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Northrop Grumman Launches Next Generation of Wheelbarrow Bomb Disposal VehicleLondon, 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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Washington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2010A Lockheed Martin industry team submitted its proposal for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) fiscal year 2010-2014 contract to the U.S. Navy. Lockheed Martin is one of two industry teams competing for the contract. The Navy will award the winning team a fixed-price incentive fee contract to provide up to 10 ships as well as combat systems for five additional ships. Two of the 10 ships would b ... more  
Tehran (AFP) April 12, 2010A top Iranian general said on Monday that the military's newly produced aerial drones, which have aroused US concern, are capable of gathering intelligence and striking at targets. "We have made good advances and production is going on at suitable rate," ground forces commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan told reporters ahead of the annual Iran Army Day on April 18. "These pl ... more  
Washington (AFP) April 12, 2010The United States delivered a chilling warning Monday that Al-Qaeda's interest in nuclear weapons was still "strong" and said the risk of nuclear terrorism was "real," "serious" and "growing." American officials said ahead of a 47-nation nuclear security summit here that there was intelligence that Osama bin Laden's group was continuing to pursue its "murderous agenda" by trying to obtain we ... more |
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ADB urges China to make yuan more flexibleBeijing (AFP) April 14, 2010 The Asian Development Bank on Tuesday urged Beijing to loosen its grip on its currency, saying a more flexible exchange rate would benefit China as well as Asia-Pacific countries. The Manila-based lender entered the fray in the mounting debate over the value of the yuan as it released its 2010 development outlook, in which it said China needed to boost domestic consumption to curb its dependence on exports. International critics have accused China of keeping the yuan undervalued to give its expo ... read more |
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