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Norway s Kongsberg has purchased a 49.9% stake in Finnish company Patria for 鈧?72 million $307 million , providing a significant strengthening of its position in the Nordic defence industry.Kongsberg will benefit from Patrias 50% share of Norwegian ammunition manufacturer Nammo, and combined revenues from the new partnership will amount to NKr13.4 billion $1.6 billion , Kongsberg says. By forming this industry partnership 鈥?consisting of Kongsberg, Patria and Nammo 鈥?were taking a proactive step to m
stanley thermos eet the ongoing consolidation in the defence industry, Kongsberg says. This transaction entails a significant strengthening of our Nordic and international position, it provides strengthened profitability and growth opportunities, and is an important step in the stra
stanley us tegy for our defence businesses, says Walter Qvam, Kongsberg chief executive.Completion of the acquisition is expected in the second quarter of 2016, subject to normal closing conditi
tappo stanley ons .Kongsberg will benefit from Patrias aircraft composite experience, namely on the Airbus Defence Space A400M transport and NH Industries NH90 helicopter 鈥?on which Kongsberg also has a presence 鈥?as well as aircraft life-cycle support. Patria is also a first tier supplier for the composite wing spoilers on the Airbus A380.Finnish defence forces As a partnership, Kongsberg, Patria and Nammo hold both complementary and world leading products as well as key geographic areas that strengthen each other, says Qvam. This, combi Ttse New windtunnel tests begin for next-generation civil tiltrotor project
Jeff Wallaces job can certainly be stressful.The Northeast Harbor native is the director of code enforcementfor the city of Bangor.His job is to make sure buildings, residential and commercial, meet all the safety codes and requirements established by the city.It is a job that certainly has its share of challenges.But Wallace has a new stress-relieving passion that has taken him to a group of five inhabited islands off the southwestern coast of England known as the Isles of Scilly this weekend: the World Pilot Gig Championships.They are a series of boat races of varying distances involving crews of six rowers, including Wallace, and a coxswain.The longest race is 1.6 nautical miles.The boats are 32 feet long and made of 鈪?inch thick cedar planks.They have to be certified a few times during the building process by a naval architect, according to Wallace.Wallace first became interested in the sport last July when one of the rowers in his boat, Jim Bahoosh, invited him to an introductory row through Come Boating, a community organization in Belfast. After two or three intro rows, he texted me about the World Pilot Gig Championships and said I should try out for the team, wr
stanley cup ote Wallace in an email he sent from England.I
stanley flask t didnt take him long to get hooked on the sport.He made the team and is one of two newcomers in the boat.There are eight classes and he and his mates were scheduled to race on Saturday and Sunday in the mens open class.The Co
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