Not discussed here are some military problems of modern times such as undersea warfare, where the surveillance, sending, transmitting, and receiving are all so inadequate that networks and decision making are not the bottlenecks.

The modern history of Abensberg, which is often incorrectly compared with that of the 3rd century Roman castra ( military outpost ) of Abusina, begins with Gebhard, who was the first to mention Abensberg as a town, in the middle of the 12th century.

* 1921 – The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established.

Though rarely used by modern conventional military units, abatises are still officially maintained in United States Army and Marine Corps training.

Most air shows feature warbirds, aerobatics, and demonstrations of modern military aircraft, and many air shows offer a variety of other aeronautical attractions as well, such as wing-walking, radio-controlled aircraft, water / slurry drops from firefighting aircraft, simulated helicopter rescues and sky diving.

The modern Bulgarian military dates back to 1878.

Bulgaria has a military stockpile of about 5, 000, 000 small arms, models ranging from World War II-era MP 40 machine pistols to modern Steyr AUG, AK-74, HK MP5, HK416 and AR-M2F assault rifles.

The theory that they were defensive military structures is not accepted by many modern archaeologists ( see the ' general references ' below ), while the alternative notion that they were farmhouses is dismissed by some others.

Important military and political figures in modern Chinese history continued to be influenced by Confucianism, like the Muslim warlord Ma Fuxiang.

Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz (; July 1, 1780 – November 16, 1831 ) was a Prussian soldier and military theorist who stressed the moral ( in modern terms, " psychological ") and political aspects of war.

" Some modern readers find this narrow definition disappointing, but his focus was on the conduct of military operations in war, not on the full range of the conduct of politics in war.

Furthermore, during the Xinjiang riots of July 2009, crossbows were used alongside modern military hardware to quell protestors.

A modern example of this was the use of Agent Orange by the United States military in Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

The modern RCMP does not retain any military status however.

Traditionally, some military and naval officers wore dress daggers as symbols of power, and modern soldiers are still equipped with combat knives and knife bayonets.

Prince Eugene of Savoy ( French: François-Eugène de Savoie, German: Eugen von Savoyen, Italian: Principe Eugenio di Savoia-Carignano ; 18 October 1663 – 21 April 1736 ), was one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history, rising to the highest offices of state at the Imperial court in Vienna.

The military history of France encompasses an immense panorama of conflicts and struggles extending for more than 2, 000 years across areas including modern France, greater Europe, and European territorial possessions overseas.

Another type of military aircraft was to form the basis for an effective " fighter " in the modern sense of the word.

Although the modern term " gun " is often used as a synonym for firearm, in specialist or military use it has a restricted sense referring only to an artillery piece with a relatively high muzzle velocity, such as a field gun, a tank gun, or a gun used in the delivery of naval gunfire ; or in sporting use for a shotgun.

Many modern military firearms have a selective fire option, which is a mechanical switch that allows the firearm be fired either in the semi-automatic or fully automatic mode.

Ghana's modern military was formed after independence in 1957.

The Ghanaian Army relies on a mix of modern military technology and older varieties.

While modern M16s and equipment are standard issue, much of the secondary equipment used by the Ghanaian military is generally older than that used in Western military forces, and Ghanaian troops frequently rely on British, Brazilian, Swiss, Swedish, Israeli, and Finnish weaponry.

Gunpowder is no longer used in modern explosive military warheads, nor is it used as main explosive in mining operations due to its cost relative to that of newer alternatives such as ammonium nitrate / fuel oil ( ANFO ).

He managed to maneuver the missile to a landing speed of 200 m.p.h. -- fast even for a modern jet plane touchdown -- and banked into the airfield.

The AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM ( pronounced " am-ram "), is a modern beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile ( BVRAAM ) capable of all-weather day-and-night operations.

In a speech delivered at the nearby Masonic temple, Bush compared the RODS system to a modern " DEW " line ( referring to the Cold War ballistic missile early warning system ).

A modern Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missile of the Luftwaffe

These advances developed into guided missiles and guided bombs, and later into the modern cruise missile.

DSP processor ICs are found in every type of modern electronic systems and products including, SDTV | HDTV sets, radios and mobile communication devices, Hi-Fi audio equipments, Dolby noise reduction algorithms, GSM mobile phones, mp3 multimedia players, camcorders and digital cameras, automobile control systems, noise cancelling headphones, digital spectrum analyzers, intelligent missile guidance, radar, GPS based cruise control systems and all kinds of image processing, video processing, audio processing and speech processing systems.

Most modern designs support multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles ( MIRVs ), allowing a single missile to carry several warheads, each of which can strike a different target.

These machines contributed to the Henschel Werke Hs 293 and Hs 294 guided missiles developed by the German military between 1941 and 1945, which were the precursors to the modern cruise missile.

These systems have continued to advance, and modern air warfare consists almost entirely of missile firing.

It has the second largest fleet of ballistic missile submarines and is the only country apart from the U. S. with a modern strategic bomber force.

The modern uses of radar are highly diverse, including air traffic control, radar astronomy, air-defense systems, antimissile systems ; marine radars to locate landmarks and other ships ; aircraft anticollision systems ; ocean surveillance systems, outer space surveillance and rendezvous systems ; meteorological precipitation monitoring ; altimetry and flight control systems ; guided missile target locating systems ; and ground-penetrating radar for geological observations.

Military aviation and missile guidance are examples of modern military technlogies.

Some modern submarines, such as the Type 212 submarines of the German Navy, are equipped with surface-to-air missile systems, since helicopters and anti-submarine warfare aircraft are significant threats.

Many modern solid fueled ' ramjet ' powered missiles, such as the Mbda meteor, may in fact be air augmented rockets, and the distinction between a ramjet and an air augmented missile is rather blurred.

Most modern guided missile cruisers have a similar displacement ( 10, 000 tons for Ticonderoga, 12, 000 for Slava, 28, 000 for Kirov ).

Note that in modern times, turrets do not always carry naval artillery, but they can also carry missile launchers and / or antisubmarine warfare weapons.

However, modern historians suggest that the Byzantines adopted the Graeco-Roman testudo military formation, in which soldiers would stand shoulder-to-shoulder with shields held high and an arrangement of 10 to 20 men would be completely shielded on all sides from missile fire, each soldier providing cover for an adjoining companion.

Nuclear power and ballistic missile technology led to new ship propulsion and weapon systems, which were used in the s and s. By 1978, the number of ships had dwindled to less than 400, many of which were from World War II, which prompted Ronald Reagan to institute a program for a modern, 600-ship Navy.

A modern IRIS-T air-to-air missile of the German Air Force.

Some modern ones use inertial guidance and / or " mid-course updates " to get the missile close enough to use an active homing sensor.

As missile systems have continued to advance, modern air warfare consists almost entirely of missile firing.

The more modern term theater ballistic missile encompasses IRBMs, MRBMs and SRBMs, including any ballistic missile with a range under.