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Pushed By Airline Lobby, Testing Instead Of Bans Not A Best Solution

January 17, 2021

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin A Cornonvirus test is helpful to limit spread of the virus, but isn't likely to be adopted as ... [+] replacement for bans and quarantines. getty The U.S. Airlines’ primary lobby group, Airlines for America (A4A), along with other groups

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China And Russia Hate Indo-Pacific’s New Collaborative Surveillance Webs

January 17, 2021

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Russia and China fear collaborative ocean surveillance networks. U.S. Coast Guard The annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources is normally a sedate, low-key affair, well off the world’s diplomatic radar. But late last year, a vicious illegal fishing dispute between New

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Why President-Elect Biden Will Likely Keep The Space Force

January 17, 2021

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Many people were critical of President Trump’s initiative to stand-up the Space Force. Some thought the Space Force was unnecessary, with space operations being currently handled by each military branch and NASA. Others considered the very notion of the Space Force as being absolutely ridiculous. Indeed, the

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Everything Abu Dhabi Wants: What Weapons Systems Won’t The U.S. Sell The UAE?

January 17, 2021

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The United Arab Emirates has a good chance of acquiring a very formidable fleet of 50 stealthy fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets and 18 Reaper drones in the foreseeable future. It, therefore, seems there are few, if any, weapons systems the United States won’t sell to Abu Dhabi.  DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

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Airline Industry’s Top Lobbying Group Will Retain Republican Chief Despite Biden Election

January 16, 2021

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Nick Calio will remain president of the Air Transport Association (Photo by Scott J. Ferrell) CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Nick Calio, the Republican president and CEO of the lobbying group for the U.S. airline industry, will remain on the job despite the transition to the Biden administration. Calio’s stay was

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Billionaire Richard Branson Hoping To Impress NASA With Sunday Rocket Launch

January 15, 2021

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Sir Richard Branson attends a private view of the 'Virgin Records: 40 Years Of Disruptions' ... [+] exhibition getty Virgin Orbit, Sir Richard Branson’s small satellite launch start-up, is planning to make its second launch attempt this Sunday, carrying a payload for its “first customer” NASA in what Orbit hopes will be

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Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery: Can Air Cargo Meet The Challenge?

January 14, 2021

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The DHL hub at Brussels Airport, Tuesday 01 December 2020, preparing to deliver the Covid-19 ... [+] vaccine. (Photo by DIRK WAEM/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images) BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images In the race to defeat Covid-19, medical research is passing the baton to aviation. Vaccines have been designed, tested and

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Capitol Riots Could Accelerate Gun Sales Over Fears Of Civil Unrest And Looming Gun Control

January 13, 2021

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Trump supporters near the U.S Capitol, on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. The protesters ... [+] stormed the historic building, breaking windows and clashing with police. Trump supporters had gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory

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Can New ‘Magnetic Shield’ Stop Drone Attacks?

January 12, 2021

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Cusp Technologies, a tech startup based in Dubai, is advertising a “magnetic shield” to defend against drone attacks and promises to display it at the IDEX 2021 defense trade show in Abu Dhabi in February. The new technology is advertised with an image of drones blowing up as they run into an invisible wall; it appears