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![]() London, UK (SPX) Apr 13, 2010 Northrop Grumman has launched the latest enhanced version of its industry-leading Wheelbarrow unmanned ground vehicle for the remote handling and surveillance of hazardous threats. The Wheelbarrow Mk9 vehicle, designed, developed and manufactured by Northrop Grumman in the UK, includes significant advances in technology and performance and a range of new features that will improve its capabilities for both civil security and defence applications. The Wheelbarrow Mk9 will be on display in Northrop ... read more |
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MTN Provides VSAT Services For Fred Olsen Fleets![]() MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) announces that it has signed an agreement with Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines, an international shipping company based in Norway, to outfit its entire fleet of ships, Balmoral, Boudicca, Black Watch, and Braemar, with MTN's state-of-the-art VSAT equipment and services providing global, reliable broadband connectivity. "At Fred.Olsen, we strive to offer our passe ... more Russia Says It Has No Plans To Deploy Weapons In Space ![]() The commander of Russia's space forces said on Friday Russia had no plans to deploy weapons of any kind in space. Some analysts have suggested that Russia could deploy space weapons as part of measures to counter controversial U.S. plans to build missile shields in Europe. "We have no such plans," Maj. Gen. Oleg Ostapenko told a news conference in Moscow a day after Russia and the United S ... more A world without nuclear weapons: utopia, threat or reality? ![]() President Barack Obama's vision of a world without nuclear weapons earned him a Nobel Peace Prize. But foes are also dismissing the controversial project as naive utopianism or even a threat. In unveiling his ambitious goal in Prague a year ago, Obama was careful to acknowledge he likely would not see it come to pass in his lifetime. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov echoed tho ... more |
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![]() Berlin (UPI) Apr 9, 2010 Observers say they fear Kyrgyzstan could be plunged into a civil war after the government of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was ousted in a coup. The government led by the controversial Bakiyev is no more - it was ousted Wednesday after two days of street fighting between police and opposition activists that left between 60 and 100 people dead and several hundred wounded. A transition government, led by former foreign minister Roza Otunbayeva, has taken control of government facilities and ... read more |
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