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440 THE MILITARY BALANCE 2010 Table 35 Selected arms procurements and deliveries, East Asia and Australasia Designation Type Quantity Contract Value E2C Hawkeye AEW Upgrade Thailand (THA) TSP-77 longrange air surv Supplier Country Prime Contractor 6 US$154m US Northrop Grumman Order Date First Delivery Due Notes 2009 _ Upgrade from Group II con�g to Hawkeye 2000 (H2K) export con�g. To be completed by 2013 Radar 1 _ US Lockheed 2007 2009 Part of a multi-phase national AD system. Delivery status unclear BTR-3E1 8x8 APC 96 THB4bn (US$134m) UKR ADCOM 2007 – Amphibious APC. To be completed in 2-3 years. Order on hold since Oct 2007 WMZ 551 APC 97 US$51.3m PRC NORINCO 2005 – Delivery date unknown Type 25T Naresuan 141 m landing platform dock JAS 39C/D Gripen C-130H Hercules FF Upgrade 2 €5m (US$7m) LPD 1 THB5bn (US$144m) FRA _ 2007 – Hel landing system upgrade SGP ST Marine 2008 2012 Contract value incl two 23 m landing craft mechanised and two 13 m landing craft vehicle and personnel FGA 6 See notes SWE SAAB 2008 2010 SEK2bn (US$308m) incl two 340 Erieye. Four JAS 39D, two JAS 39C. To replace F-5B/E Tiger II ac. Final delivery due 2017 Tpt ac 12 THB1bn Dom / US Rockwell Collins 2007 – Phase 1: avionics upgrade. Phase 2: Comms, Nav, Surv/Air Tra�c Management (CNS/ATM). Delivery status unclear 340 Erieye AEW 2 See notes SWE SAAB 2007 2011 SEK2bn (US$308m) inc 6 JAS 39 Gripen. Final delivery by 2017 Vietnam (VNM) VNREDSat-1 Sat 1 US$100m Dom _ 2009 2012 T-72 MBT 150 See notes POL Profus 2005 2005 Part of US$150m POL spt contract to supply ac, electronics and equipment. Delivery status unclear Gepard FFG 2 US$300m RUS Rosoboronexport Su-30MK2 FGA 12 US$500m RUS Rosoboronexport PZL M-28B Bryza-1R/ Skytruck 2005 2010 Construction began 2007 2010 _ Procurement contract does not include weaponry MPA/tpt 10 _ POL Profus 2005 2005 Part of POL spt contract. 1 ac in service. Plans for up to 12 ac. Owned by Coast Guard but operated by Air Force. Deliveries ongoing
Chapter Nine Country comparisons – commitments, force levels and economics Table 36 UN Deployments 2009–2010 442 Table 37 Non-UN Deployments 2009–2010 448 Index of contributing nations 453 Figure 2 UN deployment 1995–2009 455 Figure 3 Leading UN deployment countries 2009 455 Figure 4 Main UN budget providers for peacekeeping operations 2009 456 Figure 5 Regional share of UN deployed armed forces 2009 456 Figure 6 Deployed percentage of armed forces in countries with over 2,000 deployed 2009 456 Table 38 Selected training activity 2009 457 Table 39 International Comparisons of Defence Expenditure and Military Manpower 462 Table 40 Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations – Leading Recipients in 2008 469 Table 41 Arms Transfer Agree ments with Developing Nations – Leading Recipients in 2008 469 Table 42 Global Arms Deliveries – Leading Suppliers in 2008 469 Table 43 Global Arms Transfer Agreements – Leading Suppliers in 2008 469 Table 44 Value of Global Arms Transfer Agreements and Market Share by Supplier, 2001–2008 469 Table 45 Value of Global Arms Deliveries and Market Share by Supplier, 2001–2008 469 Table 46 Arms Deliveries to Middle East and North Africa, by Supplier 470 Table 47 Selected Operational Military Satellites 2010 471
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The Military Balance 2010 Editor’
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The Military Balance 2010 Preface T
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Units and formation strength Compan
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Principal Aviation Equipment De�n
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Construction, Research and Developm
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Chapter One North America THE UNITE
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tion execution procedures’. There
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and network kits for the HMMWV. Whi
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tion brigade roughly quintuples the
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light of the forthcoming demographi
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FY2010 National Defence Process In
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North America Table 7 US National D
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Engr 4 bde Sig 1 bde Spt 8 spt bde,
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Naval reserve Forces 109,222 (total
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AAV 1,311 AAV-7A1 (all roles) ARTY
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FORCES BY ROLE HQ (AF) 1 HQ located
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FORCES BY ROLE Combined Service 1 H
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Table 8 US Air Capability 2010 Airc
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Table 9 Selected US Arms Orders Fy2
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Chapter Two Latin America and the C
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II RM Mexicali, Baja California Reg
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elationship will be affected follow
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In March 2009, the 12 defence minis
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systems, including 100,000 Kalashni
