ref name=wingsmagazine2 ...s De Havilland Canada, founded in 1928, was a successful spinoff of the UK aircraft manufacturer [[De Havilland]].<ref name=wingsmagazine2022-02-04/> During [

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...the Gulf of Aden, 15 November 2011. The [[Nimitz-class|''Nimitz''-class]] aircraft carrier was deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conductin

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There were three '''Yorktown-class aircraft carriers''' in the [[US Navy]], during World War II: the ''USS Yorktown'',

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He also developed a heavier-than-air powered aircraft that flew well in tests. However, when launched with pilot [[Charles Manly This aircraft was resurrected by [[Glenn Curtis]] in 1914 as his defense against the Wrig

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...test of a fusion device for missile cones, parachuted by air drop from B52 aircraft, Christmas Island, May 2, 1962}} ...2.jpg|right|200px|1.3 Mt,"Bluestone" test of fusion bomb air drop from B52 aircraft, Christmas Island, June 30, 1962}}

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Task Force 77, at the time, was the headquarters for [[aircraft carrier]]s operating in [[Operation Rolling Thunder]] against North Vietnam ...ommanded by RADM Richard B. Wren, who [[flagship|flies his flag]] on the [[aircraft carrier]] ''[[USS Kitty Hawk]]''.

...] from one place to another using [[animal]]s, [[human]]s, [[vehicle]]s, [[aircraft]], or [[ship]]ping, via infrastructure such as [[roads]], [[railway]]s, [[s

...had historically been a manufacturer of [[airliner]]s as well as military aircraft, but, while there are significant commercial sales of the [[C-130 Hercules]

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...t, put into shipping containers, and carried by a C-130 Hercules or larger aircraft. ...hasize the former and the United States Air Force the latter, but the same aircraft does both.

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...5th Wing, which operates 13 models of seven different types of [[C3I-ISR]] aircraft. It is the largest wing in [[Air Combat Command]] and the second largest w

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...f [[helicopter]]s and, usually, short-takeoff-vertical-landing ([[STOVL]]) aircraft. ...landing craft]], while the larger LHA/LHD delivers its troops and cargo by aircraft.

...coast. This is usually interpreted as a right to intercept and follow the aircraft, not to attack it unless it shows hostile intent.

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...y various Japanese weapons in the Second World War, primarily conventional aircraft, ''kamikaze'', that would crash into the target. These weapons were used ex ...983 Beirut barracks bombings) or by boat (''USS Cole'', 2000) and by large aircraft as in the 9/11 attack.

...], [[MQ-8 Fire Scout]] and A160 Hummingbird UAVs, and some armed [[C-130]] aircraft ...– 16 km when fired from helicopters and 2 – 28 km if fired from fixed wing aircraft.<ref name=DID2010-09-15>{{citation

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...[[Battle of Trafalgar]], but the ships were not ready. Some of ''Eagle's'' aircraft from 813 and 824 Squadrons were transferred to Illustrious to reinforce her ...r carrying flares and bombs. Reconnaissance flights by R.A.F. Glenn Martin aircraft operating from Malta confirmed the presence of the whole Italian fleet.<ref

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...] and [[CL 415]], from [[Bombardier Air]], in 2016. The 215 was the first aircraft specifically designed to be a [[water bomber]] ''(called "air tankers" in t Viking argued that the multiple roles of the aircraft would allow operators to get economic value from their investment outside o

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A single-ship class of 14,500 ton U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]], purpose-built under treaty restrictions but with some improvemen ...tlantic and twice entered the Mediterranean Sea to deliver Royal Air Force aircraft to [[Malta]].<ref name=NHS>{{citation

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...ilot, or other individual with a deep understanding of the capabilities of aircraft and weapons available for close air support, who is responsible to the supp The FAC may be on the ground with the supported troops, or in a specialized aircraft (i.e., airborne FAC or "fast FAC"), optimized for observing ground threats

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...siness Executives for National Security (BENS); vice president of Military Aircraft and Missile Systems Group for the [[Boeing|Boeing Company]], having been pa

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...ctronic receiver in C-119 aircraft. These sysems were flown through Berlin aircraft corridors.

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...], '''YANKEE Station''' was a designation for the operating area of U.S. [[aircraft carrier]]s operating against [[North Vietnam]]. It was not a fixed location

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The most advanced production U.S. [[carrier-capable]] fighter aircraft of [[World War II], replacing the [[F4F Wildcat]], also made by [[Northrop

...and hoses (i.e., '''[[connected replenishment]]''') or by vertical-takeoff aircraft (i.e., '''[[vertical replenishment]]'''); the vertical method was post-WWII ...'USNS Bob Hope"'', and Theme from the movie [[The Final Countdown]] by the aircraft carrier [[USS Nimitz (CVN-68)|''USS Nimitz'' (CVN-68)]], which was featured

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The first battle between forces led by [[aircraft carrier]]s, in which the ships never saw one another, the '''Battle of the ...gunboats. More distant cover would be provided by the fleet containing the aircraft carriers ''[[IJN Shokaku]]'' and ''[[IJN Zuikaku]]'' and escorts. VADM [[Ta

Dropped from aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles, a '''glide bomb''' has wings or other aerodyn ...to shift the name &mdash; it was not "flown" with a control stick as is an aircraft.<ref>{{citation

...that this system, or a variant, will go onto next-generation surveillance aircraft. <ref name=AWSTblog>{{citation ...rtment of Defense]] cancelled the budget for the planned E-10A [[C3I-ISR]] aircraft, which was to replace and consolidate a number of existing programs on wear

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...ring was placed outside cruise missile range. That ring consisted of radar aircraft such as the E-2 Hawkeye, and F-14 Tomcat fighters equipped with the long-ra ...lly maneuverable &mdash; the set of characteristics optimized to hit large aircraft that carried heavy cruise missiles, or large cruise missiles that flew a st

...)|''USS Theodore Roosevelt'' (CVN-71). General Amos took command of Marine Aircraft Group 31 Beaufort, SC in May 1996. General Amos' staff assignments include tours with Marine Aircraft Groups 15 and 31, the III Marine Amphibious Force, Training Squadron Seven,

...major operational use was in the [[Gulf War]]; F-117s were the only manned aircraft allowed to fly into the extremely strong [[Baghdad]]-area KARI [[integrated [[Image:F-117.jpg|thumb|left |F-117 "Black Jet" stealthy attack aircraft]]

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...ctromagnetic spectrum, which, while requiring a longer antenna than UHF on aircraft, is less strictly line-of-sight, so it can reach to the patrol behind the n ...a single frequency, but, like the HAVE QUICK II UHF system optimized for aircraft communications, is has been adapted to function properly in an environment

'''RC-135V/W RIVET JOINT''' aircraft are extensively modified C-135 transport aircraft, flown by the United States Air Force, which provide near-real-time communi ...d Control System (AWACS) and the E-8 Joint STARS ground surveillance radar aircraft.

