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Australia in line for Boeing's GrowlerCanberra, Australia (UPI) Sep 17, 2010 Australia is set to be the first export country for Boeing's EA-18G Growler, which the U.S. government approved for full-rate production only last December. The decision was made by the U.S. Technology, Transfer, Security Assistance, Review Board, a brief report in the Australian newspaper said, quoting unnamed sources. The order for the advanced electronic attack aircraft was given the go-ahead in late August, The Australian said. The board's ruling to allow export of the highly ... read more |
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Paris, France (ESA) Sep 06, 2010ESA'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 t ... more  
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 07, 2010Euroconsult has forecast that an estimated 1,220 satellites will be built for launch over the next decade. The average of 122 satellites to be launched per year is up significantly from the annual average of 77 satellites launched in the previous decade, a sign that government and commercial operators require more satellite capabilities. In Euroconsult's just-released "Satellites to be Bui ... more  
Taipei (AFP) Sept 6, 2010Taiwan expects a much-anticipated missile defence shield to be ready next year after buying advanced weapons at a cost of about 300 billion Taiwan dollars (9.4 billion US), local media reported Monday. Six batteries of Patriot III missiles forming the backbone of the system will account for roughly half the costs associated with the project, the China Times newspaper said. A long-range e ... more |
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BAE lays keel for Thai patrol vessel Bangkok (UPI) Sep 3, 2010 BAE Systems Surface Ships and its Thai partner Bangkok Dock laid the keel of what will be the country's most advanced offshore patrol ship. The 295-foot, helicopter-capable corvette is based on the BAE Systems three Port of Spain-class vessels built for the Trinidad and Tobago coast guard. The Thai ships will increase the navy's ability to monitor and protect its increasingly important offshore exclusive economic zone. Duties for Thailand's OPVs around the country's 1,800 mile coastline ... read more |
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