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Putin wants Russian satnav system in new cars from 2012Moscow (AFP) Aug 10, 2010 All new Russian cars could come equipped with Moscow's GLONASS satellite navigation system, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, with a tax to be levied on the rival GPS system. "I think that from 2012 all new cars could be sold with the system built in so as to raise the level of road security," Russian news agencies quoted Putin as saying. Putin said that GLONASS, which was invented by the military in the 1980s to compete with the US Global Positioning System (GPS) and will in the fu ... read more |
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Washington (UPI) Aug 10, 2010 The U.S. Army says it has been developing what would be the smallest U.S. launch vehicle, a "nanomissile" to deploy swarms of tiny satellites. The Army is looking at launching large numbers of small orbiting satellites that can be put in space with small, inexpensive launch vehicles, SPACE.com reported Monday. "The interest we have in the orbital part is that these nanosatellites ... more  
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 |
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UN to launch appeal as Pakistan flood disaster deepensSukkur, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 10, 2010 The United Nations is launching an appeal to help the millions of people hit by Pakistan's worst ever floods which have cut off swathes of the country and raised fears of a food crisis. A UN official said the disaster has affected almost 14 million people, eclipsing the scale of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, as the deadly floodwaters sweep south and rescuers battle to bring aid to survivors. "We will soon issue an... appeal for several hundred million dollars to respond to immediate ... read more |
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