Ghosts in the machine: The human link in precision strike 'kill chain'

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35 US Army AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters of the 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation, 1st Cavalry Division attacked T-72 tanks of the Iraqi Republican Guard Medina Division between Karbala and al Hilah, 60 miles south of Baghdad. The AH-64Ds used powerful targeting systems to direct 30mm automatic cannon fire and millimeter-wave radar-guided Hellfire missiles to kill three Iraqi tanks.

Facilities & equipment, Aircraft, Aircraft Manufacturing, Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing, Iraq, Dept of the Army, Attack Helicopters, Tanks and tank components, Tanks & Parts, Usage, Equipment and supplies, United States. Army, Tanks (Military science), Tanks (Combat vehicles)

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Breaking the mold

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A new Navy concept of unmanned, modular mine countermeasures systems aims to deliver speed and agility thereby accelerating the timelines. The mine countermeasures would be employable from variety of platforms or shore sites, distributing censors to collect intelligence and reconnaissance data.

Strategy & planning, Dept of the Navy, US Navy, Planning, Strategic aspects, Company business planning, United States. Navy, Antiterrorism measures

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