Changes in the dynamic of global forces produce shifts in the trend of arms transfers. It was therefore to be expected that a shift in the patterns of flows of arms would occur at the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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From its beginning remote sensing has served for military purposes and has always been attractive to the military field while taking different configurations throughout History. Starting by aerial photograph on a balloon, remote sensing in the military has evolved to being today “satellised”.
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The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation system that was developed by the U.S. Department of Defence in the early 1970s as the next generation replacement to the Transit system*. It consists of a constellation of 24 operational satellites with subgroups of 4 satellites operating in each of six different orbit planes, and three segments, space, control and user. The U.S. Air Force develops, maintains, and operates the space and control segments.
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