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Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) is one of the four core business areas for American company Lockheed Martin. [1]MFC provides air and missile defense systems; tactical missiles and air-to-ground precision strike weapon systems; logistics; fire control systems; mission operations support, readiness, engineering support and integration services, and manned and unmanned ground ...
Center is a city in Shelby County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,221 at the 2020 U.S. census. It is the county seat of Shelby County located in deep East Texas. [4] It was named for its location near the center of Shelby County; the community is near the Louisiana border.
A German anti-aircraft 88 mm Flak gun with its fire-control computer from World War II. Displayed in the Canadian War Museum.. A fire-control system (FCS) is a number of components working together, usually a gun data computer, a director and radar, which is designed to assist a ranged weapon system to target, track, and hit a target.
The AN/SPG-53 was a United States Navy gun fire-control radar used in conjunction with the Mark 68 gun fire-control system. It was used with the 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun system aboard Belknap -class cruisers, Mitscher -class destroyers, Forrest Sherman -class destroyers, Farragut -class destroyers, Charles F. Adams -class destroyers, Knox ...
Camp Bowie, named in honor of the Texas patriot James Bowie, was a military training facility during World War II, and was the third camp in Texas to be so named.From 1940 to 1946, it grew to be one of the largest training centers in Texas.
The Austin Fire Department is the fourth largest fire department (by number of personnel) in the state of Texas. [3] In total, the department is responsible for an area of 272 square miles (700 km 2 ) and services a population of 885,400 (2013 estimate), the 11 th largest city by population in the United States.
At least 77,135 acres were scorched by 13 wildfires in Texas Monday, according to the forest service. The majority of the damage was done by four fires in the state’s Panhandle: the Smokehouse ...
The fire grew so hot that the rubber hoses the department was using melted. [5] The fire burned out of control until it came to the natural barrier created by the Texas and Pacific Railroad's locomotive roundhouse, shops, and yard. This barrier prevented the fire from spreading further north, thus sparing the downtown area.