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previous editions of The Military B
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MRL 105mm 4 SLAM Pampero MOR 883: 8
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WESTERN SAHARA UN • MINURSO 3 obs
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LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 19: AH 2 TPT
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TOWED 138: 105mm 90 M-101 155mm 48
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Capabilities ACTIVE 285,220 (Army 2
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RECCE 11: 6 Schweizer SA-2-37; 2 B-
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TPT 12: 3 Yak-40; 3 An-24; 2 Il-76;
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PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS 8 FRIG
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AIRCRAFT • RECCE 1 O-2A Skymaster
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EQUIPMENT By TyPE AIRCRAFT TPT 1 Y-
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SAR/Tpt 2 flt with 4 AS-355N Ecureu
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FTR 10: 8 F-5E Tiger II; 2 F-5F Tig
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Capabilities ACTIVE 10,650 (Army 7,
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AD SAM • MANPAD 298+: 70 SA-14 Gr
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EQUIPMENT By TyPE AIRCRAFT 4 combat
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DEPLOyMENT AFgHANISTAN UN • UNAMA
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FORCES By ROLE Ftr/FGA 2 gp with Su
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Latin America and the Caribbean Tab
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Chapter Three Europe NATO Towards a
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Table 13 EU Battlegroups year Semes
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in Atalanta can arrest, detain and
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underestimation of programme costs
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underfunded. In 2008, defence chief
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Albania ALB albanian lek 2008 2009
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fORCEs By ROLE AD/FGA/ Recce 2 (Tac
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UTL: 6 Bell 206 JetRanger UAV Yastr
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LIBERIA UN • UNMIL 3 sERBIA NATO
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MRL 227mm 12 MLRS (in store awaitin
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BOsNIA-HERzEgOVINA EU • EUFOR •
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AfgHANIsTAN NATO • ISAF 3,095 (Op
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APC 2,307 APC (T) 1,161: 200 Bv-206
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fOREIgN fORCEs Canada NATO 287 Fran
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Air force 31,500 (incl 11,000 consc
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DEPLOyMENT Legal provisions for for
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ALBANIA NATO 1 (HQ Tirana) Delegazi
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SP 10 M1025A2 HMMWV with Javelin MA
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MOR 43: 81mm 27 L16/M1 TOWED 120mm
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Poland POL Polish Zloty z 2008 2009
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Of CONgO UN •
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sÃO TOME AND PRINCIPÉ Navy 1 Air
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capabilities ACTIVE 16,531 (army 7,
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capabilities ACTIVE 128,013 (army 7
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APC (W) 18 Piranha AAV 19: 16 AAV-7
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ORgANIsATIONs By sERVICE Army ε77,
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TPT 77: 13 C-130B Hercules/C-130E H
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Inf 13 bn SF 2 regt (SAS) AB 1 bn O
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LC 24 RRC HELICOPTERS ATK/SPT 43: 6
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NEPAL Army 280 (Gurkha trg org) NET
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DEPLOyMEnT bOsnIA-hErzEgOInVA OSCE
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navy 2,000; 1,850 conscript (total
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coast Guard PATROL AND COASTAL COMB
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MOR 39: 120mm 39 AT • MSL • MAN
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Finland OSCE 1 France OSCE 1 German
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Decision on deployment of troops ab
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ut can also be used as HQ ship); 2
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TPT 20: 15 PC-6 Turbo-Porter; 1 Fal
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naval Infantry 3,000 Naval inf 1 bd
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Chapter Four Russia New defence ref
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government will be able to keep mee
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ties of Russian military equipment.