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...al gunfire support]] and sometimes additional [[close air support]] from [[aircraft carrier]]s.

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...Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, as co-pilot, captain and instructor on the VC10 aircraft.<ref>http://www.markrobsonauthor.com</ref>

No [[carrier-capable|carrier-based aircraft]] of the time had the range to attack Japan from what was considered a safe Two aircraft, the [[B-25 Mitchell]] and the [[B-26 Marauder]], were available; the B-25

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...odern air traffic control (ATC); it is incorrect to assume that ATC tracks aircraft by radar alone. | One of 64 aircraft type and mission codes

...but gained special fame for its one-way mission and seemingly impossible [[aircraft carrier|carrier]] takeoff for the [[Doolittle Raid]] of 1942, the first dir ...caliber machine gun with a 75mm howitzer, an immensely powerful gun for an aircraft. <ref name=>{{citation

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...he day made area and point defense, using surface-to-air missiles and anti-aircraft artillery, NORAD coordinated their efforts and fed intelligence to them. Es ...iance extended along the coasts as well as far north, with maritime patrol aircraft, of both the U.S. and Canada, flying from Newfoundland and Alaska (U.S. sta

With a powerful engine and propeller, the aircraft could carry more weapons than other fighters and was extremely effective in

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...itz-class]], with full catapult and arresting wire system, carrying 70-100 aircraft forming a [[carrier air wing]]

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...immense, so a survivable approach includes putting them in special-purpose aircraft, such as the E-6 TACAMO. While [[global navigation satellite system]]s such as [[GPS]] can do this for aircraft and surface ships, they can be only a secondary system to [[inertial naviga

...-air''' takes a military initiative in degrading or destroying the enemy's aircraft, ...n operational aircraft and airfields, or a more indirect role, such as on aircraft manufacturing or aviation fuel supplies.

...RC-135S COBRA BALL aircraft''' are large aircraft, modified from transport aircraft, flown by United States Air Force crews of the 45th Reconnaissance Squadron ...hting, and these three intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft further complement the E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWAC

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...n night fighter and reconnaissance applications; the only twin-engine WWII aircraft to have any success as long-range fighters were the U.S. [[P-38]] and the B

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The '''knot''' is a measure of the speed of ships and aircraft. One knot is equal to one [[nautical mile]] per hour. Since a nautical mile

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...that they fell close, especially before accurate [[sonar]] was available. Aircraft had somewhat better luck in dropping depth charges on a submarine that they ...marines were very vulnerable to the guns of even small warships, much less aircraft.

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* [[The Spirit of St. Louis]], the aircraft flown by [[Charles Lindbergh]] on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flig

...Enterprise'' (CV-6)''' was a [[Yorktown-class|''Yorktown''-class]] U.S. [[aircraft carrier]]. She was commissioned in May 1938; served through the [[Second W ...an]] that ''Enterprise'' (unable to operate the heavier, larger modern jet aircraft then entering service) be preserved "as a visible symbol of American valor

...units, trained and equipped to enter combat by parachute|parachuting from aircraft. The nature of such operations requires a high degree of confidence and ski ...e pulled open by cables, called static lines, which remain attached to the aircraft.

* Wark, Wesley K. "British Intelligence on the German Air Force and Aircraft Industry, 1933-1939." ''Historical Journal'' 1982 25(3): 627-648. Issn: 001 ...raft Defenses, 1914-1945'' (2005); [http://www.amazon.com/Flak-German-Anti-Aircraft-Defenses-1914-1945/dp/0700614206/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=121445

...duced in 1957 and still is in production. There are variants for infantry, aircraft, and vehicle use.

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...United Kingdom|UK]], is probably ''not'' searching the [[sky|skies]] for [[aircraft]].]] ...has been necessary to ascertain the existence of a negative reaction to [[aircraft]] amongst these [[flight]]less [[bird]]s. In turn, this has led to an often

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...cy (UHF) part of the electromagnetic spectrum, which is often preferred in aircraft applications because its antennas are physically smaller than the equivalen ...ation Distribution System (JTIDS). JTIDS, for example, could allow a radar aircraft like the E-8 Joint STARS to send pictures to send information to ground tro

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...techniques focus on reducing the signature of "stealthy" platforms &mdash; aircraft, missiles, ships, and ground vehicles &mdash; as detected, or not detected, ...technology that the stealth technologies try to defeat. Low-observability aircraft also reduce their infrared signatures and reduce their measurement and sign

...r land two CH53E Super Stallion helicopters or two MV-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft or up to four CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters, AH-1 or UH-1 helicopters.

'''Infrared countermeasures''' are means for defending aircraft against "heat-seeking" missiles that use the difference between their targe ...Presidential and other VIP transports were reputed to be some of the first aircraft, after fighters, to get infrared countermeasures.

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...marine tender]] ''[[USS Hunley (AS-31)]]'' and [[aircraft carrier|training aircraft carrier]] [[USS Lexington (CV-16)|''USS Lexington (CV-16)'']]. On ''Lexingt

...r sensors fall under geophysical MASINT. There are weather satellites and aircraft, airdroppable unmanned weather stations, and portable weather stations carr ...formation can be critical at the shortest of ranges, such as artillery and aircraft performance, for which U.S. Air Force special operations weather personnel

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==Aircraft pod launchers== ...the initial deployment is on [[F-18 Hornet|CF-18 Hornet]] and RAF Harrier aircraft, but the low smoke lets the CF fit some of its CH-146 Griffon utility helic

...e guns are in aircraft, and cooled by the high-speed air through which the aircraft flies. ...there was a considerable volume of ammunition storage, miniguns built into aircraft could carry enough ammunition for only a few bursts. If used in a dogfight,

...[Light Brigade Combat Team]]s, but also can be carried by medium transport aircraft such as the [[C-130 Hercules]], which the [[Heavy Brigade Combat Team]]s ca ...ational goal is that an SBCT can be in combat 96 hours after its transport aircraft leave its base.

