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Division Directed energy weapon systems (DEW), related or countermeasure equipment and test models, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:

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  1. a..

    ‘Laser’ systems specially designed for destruction or effecting mission-abort of a target;

  2. b..

    Particle beam systems capable of destruction or effecting mission-abort of a target;

  3. c..

    High power radio-frequency (RF) systems capable of destruction or effecting mission-abort of a target;

  4. d..

    Equipment specially designed for the detection or identification of, or defence against, systems specified by ML19.a. to ML19.c.;

  5. e..

    Physical test models for the systems, equipment and components, specified by ML19.

  6. f..

    Continuous wave or pulsed ‘laser’ systems, specially designed to cause permanent blindness to unenhanced vision, i.e. to the naked eye or to the eye with corrective eyesight devices.

  1. Note 1:Directed energy weapon systems specified by ML19 include systems whose capability is derived from the controlled application of: