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Battle of Midway

A decisive June 1942 naval battle in the Pacific Theater in which the United…

History & Current Affairs

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Columbia-class submarine

A planned class of US Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs)…

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Distributed Maritime Operations

A US Navy operating concept that disperses naval forces across wide ocean areas…

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Gunboat Diplomacy

The use of visible naval power to intimidate a weaker state into political or…

Global Affairs

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INS Vikrant (Indigenous Aircraft Carrier)

INS Vikrant is India's first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier,…

Civil Service & Diplomatic Exams

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Pax Britannica

The period of relative international stability, roughly 1815–1914, during which…

History & Current Affairs

Power Projection

A state's capacity to deploy and sustain military, economic, or political force…

Global Affairs

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Sea-Launched Cruise Missile - Nuclear (SLCM-N)

A nuclear-armed cruise missile fired from surface ships or submarines, designed…

SLCM-N

A proposed U.S. nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile intended for…

SMART (Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo)

SMART is an Indian canister-launched anti-submarine missile system that carries…

Civil Service & Diplomatic Exams