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2. Ferranti Pegasus - Wikipedia

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   Pegasus was an early British vacuum-tube (valve) computer built by Ferranti, Ltd that pioneered design features to make life easier for both engineers and programmers. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Originally it was named the Ferranti Package Computer as its hardware design followed that of the Elliott 401 with modular plug-in packages. [ 4 ]

3. Pegasus-class hydrofoil - Wikipedia

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   The Pegasus-class hydrofoils were a series of fast attack patrol boats employed by the United States Navy. They were in service from 1977 until 1993. These hydrofoils carried the designation "PHM" for "Patrol Hydrofoil, Missile." The Pegasus -class vessels were originally intended for NATO operations in the North Sea and Baltic Sea.

4. Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules - Wikipedia

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   [82] [83] In November 2019, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the potential sale of five C-130Js, 24 engines and related equipment for an estimated cost of US$1.4 billion (~$1.65 billion in 2023). [84] The sale was confirmed in June 2020, with the planes expected to be delivered between 2024 and 2025. [85]

5. Mail-order bride - Wikipedia

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   The Philippines prohibits the business of organizing or facilitating marriages between Filipinas and foreign men. The Philippine congress enacted the Anti Mail-Order Bride Law on June 13, 1990, as a result of stories in the local media about Filipinas being abused by their foreign husbands.

6. List of equipment of the Philippine Navy - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of equipment used by the Philippine Navy, the branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that specializes in naval warfare. The service has made use of its existing equipment to fulfill its mandate while modernization projects are underway. Republic Act No. 7898 declares the policy of the State to modernize the military to a ...

7. List of -gate scandals and controversies - Wikipedia

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   The suffix-gate derives from the Watergate scandal in the United States in the early 1970s, which resulted in the resignation of US President Richard Nixon. [2] The scandal was named after the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., where the burglary giving rise to the scandal took place; the complex itself was named after the "Water Gate" area where symphony orchestra concerts were staged on ...