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Of aircrafts, friends and foes
The Times of India ^ | 1/24/2011 | TheTimes of India

Posted on 01/23/2011 10:43:51 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld

Ever wondered how to identify if an aircraft around you is a friend or a foe? How to determine its intent? Well, an electronic system that can detect an aircraft's intent is sure to enthuse electronic, computer science and electrical buffs. Such pin-point technologies are now coming from defence PSU Bharat Electronic Limited (BEL), which is all set to showcase Network Centric Warfare (NCW) technologies developed in-house during Aero India 2011.

NCW makes use of computer processing power and networking communications technology to provide shared information of the battle space among defence forces. The shared awareness increases synergy for command and control, resulting in superior decision-making and ability to coordinate complex military operations over long distances.

(Excerpt) Read more at timesofindia.indiatimes.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aerospace; iff; indianairforce; telecommunications

1 posted on 01/23/2011 10:43:55 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: ErnstStavroBlofeld

“Craft” and related “-craft” words are collective nouns, like “buffalo” or “moose,” except in the sense of arts and crafts.


2 posted on 01/23/2011 11:24:01 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Yes, but in Indian English collective nouns are plural.


3 posted on 01/24/2011 6:29:46 AM PST by GAB-1955 (I write books, love my wife, serve my nation, and believe in the Resurrection.)
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