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    The Lisbon Naval Base (Portuguese: Base Naval de Lisboa), is the main installation and operational base of the Portuguese Navy. Located at the former Royal...
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  • The Republic of China Naval Aviation Command (Chinese: 中華民國海軍航空指揮部; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn Hángkōng Zhǐhuībù) is the naval aviation branch of the...
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    The Tupolev Tu-116 (Russian: Tyполев Тy-116) is a turboprop-powered long-range airliner designed by the Tupolev design bureau and built in the USSR. The...
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  • The point of no return (PNR or PONR) is the point beyond which one must continue on one's current course of action because turning back is no longer possible...
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  • Thumbnail for Bofors 15,2 cm kanon m/42
    The Bofors 152 mm kanon m/42 is a naval gun for use on ships. It was initially used aboard light cruisers and cruisers including the Swedish Tre Kronor...
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  • 28th Naval Aviation Squadron (28 Pucka Eskadra Lotnicza) was the Polish Navy's air wing supporting naval operations. The unit was stationed in Gdynia-Babie...
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  • HNoMS Kvikk (P984) was a Royal Norwegian Navy fast patrol boat (FPB) of the Snøgg class which was built in 1970, taken out of service in 1994 and scrapped...
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  • The first formalised British Commonwealth air dispatch capability dates from the New Guinea campaign of World War II. "As far as research has resolved...
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  • Joseph Bradshaw (1835 – 29 August 1893), born in Pettigreen, Dromkeen, County Limerick, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most...
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  • The Seirina OUES (SGB) is an INS/GPS-guided bomb made by Hellenic defense company OMI Ordtech Military Industries. Development began in 1996. The warhead...
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  • A Seilbombe (German pronunciation: [ˈzaɪlbɔmbə], plural Seilbomben, [ˈzaɪlbɔmbən]), literally "rope bomb", was a secret German weapon developed during...
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