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Sanswire Awarded Contract For Skysat UAVAventura FL (SPX) Apr 30, 2010 Sanswire has announced that defense contractor Global Telesat Corp. (GTC) has agreed to purchase a 50% interest in one SkySat airship for $250,000, with an option to purchase the remaining 50% for an additional $750,000. The SkySat is Sanswire's mid-altitude, lighter-than-air, UAV platform. The airship was initially designed for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions performed at altitudes up to 45,000 ft. Sanswire and Global Telesat intend to upgrade the airship to improve ... read more |
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Venice, Louisiana (AFP) April 29, 2010A giant oil slick threatened economic and environmental devastation Thursday as it closed in on Louisiana's vulnerable coast, prompting the US government to declare a national disaster. Louisiana governor Bobby Jindall declared a state of emergency and called for urgent help to prevent fragile wetlands and vital fishing communities along from pollution on a massive scale. The wind starte ... more  
Panama City (UPI) Apr 29, 2010 Agricultural exports from Latin America and the Caribbean to mostly East Asian markets are behind a strong recovery under way in the region, the Food and Agriculture Organization said. Meanwhile, AsiaInspection.com, which represents the quality-control industry, said in a news release that Chinese imports specifically were behind recovery trends witnessed worldwide. The FAO repor ... more  
College Park, Md. (UPI) Apr 29, 2010 Friday, the U.S. Commerce Department will report estimated first quarter gross domestic product growth. The consensus forecast is for a 3.5 percent increase, a figure that would further confirm the end of the recession but also that the recovery is moderate and disappointing. Unemployment will hang at more than 8 or 9 percent well into 2011 and most workers will continue to face a tough ... more |
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Automakers go 'green' in BeijingBeijing (AFP) April 28, 2010 Dozens of carmakers are showing off "green" vehicles at the Beijing Auto Show as they position themselves for a hoped-for alternative-energy boom in the world's biggest auto market. SAIC Motor Corporation, China's biggest car maker in terms of sales, unveiled its E1 electric car at the week-long show, where nearly 1,000 vehicles are on display - mostly gas-guzzlers, but also 95 hybrid and electric models. US auto giant General Motors and China's BYD were also wooing customers with their "green" ... read more |
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