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...future, with [[F-35B Lightning II]] [[STOVL|short-takeoff-vertical-landing aircraft]]. They can carry 1,870 combat-equipped troops as well as aircraft and boats to transport them. They have 50 regular and 16 ICU medical beds

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...later disclosed that military radar had tracked then lost signals from the aircraft indicating that it had flown west, and had travelled in a corridor out to t

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...[[B-52]] aircraft definitely staged from there in the [[Gulf War]], with aircraft losses in accidents. ...ir Expeditionary Wing; provides ground support for [[B-52]] and [[KC-135]] aircraft

...ial operations missions in night or day, and in adverse weather, as single aircraft or in formations. ...3s, as well as other mission-specific aircraft such as AC-130 fire support aircraft. Image:MH-53 being air refueled.jpg|thumb|MH-53 air refueling

...te the transports of the Leyte invasion force. With help from other units' aircraft, it drove back a vastly more powerful force.

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...States Navy]], the ten ships of the '''''Nimitz''-class''' are its major [[aircraft carrier]]s. The [[Gerald R. Ford-class|''Gerald R. Ford''-class]] carriers, ...ers entered service thereafter. By now, all of the conventionally powered aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy have been decommissioned, leaving only nuclear-po

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...e enemy surface force. Simultaneously, Japanese aircraft dropped flares by aircraft over the transport area off Guadalcanal.

...table''' device or system that can be can be moved quickly by truck, cargo aircraft, or other field vehicle, but is not [[mobile (engineering)|mobile]] (i.e.,

...y planning and directing the route or course of a vessel such as a ship or aircraft.<ref>OED, 2004, page 955.</ref> Plotting the course is achieved by the use

==Attacking aircraft production== ...w 3,800 sorties dropping 10,000 tons of high explosives on the main German aircraft and

...gile electronics of the time. WWII commanders became more likely to use [[aircraft carrier]]s or purpose-built [[command ship]]s, (e.g., [[USS Mount McKinley ...t certain ships have space set aside for an admiral's staff. These include aircraft carriers, command ships, and, in the U.S. Navy, [[cruiser]]s [[Ticonderoga-

...'''Fritz-X''' was the first [[precision guided munition]] to be used by an aircraft to attack a ship. While it had been designed in 1939, Germany first used a

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...ly [[rocket science|rocket propelled]], although some may be launched from aircraft or balloons. While the Jules Verne-style gun catapult of ''From the Earth t

...s a visual similarity, and a comparable role as a high-end air superiority aircraft, to the U.S. [[F-15 Eagle]]. It has exceptionally good flight performance, ...the [[Su-30 (fighter)]], comparable to the [[F-15E Strike Eagle]]. Su-30 aircraft were bought by Malaysia and Indonesia, while the Su-30MKI is co-produced by

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...part of the human interface in [[fighter aircraft#Fourth gneration|fighter aircraft starting at the fourth generation]]. In surgery, they can let the surgeon f

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...command could put over 2000 bomber aircraft|heavy bombers and 1000 fighter aircraft|escort fighters over Europe, in a single mission. ...as carried out by Air Force and Navy fighter-bombers, designed as tactical aircraft.

If antitank helicopters or aircraft are available, they can attack after [[suppression of enemy air defense]].

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...y satellite communications (MILSATCOM) terminals. FAB-T covers ground- and aircraft-based equipment with an open architecture and a variety of missions, under ...mpatibility for legacy payloads for the B-2 Spirit, B-52 and RC-135 family aircraft. The program also develops the replacements to the existing ground-fixed, g

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...e cover story for the first aircraft shot down was "weather research", U-2 aircraft do conduct high-altitude environmental research for the civilian sector. ...Capabilities Panel, DCI Dulles, to develop a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft that could overfly the Soviet Union. Dulles was not enthusiastic.

...ry intelligence]], [[C3I-ISR]] and [[electro-optical MASINT]] collected by aircraft and [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s (UAV). Part of 1 Group, it is designat

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...hter-bomber, used extensively in air operations against North Vietnam. The aircraft was really more of a light to medium bomber than a fighter, optimized for n

...a relatively flat trajectory, which is desirable in direct fire for [[anti-aircraft artillery]] or [[anti-tank warfare]]. A flat trajectory also gives maximum

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...nners need to be able to select among military and commercial operators of aircraft, ships, trucks, and, in a few cases, horses and mules. The selection needs ...itself moving, so arrangements need to be made to take the cargo from the aircraft, put it in a warehouse, and then deliver it when the traveling unit arrives

...S. is part of military medicine; general medical officers, for example, on aircraft carriers will qualify as "flight surgeons" even if not subspecialty board c

...have gone to sea after independent battleship operations, without adequate aircraft escort, became completely obsolete. ''Yamato'' did fight, with little effec ...own fewer than 20 aircraft. Early in the morning of the 24th, U.S. search aircraft spotted ''IJN Yamato'', near the southern cape of Mindonoro, entering Tabla

...n for high-energy electromagnetic devices, on ships or closely cooperating aircraft, to produce high-intensity electromagnetic wave|electromagnetic radiation t ...et off a chain reaction of ready ordnance on deck, and in fueled and armed aircraft.

...roperable communications with Russian systems in coalition operations. The aircraft can patrol the open ocean, [[littoral (military)|littoral]], and land. ...an and Turkish "Wedgetail" [[Airborne Warning and Control System]] (AWACS) aircraft and [[C-40 Clipper]] transport.

