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  2. Video detection and ranging - Wikipedia

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    Video detection and ranging (VIDAR) is a technique to measure the speed or other information of a distant vehicle using advanced stereoscopic imaging techniques. VIDAR technology has application in remote sensing , traffic enforcement .

  3. Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) - Wikipedia

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    The initial contract was for 200 CVR(T)s and supply kits for a further 1,107 vehicles. The LEP was carried out on the Scimitar and Sabre reconnaissance vehicles, Spartan APCs, Sultan command post vehicles, Samson recovery vehicles, Samaritan ambulances and the Striker anti-tank vehicle.

  4. LIM-49 Spartan - Wikipedia

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    Spartan was developed directly from the preceding LIM-49 Nike Zeus, retaining the same tri-service identifier, but growing larger and longer ranged, from the Zeus' 250 nautical miles (460 km; 290 mi) to approximately 450 nautical miles (830 km; 520 mi). The Spartan was superseded by the Nike-X project, later becoming the Sentinel Program.

  5. S-300VM missile system - Wikipedia

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    The 9M82M missile is intended to defeat tactical, theater, and medium-range ballistic missiles, as well as aerodynamic targets at a range of up to 200 km. The Antey-2500 system is mounted on a tracked cross-country vehicle equipped with self-contained power supply and navigation systems, as well as surveying and positioning equipment.

  6. Bipod - Wikipedia

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    Polish LM-60D 60mm mortar with an adjustable bipod, with a baseplate as the third point of support. A bipod is a V-shaped portable attachment that helps support and steady a device, usually a weapon such as a long gun or a mortar. The term comes from the Latin prefix bi-and Greek root pod, meaning "two" and "foot" respectively. [1]

  7. STS-87 - Wikipedia

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    The Video Guidance Sensor (VGS) Flight Experiment was a laser guidance system that tested a key component of the Automated Rendezvous and Capture (AR&C) system. The Spartan Auxiliary Mounting Plate (SPAM) was a small equipment mounting plate that provided a mounting location for small experiments or auxiliary equipment of the Spartan Flight ...

  8. Spartan Scout - Wikipedia

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    According to a press release from the United States Navy, the Spartan Scout will also come in a 11-metre (36 ft) version, capable of carrying a 5,000-pound (2,300 kg) payload. [ 1 ] Although a two-man boat crew is needed to deploy the Spartan Scout, once deployed, it is capable of working autonomously or semi-autonomously.

  9. Spartan Microlights - Wikipedia

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    Spartan Microlights is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Astoria, New York. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes , ultralight trikes and powered paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft in the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules and kits for the US Experimental - Amateur-built category.