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Economic conversion, defence conversion, or arms conversion, is a technical, economic and political process for moving from military to civilian markets. Economic conversion takes place on several levels and can be applied to different organizations.
The Hudson was a military conversion of the Model 14 Super Electra airliner, and was the first significant aircraft construction contract for Lockheed — the initial RAF order for 200 Hudsons far surpassed any previous order the company had received. [1] [2] [3]
Yak-40REO – Military conversion with large ventral canoe for IR linescan. Lateral observation blister on right side. Yak-40 Shtorm – Military conversion with multiple probes and sensors on the forward sidewalls. Yak-40TL – Proposed upgraded version, to be powered by three Lycoming LF 507 turbofan engines.
Military vehicles are generally built to metric standards. An exception is the U.S. Navy, whose guns are measured in inches and whose undersea fleet measures distances in terms of "kiloyards" [ 70 ] [ 71 ] (equivalent to 914.4 m), depth as "feet", and velocity, in some cases, as "feet per second".
The Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC), established in 1994, is a research institute located in Bonn, Germany.While the focus of BICC's work initially centered on the conversion of military facilities and equipment to civilian uses (hence its name), the institute's research has expanded to other areas of peace and development, including peacebuilding and small arms and light ...
The C-18 is the US military designation for the conversions of the 707-320B series. C-18A Eight second-hand (former American Airlines ) 707-323Cs bought as crew trainers for the EC-18Bs, four later converted to EC-18B, two converted to EC-18D, one to C-18B; one was not taken into service and was used for spares.
The Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle (CUCV; / ˈ k ʌ k v iː / KUK-vee), [1] later the Light Service Support Vehicle (LSSV), is a vehicle program instituted to provide the United States military with light utility vehicles based on a civilian truck chassis.
An operational conversion unit (OCU) is a unit within an air force whose role is to support preparation for the operational missions of a specific aircraft type by providing trained personnel. Operational conversion units teach pilots how to fly an aircraft and which tactics best exploit the performance of their aircraft and its weapons.