...[FGM-148 Javelin]]) to larger weapons fired from purpose-built vehicles or aircraft (e.g., [[BGM-71 TOW]]). TOW is an abbreviation for the defining characteris ...ored or unarmored vehicle, from helicopters, and sometimes from fixed-wing aircraft.

...dinate nuclear attack plans with the United States Navy, which, first from aircraft and then with a submarine-launched ballistic missile force. President Dwigh ...e submarines, and Air Force intercontinental ballistic missiles and bomber aircraft|bombers such as the B-52.

...1947.<ref>[http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/mags/usa/usmag03.htm Aeroflight - Aircraft Magazines Guide] accessed May 9, 2010</ref>

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In air warfare, force multipliers include airborne C3I in aircraft, multirole fighters, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).

...i.e., the bow of a seagoing vessel, the muzzle of a gun, or the nose of an aircraft) is at zero [[degree]]s, or some other measurement of angular relationship.

The first [[aircraft carrier]] to use [[nuclear propulsion]], the '''USS ''Enterprise'' (CVN-65)

...ollision Avoidance System are basic examples of deconfliction, which avoid aircraft from flying into one another. Deconfliction here involves planning adequat ...or missiles will fly. Another deconfliction method is to require friendly aircraft never to fly below a certain altitude over a battlefield, so the ground tro

* ''Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II'' (1989), reprint of 1945 edition

...eople who have successfully used a [[parachute]] to bail out of a disabled aircraft. After authentication by the parachute maker, applicants receive a membersh ...o deploy a parachute. Parachutes were stored in a canister attached to the aircraft, and if the plane was spinning, the parachute could not deploy. Film indus

...eople who have successfully used a [[parachute]] to bail out of a disabled aircraft. After authentication by the parachute maker, applicants receive a membersh ...o deploy a parachute. Parachutes were stored in a canister attached to the aircraft, and if the plane was spinning, the parachute could not deploy. Film indus

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...jammer is the [[ALQ-122|AN/ALQ-122]], carried by the [[B-52]] and [[E-3]] aircraft.<ref>{{citation

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*55th Reconnaissance Wing, which flies a variety of C3I-ISR aircraft ...the joint Air Force-Navy task force for the E-6 TACAMO command and control aircraft.

Both attacks were made by [[United States Navy]] aircraft operating from [[aircraft carrier]]s in the South China Sea. The actual military effectiveness was no

...onal units at sea than is possible by the limit imposed by the number of [[aircraft carrier]]s.

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...[COMINT]]), [[RC-135 COMBAT SENT]] ([[ELINT]]) and [[EP-3|EP-3E Aries II]] aircraft. ...AIL]] system uses sets of three piloted aircraft and a ground station. The aircraft, however, only have a flight crew, and no onboard personnel or equipment to

...While she missed [[World War Two in the Pacific]], she was the first U.S. aircraft carrier to play a combat role in the [[Korean War]]. ...ia. After operating for a time in the Persian Gulf, she became the largest aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal. The ship finally arrived at San Diego, v

Introduced in the 1950s, Soviet '''S-60''' 57mm [[anti-aircraft artillery]] (AAA) were the division-level air-defense system of the Soviet

...seconds or more, with no interference from [[fighter aircraft]] or [[anti-aircraft artillery]]. ...one sortie, or one flight of one page. In a recent test, a [[B-2 Spirit]] aircraft released 80 independent [[Joint Direct Attack Munition]] guidance kits, on

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...ave now been given to armored fighting vehicles, light ground vehicles and aircraft. Armored fighting vehicles have variously been termed "Tank Corps", "Armor

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Finally, long-range and high-performance aircraft, in 1947, became the [[United States Air Force]] (USAF). This came about wi

'''Reconnaissance satellites''' and '''reconnaissance aircraft''' also gather information. Without further detail, they are assumed to be

...buoy]]s are passive acoustic, low-frequency listening devices dropped from aircraft and helicopters. In [[antisubmarine warfare]], they help localize submarin

...Second World War, were [[anti-submarine warfare]] and the aiming of [[anti-aircraft artillery]].

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...Midway, not annihilating the Japanese fleet after sinking its four main [[aircraft carrier]]s.

...ther than [[piston]] engine. Before the consolidation of the Army and Navy aircraft designation systems, it was known as the XH-40, and then became Utility Hel

The term, in air warfare, refers to patrols by armed aircraft that will attack targets of opportunity.

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...As opposed to all other U.S. ABMs, it would be launched from an F-15 Eagle aircraft rather than from the ground. The Missile Defence Agency awarded a study con ...-18 Super Hornet, F-22 Raptor, Joint Strike Fighter can carry it. European aircraft, including the Eurofighter Typhoon, Saab JAS-39 Gripen, and Panavia Tornado

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...more [[aircraft carrier]] strike groups and shore-based [[maritime patrol aircraft]] (e.g., [[P-3 Orion]]). Its [[flagship]] is the ''[[USS Mount Whitney]]''

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Built on the hulls of cancelled [[battlecruiser]]s, '''Lexington-class''' [[aircraft carrier]]s were the first built, by the [[United States Navy]], intended fo

...Pacific airstrikes}} Air strikes by Third Fleet and long-range land-based aircraft on Okinawa, Formosa, and Northern Leyte on October 10-13.

===Aircraft===

...look in the cockpit of a modern [[fighter aircraft]], especially [[fighter aircraft#Fourth generation]] and later. Are HUDs, new user controls, and a steady mo ...at have been used, for some time, in environments such as high-performance aircraft cockpits?

...of the Pacific Fleet: its heavy cruisers, submarines, and maritime patrol aircraft. He commanded the carrier task force centered around the USS Lexington (CV

...radar, were designed against sea-skimming threats, but against high-flying aircraft.

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It is transportable, meaning it can be moved, by tactical vehicles and aircraft, among various points at which it must stop to oprate. For the BLOC functio

...ibious Force]]. The airport is in current use for wide-body international aircraft.

...ision-guided munitions, space vehicles, and military ships, submarines and aircraft, because it ...combatants, the AN-|AN/WSN-3 aboard submarines and the AN-|AN/WSN-1 aboard aircraft carriers) where one would do, and that much less expensive commercial-off-t

...e majority of commissioners felt that, no, women should not be assigned to aircraft. On the other hand, the majority felt that combat ships would be appropriat

...dex.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=979 Pechora-2M Surface-to-Air Anti-aircraft missile system]</ref> ...exposed missiles), and [[AN/TWQ-1 Avenger]] (with pneumatic tires and anti-aircraft missile canisters) systems.

