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US Army Testing Rugged Autonomous Robot VehicleArlington VA (SPX) Jun 07, 2010 The U.S. Army's Autonomous Platform Demonstrator, or APD, is a 9.6-ton, six-wheeled, hybrid-electric robotic vehicle currently undergoing developmental and mobility testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.; the demonstrator vehicle represents the state of the art in unmanned ground vehicle mobility technology. With its advanced hybrid-electric drive train, the 15-foot-long vehicle, being developed by the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, or TARDEC, can achieve ... read more |
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Marietta GA (SPX) Jun 07, 2010Canada formally accepted the first of 17 Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at ceremonies here and at Canadian Forces Base Trenton. Canada finalized its CC-130J contract with Lockheed Martin in December 2007, with a subsequent agreement from the U.S. Air Force to ensure an early delivery of the first two Canadian aircraft. The balance will be delivered by the end of 2012. ... more  
Kabul (AFP) June 6, 2010Five NATO soldiers, four of them Americans, were killed Sunday in war-torn Afghanistan, the alliance said in a statement, in a day of violence which left six others dead and 26 wounded. The soldiers, members of NATO's US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), were killed in two separate attacks and a crash, according to a NATO statement. "Three ISAF servicemembers died today ... more 
Baku (AFP) June 6, 2010US Defence Secretary Robert Gates flew into Azerbaijan on Sunday to "reassure" its leadership after Baku complained that Washington had neglected relations. Mindful of Azerbaijan's crucial role along a supply route for NATO forces in Afghanistan, Gates said that he was visiting the country "partly because of concerns in Azerbaijan that we weren't paying enough attention to them." Gates, ... more |
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Tens of thousands attend Hong Kong Tiananmen vigilHong Kong (AFP) June 4, 2010 Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents on Friday marked the bloody 1989 Tiananmen crackdown with a candle-lit vigil, as agitation against Beijing intensifies in the former British colony. The annual event came after a week of controversy in Hong Kong - thirteen activists were arrested on May 29 after clashing with police in an attempt to erect a "Goddess of Democracy" statue in the Times Square shopping district. The statue emulated the papier-mache edifice that in 1989 became a symbol of the ... read more |
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