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As defensive weapons, traction trebuchets were positioned behind city walls and guided by an "artillery observer" on the walls. Range was determined by the strength and number of men pulling. Increasing and decreasing range meant adding and removing men from the pulling ropes.
Each round disperses 152 small tungsten projectiles [3] [4] weighing 3.3 grams (0.12 oz) each to form a lethal cone-shaped cloud to strike the incoming target. [2] Whilst these are too small to do major damage in themselves, the accumulation of damage from multiple strikes is expected to destroy wings and control surfaces, sensors and ...
The Journal of Electronic Defense reported that "plasma-cloud-generation technology for stealth applications" developed in Russia reduces an aircraft's RCS by a factor of 100 (20 dB). According to this June 2002 article, the Russian plasma stealth device has been tested aboard a Sukhoi Su-27 IB fighter-bomber.
President Joe Biden, a Democrat, this year recognized the UAE as a major defense partner, and the Gulf state is host to the Al Dhafra Air Base with U.S. military aircraft and thousands of American ...
A defensive aide suite (DAS) is a military aircraft system which defends it from attack by surface-to-air missiles, air-to-air missiles and guided anti-aircraft artillery. A DAS typically comprises chaff , flares , and electronic countermeasures combined with radar warning receivers to detect threats.
The bomb shelter was a joint effort of AT&T and the U.S. Department of Defense to protect the region's telecommunications network and personnel. It was a fortification built to withstand an atomic ...
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Defensive weapons include: Personal weapons - see Self-defense#Armed; Missile defense; Planetary defense weapons - see Asteroid impact avoidance; Other means of neutralizing attacks - see Category:Weapons countermeasures