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France validates UAS functional integration with ships combat system
2014-01-14 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) and DCNS have demonstrated functional integration of S-100 unmanned air vehicle (UAV) with the combat system of a warship, as part of the Systme Embarqué de ReconnaissanceVecteur Aérien Léger (shipboard r
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AXION Ships ECOTRAX® 100% Recycled Composite Rail Ties to Passenger Railway in Europe
2014-01-09 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. - AXION International Holdings, Inc. (AXIH), a leader in recycled plastic and plastic composite technologies used to produce ECOTRAX® rail ties/sleepers and STRUXURE® building products, today announced that it has shipped an order to a second European railroad for in track testing. The shipment includes 700 sleepers and 3 switch sets and will be used on a narrow gauge passenger railway as part of their annual refurbishment and renewal program.<br /> <br /> "The global ...This story is related to the following:Green & CleanRailroad Ties | Railroad Supplies |
Antarctic ships escape from ice trap
2014-01-07 12:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The Russian research ship Akademik Shokalskiy and Chinese icebreaker Xue Long have broken free from Antarctic ice where they had been stranded for several days. The Russian ship's captain said a crack had appeared in the ice after a change in wind direction. The Akademik Shokalskiy got stuck on 25 December. It has a Russian crew of 22. On Thursday, the Xue Long's helicopter ferried 52 passengers from the stranded Russian ship to an Australian vessel. The Xue Long then became stuck itself...
U.S. breaker to help Russian, Chinese ships stuck Antarctic ice
2014-01-05 06:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The United States is sending a heavy icebreaker to help free a Russian ship and a Chinese icebreaker gripped by Antarctic ice, the Coast Guard said on Saturday. The Polar Star is responding to a request for assistance from Australian authorities as well as from the Russian and Chinese governments, the Coast Guard statement said. "The U.S. Coast Guard stands ready to respond to Australia's request," Coast Guard Pacific Area Commander Vice Admiral Paul Zukunft said. "Our highest priority is safety...
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Ships may sail over North Pole by 2050 due Arctic melt
2013-12-28 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Express: The Arctic sea ice cover, melting rapidly due to global warming, will be so thin by 2050 that ships will be able to sail directly across the North Pole for the first time, experts have predicted. Researchers said it could also lead to unprecedented geo-political tensions between countries that have territorial claims in the region. Global warming will make these frigid routes much more accessible than ever imagined by melting an unprecedented amount of sea ice during the late summer, a University...
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