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Record 1 2018-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Relations
  • Peace-Keeping Operations
  • Military Finances
CONT

Canada is promoting the "smart pledge" approach when contributing to peace support operations in order to provide the UN [United Nations] with the predictability it needs to more effectively plan its operations and training. "Smart pledges" encourage better coordination of contributions to peacekeeping missions from partner countries, helping to eliminate critical gaps and ensuring that contributions can be deployed on a rotating basis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relations internationales
  • Opérations de maintien de la paix
  • Finances militaires
CONT

Le Canada emploie l’approche des engagements conjoints lorsqu’il contribue aux opérations de soutien à la paix des Nations Unies. En coordonnant les contributions, [le Canada offrira] aux Nations Unies une prévisibilité qui lui permettra de planifier plus efficacement ses formations et ses opérations. [Il coordonnera ses] missions de maintien de la paix avec des pays partenaires pour que chacun d’eux soit déployé en rotation, de façon à éliminer les lacunes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

Optical Head(OH). The OH is typically located outside the spacecraft and performs the critical functions of generating and pointing the transmit laser beam and acquiring and tracking the received beacon and receive laser beams. Major elements of the OH are :-Coarse pointing assembly used for steering the terminal line of sight.-Optical subsystem comprising telescope, optical bench and beacon collimator.-Fine pointing assembly(FPA) : This is a mechanism used in conjunction with the tracking sensor to provide the tracking function for the terminal.-Point ahead assembly(PAA) : This is similar to the FPA and is used to introduce the required point ahead offset to the transmit beam.-Acquisition sensor(AS) : This is a wide field of view sensor used during acquisition for the identification and location of the partner terminal.-Tracking sensor(TS) : This is a fast sensor that operates in a closed loop with the FPA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

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