The World-Wide Navigational Warning Service (WWNWS) is a radio system set up by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) which provides hazard...
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NAVAREA (category Navigation)
"Worldwide Navigational Warnings Service - Guidance Document" which is related to NAVAREAs. World-Wide Navigational Warning Service – Global radio warning system...
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collision warning radar AN/APN-128 development of AN/APN-97 navigational radar by Teledyne for C-130 AN/APN-129 improved AN/APN-128 Doppler navigational radar...
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location-indication navigational systems, outputting the location of the receiver as latitude and longitude. Hyperbolic systems were introduced during World War II...
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Beacon (redirect from Navigational beacon)
telegraphy. Beacons help guide navigators to their destinations. Types of navigational beacons include radar reflectors, radio beacons, sonic and visual signals...
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direct routing FMS-generated navigational information that used a different naming convention from that published in navigational charts The Civil Aeronautics's...
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began service in 1928. Radiobeacons are still in use today, although most have recently been decommissioned as improved electronic navigational aids have...
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display (HUD), navigational forward-looking IR system NAVFLIR and the Damocles targeting pod. The aircraft carries missile approach warning sensor (MAWS)...
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bridge personnel; Improved navigational safety by reducing the administrative workload; Improve confidence in the use of navigational equipment; Enhance the...
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Hydrographic office (redirect from Hydrographic service)
the publication of nautical charts. In many countries, various navigation-related services are now concentrated in large governmental organizations, sometimes...
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developed for the Soviet Navy and currently in service in Russia, China, and India in the naval airborne early warning and control role. As with all Kamov helicopters...
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Battle of the Beams (redirect from Knickebein (navigation))
the Second World War when bombers of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) used a number of increasingly accurate systems of radio navigation for night bombing...
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radio navigational warning service, the collection and analysis of hydrographic and navigational information required for the official navigational charts...
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approach warning system (MAW) is part of the avionics package on some military aircraft. A sensor detects attacking missiles. Its automatic warning cues the...
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The Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) is an air navigation aid developed by the Federal Aviation Administration to augment the Global Positioning System...
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Global Positioning System (redirect from Precise Positioning Service)
1960. It used a constellation of five satellites and could provide a navigational fix approximately once per hour. In 1967, the U.S. Navy developed the...
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most widely used tank in the world and has seen service in over 50 countries. It has also served as the platform for a wide variety of specialty armoured...
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Instrument flight rules (section Navigation)
reference to the ground, a means of navigation other than looking outside the window is required. A number of navigational aids are available to pilots, including...
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Avionics (section Navigation)
greatly simplifying navigation. Modern weather systems also include wind shear and turbulence detection and terrain and traffic warning systems. In‑plane...
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July 2025 Damascus airstrikes (category Pages using military navigation subgroups without wide style)
injured another 34. Israel claimed that it had struck the buildings as a "warning" in defense of the Druze amid the July 2025 Southern Syria clashes. Israel...
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Water safety (section Lifeboat service)
towing operations to assist mariners in distress and prevent navigational hazards. The World Health Organization has reported that drowning is the third...
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NOAA Weather Radio (category Weather warnings and advisories)
provide the most consistent warning service possible, the warning alarm will be activated only for selected watches and warnings affecting the following counties:...
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Telecare (category Telecommunication services)
and digital medication reminder apps, or technologies that issue early warning and detection. The use of sensors may be part of a package which can provide...
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(VASI) – Visual flight rules (VFR) – VNE – VOR VHF omni-range (type of navigational beacon) – Visual meteorological conditions – Vortex generator War emergency...
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2025 United States–Houthi ceasefire (category Pages using military navigation subgroups without wide style)
ending the March–May 2025 United States attacks in Yemen, as well as the wider US–UK airstrikes on Yemen since the beginning of the Red Sea crisis. The...
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developments such as the World Wide Web, satellite navigation systems, and the widespread use of mobile phones. Location-based services were developed by integrating...
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List of ground-based radars used by the United States Marine Corps (section Long Range Early Warning)
ground-based radars for anti-aircraft artillery fire control, long range early warning, Ground-controlled interception (GCI), ground directed bombing, counter-battery...
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South Carolina was put under a tropical storm warning, and Governor Henry McMaster issued a state-wide state of emergency declaration. Congaree National...
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start in 1942 but service trials showed problems and deployment stopped. Replaced by the FuG 16. Completed units rebuilt as BS 15 navigation radio beacons...
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Aviation obstruction lighting (redirect from Aircraft warning lamps)
a distribution system which carries high voltages and wide-range AC current. The ideal warning light must be able to power itself while clamped to a single...
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