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Australia Launches Scramjet ConsortiumBrisbane, Australia (SPX) Feb 28, 2010 The University of Queensland will lead a $14 million international consortium to help develop scramjet-based access-to-space systems, flying an autonomous scramjet vehicle at eight times the speed of sound - Mach 8, or 8600 km/h. In parallel, scramjet concepts will be tested at even greater speeds, up to Mach 14, in UQ's world class hypersonic ground-test facilities. Scramjets are air-breathing engines capable of travelling at hypersonic speeds, greater than Mach 5. Scramjet-based laun ... read more |
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Canberra, Australia (UPI) Feb 26, 2009 BAE Systems has won a $14 million contract to supply a targeting system for the army's new Carl Gustaf M3 weapons. More than 400 of the uncooled AN/PAS-13C thermal weapon sights have been ordered for the crew-served shoulder-fired 84mm direct-fire weapons. The deal comes as the government confirmed that last year it completed a contract for the latest version of the M3 multi-pur ... more  
Washington (AFP) Feb 28, 2010A combination of geography, comparative wealth and disaster readiness is why Chile's massive earthquake won't come close to Haiti's calamitous toll even though it was much stronger, experts say. Saturday's 8.8-magnitude quake, the seventh most powerful on record, struck central Chile some 325 kilometers (200 miles) south of the capital Santiago and 115 kilometers north-northeast of the secon ... more 
Concepcion (AFP) Feb 28, 2010Rescuers in Chile's quake-hit second city of Concepcion picked Sunday through a toppled 15-story apartment block hoping to detect signs of life from almost 50 people believed trapped inside. With heat detectors and sniffer dogs, the expert teams methodically searched through the chaos of the massive building which was thrown flat on its back by the force of Saturday's 8.8-magnitude quake. ... more |
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GM studying new offers for Hummer: sourceNew York (AFP) Feb 26, 2010 General Motors is studying new offers for its Hummer brand of sport utility vehicles, two days after announcing plans to end the brand, a source familiar with the talks said Friday. The source offered no details on number or identity of interested parties but said there had been "offers" for the brand of military-style vehicles. Nick Richard, a spokesman for the GM unit, declined to confirm any new offers but said the Detroit firm would consider any new bids despite having announced a wind-down ... read more |
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