Archive for November, 2008

Lockheed Martin Receives $156 Million Contract To Extend Canadian CP-140 Aurora Aircraft Service Life

MARIETTA, Ga., November 19th, 2008 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received a $156 million contract to provide the P-3 Aircraft Service Life Extension Program (ASLEP) for the Canadian Forces’ CP-140 aircraft fleet.
Under this contract, 10 Canadian CP-140 Aurora aircraft will receive Life Extension Kits consisting of all-new outer wings, center wing lower surface assemblies, [...]

BAE SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES 200 JOB LOSSES IN ITS UK LAND SYSTEMS BUSINESS

Newcastle, United Kingdom. – BAE Systems today announced the loss of up to 200 jobs in its land systems business in the UK. The job losses will mainly affect sites at Newcastle, Leeds, Leicester, Barrow and Telford. The plan is to open a voluntary redundancy programme immediately, alongside a period of consultation with trade unions [...]

Turmoil in Mauritania

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, by Senegal on the southwest, by Mali on the east and southeast, by Algeria on the northeast, and by the Morocco-controlled Western Sahara on the northwest. It is named after the ancient Berber kingdom [...]

Another NULKA anti-missile decoy system milestone – 100TH US Navy warship installation

Melbourne, Australia – BAE Systems announced today that its Nulka Anti-Missile Decoy System has achieved yet another significant milestone – installation on the 100th US Navy warship.
Nulka is a rocket propelled active decoy designed to lure anti-ship missiles away from the intended target.  Originally conceived in Australia, and developed under a joint Australian and United [...]

The Estonian real estate market is in a constant decline

According to Statistics Estonia, 8,448 purchase-sale transactions of real estate were notarised in the 3rd quarter, which is less compared to the previous quarter and compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The average price of a real estate transaction decreased.
The number of purchase-sale transactions decreased by one fourth compared to the 3rd [...]

Barack Obama – 60 minutes

See the first post-election interview of the 44th president of the United States on CBS 60 minutes.
His priority is the National Security and the Economy. His also favorable to bailing out the auto industry, but not with a blank check, but within certain conditions to make sure that there is a proper management in place [...]

BAE SYSTEMS INVENTS NEW LAUNCHER FOR SMALL-UAV’S

A team from BAE Systems has developed a much-needed capability for use on the front line – a compact mortar-based launcher for small Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs).
UAVs provide front line units with vital real-time intelligence without the need for  conventional air support. Until now, the ability to rapidly deploy these platforms by individual Platoons has [...]

Breaking News – Obama’s grandmother dies

According to CNN Obama’s grandmother dies after battle with cancer.

Top 10 Things a Wisconsin Voter Should Know for Election Day

 
1. Election Day Registration:
To register on Election Day, the voter needs to have her/his Wisconsin driver’s license number, and a document that proves 10-day residence in Wisconsin, such as a lease or utility bill. (If the voter possesses no Wisconsin driver’s license, she/he may use the last four digits of the Social Security number.)
2. Finding [...]

Sarah Palin Prank Call with ‘Nicolas Sarkozy’

Marc-Antoine Audette, who called from Montreal radio station CKOI, chatted to Palin about hunting, relationships, family and politics before revealing it was a prank call.
In an over-the-top accent, one of the Masked Avengers radio pranksters, acting as Sarkozy, describes sex with his famous wife, the joy of killing animals and Hustler magazine’s Sarah Palin porno [...]