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From: tek@CS.UCLA.EDU (Ted Kim (ATW))
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Subject: Re: JANES or other technical source electronically??
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Date: 24 Jan 89 02:56:00 GMT
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>   Does anyone know of a source of information available electronically
>similar to Janes?  What I need is a source of data that gives performance
>stats etc. of various pieces of military hardware.  It would be nice if it
>also included a picture.
> ...
>-Ray

The US Naval Institute has their "USNI Military Database". I don't
subscribe, but their ad material seems to show that it covers a
wide range of military equipment, orders of battle, profiles on top
officers, relevant news summaries and a summary of military terms and 
programs. Access seems to be via hierarchically organized menus.

The database was designed to be accessed via modem over phone lines.
Thus, I think it's only textual, no pictures. Technical content looks
reasonable for the weapon descriptions. Apparently, there is a PC and
mainframe version also. 

If you want to know more:

	USNI Military Database
	1745 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 501
	Arlington, Virgina 22202

Disclaimer: I don't work for USNI. All opinions expressed here on
	their database are solely mine.

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