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One million and counting.


The one millionth M762A1/M767A1 electronic time (ET) artillery artillery, originally meant any large weaponry (including such ancient engines of war as catapults and battering rams) or war material, but later applied only to heavy firearms as opposed to small arms.  fuze fuze  
n. & v.
Variant of fuse1.

Noun 1. fuze - any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
fuse, primer, priming, fuzee, fusee
 was delivered to the US military (Army/Marine Corps) by BT Fuze Products in March of this year. BT Fuze, a division of L-3 Communications
Not to be confused with Level 3 Communications, an Internet carrier


L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LLL) is a company that supplies command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C3ISR) systems and
, designed and qualified the ET fuze under a 1998 to 2001 Materiel ma·te·ri·el or ma·té·ri·el  
n.
The equipment, apparatus, and supplies of a military force or other organization. See Synonyms at equipment.
 Change Program and has been the sole provider of the system. The ET fuze, noted for its 99.86 per cent reliability, is used on all artillery cargo and air burst 155 and 105 mm projectiles and is currently under evaluation for rifled mortar use and is being considered for export to several US allies.
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Title Annotation:Digest
Publication:Armada International
Date:Aug 1, 2005
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