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Walker's World: Bush's personal summitry
Washington (UPI) Mar 31, 2008 There are two serious splits in the alliance ahead of this week's NATO summit in Bucharest, Romania, and the Russians are cleverly playing one against the other to exploit the differences between the United States and its European allies. Managing this will be one of the most complex international challenges President George Bush has faced because everything will hinge on his own personal ... more SAIC Delivers Infrared Sensor For Risk Reduction - Alternative Infrared Satellite System 
San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2008Science Applications International announced that it has delivered its infrared sensor for the Risk Reduction - Alternative Infrared Satellite System program ahead of schedule. RR-AIRSS is sponsored by the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center and executed by the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. The program aims to prove ... more Northrop Grumman To Supply Platform Management System For Royal Navy's Next Astute-Class Submarine 
London, UK (SPX) Mar 31, 2008Northrop Grumman has been chosen to provide the Platform Management System (PMS) for the next Royal Navy Astute-Class submarine, HMS Audacious. BAE Systems has selected Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit as the preferred bidder to supply the PMS for the fourth Astute-Class submarine. The PMS will control and monitor platform machinery and on board systems. Based on Sperry ... more Northrop Grumman Names Terri Zinkiewicz VP Sector Controller For Its Space Technology Sector 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2008Northrop Grumman has appointed Terri Zinkiewicz vice president and sector controller in recognition of the position's expanding role as the company implements the previously announced realignment of the reporting of its missiles business from the Mission Systems sector to the Space Technology sector here. The missiles business includes the inter-continental ballistic missile Prime ... more Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Sets 33-Hour Flight Endurance Record 
San Diego CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2008Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk set an endurance record for a full-scale, operational unmanned aircraft on Saturday, March 22, 2008, when it completed a flight of 33.1 hours at altitudes up to 60,000 feet over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. "It was a picture perfect flight, landing flawlessly on centerline with enough fuel remaining to continue for two more hours," said Jerry Madigan, North ... more |
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Buffalo NY (SPX) Apr 01, 2008Whether it's springtime flooding, an infectious disease outbreak or a volcanic eruption, small or rural communities affected by natural disasters often suffer additional hardship because of their size, say organizers the of "Natural Disasters in Small Communities: How Can We Help?" conference. The conference was open to faculty, students, researchers and all stakeholders in the consequence ... more Fuel Cell Vehicles Are The Best Pathway To Environmental And Energy Security 
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 01, 2008Fuel cells and hydrogen fuel are the only motor vehicle technology option that will respond effectively to global warming during this century, according to a new analysis by a Washington expert in alternative fuels. "The hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicle is the only option that can achieve the goal of reducing greenhouse gases by 60% or more below 1990 levels in the transportation sector," ... more VeraSun Energy To Pass One Billion Gallons Of Ethanol Production Capacity 
Brookings SD (SPX) Apr 01, 2008VeraSun Energy has announced the startup of its 110 million gallon per year production facility located near Bloomingburg, Ohio. With the closing of the merger between VeraSun and US BioEnergy becoming effective April 1, 2008, the Bloomingburg biorefinery represents the 11th VeraSun facility in operation, pushing the company's annual operating capacity to more than one billion gallons. ... more Qaeda in Yemen says it attacked foreign oil assets: SITE 
Dubai (AFP) March 31, 2008Al-Qaeda's wing in Yemen has said it carried out separate attacks on a French oil pipeline and a Chinese oilfield last week in Yemen, web monitoring group SITE said on Monday. The attackers, calling themselves the Jund Al-Yemen Brigades claimed they detonated a timed explosive Thursday on a pipeline belonging to France's Total in the western Saah district, the SITE Intelligence Group reported ... more New Colorado - Wyoming Transmission Offering 
Cheyenne WY (SPX) Apr 01, 2008A new transmission line connecting the Front Range of Colorado with the wind-rich high plains of eastern Wyoming is planning to offer capacity rights in an open auction in June 2008. The Wyoming-Colorado Intertie Project has announced its time line for an Open Season auction for up to 900 MW of transmission capacity between the two states. If the auction is successful the project ... more |
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Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Apr 01, 2008Dynamotive Energy Systems has reported that it has shipped biofuels from its plants in Ontario. West Lorne shipped 22 tonnes of BioOil to the U.S. and 50 cubic meters of char to a soy bean farm in Ontario, Canada, to be used as soil enhancer, as well as a number of sample shipments to potential customers. The shipments mark the restart of commercial operations since the completion of the ... more Jules Verne Set For Next Step On Road To Automated Station Docking 
Paris, France (ESA) Mar 31, 2008International Space Station managers gave the go-ahead on yesterday for Jules Verne ATV to proceed with the second of two demonstration days in the lead up to a first ISS docking attempt later in the week. On Monday, Demonstration Day 2 will see ATV approach to within 11 m of the ISS. "Having tested very successfully on Saturday the first part of the rendezvous, in particular using the ... more Researchers Explore Materials Degradation In Space 
Arlington VA (AFNS) Mar 31, 2008When Space Shuttle Endeavor launched March 11, more than 1,000 new materials were onboard to be tested as a part of the sixth Materials International Space Station Experiment, or MISSE-6. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research initiated MISSE-6 to gain a theoretical understanding of the mechanisms involved in materials degradation. In the low-Earth-orbit environment -- 50-1,240 miles ... more Consumer Telematics Hardware And Services Revenue Will Reach 41 Billion Dollars By 2013 
London, UK (SPX) Mar 28, 2008After several years of moderate growth, consumer telematics solutions are expected to become very popular in the future as drivers start to appreciate the advantages of GPS and cellular communication technology for improved safety, comfort and entertainment," says ABI Research principal analyst Dominique Bonte. "According to our latest forecasts, by 2013 OEM and aftermarket consumer telematics ... more Dash Navigation Now Shipping First Two-Way Connected GPS Device Exclusively At Amazon.com 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Mar 28, 2008Dash Navigation and Amazon.com have announced that the highly anticipated Dash Express, the first Internet-connected GPS device, is now shipping. The Dash Express is designed to deliver the most accurate traffic and destination information to consumers in their cars every day. With two-way connectivity, Dash Express delivers traffic and destination information in exciting new ways, and offers a ... more
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