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 British_Army
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces.
Today the Army is one of the most technologically advanced land forces in the world, and is deployed in many of the world's war zones as part of a fighting force, and in United Nations peacekeeping forces.
Despite the decline of the British Empire, the Army was still deployed around the world, fighting in the Korean War, the Suez crisis of 1956, and colonial wars in Oman and Malaysia.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/b/br/british_army.html   (2677 words)

  
 M113 Armored Personnel Carrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Although not a tank, or even designed as a fighting vehicle, the M113 was the most effective armored vehicle of the Vietnam war, and remains in service and production in the 2000s.
The M113 was first introduced in 1960, developed from the M59 and M75 which were designed by Ford Motor Company and Kaiser Aluminium and Chemical Co. in the late 1950s.
The Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS) is a M168 anti-aircraft gun mounted on the M741 carrier.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/M113   (1708 words)

  
 British Army Encyclopedia Articles @ LaunchBase.com (Launch Base)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Today, the British Army is one of the most technologically advanced, disciplined and highly trained land forces in the world.
The Army is deployed in many of the world's war zones as part of a fighting force, and in United Nations peacekeeping forces.
Following the IRA ceasefires between 1994 and 1996 and since 1997, demilitarisation has taken place as part of the peace process, much reducing the military presence in the area.
www.launchbase.com /encyclopedia/British_Army   (2916 words)

  
 Everything Science - BAE SYSTEMS Displays Armed Robotic Demonstrator at AUSA
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2005--BAE Systems is displaying an Armed Robotic Demonstrator at the Association of the U.S. Army's 2005 Annual Meeting and Exposition this week in Washington to illustrate the synergy between current and future forces.
BAE Systems unveiled the Armed Robotic Demonstrator at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition.
BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery, and support of advanced defense and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea, and in space.
www.everything-space.com /content/view/162/2   (673 words)

  
 Military Vehicles For Sale
The spearhead of today's battle groups, tracked vehicles are fully equipped with global positioning systems, inertial position navigation systems, and single channel ground/airborne radio systems to allow them to respond rapidly to ever-changing tactical situations.
His book examines the planning, acquisition, and employment of tanks, amphibian tractors, and armored cars and explores the ideas that led to the fielding of these weapons systems along with the doctrines and tactics intended for them, and their actual use in combat.
Drawing on archival resources previously untouched by researchers and interviews of both past and serving crewmen, Estes presents a unique and unheralded story that is filled with new information and analysis of the armored vehicles, their leaders, and the men who drove these steel chariots into battle.
www.fortliberty.org /military-equipment/military-vehicles.shtml   (2635 words)

  
 Bishopton Community Council Web Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The ground that is now the ROF was primarily agricultural land prior to WWI, with several farms with a reputation for producing high class cattle and dairy products.
Production at the site was scaled down from the 1980s and the ROFs were privatised in the mid 1980's, the Bishopton site being acquired by BAe Land Systems.
Part of the campaign involved a desk-top study to try to estimate the potential costs of environmental remediation of the site (although this study did not in any way involve any site sampling to establish actual contamination levels).
www.cc.bishopton.info /rof_files/history.html   (730 words)

  
 Artillery gear   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Atmos artillery system is available with 155mm 39, 45 and 52 calibre barrels.
As noted in an earlier article today, BAE Systems Land and Armaments is offering the Bofors FH-77B05 towed 155mm artillery piece an an option for artillery gear.
Numerous Gear wrecks wearing Basalian colors were visible nearby, their legs blown.
www.ticketssearch.org /artillery+gear.html   (305 words)

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