News in pictures: August 29, 2024

A brown bear foraging on the Russian River in Alaska found a trainer to play with in a pile of equipment abandoned on the bank by a fleeing salmon fisherman DANA FOLEY/SOLENT NEWS When rain delayed a baseball game in Minneapolis between the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves, the few …

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Special stamps celebrate 50th anniversary of TV series Porridge

Support trulyindependent journalism Find out moreClose Our mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth. Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts. Support us to deliver journalism without an agenda. Eight special stamps of TV comedy series Porridge will be issued to …

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AV Secures $990M Contract to Supply U.S. Army with Switchblade Loitering Munitions – sUAS News

AeroVironment (AV) has been awarded a contract for the U.S. Army’s Directed Requirement (DR) for Lethal Unmanned Systems (LUS). The 5-year contract from Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground is Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with a contract ceiling value of $990M. Deliveries of the Switchblade® systems are expected to begin …

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Xer Technologies and GeoCue Introduce Long-Range Unmanned Airborne LiDAR and Imagery Data Collection Solution – sUAS News

GeoCue, a leader in LiDAR mapping hardware and software, and Xer Technologies AG, a Swiss manufacturer of long-endurance hybrid-electric drones, have successfully integrated GeoCue’s TrueView 720 LiDAR and imagery sensor with the Xer X8 UAV platform. This collaboration marks a significant advancement in scalable long-range LiDAR and imagery drone mapping …

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New CFO for Austrian Post

The Supervisory Board of Austrian Post has appointed Barbara Potisk-Eibensteiner as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Austrian Post as of 1 January 2025. She succeeds Walter Oblin, who will become Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of the company on 1 October 2024. Walter Oblin will continue his current responsibilities until she takes over. …

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