Northrop Grumman, L-3 MAS to Join Forces on Unmanned System for Canadian Security

Posted on May 31, 2012 by BSDEditor

Northrop Grumman and L-3 MAS join forces to provide an unmanned system for Canada’s continuous surveillance of its Arctic territories. Dubbed “Polar Hawk TM,” the system is a variant of the Northrop Grumman-produced Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS).

The Polar Hawk™ high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system will solidify Canada’s Arctic sovereignty posture

OTTAWA, Ontario, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and L-3 MAS announced plans today to join forces on a variant of the Northrop Grumman-produced Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for Canada to maintain continuous surveillance of its Arctic territories.

Underground Structures of the Cold War, The World Below

Posted on May 25, 2012 by BSDEditor

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The first question on picking up this well researched book is; why has no one addressed this subject before? The Cold War was a conflict every bit as significant as any war fought before. In parts of the world it was a very hot war as East and West attempted to use conflict to gain advantage without escalating to a major nuclear exchange. A fascinating and absorbing book

The Nazis’ Nuremberg Rallies

Posted on May 25, 2012 by BSDEditor

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This is a timely publication that explains how the Nazi Party came to power and held that power until the Allies defeated Germany and occupied the German homeland. As Europe teeters on an uncertain future, and extreme Parties begin to win elections in an environment that holds many chilling similarities to the Great Depression which helped Hitler to power it is important to understand the nature and oxygen of extreme politics.

Almost Galvanized into Action

Posted on May 22, 2012 by BSDEditor

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The G8 was almost galvanized into action at its most recent dinner club meeting. Reich Kanzler Merkel continues to shirk German responsibilities and condemns the Greeks to more pain.

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WESTINGHOUSE, Burns & McDonnell and Electric Boat COLLABORATE IN APPLYING FOR DOE SMR FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

Posted on May 21, 2012 by BSDEditor

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Arlington, Va., May 21, 2012 – Westinghouse Electric Company, Burns & McDonnell and General Dynamics Electric Boat will collaboratively team to support the Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor (SMR) application for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Small Modular Reactor Funding Opportunity

Guidance for private maritime security companies to be developed by IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee

Posted on May 18, 2012 by BSDEditor

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A special high-level segment of IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), convened by IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu to discuss policy matters related to arms on board ships in the piracy high risk area, has requested a working group of the MSC to develop interim guidance for private maritime security companies (PMSCs).

Polar Ship Operations, A Practical Guide

Posted on May 10, 2012 by BSDEditor

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The combination of a specialist maritime publisher and an experienced ice captain should be expected to produce a very readable and informative review of polar navigation and the reader will not be disappointed. Although the target audience may be professional seamen, the subject of ice navigation and climate change will appeal to a much wider readership, particularly as the author has made a good job of describing the topics in language that is widely understandable outside the prime target audience.

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Greek Elections

Posted on May 10, 2012 by BSDEditor

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Greek Elections: nothing matters much and very little matters at all* by John Faraclas

The European Union and the world at large are faced with oxymoron dilemmas following the French election, and the inconclusive Greek one on the course and state of events in Greece, affecting them too to a large extend! Meantime the local elections in UK produced another headache for the coalition, Putin was sworn in and the US election is not too far away… Many more elections are due to come which might create a stalemate, the world stage is very crowdy, the problems – due to political and unethical stubbornness almost unsolvable and wonder where is Deus ex machina** to give an end to our troubles as they are not far away, to paraphrase the Beatles classic hit “Yesterday”!

This is our latest on Politics and Governent and read, study same carefully: http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2012/05/07/greek-elections/

GMES in Eastern Europe

Posted on May 9, 2012 by BSDEditor

When the Danube River Basin flooded in July 2010, the GMES emergency management service, SAFER, immediately provided flood extent maps based on satellite data to civil protection authorities. In this image created using data from the US Landsat-7 and Canadian Radarsat-2 missions, the dark blue represents the water extent on 5 June 2000, while the lighter blue shows water extent on 3 July 2010 in Romania’s Galati/Braila region.

Credits: SAFER/DLR

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As Europe’s Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme nears its full operational phase, its benefits and economic potential for Eastern Europe came into focus last week at a conference in Bucharest, Romania.