In modern warfare, the FEBA may have three dimensions: an aircraft above a given altitude, inside the ground FEBA, may be considered hostile.

...ineering|aeronautical engineering]], particularly when referring solely to aircraft, and [[astronautics|astronautical engineering]], when referring to spacecra ...y specialize in a particular type of aerospace product, such as commercial aircraft, military fighter jets, helicopters, spacecraft, or missiles and rockets, a

...s at [[Flight International]], having become a journalist after working in aircraft development at [[Hawker Siddeley]]. Warwick blogs and [[Twitter]]s under th

...below the waterline, letting water into the ship. In contrast, gunfire and aircraft weapons are more likely to create holes into which air flows, although they ...a '''minelayer'''. Major modern powers are more likely to drop mines from aircraft or release them from submarines.

...uperset, [[geospatial intelligence]]. It does not operate the satellites, aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles that take the pictures; that is the role of t With the advent both of high-altitude photographic aircraft such as the [[U-2]], as well as photographic satellites,President [[Dwight

...e a standard U.S. series, used by all U.S. military services<ref>that have aircraft that drop bombs</ref>, and many other nations. The basic munition is a low ...um drag, so, when they are carried on the external wing mounting points of aircraft, they create the least possible wind resistance.

...class]] are far more flexible, being able to operate over the horizon with aircraft, and then launching tank-capable landing craft. A 522-foot ''Newport'' had

'''''USS Lexington'' (CV-2)''' was the first non-experimental [[aircraft carrier]] in the [[United States Navy]], lead ship of the [[Lexington-class

...lf]] and of the [[Battle of Surigao Strait]] and an escort mission for the aircraft carrier ''IJN Unryū''. On a much more mundane duty, she was lost on Januar

...een described on the MiG-23 (fighter), MiG-25 (fighter) and reconnaissance aircraft (Western: MiG-25 FOXBAT. Another was on the Yak-28 (bomber) (Western: Yak-

The aircraft is equipped with a color nose camera (generally used by the pilot for fligh ...obal Hawk]] long-range UAV and the [[RC-12 GUARDRAIL]] manned surveillance aircraft. <ref>{{citation

''For the aircraft control structure, see [[elevators (aerodynamics)]]

...ance AFB pilots use the airfield to practice landings in [[T-6A Texan II]] aircraft, and refer to the field with the [[callsign]] "Dogface".

...could carry [[napalm]]. Viet Minh forces, in the open and without [[anti-aircraft artillery]], came under the heaviest air attacks that the French ever deliv

...to [[CRUDESGRU 3|Cruiser-Destroyer Group 3]], part of the escort of the [[aircraft carrier]], ''[[USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)]]''. She has also had independe

...s against terrorism|terrorists, as well as special reconnaissance to guide aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicle|drone and missile strikes. Paramilitary units of

...t over-the-horizon range. They may be able to take midcourse guidance from aircraft, satellites or submarines.

...be in the launching aircraft, on the ground, or in a separate controlling aircraft. When the mission was over, or if the drone version were hit by a "friendly ...were four major series of application, some with multiple versions of the aircraft:<ref name=Parsch-BQM34>{{citation

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...reat number of TA units fought both on the front line and at home (in anti-aircraft roles).

...eater mobility requires that the vehicle fit into medium theater transport aircraft, especially the [[C-130]], or aboard theater transport ships such as the [[

Some aircraft, more (e.g., De Havilland Mosquito) or less (e.g., Bristol Blenheim) were d

...the top priority for the Los Angeles was sufficient speed to cruise with [[aircraft carrier]]s.<ref>{{citation

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...such threats are very different in speed, geometry, and distance than the aircraft and cruise missile targets for which AN/SPY-1 is optimized.

It was the only ship-launched missile used to shoot down enemy aircraft during the [[Vietnam War]], fired from escorts of [[Task Force 77]] on [[YA

...5D. In the system of fighter generations, it is usually considered fighter aircraft#fourth generation|fourth generation, with the best available human interfac ...for the designers was "not a pound for air to ground", a two-seat fighter aircraft#fighter-bomber|fighter-bomber variant, the F-15E Strike Eagle, has proved t

All vessels and aircraft with receivers for these services are required to monitor them continuously ...ir distress frequency is 121.5 MHz for civilian and 243.0 MHz for military aircraft.

...marine [[HMCS Corner Brook|HMCS ''Corner Brook'']], Aurora maritime patrol aircraft, reservists from the local [[Canadian Rangers]], and [[Primary Reserve]] so

Multistatic radars also can help detect stealth aircraft. One of the principles of stealth is that it reflects little or no signal i

...'''F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)''' is the name for a family of fighter aircraft#multirole fighters|multirole fighters being built in three versions: ...United States Marine Corps; will replace assorted versions of the Harrier aircraft.

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...s, and all manner of [[boats]], [[motor cars]] of various categories and [[aircraft]]. Some races place artificial obstacles to make the race not purely a cont

...ly intended to be light enough to be transported in the [[C-130 Hercules]] aircraft and maneuverable for urban combat. Fast deployability -- [[strategic mobili ...quickly, but a design goal had been that the Strykers could roll from the aircraft into battle. <ref name=GAO>{{citation

...off. It has additional fuel tanks from which it can transfer fuel to other aircraft. ...Air Force purchased the first 29 of its future 732-plane fleet. The first aircraft flew in August 1956 and the initial production Stratotanker was delivered t

| Aircraft at 3,000 feet If one considers the geometry between the radar and the SART, the aircraft has a much better angle to separate the SART from sea clutter.

