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First generation EPIRB emergency locator beacons. An emergency position-indicating radiobeacon ( EPIRB) is a type of emergency locator beacon for commercial and recreational boats, a portable, battery-powered radio transmitter used in emergencies to locate boaters in distress and in need of immediate rescue. In the event of an emergency, such ...
Marker beacon. Locator Outer Marker (LOM), a High Frequency (HF) Non-Directional Beacon, co-located with an "outer marker" (OM) 75-MHz Marker Beacon. A marker beacon is a particular type of VHF radio beacon used in aviation, usually in conjunction with an instrument landing system (ILS), to give pilots a means to determine position along an ...
Anti-collision lights, also known as beacon lights or strobe lights are a set of lights required on every aircraft to improve visibility to others, as well as collision avoidance measures by warning other pilots. [1] Historically they have used incandescent bulbs, but recently Light-emitting diodes have been used.
STAFF – Small Target Activated Fire-and-Forget (US) STANAG – STANdardisation Agreement STARTLE – Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar for Tank Location and Engagement (US)
A non-directional beacon ( NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include inherent directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are in contrast to directional radio beacons and other navigational aids, such as low-frequency ...
Type Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total Notes Attack helicopters; Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian: United States: Rotorcraft: Attack: 2020: 38: 50: 50 Apache AH1 will be remanufactured to AH-64E specification. Armed with M230 cannon and JAGM,
A transponder (short for trans mitter-res ponder [1] and sometimes abbreviated to XPDR, [2] XPNDR, [3] TPDR [4] or TP [5]) is an electronic device that produces a response when it receives a radio-frequency interrogation. Aircraft have transponders to assist in identifying them on air traffic control radar. Collision avoidance systems have been ...
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