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Diageo's United Spirits halts Tern Distilleries sale after payment falls through
2020-11-30 13:45:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Diageo's United Spirits division in India has cancelled the sale of Tern Distilleries after payment for the subsidiary failed to materialise.
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The Arctic tern sets world record by flying twice round the world
2016-06-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: An Arctic tern, which measures 11-15 inches in length and weighs about a 100 grams, has set the record straight for the longest migration trip ever recorded. One may be fooled by the size of this tiny seabird that travelled the equivalent of flying twice around the planet. The bird did a whopping 59,650 miles during its migration trip to Antarctica and back. The total distance covered by the incredible seabird of the tern family, Sternidae, was more than twice the planet's circumference. The birds...
Arctic tern makes longest ever migration equal to flying twice around the planet
2016-06-07 01:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A tiny bird from the Farne Islands off Northumberland has clocked up the longest migration ever recorded. The Arctic terns meandering journey to Antarctica and back saw it clock up 59,650 miles, more than twice the circumference of the planet. The bird, which weighs just 100g, left its breeding grounds last July and flew down the west coast of Africa, rounded the Cape of Good Hope into the Indian Ocean and arrived in Antarctica in November. Its mammoth trek was recorded by a tiny device attached...
Moog to deliver flight control system for DARPA/ONR Tern unmanned aircraft
2016-04-12 01:00:00| Naval Technology
Moog Aircraft Group has been contracted to deliver its complete flight control actuation system for the tactically exploited reconnaissance node (TERN) unmanned aircraft.
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DARPA awards Tern Phase III contract to Northrop-led team
2016-01-04 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded the Phase III contract of the tactically exploited reconnaissance node (TERN) programme to a team led by the Northrop Grumman Corporation.
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