SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ — The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) team developing GeoEye’s next-generation, high-resolution commercial Earth-imaging satellite system known as GeoEye-2, has successfully completed on-schedule a System Requirements Review (SRR), an important program milestone that precedes the Preliminary Design Review.
Date: 31/08/2010
Author: Tim Ash, Divisional Media Relations Manager
Gravesend RNLI lifeboat were requested to launch by London Coastguard on Saturday evening to five people in two small boats which had been blown ashore in a squall.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. and BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 31 — Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has received a $9.5 million contract to provide engineering services to support the Australia Department of Defence Land 200 communications modernization program.
The three-year contract from Elbit Systems calls for Harris to provide engineering services to integrate its Falcon(R) tactical radio systems into the Battle Management System being developed by Elbit for the Australian Defence Forces (ADF).
Transport/workboat with spud legs.
Equipment: Teleflex engine controls, Raytheon Raypilot 650 autopilot, Furuno GPS navigator, Raytheon R41XX radar, Sailor RT4722 DSC VHF, Shipmate RS 8000 VHF. Viking DK+ 6 person x-pack life raft, inspected 05-2010. EFFER 14100 hydraulic crane, 2 x 6.5 meter hydraulic spud leegs. Kabola E5, 5 kW diesel furnace. Genius Power G-24-300, 300W DC-AC inverter.
General arrangement: Work deck measures 11 x 3.8-5 meters. Deckhouse with messroom/galley with propane oven/stove, refrigerator and microwave oven. WC and two store rooms on aft deck. Store room and engine room below deckhouse. Below the work deck is a store room with bow thruster tunnel.
SAN DIEGO, Calif., August 31, 2010 –[ASDWire]– Discovery Air Inc. (TSE: DA.A), a Canadian aviation services corporation with six subsidiaries providing fixed-wing and helicopter services across Canada and in international markets, recently selected Component Control’s Quantum Control aviation enterprise resource planning (ERP) software as its business software platform for its new Discovery Air Technical Services MRO facility in Quebec City.
SEATTLE, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) will perform landing gear exchange, repair and overhaul services on Qantas Airways’ 747-400ER (extended range) jetliners. Qantas, the program launch customer for the 747-400ER and operator of six of the airplanes, becomes the launch customer for the 747-400ER Landing Gear Overhaul and Exchange Program.
Date: 30/08/2010
Author: Hugh Owen, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer
On Monday 30 August 2010 at 12:10 pm the volunteers at the RNLI station at Burry Port launched to search for two surfers in difficulty at Rhossili Bay.
Date: 30/08/2010
Author: Tim Barthorpe, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer
The Stromness RNLI lifeboat was launched at 14:17 to provide medical assistance to a diver on the local dive boat Triton.
Date: 30/08/2010
Author: Vincent McCarthy, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer
A brother and sister were rescued yesterday (Sunday 29 August) by Arklow RNLI lifeboat volunteers when the small dinghy they were in got into difficulty a half mile south of Mizen Head. The Coast Guard was alerted when a member of the public at the European Golf Club saw that a dinghy appeared to have capsized and two people were in difficulty in the water. Arklow RNLI was immediately requested to launch.
Date: 30/08/2010
Author: David Maloney, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer
Volunteer lifeboat crew with Rosslare RNLI brought two people to safety after the catamaran they were on started taking on water one mile south of Carne on Friday evening (27 August). The call for help was received at 6.28pm.