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...the ship had eighty men killed, Raborn's repairs were fast enough that her aircraft, out on combat missions, had a deck to which to return.<ref>Eisenberg, p. 6 ...came the navy staff deputy for [[guided missile]]s, and then commanded the aircraft carrier ''[[USS Bennington]]'' when she suffered a catastrophic explosion o

..., in 1972, for the Huey's successor, termed the Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS). ...h improved "system interoperability, survivability and sustainability. The aircraft has a fully integrated, digitized, open avionics architecture providing a g

...anned aerial vehicles can either complement or replace conventional attack aircraft. ...efense command and control, radars, surface-to-air missiles (SAM) and anti-aircraft artillery (AAA), but not enemy fighters. Complementary OCA activities inclu

...Guard operates a fleet of helicopters, cargo aircraft and maritime patrol aircraft. ===Fixed wing aircraft===

==Definitions based on aircraft and satellite performance== According to the [[International Civil Aviation Organization]], an aircraft is “any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reacti

...f the various applications that run over it. To say, however, that a given aircraft, computer, or radio is "JTIDS-compatible", especially "JTIDS Link 16", mean ...at targets are covered or not covered and will know whether other friendly aircraft or ground forces are available for support.

...[[Hanoi]], [[Danang]], and [Saigon]]; it is being improved to take larger aircraft.

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...heavy lifting crane, resulting in the informal name of "the Hook" for the aircraft.

...llance over land, as well as ASW, ASuW, and [[C3I-ISR#Evolution of C3I-ISR aircraft | surveillance and reconnaissance]] in [[littoral warfare]]. | title = P-3C Orion long range ASW aircraft

...is not a popular method for fighter-launched missiles, since the launching aircraft has to keep its nose radar pointed at the target during the full missile tr

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...documented proposal. When a coffeemaker has to be safe in an antisubmarine aircraft that may be in extreme weather, with the pot firmly restrained and the heat

...high school and college yearbooks. The cruise book of a [[Nimitz Class]] [[aircraft carrier]] typically reaches over 600 pages in length, as it includes portra

...on to the Secretary of Defense's memorandum on weight limitations for Army aircraft and because it had inherent capabilities for armament, the Air Force had op The Caribou, a 32-passenger short-takeoff aircraft, with the cargo capacity of a [[C-47]], also had a waiver from the Key West

To protect their fisheries maritime nations send aircraft and patrol vessels on observation and enforcement patrols.<ref name=ipdefen

...es. In the system of fighter generations, it is usually considered fighter aircraft#fourth generation|fourth generation. ...technology transfer among the nations producing the F-16, and a common-use aircraft for NATO nations. This program increases the supply and availability of rep

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...such as weather and electronic reconnaissance, but were obsolete as combat aircraft. ...d now be replaced with more bombs.) The Japanese radar, fighter, and anti-aircraft systems were so ineffective that they could not hit the bombers. The B-29s

...are closest to the WWII original mission of raiding airfields, destroying aircraft, and getting away in the confusion

...ing in the late 90s. The T-50 is South Korea's first indigenous supersonic aircraft and one of the world's few supersonic trainers. It took its maiden flight i

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...inly achieved by the fighter pilots of the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF) whose aircraft, principally the [[Hawker Hurricane (fighter)|Hawker Hurricane]] and the [[ ...rch 2024.</ref> This was asking too much of the Luftwaffe whose pilots and aircraft could not match, let alone overcome, those of the RAF. For the first time i

...|synthetic aperture radar]] (SAR) system, exploits the fast movement of an aircraft or satellite, simulating a large antenna by combining samples over time. Th As well as large SAR aircraft such as the E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS)

| composite Marine aircraft group ...tillery available to heavier Army units. While there are fixed-wing Marine aircraft on carriers and at shore bases, they are intended for support of the MAGTF,

...pilot, to investigate aerodynamics at first hand, deliberately putting his aircraft into a spin so he could learn from it.

===Dedicated grenade launchers; crew-served or aircraft===

...re ships but virtually no aircraft. Due to the lopsided losses of Japanese aircraft, it is also called the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot". ...he enemy had to attack to stop the inexorable advance. The climax of the [[aircraft carrier|carrier ]]war came at the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Airfields o

A '''gravity bomb''' is a weapon, which, when released by an aircraft, moves to its point of impact only through gravitation; it has no rocket bo

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...lengthy refueling, maintenance, and modernization process for a nuclear [[aircraft carrier]] can last up to almost three years and be referred to as a '''Refu [[Image:USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) dry dock 1990.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Aircraft carrier]] ''[[USS Abraham Lincoln]]'' (CVN-72) in a [[Newport News Shipbuil

...et Nam were equipped with Lycoming T55-L7 engines generating 2650 shp. The aircraft had a maximum gross weight of 33,000 pounds allowing for a maximum payload ...ents, but the B and C models were incremental improvements to the original aircraft.

...d States Strategic Command]] (2004-2007); Commanding General, First Marine Aircraft Wing (2000-2002); Deputy Commanding General, Marine Forces Atlantic (1999-2

...nicknamed the "Ma Deuce". It is effective against light armor, slow-moving aircraft, vehicles and personnel.

...es. The V-75 was designed to cope with the threat posed by small groups of aircraft rather than massed raids. Flexibility and mobility are its chief advantages ..., but the AAA would have only a very limited time to engage the low-flying aircraft.

...ignator indicates man-portability, it can be installed on ships, vehicles, aircraft and in fixed installations.

...using the R-template with annotation. The sort order is by code word, not aircraft type, etc. U.S. convention is to use ALL CAPS for code words; the British a

...dded for long-range search. VHF is more effective at detecting [[stealth]] aircraft than is X-band. ...e upgradable. As with the Patriot in its PAC-3 version, some range against aircraft was sacrificed to get better anti-missile performance.

...are)|flares]], or can be towed, such as the [[ALE-55|AN/ALE-55]] towed by aircraft or the [[SLQ-25|AN/SLQ-25 NIXIE]] towed by ships.

