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Defense & Security parts lists

BOMwiki lists 57 products in defense & security, with 4,596,082 parts counted across their recorded bills of materials. The highest recorded part count is the aircraft carrier at 3,103,110 parts across 9 top-level items; the lowest is the explosive trace detector at 28. Open a product to explore its recorded components and their roles. Counts describe the current BOMs, not a complete inventory of every product variant.

57 products

Acoustic Gunshot Detection Node Distributed sensor node using microphone array and DSP to detect gunshots, localize source via time-difference-of-arrival, transmit GPS-tagged alerts. 33 parts · 6 BOM lines
Aircraft Carrier
Aircraft Carrier A 100,000-tonne nuclear-powered CATOBAR aircraft carrier of roughly 3 million parts, erected from about 450 pre-outfitted hull grand blocks and operating an air wing of 75+ aircraft with a crew of ~4,500. 3,103,110 parts · 9 BOM lines
Amphibious Assault Vehicle
Amphibious Assault Vehicle Tracked armored vehicle that swims troops from ship to shore, then fights inland. Carries about 21 marines behind buoyant aluminum armor, propelled in water by twin jets and on land by tracks. 894 parts · 9 BOM lines
Armored Bridge Layer
Armored Bridge Layer A tracked vehicle that deploys and retrieves folded bridge sections to span obstacles using hydraulic launch mechanisms and load-bearing chassis systems. 219 parts · 7 BOM lines
Armored Personnel Carrier
Armored Personnel Carrier An 8×8 wheeled armored vehicle that carries an infantry section under ballistic and blast protection. 221 parts · 8 BOM lines
Armored Recovery Vehicle
Armored Recovery Vehicle Tracked vehicle for towing and repairing disabled armored vehicles, built on a tank chassis and carrying a main recovery winch, crane, dozer/earth-anchor blade, and welding equipment. 728 parts · 9 BOM lines
Ballistic Guard Booth Prefabricated guard shelter with ballistic steel panels, bullet-resistant glazing, HVAC, and optional gun ports for perimeter security checkpoint. 105 parts · 8 BOM lines
Ballistic Helmet
Ballistic Helmet A composite combat helmet that stops handgun rounds and fragments while carrying night vision, lights, and communications gear. 54 parts · 6 BOM lines
Ballistic Shield
Ballistic Shield A transparent shield assembly of UHMWPE and ceramic panels that provides bullet and fragmentation protection while allowing situational awareness through an optical viewport. 142 parts · 8 BOM lines
Bomb Disposal Truck Vehicle carrying robots and containment for explosive ordnance teams. 233 parts · 8 BOM lines
Cargo Parachute System
Cargo Parachute System A multi-canopy parachute assembly for dropping cargo pallets from fixed-wing aircraft, including suspension system, risers, and controlled release mechanisms. 451 parts · 7 BOM lines
Cargo X-Ray Scanner
Cargo X-Ray Scanner Industrial X-ray system using linear accelerator source and detector array to penetrate shipping containers and large baggage; generates 2D radiographic images for threat identification. 38 parts · 8 BOM lines
CCTV Camera
CCTV Camera An outdoor PTZ IP dome security camera: weatherproof dome, motorized varifocal optics, a pan-tilt mechanism, IR night vision, a PoE network mainboard with H.265 encoding, and onboard storage. 288 parts · 12 BOM lines
Collapsible Fuel Bladder
Collapsible Fuel Bladder A flexible coated-fabric tank for temporary fuel storage that collapses as contents are consumed, minimizing vapor loss and environmental spill risk. 168 parts · 7 BOM lines
Counter-Drone Detection System
Counter-Drone Detection System A multi-sensor system that detects, classifies, and tracks small unmanned aircraft by fusing RF emission sensing, radar, and EO/IR imagery, presenting operators a single air picture with cued handoff to defeat effectors. 147 parts · 8 BOM lines
Destroyer
Destroyer Fast heavily armed warship for fleet defense and strike missions. 1,682 parts · 12 BOM lines
EOD Robot
EOD Robot A remotely operated tracked vehicle that lets explosive-ordnance-disposal technicians inspect, manipulate, and disrupt suspected explosive devices from hundreds of meters away. 1,224 parts · 8 BOM lines
EOD Suit (Bomb Disposal Suit)
EOD Suit (Bomb Disposal Suit) An explosive ordnance disposal suit combining multi-layer aramid fabric protection, ceramic chest and groin plates, helmet with ballistic visor, and passive ventilation against fragmentation and blast pressure from explosive devices. 91 parts · 10 BOM lines
Expandable Military Shelter
Expandable Military Shelter A rapid-deployment shelter based on an ISO container that expands vertically with hydraulic side panels to create a command post or field hospital with 100+ square meters interior space. 330 parts · 7 BOM lines
Explosive Trace Detector Portable Ion Mobility Spectrometer (IMS) system detecting explosive residue vapor and particles; includes swab collection interface and automated analysis. 28 parts · 7 BOM lines
Fence Intrusion Detection
Fence Intrusion Detection Distributed perimeter sensor system using accelerometer-embedded cable and zone processors to detect fence cutting, climbing, or vibration-based attacks. 132 parts · 6 BOM lines
Field Kitchen Trailer
Field Kitchen Trailer A mobile field kitchen mounted on a trailer that provides hot food preparation for military units using integrated burners, ovens, water systems, and covered prep surfaces. 221 parts · 7 BOM lines
Field Shower System
Field Shower System Portable emergency decontamination shower with water heating, pump module, and modular stall frame for hazmat response and first responder training. 79 parts · 8 BOM lines
Fighter Jet
Fighter Jet Fast maneuverable military aircraft for air combat. 4,776 parts · 10 BOM lines
Ground Surveillance Radar
Ground Surveillance Radar A portable pulse-Doppler radar that detects and classifies moving people and vehicles over a battlefield or border sector. 70 parts · 7 BOM lines
Guided-Missile Frigate
Guided-Missile Frigate A ~7,000-tonne multi-role guided-missile frigate of roughly one million parts, built from about 60 pre-outfitted hull blocks around CODAG propulsion, a 32-cell VLS, a four-face AESA radar and facilities for a 10 t helicopter. 1,003,696 parts · 8 BOM lines