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SSM 1 regt with 8 SS-C-1B Sepal AD
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Tpt sqns with An-12 Cub/An-24 Coke/
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Arty 1 bde, SSM 1 bde with 12-18 SS
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Chapter Five Middle East and North
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Map 2 iraq BAGHDAD 3 2 1 6 9 XX IA
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governments before Iran was effecti
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key staff from Russia and the UK ow
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system specifically targeted to cou
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ORGAnIsAtIOns by seRvICe Army 6,000
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navy ε8,500 (incl 2,000 Coast Guar
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Air Force 30,000 (incl 12,000 Air D
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AMPHIBIOUS 4 LS 1 LST 1 Ibn Harissa
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deplOyment CentRAl AFRICAn RepUblIC
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capabilities ACtIve 66,700 (Army 60
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Middle East and North Africa Table
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Middle East and North Africa Table
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Chapter Six Sub-Saharan Africa The
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{ Regions: Deployment of mission HQ
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training, technical and financial s
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Table 26 South african defence budg
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eQuipmenT by Type AIRCRAFT TPT 8: 1
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deploymenT cenTral african republic
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eQuipmenT by Type AIRCRAFT 14 comba
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Ranger 1 bn Cdo 1 bn Arty 1 bn Engr
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TRG up to 25: up to 5 Bulldog 103/B
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Liaison sqn with Cessna 310; Cessna
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paramilitary ε82,000 coast Guard P
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organiSaTionS by Service army 85,00
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forceS by role Army 5 div (each: up
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GUNS • TOWED 116: 14.5mm 36 ZPU-1
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Chapter Seven South and Central Asi
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Pakistan Democratically elected Pre
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Fonseka resigned as CDS on 12 Novem
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AFGHANISTAN International concern g
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Map 3 Afghanistan ISAF/OEF-A 1 RC-C
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Fatalities 500 400 300 200 100 0 US
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SOUTH ASIA - DEFENCE ECONOmICS Afte
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The biggest naval procurement agree
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Australia 1,350; 1 inf BG with (1 m
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TRG 30: 8 L-39ZA Albatros*; 10 PT-6
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Mirage/M-2000TH (M-2000ED) Mirage (
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GUN/MOR 120mm 25 2S9 Anona MRL 380:
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Police Force 47,000 SELECTED NON-ST
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Cadres School and PAF Academy are D
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Air Force 28,000 (incl SLAF Regt) F
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HELICOPTERS ATK 10 Mi-24 Hind SPT 8
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South and Central Asia Table 32 Sel
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Chapter Eight East Asia and Austral
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Map 4 China: military regions and m
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JAPAN Japan’s defence policy in
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training and deployments. Naval ele
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months, including that of a C-�
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Australia’s Force 2030: Key capab
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Page 453 and 454: Number deployed 110,000 90,000 70,0
Page 455 and 456: Table 38 Selected training activity
Page 461 and 462: Country comparisons Table 39 Intern
Page 467 and 468: Table 43 Global Arms Transfer Agree
Page 469 and 470: Table 47 Selected Operational Milit
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Page 487 and 488: NCO non-commissioned officer NLACM
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Index of Country/Territory Abbrevia
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