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Greenland Glacier Gives Birth To Giant IcebergParis, France (ESA) Aug 10, 2010 Envisat has been observing a rare event in the Arctic since early August - a giant iceberg breaking off the Petermann glacier in North-West Greenland. The Petermann glacier is one of the largest glaciers connecting the Greenland inland ice sheet with the Arctic Ocean. Upon reaching the sea, a number of these large outlet glaciers extend into the water with a floating 'ice tongue'. The ice tongue of the Petermann glacier was the largest in Greenland, with an extension of about 70 km until ear ... read more |
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Charlotte NC (SPX) Aug 10, 2010The U.S. Army Contracting Command, AMCOM Contracting Center, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., has awarded General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products a firm fixed price contract for the production of the 2.75-inch Hydra-70 rocket system. The award consists of a base-year contract valued at approximately $278 million to support the fiscal year 2010 requirements for the U.S. Army, Air Force, Nav ... more 
El Segundo CA (SPX) Aug 10, 2010The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Company a $42 million contract to develop advanced electronic attack system technology known as the Next Generation Jammer. The Next Generation Jammer is scheduled to replace the legacy ALQ-99 jamming pods, providing new capabilities for the U.S. Navy's EA-18G Growler, F-35 aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles. Raytheon completed an initial feasibi ... more 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Aug 10, 2010The U.S. Air Force selected Raytheon Company's GBU-53/B for the Small Diameter Bomb increment II program. The SDB II is an air-launched, precision-strike standoff weapon that will enable the warfighter to defeat moving and fixed targets in adverse weather conditions. The $450 million contract calls for Raytheon's GBU-53/B to begin engineering manufacturing development. Delivery is expected ... more |
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S.Korea conducts anti-missile training amid N.Korean warningSeoul (AFP) Aug 7, 2010 A major South Korean naval exercise went into its third day Saturday, the defence ministry said, as North Korea issued a fresh warning against what it termed "a prelude to a war of aggression". The drill far south of the disputed maritime border in the Yellow Sea, was focused on defence against North Korea's guided missiles and submarines, the ministry said. The exercise is one of a series planned in coming months in a show of force against the North, which the South blames for a deadly torpedo ... read more |
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