Handheld Mine Detector
Handheld Mine Detector A swept handheld instrument that finds buried landmines by inducing eddy currents in their metal parts with a pulsed search coil, alerting the operator through audio tones. 318 parts · 6 BOM lines
Hydraulic Wedge Barrier
Hydraulic Wedge Barrier Portable or fixed hydraulic barrier that deploys wedge-shaped steel plates to block vehicle access, operated via remote control or manual valve. 135 parts · 8 BOM lines
Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Infantry Fighting Vehicle Tracked armored vehicle that carries and supports dismounted infantry. 299 parts · 8 BOM lines
Landing Craft
Landing Craft Flat-bottomed boat for delivering troops and vehicles onto a beach. 613 parts · 9 BOM lines
Main Battle Tank
Main Battle Tank Heavily armored tracked combat vehicle with a large main gun. 359 parts · 8 BOM lines
Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Maritime Patrol Aircraft Long-range aircraft for ocean surveillance and submarine hunting. 5,988 parts · 9 BOM lines
Military Light Utility Vehicle
Military Light Utility Vehicle Wide four-wheel-drive military truck used for transport and patrol. 287 parts · 10 BOM lines
Military Reconnaissance UAV A tactical fixed-wing unmanned aircraft that carries a stabilized EO/IR sensor turret and streams imagery to a ground control station over an encrypted datalink. 123 parts · 8 BOM lines
Military Transport Aircraft
Military Transport Aircraft Large airlifter for carrying troops, vehicles, and supplies. 3,060 parts · 9 BOM lines
Military Water Purification Unit
Military Water Purification Unit A trailer-mounted reverse-osmosis water treatment system that produces potable water from untreated surface sources using membranes, pre-filters, pumps, and diesel generation. 203 parts · 7 BOM lines
Millimeter-Wave Body Scanner
Millimeter-Wave Body Scanner Backscatter scanner using millimeter-wave radar to image concealed threats under clothing; rotating antenna panels and operator console. 166 parts · 7 BOM lines
Mine-Resistant Vehicle
Mine-Resistant Vehicle Armored troop carrier with a V-hull to deflect blast from buried mines. 198 parts · 8 BOM lines
Minesweeper
Minesweeper Naval vessel equipped to detect and clear sea mines. 1,296 parts · 8 BOM lines
Mobile Surveillance Trailer
Mobile Surveillance Trailer Tow-behind or self-propelled trailer mounting telescoping mast with PTZ/thermal cameras, solar/battery power, and onboard video analysis. 66 parts · 8 BOM lines
Naval Decoy Launcher
Naval Decoy Launcher A multi-tube launcher mounted on naval vessels that rapidly deploys radar-reflective or infrared decoys to defeat incoming anti-ship missiles. 166 parts · 7 BOM lines
Nuclear Attack Submarine
Nuclear Attack Submarine A nuclear-powered fast attack submarine (SSN), the class General Dynamics Electric Boat quotes at more than one million parts, built as welded HY-100 hull modules around a pressurized-water reactor plant, sonar arrays, torpedo room and 90-day life-support systems. 459,695 parts · 9 BOM lines
Optronic Periscope Mast
Optronic Periscope Mast A non-hull-penetrating sensor mast that raises a stabilized head of electro-optical and infrared cameras above the sea surface and pipes digital imagery to consoles in the submarine control room. 369 parts · 7 BOM lines
Patrol Boat
Patrol Boat Fast armed vessel for coastal and harbor security patrols. 298 parts · 10 BOM lines
Prison Transport Van
Prison Transport Van Secure van with caged cells for transporting inmates. 484 parts · 8 BOM lines
Protective Gas Mask
Protective Gas Mask A full-face respirator that seals against the wearer's skin and forces all inhaled air through a replaceable filter canister, protecting the eyes, face, and respiratory tract from chemical, biological, and particulate agents. 41 parts · 7 BOM lines
Riot Control Vehicle
Riot Control Vehicle Armored vehicle with water cannon for crowd dispersal. 138 parts · 8 BOM lines
Riot Shield
Riot Shield A transparent polycarbonate body shield used by public-order police to block thrown objects and strikes while keeping full vision. 59 parts · 6 BOM lines
Ruggedized Field Laptop
Ruggedized Field Laptop A fully rugged portable computer built around a sealed magnesium chassis, certified to MIL-STD-810H drop and vibration and IP65 ingress ratings, with a 1,000-nit sunlight-readable display and hot-swappable batteries. 94 parts · 8 BOM lines
Self-Propelled Howitzer
Self-Propelled Howitzer Tracked or wheeled artillery vehicle carrying a large-caliber gun, typically 155 mm, with on-board ammunition, fire control, and armor protection. 848 parts · 8 BOM lines
Sonobuoy An expendable air-dropped buoy that lowers a hydrophone array beneath the sea surface and radios detected acoustic signatures back to a patrol aircraft hunting submarines. 315 parts · 8 BOM lines
SWAT Tactical Vehicle
SWAT Tactical Vehicle Armored police vehicle for transporting tactical teams to incidents. 160 parts · 8 BOM lines
Tactical Antenna Mast
Tactical Antenna Mast A rapid-deployment telescoping mast that raises tactical antennas to optimal height using manual crank or pneumatic drive, stabilized by guy-cable system. 169 parts · 7 BOM lines
Tactical Communications Headset An electronic hearing-protection headset that attenuates gunfire and blast above ~82 dB while amplifying ambient sound for situational awareness and connecting the wearer to tactical radios through a noise-cancelling boom microphone. 57 parts · 7 BOM lines
Under-Vehicle Inspection System Stationary scanner using line-scan cameras and LED lighting to image vehicle undersides for threat detection; includes license plate OCR and automated analysis. 38 parts · 7 BOM lines
Walk-Through Metal Detector
Walk-Through Metal Detector A pulsed-induction archway used at security checkpoints: two upright side panels each carry transmit and receive coils, and the control electronics process the induced signals to locate metal across multiple vertical detection zones, raising an audible and visual alarm as a person walks through. 713 parts · 12 BOM lines
X-Ray Baggage Scanner
X-Ray Baggage Scanner A tunnel-type X-ray security scanner that conveys bags through a fan-beam and reconstructs dual-energy images for threat screening at checkpoints. 167 parts · 12 BOM lines

