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Oct312019 by adminNo Comments

Taiwan ready to buy A1M2T Abrams tanks from U.S.

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Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Taiwan is prepared to purchase 108 Abrams M1A2T tanks from the United States under a $ 2.2 billion deal, the Taiwanese army chief of staff said. At a question-and-answer session this week before the national legislature's foreign affairs and defense committee, Lt. Gen. Yang Hai-ming confirmed that Taiwan will sign a letter of offer and acceptance in November. Committee member Johnny Chaing said at the meeting that the letter from the United States is expected soon. In July, the U.S. Department of State gave its approval of the sale of 108 M1A2 Abrams tanks, 1,240 BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles, 409 FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missiles and 250 FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missiles through the Foreign Military Sales program. The sale of the tanks, built in several variants i...

Jun272018 by adminNo Comments

Famous birthdays for June 27: Khloe Kardashian, J.J. Abrams

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June 27 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include: -- Irish patriot Charles Stewart Parnell in 1846 -- Anarchist Emma Goldman in 1869 -- Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar in 1872 -- Blind/deaf author Helen Keller in 1880 File Photo by Charles Corte/UPI -- "Captain Kangaroo" Bob Keeshan in 1927 -- U.S. businessman/former presidential candidate H. Ross Perot in 1930 (age 88) -- Singer/songwriter Bruce Johnston (the Beach Boys) in 1942 (age 76) -- Fashion designer Norma Kamali in 1945 (age 73) -- Fashion designer Vera Wang in 1949 (age 69) -- Actor Julia Duffy in 1951 (age 67) -- Actor Isabelle Adjani in 1955 (age 63) -- Film/television writer/director/produ...

Dec242017 by adminNo Comments

General Dynamics to upgrade 786 Abrams tanks

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Dec. 22 (UPI) -- General Dynamics has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army to upgrade up to 786 M1A1 Abrams tanks.The terms of the deal were officially made public on Thursday in a press statement from the Department of Defense. The contract is worth more than $ 2.6 million, under the terms of a fixed-price-incentive contract, which is a cost-reimbursement contract that provides for an initial negotiated fee at the time of inception that can later be adjusted.Specifically, the contract enables General Dynamics to upgrade M1A1 Abrams vehicles to the newly configured M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3."This version is the most modernized configuration of the Abrams tank, having improved force protection and system survivability enhancements and increased lethality over the M1A1 ...

Sep122017 by adminNo Comments

JJ Abrams to direct Star Wars: Episode IX

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JJ Abrams, who launched the new era of Star Wars films with The Force Awakens in 2015, is returning to the series as director of Star Wars: Episode IX.Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said "JJ delivered everything we could have possibly hoped for" in the earlier instalment, and she was excited he was returning to "close out this trilogy".Abrams replaces Colin Trevorrow, who dropped out of the film last month.Meanwhile the release has been delayed by six months, to December 2019.The announcement was made on Twitter by Walt Disney Studios, which owns Lucasfilm, on Friday.Chris Terrio will co-write the ninth instalment with Abrams. He won an Oscar for writing Argo in 2013 and his other scripts include Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and the forthcoming Justice League.Analysis - Lizo Mz...