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Earth From Space: Giant Iceberg Enters Nares StraitParis, France (ESA) Sep 06, 2010 ESA's Envisat satellite has been tracking the progression of the giant iceberg that calved from Greenland's Petermann glacier on 4 August 2010. This animation shows that the iceberg, the largest in the northern hemisphere, is now entering Nares Strait - a stretch of water that connects the Lincoln Sea and Arctic Ocean with Baffin Bay. The Petermann glacier in northern Greenland is one of the largest of the country's glaciers - and until August it had a 70 km tongue of floating ice extending out in ... read more |
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Moorestown NJ (SPX) Aug 27, 2010Lockheed Martin successfully identified and tracked four live targets during a test of its Multi-Mission Signal Processor (MMSP) being fielded as part of the Aegis next-generation Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capability. The MMSP is part of the Navy's Advanced Capability Build 12 system, intended to help combine next-generation Aegis BMD and anti-air warfare (AAW) capabilities in an ope ... more  
Washington (AFP) Aug 25, 2010US President Barack Obama administration says it has granted export licenses to US firms selling radar equipment to Taiwan in a move that could irk China. Beijing angrily halted military and security contacts with Washington when the United States announced in January an arms package for Taiwan that included missiles, helicopters and equipment for Taiwan's F-16 fighter jets. "We have not ... more  
Washington (UPI) Aug 25, 2010 Although the Mideast peace process is important, said Elliott Abrams' invitation, there is something more important in that part of the world. "Members of the Friends of Israel initiative are even more concerned about the onslaught of radical Islamism as well as the specter of a nuclear Iran, both of which threaten the entire world," wrote Abrams, who served in senior positions in two R ... more |
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Polar Mission Pushes Crews, Planes To LimitsNorth Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling Camp, Greenland (SPX) Aug 24, 2010 A packed LC-130 Hercules cargo plane lurches forward across the snowy ice sheet here, struggling to gain lift. Its four engines work to overcome the friction building up under the plane's specially designed Teflon-coated skis that weigh a ton apiece. The pilot and crew work in a synchronized effort that pits their decades of polar flying experience against everything opposing them, wind, weight, weather, terrain and time. On the first attempt, the nose is up for a few seconds, but then drops ... read more |
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