12 Russian MiGs upgraded with Rockwell Collins systems transferred to Slovak Air Force March 3, 2008
Posted by John in Business, Military.Tags: MiG aircraft, NATO, Rockwell Collins, Slovak Air Force
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From RIA Novosti:
MOSCOW, February 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia’s MiG aircraft manufacturer transferred on Friday 12 MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters, modernized in line with NATO standards, to the Slovak Air Force. …
The upgraded version features Rockwell Collins navigation and communications systems and BAE Systems IFF (Interrogation Friend or Foe) system. The Russian company supplied new glass cockpits with multi-function LCD displays and digital processors, and ensured integration of Russian and the Western equipment, a MiG spokesman said. …
New Bush Admin drug control report cites Cedar Rapids as part of ‘Operation Tien Can’ success March 3, 2008
Posted by John in Crime/Courts, Government, Law Enforcement.Tags: Bush Administration, Cedar Rapids (Iowa), Davenport (Iowa), Helen Tran, Nguyen Vo, Operation Tien Can
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From 2008 National Drug Control Strategy report released Saturday:
In September 2007, ICE agents arrested 25 members of the Nguyen Vo money laundering and drug smuggling organization in the United States and Canada. Agents also executed federal search warrants in Los Angeles; Orange County, California; Houston; Dallas; Minneapolis; Davenport, Iowa; and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and were present while the RCMP executed arrest and search warrants in Toronto, Canada. Ultimately, this 10-month investigation led by the ICE office in Houston and the RCMP’s Integrated Proceeds of Crime Unit in Toronto, Canada, resulted in the complete dismantling of the Nguyen Vo organization and the arrest of Nguyen Vo and Helen Tran, the group’s leaders. In addition, Operation Tien Can resulted in the seizure of approximately $7.8 million in U.S. currency, $305,000 in Canadian currency, 85 kilograms of cocaine, and 803 pounds of marijuana. …