Shared component references 12

Components ranked by how many of the 57 recorded product BOMs reference the same page, directly or through a sub-assembly. A shared reference does not establish replacement-part compatibility.

  1. Fastener Set in 46 of 57 productsBolts, nuts, and washers.
  2. Bare PCB in 33 of 57 productsUnpopulated printed circuit board: copper traces etched on an FR-4 glass-epoxy laminate that carry current between the components later soldered to it.
  3. Connector in 32 of 57 productsMating plug-and-socket pair that joins two lengths of wiring or a cable to a board so a circuit can be assembled, serviced, and separated without soldering.
  4. Wire Bundle in 32 of 57 productsGroup of insulated conductors cut to length, terminated, and bound together to carry power and signals between the assemblies of a machine.
  5. SMD Passive (R/C/L) in 30 of 57 productsSurface-mount resistors, capacitors, and inductors, typically in 0402 to 1206 packages, that set voltages, filter noise, and time signals on a circuit board.
  6. Ball Bearing in 29 of 57 productsDeep-groove radial ball bearing.
  7. Microcontroller in 28 of 57 productsSingle-chip microcontroller combining a processor core, flash memory, RAM, and peripherals such as timers, ADCs, and serial ports to run the device's control firmware.
  8. Relay in 26 of 57 productsElectromechanical switch in which a small coil current closes or opens contacts rated for a much larger load, isolating control circuits from what they switch.
  9. O-Ring Set in 25 of 57 productsSet of elastomer rings seated in grooves to seal static or slow-moving joints against fluid and gas, sized to ISO 3601.
  10. LCD Panel in 24 of 57 productsLiquid-crystal display module with backlight and driver electronics that shows the machine's readouts, menus, and status to the operator.
  11. Pressure Sensor in 24 of 57 productsTransduces fluid or gas pressure into an electrical signal.
  12. Copper Winding in 23 of 57 productsInsulated copper conductor wound into coils that carry the phase current and create the magnetic field in a motor, generator, or transformer.