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Army launches 'missile roadmap'.


Army missile buyers are conducting a "market survey" to uncover potential long-term Long-term

Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year.


long-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term.
 problems in the industry's ability to deliver new technologies. In a "request for information" published this summer, the Army Aviation and Missile Command Missile Command is a 1980 arcade game by Atari Inc. that was also licensed to Sega for European release. The plot of Missile Command is simple: the player's six cities are being attacked by an endless hail of ballistic missiles, some of them even splitting like  asks for expert views on what technologies the service will need in 2025-2030 and what "technical issues" present the greatest barrier to providing advanced technologies to the Defense Department.

Based on their responses to the Army's questions, selected organizations were invited to a workshop to further discuss the issues. One area of concern, according to according to
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1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

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 sources, is the industry's manufacturing capacity and its ability to produce next-generation lightweight materials for missiles and other weapons. The findings of the market survey will shape an Army "missile roadmap A roadmap may refer to:
  • A map of roads, and possibly other features, to aid in navigation
  • A plan, e.g.
  • Road map for peace, to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
" now in the works.
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Title Annotation:Washington PULSE
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Date:Oct 1, 2006
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