Modern avionics is a substantial portion of military aircraft spending.

Modern military camouflage makes use of # Disruptive patterning | disruptively patterned equipment, face paint and natural materials

Modern warfare since the late Renaissance has relied upon firearms, with wide-ranging effects on military history and history in general.

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Modern historians assert that by October 1216 John faced a " stalemate ", " a military situation uncompromised by defeat ".

Modern air warfare technology and the invention of the atomic bomb had changed the importance of the military base.

Modern military doctrine, organization, and norms are all based on Napoleonic premises, even to this day — though whether these premises are necessarily also " Clausewitzian " is debatable.

Modern military rifles are fed by box magazines, while machine guns are generally ( but not always ) belt-fed.

Towards the end of its useful life, the sword served more as a weapon of self-defense than for use on the battlefield, and the military importance of swords steadily decreased during the Modern Age.

Modern wargaming originated with the military need to study warfare and to ' reenact ' old battles for instructional purposes.

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Modern Western historians are clearly divided on the importance of the battle, and where it should rank in military history ; see below.

Modern military engineering still retains the Roman role of building field fortifications, road paving and the breaching of terrain obstacles.

* " Helmets ... A Medieval Note In Modern Warfare ", August 1942, Popular Science evolution of military helmets

Duels in this form were chiefly practised in Early Modern Europe, with precedents in the medieval code of chivalry, and continued into the modern period ( 19th to early 20th centuries ) especially among military officers.

Modern military theory attempts to challenge entrenched mindsets in dealing with asymmetric warfare, terrorism, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Modern klezmer instrumentation is more commonly influenced by the instruments of the 19th century military bands than the earlier orchestras. The orchestration employed by Joel Rubin — one of the most experienced and knowledgeable contemporary klezmer musicians — represents a historically justified link with that of contemporary ethnic music ensembles of Romania and Hungary.

Modern scholars such as Peter Partner and Malcolm Barber agree that the name of Baphomet was an Old French corruption of the name Muhammad, with the interpretation being that some of the Templars, through their long military occupation of the Outremer, had begun incorporating Islamic ideas into their belief system, and that this was seen and documented by the Inquisitors as heresy.

* Staff ( military )— see Modern United States military usage for organization of Joint Staff ( J1 through J8 )

In 2012, Modern War magazine began which covers post-WWII military history.

The council consists of film clips of actors portraying advisors in the areas of the military ( a brawny man, often drunk, angry or both ; he becomes a stereotypical American general when Modern Age is reached ), economics ( a smooth-talking merchant, later a snooty and suave businessman ), diplomacy ( in the Modern Age, a saucy femme fatale with a vaguely Eastern European accent ), technological progress ( a nerdy scientist ), and the people's happiness ( an Elvis Presley caricature, wearing sunglasses even in the Ancient period ).

Modern discourse generally speaks in terms of state power, indicating both economic and military power.

Modern boomerangs used for sport are often made from carbon fibre-reinforced plastics, thin aircraft plywood, or other high-tech materials.

Modern fighters were able to readopt straight wings thanks to advances in both aircraft structures and aerodynamic high lift devices.

Modern aircraft use a " sensitive altimeter ," which has a primary needle and one or more secondary needles that show the number of revolutions, similar to a clock face.

Modern biplane designs now exist only in specialist niche roles and markets such as aerobatics and agricultural aircraft.

Modern aircraft can transit the " barrier " without it even being noticeable.

Modern glide bombs are often fitted with control systems, allowing the controlling aircraft to direct the bomb to a pinpoint target.

Modern AEW & C systems can detect aircraft from up to away, well out of range of most surface-to-air missiles.

Modern stealth aircraft are said to have an RCS comparable with small birds or large insects, though this varies widely depending on aircraft and radar.

Modern warships are generally divided into seven main categories, which are: aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, submarines and amphibious assault ships.

Modern aircraft generate power in the main engines or an additional fuel-burning turbine engine called an auxiliary power unit, which is often mounted in the rear of the fuselage or in the main-wheel well.

Modern production seaplanes are typically light aircraft, amphibious, and of a floatplane design.

Modern conflicts and a growing emphasis on precision-guided weapons have pointed to the need for autonomous designation, and many fighter-bomber aircraft are now being fitted with designator pods to self-designate for laser-guided munitions.

Modern aircraft employing glass cockpit instrument systems employ two airspeed indicators: an electronic indicator on the primary flight data panel and a traditional mechanical instrument for use if the electronic panels fail.

Modern missiles use “ low-smoke ” motors — early missiles produced thick smoke trails, which were easily seen by the crew of the target aircraft alerting them to the attack and helping them determine how to evade it.

Modern autopilots use computer software to control the aircraft.

Modern stealth aircraft first became possible when Denys Overholser, a mathematician working for Lockheed Aircraft during the 1970s, adopted a mathematical model developed by Petr Ufimtsev, a Russian scientist, to develop a computer program called Echo 1.

Modern aircraft tend to rely on missiles, radar, or laser-guided sights to track the enemy, thereby making the use of tracers inessential.

Modern aircraft such as the Boeing 737 Next Generation, 777, 717, 747-400ER, 767-400ER, 747-8, and 787, Airbus A320 family ( later versions ), A330 ( later versions ), A340-500 / 600, A340-300 ( later versions ), A380 and A350 are fitted with glass cockpits consisting of LCD units.

Modern aircraft instrumentation use an Air Data Computer to perform this calculation in real time and display the TAS reading directly on the EFIS.

Modern aircraft equipped with high-bypass turbofan engines are able to comply with contemporary aviation noise abatement laws and ICAO regulations.

Modern aircraft with two engines flying transatlantic have to be ETOPS certified.

Modern turbo-prop trainers can replicate the handling characteristics of jet aircraft as well as having sufficient performance to assess a candidate's technical ability at an aircraft controls, reaction speed and ability to anticipate events.