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US Air Force and eVTOL company Archer enter into contracts worth up to $142M

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These aircraft hold the promise of enhancing rapid response, agility, and operational effectiveness across a wide range of mission profiles, from personnel transport and logistics support to rescue operations and more. He is a master aviator, qualified in the UH-1 Huey, MH-6 Loach, and MH-60A, L, and K models of the Blackhawk.

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Satellite altimeter data study finds global ship traffic up 4x over past 20 years

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Traffic went up in every ocean during the 20 years of the study, except off the coast of Somalia, where increasing piracy has almost completely halted commercial shipping since 2006. Shipping traffic grew even faster during the second decade of the study, peaking at rate of increase of 10% per year in 2011.

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