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stanley cup es system aboard a Lockheed Martin AC-130J Ghostrider gunship of the US Special Operations Command USSOCOM .The company says it has successfully integrated Northrop Grummans ALQ-251 system under the auspices of the AC/MC-130J Radio Frequency Countermeasures RFCM programme.Source: Sierra Nevada CorporationThe AC-130J uses side-firing weapons to en
stanley romania gage targetsThe company says that the new system improves the detection and geolocation of threats, allowing active countermeasures to be taken. The system improves situational awareness and improves survivability. SNC is excited to deliver this critical capability to the [special operations] warfighter, says SNC executive Brendan Walsh. With this delivery, USSOCOM can gain confidence operating in the modern, ever-evolving threat environ
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CHICO, Calif. AP 鈥?Firefighters battling Californias largest wildfire of the year are preparing for treacherous conditions entering the weekend when expected thunderstorms may unleash fire-starting lightning and erratic winds that could erode progress made over the past week. Dry, hot conditions posed similar threats across the fire-stricken West.Weat
stanley cup her, fuels and terrain will pose challenges for the 6,000 firefighters battling the Park Fire, which has spread over 614 square miles 1,590 square kilometers since allegedly being started by arson in a wilderness park in the
stanley usa Sierra Nevada foothills east of the Sacramento Valley city of Chico.The fire push northward has brought it toward the rugged lava rock landscape surrounding Lassen Volcanic National Park, which has been closed due to the threat. Lava rocks make for hard and slow work for hand crews, Cal Fire said in situation report. Crews are being flown into access areas that have been hard to reach because
stanley isolierkanne of long drive times and steep, rugged terrain. After days of benign weather, increasing winds and a surge of monsoonal moisture were expected to increase fire activity and bring a chance of thunderstorms Friday night into Saturday, said Ryan Walbrun, incident meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The concern with thunderstorms is any gusty outflow winds that would push the fire itself or create some new fire ignitions within the vicinity of the Park Fire, Walbrun said.Collapse of thunderstorm cl