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  2. Civil defense in Russia - Wikipedia

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    As a state system, Civil Defense dates back to October 4, 1932, when local air defense (MPLA) was formed as part of the country's air defense system. Local Air Defense was a system of measures carried out with local authorities in order to protect the population and economic objects from enemy attacks from the air, eliminate the consequences of ...

  3. Defense in insects - Wikipedia

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    Termites (order Isoptera), like eusocial ants, wasps, and bees, rely on a caste system to protect their nests. The evolution of fortress defense is closely linked to the specialization of soldier mandibles. [12] Soldiers can have biting-crushing, biting-cutting, cutting, symmetrical snapping, and asymmetrical snapping mandibles.

  4. Egyptian Air Defense Forces - Wikipedia

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    Egypt has a modern system of air defence armament, which is divided between anti-aircraft missiles long, medium and short-range anti-aircraft artillery systems and early warning radars. Both Western and Soviet bloc countries have supplied equipment. Officers are mostly graduates of the Egyptian Air Defense Academy, located in Alexandria.

  5. Comparison of anti-ballistic missile systems - Wikipedia

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    System name: Many systems have numerous iterations or block upgrades, or have had multiple names. The primary or current system in use is described and noted, with the specific weapon iteration noted as appropriate. Period of use: ABM systems have protracted development periods. The time the system is or was in operational use is described.

  6. Defense Criminal Investigative Service - Wikipedia

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    The Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) is the criminal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General.DCIS protects military personnel by investigating cases of fraud, bribery, and corruption; preventing the illegal transfer of sensitive defense technologies to proscribed nations and criminal elements; investigating companies that use defective ...

  7. Sabre (travel reservation system) - Wikipedia

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    Sabre Global Distribution System, owned by Sabre Corporation, [1] is a travel reservation system used by travel agents and companies to search, price, book, and ticket travel services provided by airlines, hotels, car rental companies, rail providers and tour operators.

  8. Antelope air defence system - Wikipedia

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    The Antelope system employs a battery of four Sky Sword I (TC-1) missiles mounted atop a wheeled vehicle (such as a truck or humvee). [1] The system can either be employed as a stand-alone point defense system or as part of an integrated area air defense system.

  9. Two-platoon system - Wikipedia

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    The "two platoons", offense and defense, are an integral part of the game today. Although professional football has uninterruptedly retained the two-platoon system since 1949, in 1953 the NCAA took the collegiate game back to the one-platoon system with new limited substitution rules, changes made ostensibly for financial and competitive reasons.