I dunno. I think Branson should stick with providing entertainment...
The Libyan government is considering a request from businessman Sir Richard Branson for investment in a mine clearance project. The system, which will cost up to £30 million, can pinpoint landmines by radar from a helium-filled airship. It was developed by the British Ministry of Defence with the Lightship Group, which is part-owned by Sir Richard's Virgin Group. Sir Richard himself recently returned from Tripoli after meeting Libyan Prime Minister Shukri Ghanem. Dr Ghanem told the BBC that his government is impressed by the scheme and is considering a request for a multi-million pound investment in it. Every year about 26,000 people - a third of them children - are maimed or killed by landmines. Landmine clearances have been mainly done by hand - a difficult, dangerous and slow task. However, the radar device developed by Sir Richard's company is able to scan the soil for mines from an overhead airship. The pictures it sends to a computer can quickly pinpoint the exact position and size of the mines.
Q-man have a bunch of minefields without maps in Libya? |
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