What is more, six months from now given the appropriate presidential priority and a minimal increase in resources the Navy could introduce several low-cost improvements to the performance of the existing Aegis radar and missile systems so as to increase significantly their probability-of-kill under specified circumstances.

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In many other segments, including major categories like midsize cars, fullsize pickups, small crossovers and small sedans, performance is secondary, if on the radar screen at all.

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But microwaves are important in many applications, principally telecommunications and radar, and improved versions of cloaking could vastly improve microwave performance.

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So much of sports today is about radar guns and 40-meter times, it is refreshing to see a film about performance, not pedigree.

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