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Record 1 2025-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Land Mines
  • Advanced Technology Weapons
CONT

... a wide-area mine, capable of attacking targets up to 100 meters away from its position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines terrestres
  • Armes de haute technicité
OBS

Mine conçue pour couvrir une zone plus grande que les mines traditionnelles.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
  • Climate Change
CONT

Ocean acidification causing coral ’osteoporosis’ on iconic reefs... Animals that rely on calcium carbonate to create their skeletons, such as corals, are at risk as ocean pH continues to decline(become more acidic). Ocean acidification targets the density of the skeleton, silently whittling away the coral' s strength, much like osteoporosis weakens bones in humans.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éponges, hydres et méduses
  • Changements climatiques
CONT

[...] les impacts potentiels sont donc principalement liés à l'apport des sels nutritifs [...] et à l'acidification des eaux de subsurface, qui peut conduire à une décalcification des coraux [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esponjas, hidrozoarios y medusas
  • Cambio climático
CONT

La muerte de los corales puede traducirse en mayor erosión pues la descalcificación del coral es el generador de la blanca arena de las playas del Caribe mexicano.

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Record 3 2021-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Remote Sensing
  • Target Acquisition
CONT

The heavy TOW [tube launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided] missile locks onto targets up to 4, 200 metres away with an infrared signature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
  • Télédétection
  • Acquisition d'objectif

Spanish

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Record 4 2018-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Weapons
CONT

Farsats are parked in a storage orbit away from their targets and maneuver to engage them on command.

Key term(s)
  • far satellite

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes orbitales
DEF

Intercepteur antisatellite manœuvrable placé en orbite à une certaine distance de la cible et enclenché sur demande.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
  • Target Acquisition
CONT

Military pilots may get help in locating ground targets from far away with a new electronic process that examines TV-like imagery and selects potential targets. The technique, called automatic target cueing, is designed to enhance the performance of such imaging devices as forward-looking infrared(FLIR) systems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
CONT

Un nouveau procédé électronique peut aider les pilotes militaires à localiser les objectifs terrestres sur grandes distances par examen d'images du type télévision pour sélectionner les objectifs potentiels. Cette technique, appelée «repérage automatique d'objectifs», a été conçue pour augmenter les performances, de systèmes d'imagerie comme les FLIR (Forward-Looking Infrared).

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
CONT

Seduction is used when the missile has achieved radar lock on the ship. These decoys use rapid blooming chaff, which, when deployed at optimum locations, create huge "targets" that should attract the missile seeker and deflect it away from the ship.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 7 2009-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
CONT

Some of these wells will be drilled using a modern drilling technique called extended reach drilling(ERD). This technique allows oil and gas targets to be drilled using a rig located a great distance away, and is aimed at significantly reducing the overall cost of development and minimizing offshore environmental impacts.

Key term(s)
  • long-reach drilling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
CONT

Le forage à long déport permet, à partir d'une seule infrastructure de forage, d'atteindre différents réservoirs d'hydrocarbures situés, selon la dimension horizontale, à plusieurs kilomètres d'elle. Il permet en particulier de réaliser des économies substantielles en offshore, en diminuant le nombre de plates-formes de production à construire [...] voire de forer à partir du rivage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
CONT

La perforación de largo alcance, conocida en el ambiente como ERD, depende de un buen trabajo de sísmica anterior, que permita garantizar la existencia del yacimiento, y ciertas características que ofrezcan indicios sobre la rentabilidad del pozo. La perforación ERD implica una inversión sumamente costosa [...]

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Record 8 2007-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Artillery
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
CONT

One way to understand the impact of IW [information warfare] on military thinking is to recall the evolution of mechanized warfare. Beginning in the mid-1800s, the Industrial Revolution made it possible to develop new weapons that were much more capable than anything produced before : mass-produced machine guns, steam-powered armored warships, long-range artillery capable of hitting targets from several miles away, and so on.

Key term(s)
  • long range artillery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Artillerie de campagne
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)

Spanish

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Record 9 2007-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
CONT

The unique and distinctive characteristics of LUCIE allow it to surpass currently available underwater cameras and make it a tool of choice for activities involving search and rescue, investigation and underwater surveillance. The camera can identify targets at up to five times greater distances than conventional cameras. LUCIE possesses the ability to eliminate backscattering-this elimination is unavailable on conventional cameras and enables the camera's imaging system to focus on light reflected from objects a specific distance away while filtering out light reflected from particles in suspension.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
CONT

[...] la caméra LUCIE [...] permet de voir cinq fois mieux qu'une caméra classique. Comment ces performances ont-elles été obtenues ? «Tout simplement» en supprimant la quasi-intégralité de la lumière réfléchie sous l'eau pour ne capter que celle provenant de l'objet observé.

Spanish

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Record 10 2005-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Strategy
CONT

Constructing a fire support plan that provides... Use of indirect fire weapons for defiladed areas, deeper targets away from the proximity of friendly and enemy troops, and for smoke and illumination.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stratégie militaire
DEF

Zone bénéficiant de la protection que procure un relief, un obstacle ou un artifice contre les tirs ennemis.

Spanish

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Record 11 1996-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combined-Events Contests

French

Domaine(s)
  • Compétitions à épreuves combinées

Spanish

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