Mine warfare starts organic diet: the emphasis in naval mine countermeasures is shifting away from dedicated forces
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The article details efforts by the US Navy and other navies to improve anti-sea mine technologies with particular efforts in making such technologies more easily deployable on regular naval ships.
Publication Name: Jane's International Defense Review
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0020-6512
Year: 2001
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US extends its ballistic missile defences with systems in Europe and Asia-Pacific
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The U.S. is planning to expand internationally its ballistic missile defence (BMD) system to protect itself, its deployed troops, and its friends from the ballistic missiles of various ranges and in all the phases of flight. It is establishing a future integrated global system comprising radars and missile sites in Europe and Asia-Pacific region to counter the threats from North Korean and Iran.
Publication Name: Jane's International Defense Review
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0020-6512
Year: 2007
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