The first unit has rolled off the assembly line at a manufacturing facility in Port Coquitlam. It's a military truck, one of several to be built under a 60-million-dollar defence contract. Ray Castelli, the CEO of the firm building the trucks, Weatherhaven, says the contract has created about 100 new jobs in the region, "One of the key things … [Read more...]
“Avengers” Too Unrealistic For The Military
May 8, 2012 by
Michael Bay's giant alien robot antics get a free pass with them. Peter Berg's upcoming alien invasion on water epic "Battleship" essentially serves as a two-hour recruitment commercial. But when it came to "Marvel's The Avengers", the Pentagon decided not to help out with use of their equipment and personnel. Phil Strub, the U.S. Defense … [Read more...]
