US: Falcon 9 Streaks Across Arizona Sky After Vandenberg Launch

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday, January 2, deploying Italy’s dual-use Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation Flight Model 3 (CSG-FM3) satellite into low Earth orbit. The mission, delayed by pad issues, marked SpaceX’s first orbital launch in 16 days and included a successful booster landing.

US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout photo dated February 7, 2022 of ships of the America and Essex Amphibious Ready Groups, and Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, sail in formation in the Philippine Sea with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force during exercise Noble Fusion. Front row: Landing craft, air cushion from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5. Second row, left to right: USS America (LHA 6), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), USS Essex (LHD 2). Third row, left to right: USS Dewey (DDG 105), JS Kongō (DDG 173), USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), USS Spruance (DDG 111). Back row, left to right: USS Ashland (LSD 48), USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5). TThe US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman,

Chinese, Lao grid joint venture launches operation

STORY: Chinese, Lao grid joint venture launches operation SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 29, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching ceremony STORYLINE: The Electricite du Laos Transmission Company Limited (EDL-T), a joint venture between China Southern Power Grid (CSG) and Lao state-run Electricite du Laos (EDL), has formally started operation, local media reported on Thursday. A ceremony was held here on Monday, attended by Lao Minister of Energy and Mines Phoxay Sayasone, Charge d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Laos Wang Chang, Chairman of the CSG Meng Zhenping, and Managing Director of the EDL Chanthaboun Soukaloun, Vientiane Mai newspaper reported. At the event, Phoxay said EDL-T is a key cooperation project between Laos and China in the power sector. The minister said he believed that the project's full operation will bolster the collaboration between EDL and CSG, ensure the stability and reliability of the Lao power grid, e

U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows ships from the Gerald R. Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Groups (CSG), U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and Italian Navy frigates Carlo Margottini (F 592) and Virginio Fasan (F 591) sail in formation in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maxwell Orlosky via ABACAPRESS.COM

U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows Ships from the Gerald R. Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Groups (CSG), U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and Italian Navy frigates Carlo Margottini (F 592) and Virginio Fasan (F 591) sail in formation in the Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Janae Chambers via ABACAPRESS.COM

U.S. Sixth Fleet Conducts Dual-Carrier Operations In Eastern Mediterranean Sea

U.S. Sixth Fleet Conducts Dual-Carrier Operations In Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 23, 2023 shows ships from the Gerald R. Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Groups (CSG), U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and Italian Navy frigates Carlo Margottini (F 592) and Virginio Fasan (F 591) sail in formation in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. For the first time in decades, two U.S. aircraft carriers sailed together in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, U.S. 6th fleet announced Friday. “Operating dual carrier strike groups alongside Allies and Partners in a dynamic environment demonstrates our capability and capacity to respond with agility decisively to any contingency,” Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet said in a Friday statement. “Our presence sends a clear signal about our commitment to deter aggression and promote stability throughout the region.” Shortly after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in southern Israel, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin extended Ford’s deployment and shifted the strike group to the Eastern Mediterran

U.S. Sixth Fleet Conducts Dual-Carrier Operations In Eastern Mediterranean Sea

U.S. Sixth Fleet Conducts Dual-Carrier Operations In Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows ships from the Gerald R. Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Groups (CSG), U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and Italian Navy frigates Carlo Margottini (F 592) and Virginio Fasan (F 591) sail in formation in the Mediterranean Sea. For the first time in decades, two U.S. aircraft carriers sailed together in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, U.S. 6th fleet announced Friday. “Operating dual carrier strike groups alongside Allies and Partners in a dynamic environment demonstrates our capability and capacity to respond with agility decisively to any contingency,” Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet said in a Friday statement. “Our presence sends a clear signal about our commitment to deter aggression and promote stability throughout the region.” Shortly after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in southern Israel, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin extended Ford’s deployment and shifted the strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean as pa

CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-SOUTH ASIA-EXPO (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-SOUTH ASIA-EXPO (CN)

(230816) -- KUNMING, Aug. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of China Southern Power Grid (CSG) presents a helicopter training simulator for power patrol at the seventh China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 16, 2023. The seventh China-South Asia Expo kicked off Wednesday in Kunming. More than 30,000 exhibitors, representatives and guests from 85 countries and regions, and international organizations, are expected to attend both online and offline activities during the five-day expo. The expo, themed "Solidarity and Coordination for Common Development," has set up 15 exhibition halls featuring diverse themes including South Asia Pavilion, Southeast Asia Pavilion, resource-based economy pavilion, and port economy pavilion. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

State grid uses helicopters to deliver supplies in SW China's high altitude areas

STORY: State grid uses helicopters to deliver supplies in SW China's high altitude areas DATELINE: May 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of helicopters working at high altitude areas STORYLINE: China Southern Power Grid (CSG) Sichuan Ultra-high Voltage Company, in collaboration with CSG Space Technology Company, innovatively adopted the hoisting method of heavy helicopters in high altitude areas, efficiently solved the problem of material transportation caused by complex terrain, and greatly improved the maintenance efficiency in Zhaojue County in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chengdu, China. (XHTV)

China, Laos achieve two-way power transmission for 1st time

STORY: China, Laos achieve two-way power transmission for 1st time DATELINE: June 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the hydropower station 2. various of the grid STORYLINE: China and Laos have for the first time achieved the two-way transmission of electricity since the two countries' grid connectivity project was launched 12 years ago. The Nam Tha 1 Hydropower Station in northern Laos successfully sent electricity to Yunnan Province in southwest China on Monday. In order to help consume the surplus hydropower in Laos during the rainy seasons, China Southern Power Grid (CSG) and Electricite du Laos (EDL) signed a 115 kV power trade agreement in March. China and Laos agreed to send extra hydropower from Laos to Yunnan Province in rainy seasons, while in dry seasons, CSG will supplement the power supply to northern Laos. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Vientiane. (XHTV)