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US Senate Armed Services Committee produces markup limiting DoD purchase of biofuels and prohibiting construction of biorefineries

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Afghanistan). being obligated or spent for the production or sole purchase of. an alternative fuel if the cost exceeds the cost of traditional fossil fuels used for the same purpose, except for continued testing. being obligated or spent for the production or sole purchase of. The bill authorizes $498.0

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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Crane also mentioned that one-quarter to one-third of the cost of a battery system is the packaging, integration and electronics. Fuel becomes very expensive by the time it reaches the front line, ranging from $20/gallon up to $600/gallon when it is delivered by helicopter in Afghanistan. Storage Temperature. Driving Temperature.

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Budget Drones in Ukraine Are Redefining Warfare

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In the year 2054, the entire defense budget will purchase just one aircraft,” wrote Norman Augustine, formerly Undersecretary of the Army, back in 1984. But a technologically powerful country needn’t count the cost; the United States certainly didn’t. “We In every arms race there is always another step to take.

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