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Lockheed Martin Paveway II Dual Mode Laser Guided Bomb Fully Qualified For US Navy
Archbald PA (SPX) Oct 04, 2007Lockheed Martin successfully completed the paveway II Dual Mode Laser Guided Bomb (DMLGB) First Article Test program and is now the only qualified source for delivery of DMLGB kits to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The Navy Qualification Test Program, conducted from December 2006 through March 2007 at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake Test Range, Calif., consisted of 25 ... more China To Share Disaster Forecasting Information With Developing Countries 
Beijing, China (XNA) Oct 04, 2007China is willing to share its capabilities in disaster forecasting with developing countries to improve their ability to handle natural disasters, a minister said on Monday. The recent tsunami that occurred in the Indian Sea has highlighted a need for cooperation in monitoring and forecasting earthquakes, floods, typhoons and other disasters that hit developing countries, Li Xueju, Minister of C ... more Boeing Projects 120 Billion Dollar Latin America Market For New Commercial Airplanes 
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (SPX) Sep 27, 2007Boeing forecasts that Latin American airlines will need 1,730 airplanes worth $120 billion over the next 20 years, according to an analysis presented Monday at the Latin America Airfinance Conference in Rio de Janeiro. Air travel within Latin America will grow 6.6 percent during this period, well above the world average growth of 5 percent -- second only to China's 8.8 percent forecasted growth ... more Green Made In The USA Zero Net Energy Future House Sets Sail For Beijing 
Moline IL (SPX) Sep 26, 2007Alternative Energy Living Foundation and Florida International University announced Monday that the first shipment of American made components for the Future House USA (FHUSA), has set sail for Beijing China. Leaving from Portland, the FHUSA is bound for the Port of Xingang with the final destination being the Future House Community, located in the Olympic Area in Beijing China. FHUSA will showc ... more Canadian Solar Signs Agreement To Build 300KW Suzhou Solar Demonstration Park 
Jiangsu, China (SPX) Sep 26, 2007Canadian Solar has announced that it has signed an agreement with the government of Suzhou New District to build the ''Suzhou Solar Demonstration Park,'' a project that converts a deserted area into a municipality recreation site featuring a 300KW grid-connected solar power system. The park will also serve as a long-term outdoor reliability testing and demonstration ground for CSI modules using ... more |
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Beijing, China (SPX) Sep 19, 2007China will require 3,400 new airplanes worth about $340 billion over the next 20 years, according to The Boeing Company's [NYSE: BA] updated annual forecast for the commercial airplane market. The complete forecast, known as the Boeing Current Market Outlook, is available on the Boeing Web site. Over the forecast period, China will have the fastest-growing market, making it the largest market ... more Partners Sought For Singapore Space Venture 
Singapore (AFP) Sep 11, 2007A proposed Singapore spaceport, announced last year, has yet to get off the ground because the company is still looking for local partners to finance it, a US space travel company said Tuesday. Eric Anderson, president and chief executive officer of Space Adventures, said his company has received interest from potential space travellers across the region -- including Japan, China and Malaysia ... more Networks Create Instant World Telescope 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 10, 2007For the first time, a CSIRO radio telescope has been linked to others in China and Europe in real-time, demonstrating the power of high-speed global networks and effectively creating a telescope almost as big as the Earth. Last week a CSIRO telescope near Coonabarabran NSW was used simultaneously with one near Shanghai, China, and five in Europe to observe a distant galaxy called 3C273. ... more Australia And China Partner For A Low-Emission Energy Future 
Newcastle, Australia (SPX) Sep 06, 2007Australia and China today signed a partnership agreement that will pave the way for the installation of low-emission coal energy technology in Beijing next year. Signed by CSIRO Chief Executive, Dr Geoff Garrett, and Mr Li Xiaopeng, the President of China's state-owned energy enterprise, the China Huaneng Group, the agreement will see a post combustion capture pilot plant installed at the ... more |
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Beijing (SPX) Aug 20, 2007China's lunar probe program has no purpose other than scientific achievement, and it is not competing with any other country, a senior official said on Thursday. Japan's adjustment of its lunar launch date will not influence China's launch plan, Hao Xifan, deputy director of the Lunar Exploration Center of the Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense, said in an online ... more Rush Demand For Shanghai Cooperation Organization 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 20, 2007The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has held its seventh summit in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. It clearly demonstrated the SCO's awareness that the time of closed blocs is over, and the 21st century is an era of cooperation. It also showed that the SCO is working hard to find its way in an avalanche of ideas about its development path and format. The SCO is a regional group ... more Spire And Gloria Solar Establish PV Systems Business 
Bedford MA (SPX) Aug 17, 2007Spire announced that it has finalized with Gloria Solar Co., Ltd. (Gloria Solar), of Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China, an affiliate of E-TON Solar Tech Co., Ltd., a joint venture (Joint Venture) to address the domestic solar photovoltaic (PV) systems market. The Joint Venture's business will be named Gloria Spire Solar, LLC, and it will headquarter its operations in Bedford, Massachusetts. ... more China Develops Beidou Satellite Monitoring System 
Beijing, China (Xinhua) Aug 16, 2007China has developed its Beidou satellite monitoring system for dangerous chemicals transportation, the Beijing Times reported here Monday. The system, which has passed experts review, provides all-day data of dangerous chemicals transportation to Beidou navigation satellite and gives corresponding operational order, the paper said. Scores of sensors, equipped on every vehicle transporting danger ... more
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