Navy OK Lets Construction of Wind Farm Begin
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The Navy agreed to construction of 104 wind turbines nearly 500 feet tall near a radar system of the Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex in southern Chesapeake, NC. The wind farm agreement with the Spain-based firm includes a year of construction and testing to determine if the turbines clutter vital radar signals, reports Pilot OnLine.
Two F-35s made their airshow premier last week, just ahead of an anticipated announcement from the Marines that the F-35 is combat ready, reports DefenseTech.org.
An armed civilian accidentally fires an AR-15 rifle outside a military recruiting center in Ohio, reports Military.com. Armed citizens started patrolling centers around the country after four Marines and a sailor were killed in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The top U.S. military officer in the Pacific calls China’s ongoing development of reef-islands in the South China Sea clearly indicative of military bases, reports Defense One.
It looks like Turkey will open a base to the US for the fight against the Islamic State, reports the Washington Post, calling it a potential game changer in the struggle.
Maryland expects the Avian Influenza infecting poultry flocks to reach the state by fall and has banned poultry exhibitions at all fairs and shows after Aug. 25, reports The Star Democrat. according to a news release from the department.
Bloomberg has photos of Tesla’s 10 million square foot battery factory, the biggest in the world.
Nearly a month after its supporting legislation expired, the Senate votes to keep the Export-Import Bank alive, reports Talk Radio
