Tag: build

North Korea appearing to build walls outside DMZ, satellite footage shows

North Korea has begun building an apparent wall near its border with South Korea, according to new satellite footage reported by multiple outlets. Satellite images from June 17 showed three white structures along the eastern part of the North Korean border, according to a BBC Verify analysis. An area of land inside of the Demilitarized […]

Cross Trailers plans to build Middlebury plant

GOSHEN — An Elkhart trailer maker hopes to more than double its workforce after it builds a new facility in Middlebury. Elkhart County Council on Thursday approved a declaratory resolution in favor of economic benefits for Cross Trailers LLC, which plans to build a 112,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at 11732 C.R. 4. The new manufacturing facility […]

Russia’s Richest Woman Gets Putin’s Nod to Build Payments System

(Bloomberg) — Tatyana Bakalchuk made billions selling everything from brooms to bridal gowns on her online marketplace. Now Russia’s richest woman is making a surprise pivot: to helping insulate the economy from sanctions by building an alternative to the global payment system major Russian banks were excluded from. Most Read from Bloomberg Bakalchuk’s Wildberries — […]

Ocearch and JU set to build shark tracking base in Mayport

The movie “Jaws” has a famous line when the great white shark rises out of the water and the stunned sheriff says, “I think we’re going to need a bigger boat.” Ocearch, the global shark-tracking organization, doesn’t need a bigger boat. But for years, it’s been trying to get a bigger headquarters as a home […]

Leonardo seeks global firms to build, tweak its new attack helicopter

ROME — Italy’s Leonardo is seeking industrial partners around the world to get on board its new AW249 attack helicopter as it flies two prototypes, readies two more and brings the platform to the Eurosatory trade show in Paris. Bigger and faster than the aging Italian army AW129 Mangusta it is set to replace, and […]

Anduril to build factory to increase Dive-LD unmanned systems capacity

Defense tech company Anduril Industries said it will build a new production facility in Rhode Island capable of churning out as many as 200 of its Dive-LD autonomous underwater vehicles annually. The company will use its own money, plus some support from the state of Rhode Island, to establish the factory in Quonset Point. The […]

Honduras plans to build a 20,000-capacity ‘megaprison’ for gang members as part of a crackdown

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The president of Honduras has announced the creation of a new 20,000-capacity “megaprison,” part of the government’s larger crackdown on gang violence and efforts to overhaul its long-troubled prison system. President Xiomara Castro unveiled a series of emergency measures in a nationally televised address early Saturday, including plans to strengthen the […]