...between 1974 and 1980. Purchases were generally high technology, including aircraft and missiles.<ref name=PhotiusFrance /> ...best pilots into their Mirages, as opposed to their Soviet air superiority aircraft such as the MiG-25 and MiG-29.<ref name=GWAPS-4 />

...E-3 Sentry and U.S. Navy E-2 Hawkeye, it can also get support from fighter aircraft; the E-3, again via JTIDS, can cue the air defenses of Navy ships that are ...entinel radar that provides early warning and system cueing information of aircraft

...stic missile program. While the [[U-2 Dragon Lady|U-2 photo-reconnaissance aircraft]] was indeed taking picture over the USSR, it was understood that there was ...the Pacific Ocean where the capsule was snatched up in midair by U.S.A.F. aircraft.<ref name=Corona2> {{citation

...constrained waters such as the [[Persian Gulf]] or [[Shatt-el-Arab]]. An aircraft carrier is very vulnerable here, but is extremely potent when operating fro

...kin (AKA-103) in 1959]]The '''40mm/56 caliber gun''' was a piece of [[anti-aircraft artillery]] (AAA) gun used on almost every major U.S. and U.K. warship of [ ...U.S. weapons greatly improved accuracy. For example, half of all Japanese aircraft shot down between 1 October 1944 and 1 February 1945 were credited to the B

...persion pattern of a projectile fired from a gun, or dropped from a moving aircraft, will tend to be elliptical, in the direction of motion of the projectile.

.... Navy ships have been named to commemorate this engagement, the light aircraft carrier ''USS Vella Gulf (CVE-111)'' and the current [[Ticonderoga-class]]

...ucted by conventional or unconventional land forces, ships, submarines, or aircraft, or combinations of them. ...d by U.S. Army| U.S. Army bombers, launched from a United States Navy|Navy aircraft carrier to which they could not return, and attacking multiple minor target

...warships operating helicopters also offer the danger of being run over by aircraft, sucked into jet engines or cut in half by a snapped arresting wire. ...is needed during a specific activity, such as transferring stores from an aircraft ([[vertical replenishment]]) or from a ship moving alongside ([[underway re

...erial vehicle]]s, lighter-than-air devices carrying electronics, or manned aircraft with a primary communications relay function.

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...|airplane]]s and abruptly crystallize. (This causes problems with lift, so aircraft that are expected to fly in such conditions are equipped with a [[deicing]]

</ref>, was a tactic of suicide attacks made by Japanese aircraft against Allied targets, near the end of [[World War II, Pacific]]. The atta ...y aircraft, such as the [[A6M Zero]], were completely outclassed by Allied aircraft, including the [[F6F Hellcat]] and the [[F4U Corsair]]. Japan had lost most

...maintenance for every hour they fly. Bases are needed both for the actual aircraft and for their control and coordination. In practice, there usually must be If the no-fly zone is in range of aircraft carriers, initial patrols can come from there, but sustainable operations p

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...ectro-optical]] instrument, usually carried by satellites but sometimes by aircraft, which recognizes a characteristic signature of a nuclear explosion. As opp Bhangmeters aboard a close-flying U.S. aircraft were part of the yield estimation for the largest bomb in history, the Sovi

...the German Air Forces, between pilot and pilot, between AAA batteries and aircraft, between ruthless bombing and fortitude of the British people, another conf ...from ground stations near the opponent's territory, ships off their coast, aircraft near or in their airspace, or by satellite.

...topologies ranging from static, to extremely dynamic, the latter including aircraft and [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s at supersonic speed. Typically, MANET will

* Chiyoda – light aircraft carrier that was sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf * Ryūjō – light aircraft carrier, sunk in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons

...is part of the suite of [[electronic warfare]] devices aboard a protected aircraft, ship, or land vehicle. It may be a standalone system, subordinate to an [[

....with [[revetment]]s for 166 [[bomber aircraft|bombers]] and 265 [[fighter aircraft|fighters]], besides extensive unprotected dispersal parking areas." It had Under almost daily attack, the Japanese in Rabaul began evacuating aircraft and shipping. By March 1944, when the great Allied air offensive came to an

...ally a mobile one such as a RC-135 RIVET JOINT communications intelligence aircraft, that node may send its information through a link equipped with TS/SCI app

...nchers, and a 20-mm autocannon, both mounted axially on the outside of the aircraft. ...direct fire weapons, with bombs considered more appropriate for fixed-wing aircraft, various specialized bombing configurations have met with varied success. A

...l specially configured to carry [[ammunition]], usually for Navy ships and aircraft. Their cargo handling systems, designed with extreme safety in mind, includ

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...arly 100 pounds (45 kg) of uranium. Its plutonium pit remained aboard the aircraft, which later landed safely. <ref>{{citation

...can be a surface ship or an underwater vessels. It can be launched from an aircraft, ship, or submarine. As long as the final attack is underwater, hybrid devi ...ove in range, speed, stability, and [[warhead]] power. The flying [[bomber aircraft|torpedo bomber]] matured, as did submarine-launched torpedoes.

| title = Pakistan Aircraft: Potential Special Weapons Delivery Systems ...obalsecurity.org/wmd/world/pakistan/aircraft.htm}}</ref> Probable delivery aircraft include the Chinese [[A-5 FANTAN]], French [[Mirage III]], and U.S. [[F-16

...], they can be deployed, only with difficulty, by the heaviest [[transport aircraft]]. Intercontinental movement is usually by ship, either from a United State

...generalization of the "glass cockpit" that is increasingly the standard in aircraft, with an easier to use, less cluttered control panel, and with the power el ...clipped to a soldier's uniform, and a ground-to-air radio in a supersonic aircraft.

[[Canadian Forces]] aircraft.

...the AN/TTC-39, but can be carried by intratheater C-130 Hercules transport aircraft rather than requiring larger aircrft. <ref name=>{{citation

...rne early warning or airborne warning & control]] and long-range [[fighter aircraft]]. The ocean was sufficiently deep that submarines rarely, if ever, to wait ...-water operations, as it will not detect a deep submarine, even though the aircraft flies dangerously low. In the littoral, however, MAD may be confused by bot

Only those German reconnaissance aircraft that would pass over appropriately arranged decoys were allowed to complete

...rticular phenomena such as transport – e.g., [[railway|train]] spotting, [[aircraft]] spotting and [[bus]] spotting. [[Ornithology]] is potentially another exa

...ir missile|surface-to-air]] and [[air-to-air missile]] threats to tactical aircraft, and is related to theater and strategic [[electro-optical MASINT]] systems

