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This dimension marks whether a weapon system is still in active service, retired or still in development. Wikipedia notes that something repurposed or enhanced for war "is termed weaponized," a status that, like active service itself, can change over the life of a weapon system. Browsing by service status separates weapon systems still in use from those retired.

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1866 1
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1. Wikipedia: Torpedo
WikipediaTorpedo, Invention of the modern torpedo section
Quote, Torpedo, Invention of the modern torpedo section
In 1866, Whitehead invented the first effective self-propelled torpedo, the eponymous Whitehead torpedo, the first modern torpedo.
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