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Singapore puts ammo under ground
Singapore (AFP) March 7, 2008 Tiny Singapore on Friday opened a high-tech underground ammunition storage facility which the defence ministry called the most modern in the world. By building the site below ground, the island-state freed up about 300 hectares (750 acres) of land -- or the equivalent to 400 football fields -- above ground, the ministry said. The facility needs 20 percent less manpower to operate than a conventional one because of automation and technology, and will need less energy for cooling due to the natural insulation provided by granite caverns, it said. Singapore has the most modern armed forces in Southeast Asia and relies heavily on technology to beef up military strength. The government is also building an underground petroleum storage facility to free up land for other purposes. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links The latest in Military Technology for the 21st century at SpaceWar.com
DRS Tech Gets Contract To Supply Marine Corps With Rugged Tablet Computers
Parsippany NJ (SPX) Jul 10, 2007DRS Technologies has received a $5 million award as part of a previous contract to provide military rugged tablet (MRT) computers and peripheral equipment for the U.S. Marine Corps' Target Location Designation Handoff System (TLDHS) program. DRS received the order from Stauder Technologies in St. Peters, Missouri. For this contract the company's DRS Tactical Systems business unit in Melbourne, Florida, will produce hundreds of the handheld MRT computers and peripheral equipment. |
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