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First Satellite Map Of Haiti EarthquakeParis, France (ESA) Jan 15, 2010 A major 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on 12 January, causing major casualties and damage. The quake was followed by several aftershocks with magnitudes over 5.0. Such a powerful earthquake can make current maps suddenly out of date, causing additional challenges to rescue workers on the ground. Earth observation satellite images can help rescue effor ... read more |
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Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 11, 2010The latest satellite imagery from NASA's Aqua and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellites have provided forecasters with signs in clouds and rainfall that Edzani is strengthening in the Southern Indian Ocean. Edzani has become a tropical cyclone as a result of low wind shear and warm ocean temperatures. The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite's main mission is to ... more  
New Delhi (UPI) Jan 7, 2009 The Indian army is on a hunt for a substantial number of firearms that shoot around corners, according to a Defense Department request for information. The Ministry of Defense wants interested original equipment manufacturers to submit proposals by Jan. 30 and to include some details of a transfer of technology for making the weapons in India. The weapons, often called cornershot ... more  
Washington (AFP) Jan 6, 2010US global security giant Lockheed Martin said Wednesday it will cut approximately 1,200 US jobs as part of a restructuring within its electronics systems business. Lockheed Martin announced the job reductions as it unveiled the name and senior-level organizational structure for a new business created in a realignment of two prior stand-alone businesses. Mission Systems & Sensors, abbrevi ... more |
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Canberra, Australia (UPI) Dec 31, 2009 BAE Systems has won a three-year contract to support the Australian army's Black Hawk helicopters for the remainder of their active service. The contract, worth around $31 million, ensures the continued employment of nearly 100 local maintenance technicians and support personnel in Townsville, said Greg Combet, minister for defense personnel, materiel and science. The contract ... more  
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Dec 30, 2009 A Chinese admiral's proposal to build a naval base in the Gulf of Aden, ostensibly to supports Beijing's anti-piracy flotilla off Somalia, has alarm bells ringing in the region. China's growing naval encroachment in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean to protect its Middle Eastern oil supplies threatens eventual conflict with India, its longtime rival and Asia's other economic titan that i ... more  
Jakarta (UPI) Dec 17, 2009 The Defense Ministry has placed an order worth around $80 million for three twin-turbo-prop maritime patrol CN-235-220 aircraft from state-owned Dirgantara Indonesian Aerospace. The planes, destined for the navy, will share duties with three others that are planned as part of six units called for in the government's 2010-2014 Strategic Planning Review. The aircraft will be part of the r ... more |
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