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  2. Military ranks of Zambia - Wikipedia

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    The Military ranks of Zambia are the military insignia used by the Zambian Defence Force. Zambia is a landlocked country, and does therefore not possess a navy. Zambia shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom .

  3. McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II - Wikipedia

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    Compared to the AV-8A's wing, it has a higher aspect ratio, reduced sweep (from 40° to 37°), and an area increased from 200 sq ft (18.6 m 2) to 230 sq ft (21.4 m 2). The wing has a high-lift configuration, employing flaps that deploy automatically when maneuvering, and drooped ailerons .

  4. MIL-S-901 - Wikipedia

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    Grade A. Grade A items are items which are essential to the safety and continued combat capability of the ship. Grade B. Grade B items are items whose operation is not essential to the safety and combat capability of the ship but which could become a hazard to personnel, to grade A items, or to the ship as a whole as a result of exposure to shock.

  5. List of Harrier variants - Wikipedia

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    Upgraded version of the GR.1, the main difference being the uprated (20,500 lbf (91.4 kN)) Pegasus 10 (or Pegasus Mk 102) engine. [7] 17 GR.1As new-built and a further 41 GR.1s upgraded to GR.1A configuration, for a total of 58 GR.1As. A Royal Air Force Harrier GR.3 aircraft parked on the flight line during Air Fete '84 at RAF Mildenhall.

  6. Wagner Group activities in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Wagner Group mercenaries in Koundjili, Central African Republic, May 2019. The Wagner Group is a Russian paramilitary organization, also described as a private military company (PMC), a network of mercenaries, [1] [2] and a de facto unit of the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) or Russia's military intelligence agency, the GRU. [3]

  7. Janes Information Services - Wikipedia

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    Jane's Information Group was founded in 1898 by Fred T. Jane, who had begun sketching ships as an enthusiast naval artist while living in Portsmouth.This gradually developed into an encyclopedic knowledge, culminating in the publishing of All the World's Fighting Ships (1898). [1]

  8. Singapore Armed Forces ranks - Wikipedia

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    The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has five rank schemes for active and reservist personnel, with a sixth for the auxiliaries of the SAF Volunteer Corps.The SAF has a unique rank structure as an integrated force, ranks are the same in the Singapore Army, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), and the Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS).

  9. Military ranks of the Armed Forces of Gabon - Wikipedia

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    The military ranks of Gabon are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Gabon. Being a former colony of France , Gabon shares a rank structure similar to that of France - [ 1 ] with the addition of the use of the executive curl by naval officers in all shoulder or sleeve insignia marks.