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1 day ago · IN. Internet TLD. .in ( others) India, officially the Republic of India ( ISO: Bhārat Gaṇarājya ), [21] is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country as of June 2023; [22] [23] and from the time of its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy.
1 day ago · In 1928, the Soviet Union began the production of the MS-1 tanks (Малый Сопровождения -1, where M stands for "small" and S for "convoy"). In 1929, it established the Central Directorate for Mechanization and Motorization of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army. Tanks became a part of the mechanized corps at this point.
20 hours ago · 1946 New Year Honours (MBE) This is a list of MBEs awarded in the 1946 New Year Honours. The 1946 New Year Honours were appointments by many of the Commonwealth Realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and to celebrate the passing of 1945 and the beginning of 1946.
4 days ago · On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. The spacecraft disintegrated 46,000 feet (14 km) above the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:39 a.m. EST (16:39 UTC ). It was the first fatal accident involving an American spacecraft ...
5 days ago · As of 2024 the Sri Lanka Army had 150,000 personnel. [2] In 2023 the army had 200,783 personnel and the number was reduced to 150,000 in 2024. [2] In late 1987, the army had a total estimated strength of up to 40,000 troops, about evenly divided between regular army personnel and reservists on active duty.
2 days ago · The name used during the testing was "20 ItK/Oe/10 ILa/5 TG". In use 1944–1950s. Fully-automatic version of the Lahti L-39 anti-tank rifle. In total there were 362 cannons in use from 1930 until 1980s. In use from 1943 until the 1980s. Italian Breda Model 35, in use from 1939. In use from 1939 until the 1960s.
3 days ago · AVGP: Cougar, Grizzly and Husky 6×6 armoured vehicles - based on the MOWAG Piranha. LAV-25 8×8 – Family of vehicles produced for the United States Marine Corps. Bison APC 8×8. Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle 8×8. ASLAV 8×8 – Family of vehicles produced for the Australian Army based on the LAV-25 and Bison vehicles. LAV III 8×8.
