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The NOMAD hull was developed from the "Roberts buoy," which was a 6.67-foot-long (2.03 m), 400-pound (181 kg) boat-shaped buoy developed in the early 1940s by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey to measure strong tidal currents. The buoy's performance was satisfactory, but its limited size significantly restricted its use in other areas.
The unmanned surface vessel USV Nomad transiting the Pacific as part of RIMPAC 2022. Ghost Fleet Overlord is a fleet of test unmanned surface vehicles operated by the U.S. Navy. [1] Ghost Fleet Overlord is being developed by the Department of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office. [1]
The Northrop N-3PB Nomad was a single-engined American floatplane of the 1940s. Northrop developed the N-3PB as an export model based on the earlier Northrop A-17 design. [ 1 ] A total of 24 were purchased by Norway, but were not delivered until after the Fall of Norway during the Second World War .
Malaysian authorities defended their decision to evict hundreds of sea nomads from their homes off the coast of Sabah state this week, saying it was aimed at boosting security and combating cross ...
The Nomad 22 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, an angled transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and twin fixed keels, plus a centre skeg. It displaces 3,150 lb (1,429 kg) and carries 1,050 lb (476 kg) of ballast.
Navy and Marine Corps Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. The Navy and Marine Corps Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (SSDR) [5] is a service award of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps which was authorized in May 1980 [6] and retroactively authorized to 15 August 1974, coinciding with a temporary suspension in authority for award of the National Defense Service Medal between that date and 2 August 1990.
The Sikorsky MH-60T Jayhawk is a multi-mission, twin-engine, medium-range helicopter operated by the United States Coast Guard for search and rescue, law enforcement, military readiness and marine environmental protection missions.
Sama-Bajau peoples, a collective name for several ethnic groups in the Philippines, Sabah, eastern Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and parts of Sarawak; Moken, an Austronesian ethnic group who maintain a nomadic, sea-based culture; Orang Laut, a group of Malay people living in the Riau Islands of Indonesia