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The group said there has been a short-sighted emphasis on near-term research and development and intelligence and military applications that are often classified and unavailable for civilian use . The fleet is sized and configured to meet DOD requirements for specific ship types and for specially outfitted support ships to carry heavy and outsized military cargoes that cannot fit into the containerships that make up most of today 's commercial general cargo fleet . It guides our aircraft , cruise missiles , bombers , ships and all manner of other military applications that give us a great advantage over our enemies when it comes to the precession application of force . While they're not as expensive or complex as the military vehicles that carry them , guns , missiles and bombs are the end technology that finally gets the job done in combat . NIST scientists aim to improve the clock ’ s long-term stability and reduce its power consumption to the point where the clock could improve commercial and military systems that require precision time-keeping .