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Operation Determined Path (began on June 22, 2002) – A military operation carried out by the Israel Defense Forces, following Operation Defensive Shield, with the goal of reaching some of the unreached objectives set forth for Defensive Shield, especially in the northern West Bank.
Roberts first proposed the concept of a military revolution in 1955. On 21 January of that year he delivered a lecture before the Queen's University of Belfast; later published as an article, "The Military Revolution, 1560–1660," that has fueled debate in historical circles for five decades, in which the concept has been continually redefined and challenged.
The Humvee has been the U.S. military's main light vehicle platform since the 1980s. Military light utility vehicle, or simply light utility vehicle (LUV), is a term used for the lightest weight class military vehicle category. [1]
Military history is the study of armed conflict in the history of humanity, and its impact on the societies, cultures and economies thereof, ...
Military robots are autonomous robots or remote-controlled mobile robots designed for military applications, from transport to search & rescue and attack. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Some such systems are currently in use, and many are under development.
Contractors accused of crimes abroad could be tried in the United States under either military or civilian law; however, the applicable military law, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, was changed in 2006, and appears to now exempt State Department contractors that provide security escorts for a civilian agency.
Military slang is a colloquial language used by and associated with members of various military forces. This page lists slang words or phrases that originate with military forces, are used exclusively by military personnel or are strongly associated with military organizations.
Mobility in military terms refers to the ability of a weapon system, combat unit or armed force to move toward a military objective.Combat forces with a higher mobility are able to move more quickly, and/or across more hostile terrain, than forces with lower mobility.