...with live ammunition, and to sink any ship encountered and shoot down any aircraft, having confirmed no Allied shipping was in the area. This was a shock to t ...had decided war would ocome in days or hours, and that the delivery of the aircraft was essential, resolved to destroy any Japanese reconnaissance forces befor

...with the advent of antitank [[guided missile]]s and effective tank-killer aircraft, there have been predictions that the tank will go the way of the armored k ...n especially destructive technique was called "tank plinking", where F-111 aircraft dropped [[guided bomb|laser-guided bombs]] on the least well-armored parts

...from self-regulation to onboard observers to patrol platforms (vessels and aircraft) to law enforcement activity. Low-flying aircraft can visually identify fishing vessels, and, with reasonable navigational sk

...opters, although it can be flown in medium and larger fixed-wing transport aircraft

'''''USS Saratoga'' (CV-3)''' [[Lexington-class]] U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]], converted from a battle cruiser hull in 1927, and serving throug

...n love with Delaware when he looked out the window of a military transport aircraft flying into [[Dover Air Force Base]] during his first year in the U.S. Navy

.... He took command of an [[F-18 Hornet]] squadron in May 1987, aboard the [[aircraft carrier]] ''[[USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)]]'' After duty on the [[Unite

...ract in question was the recompetition for [[air refueling|aerial tanker]] aircraft. She also affected the contract for the [[GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb]] <re [[Raytheon]] Company Aircraft Integration Systems), and BaE Systems

...ajor forward deployment base for U.S. military forces, including [[bomber aircraft|heavy bombers normally based in the U.S.]] and [[prepositioning ship]]s for

...air-to-air combat, a restrictive rule of engagement may require a fighter aircraft, even though it has long-range radar-guided missiles, to fire only on a tar

While aircraft attacked North Vietnamese fast attack craft in international waters, Operat ...kbird sorties were flown for strategic imagery, and fighter-reconnaissance aircraft flew battle damage assessment missions.

...tic switch that automatically actuates it on contact with water, while the aircraft beacon activates on impact. All types can be actuated manually.

...s been a search for fast but non-nuclear weapons with worldwide range. If aircraft are not in the target area, it can take many hours or days to put a bomber

...n one of the remote buoys detects a signal, the display unit considers the aircraft's current course, the bearing to the target, and the display appears with t

When the telemetry comes from moving platforms, such as aircraft and missiles, it is often necessary to have steerable directional antennas,

...of Taranto]], [[torpedo]]-equipped warplanes launched from a Royal Navy [[aircraft carrier]] provided the first practical demonstration of the vulnerability o ...to carry [[vertical take-off]] fighters, allowing them to carry modern jet aircraft, in a smaller vessel than the big American air craft carriers.

...roops. The ground roles include air traffic control for special operations aircraft, as well as meteorological monitoring in remote areas.

...is the use of [[bomber aircraft]], operating independently or with support aircraft, to attack the homeland [[counterforce|military forces]], [[countervalue|in

...pril of 2013 the fleet was cleared and resumed flying and distributing the aircraft. ...have been diagnosed as complications specifically with the battery of the aircraft. Listed below are particular incidents related to the battery malfunctions

...pter. They will be equipped, initially, with the Lynx HMA.8, but can carry aircraft as large as the Royal Navy Merlin. They have a bow-mounted medium-frequenc

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...the Israeli air force struck first, at Egyptian and Syrian airfields with aircraft clearly being readied for attack. Preventive actions have been more controv

...rried the Midway invasion unit, as well as supporting submarines and scout aircraft. ...ttleships, only carriers, cruisers and destroyers, supported by land-based aircraft flying from Midway.

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...rom the use of Tokko to cover all suicide attacks, not simply [[kamikaze]] aircraft.

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...er, does not mean a soldier in a tank can get into every application on an aircraft carrier. The applications themselves add an additional security level(s), s

...hey can land under combat conditions, using [[helicopter]]s and tilt-rotor aircraft, air-cushion vehicles, and conventional [[landing craft]]. They have the ca ...ersonnel; all commanders of a given unit should not be on the same ship or aircraft.

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...lay on a screen rather than goggles or a telescope-like sight. A number of aircraft, such as the the B-52, carry LLTV such as the AN-|AN/AVQ-22. Obviously, an ...ource. The 1948 report appears to assume that sensors would be carried by aircraft. <ref>{{citation

...'' class guided-missile cruiser''' is the largest [[warship]] other than [[aircraft carrier]]s built by any nation since [[World War II]]. Originally named aft

...vice, including (in alphabetical order) an [[Air Force]] (specifically for Aircraft- or Space-based operations), an [[Army]] (for land operations), or a [[Navy

...erodynamic forces to carry at least 40% of the total aircraft weight. The aircraft is most accurately characterized as an airship that uses [[vectored thrust] The company's marketing materials repeatedly, and incorrectly, refer to the aircraft as a [[rigid airship]]. This usage has led to some confusion in media repo

...ed into the echoes of history after the [[Battle of Surigao Strait]], when aircraft had taken over the scouting role, and when [[guided missile]]s were clearly

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...lable in sizes that would fit in the cramped interior of a tank or fighter aircraft, or even on a handheld computer.

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...the MIM-104 Patriot system. Patriot PAC-3 is a lower-altitude missile and aircraft defense system than THAAD.

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...earlier resolutions and demands Iraq cease all provocative acts, including aircraft and missile flights. Demands WMD disclosure.

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...ll private Falon Jet to transport its members from city to city, but these aircraft are comparatively light and susceptible to air turbulence. After performing

...ace in November and December 1952, was fought by Vietnamese without [[anti-aircraft artillery]] or long-range [[howitzer]]s, while it appears that the French p

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...s, California|Los Angeles]]. This was the first ever nonstop flight of any aircraft across the [[Pacific Ocean]]. The ship continued thence across the [[United ...eginning of the [[Great Depression]] and growing competition by fixed-wing aircraft, LZ 127 would transport an increasing number of passengers and mail across

...had excellent planes and pilots in 1942, but they lost planes, pilots, and aircraft carriers faster than they could be replaced. There was even worse cooperati ...aircraft occasionally joined in large raids, but the long-range land-based aircraft could conduct a continuous campaign of attrition.