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  2. Caseless ammunition - Wikipedia

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    While it was scheduled to be adopted by the West German military with a plan set out to procure 300,000 G11K2 rifles over a period from 1990 to 2002, the expenses created by the reunification of Germany and the impossibility of modifying the G11 to use NATO-standard ammunition led to the cancellation of the G11 project and the adoption of a ...

  3. Heckler & Koch G11 - Wikipedia

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    The Heckler & Koch G11 is a non-production prototype assault rifle developed from the late 1960s to the 1980s by Gesellschaft für Hülsenlose Gewehrsysteme (GSHG) (German for "Association for Caseless Rifle Systems"), a conglomeration of companies headed by firearm manufacturer Heckler & Koch (mechanical engineering and weapon design), Dynamit Nobel (propellant composition and projectile ...

  4. Simplified Acquisition Procedures - Wikipedia

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    For example, quotes may be submitted in oral rather than written form, and quoted prices may be directly compared by contracting officers rather than by conducting negotiations. Items commonly purchased through this program include "office supplies, computer software, and grounds keeping services". [ 2 ]

  5. BMW 7 Series (G11) - Wikipedia

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    The G11/G12 is the first 7 Series generation to feature a plug-in hybrid variant, called the 740e/740Le iPerformance. This new model effectively replaces the rather undersold ActiveHybrid 7 , which evolved from a 750i based mild hybrid to a 740i based full hybrid in 2014 post-LCI (Life Cycle Impulse) variant.

  6. Fixed investment - Wikipedia

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    Fixed investment in economics is the purchase of newly produced physical asset, or, fixed capital. It is measured as a flow variable – that is, as an amount per unit of time. Thus, fixed investment is the sum of physical assets [ 1 ] such as machinery, land, buildings, installations, vehicles, or technology.

  7. Purchasing cooperative - Wikipedia

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    Purchasing cooperatives bring together multiple organizations, such as government entities, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations, to collectively pool their purchasing power. These cooperatives negotiate and establish pre-negotiated contracts with suppliers, covering a wide range of products and services.

  8. Investment (macroeconomics) - Wikipedia

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    In macroeconomics, investment "consists of the additions to the nation's capital stock of buildings, equipment, software, and inventories during a year" [1] or, alternatively, investment spending — "spending on productive physical capital such as machinery and construction of buildings, and on changes to inventories — as part of total spending" on goods and services per year.

  9. Non-developmental item - Wikipedia

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    The term was first coined in 1986 by the US Congress. [2] According to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, a non-developmental item is: [3]. Any previously developed item of supply used exclusively for governmental purposes by a Federal agency, a State or local government, or a foreign government with which the United States has a mutual defense cooperation agreement;