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The motto in Latin: Custos Custodum Ipsorum means "Guard of the Guardians Themselves" in English. The Aegis ballistic missile defense system (Aegis BMD or ABMD), [1] also known as Sea-Based Midcourse, is a Missile Defense Agency program under the United States Department of Defense developed to provide missile defense against short and intermediate-range ballistic missiles.
Diagram of the Aegis Combat System (Baseline 2-6). The Aegis Combat System (ACS) implements advanced command and control (command and decision, or C&D, in Aegis parlance). It is composed of the Aegis Weapon System (AWS), the fast-reaction component of the Aegis Anti-Aircraft Warfare (AAW) capability, along with the Phalanx Close In Weapon System (CIWS), and the Mark 41 Vertical Launch System
A vape shop in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States [1] A vape shop in Knaresborough, England. A vape shop [notes 1] is a retail outlet specializing in the selling of vaping products, [27] though shops selling derived psychoactive cannabis products have increased in the United States since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill.
[6] [7] [54] [53] Many people vape because they believe vaping is safer than smoking. [55] [56] [57] The wide choice of flavors and lower price compared to cigarettes are also important factors. [58] Other motivations include reduced odor and fewer stains. [59] E-cigarettes also appeal to technophiles who enjoy customizing their devices. [59]
The aegis on the so-called Athena Lemnia, a Roman statue type often identified as a copy of a work by the Classical Greek sculptor Pheidias (Dresden Skulpturensammlung). The aegis (/ ˈ iː dʒ ɪ s / EE-jis; [1] Ancient Greek: αἰγίς aigís), as stated in the Iliad, is a device carried by Athena and Zeus, variously interpreted as an animal skin or a shield and sometimes featuring the ...
An electronic cigarette is a handheld battery-powered vaporizer that simulates smoking, but without tobacco combustion. [1] E-cigarette components include a mouthpiece (drip tip [2]), a cartridge (liquid storage area), a heating element/atomizer, a microprocessor, a battery, and some of them have an LED light on the end. [3]
The price was close to a premium pack of traditional cigarettes. [4] Eclipse continues to be available in limited supply, as of 2014. [5] In July 2015 the CEO of Reynolds said they "planned to discontinue its heat-not-burn cigarette Revo, which it began testing in Wisconsin in February. [3] She said consumer adoption rates failed to meet ...
The SPY-1 radar used in some Aegis equipped warships, and the hybrid propulsion system of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers all use rare earth magnets in critical capacities. [91] The price for lanthanum oxide used in fluid catalytic cracking has risen from $5 per kilogram in early 2010 to $140 per kilogram in June 2011. [92]