Word: transportable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Navy warships-a cruiser, a frigate and an escort vessel -slipped out of their Mediterranean base at Toulon. The government claimed they were headed for maneuvers near Crete, but officials suggested that the ships would first "show themselves" off the Tunisian coast. In addition, the French have apparently sent transport planes and helicopters to Tunisia. Washington reinforced Paris' implicit warning to Libya against destabilizing Tunisia. The State Department announced that emergency short-term military aid to the country would be forthcoming in light of its "urgent" situation...
...Florida, which is the biggest entry point for illegal narcotics from South America, agents must take possession of all transport seized in drug busts. The officers may, in many cases, keep the vehicles for their own official use, or sell them to help pay their expenses. All together, sheriffs' departments have seized at least $6 million in property since 1976. U.S. customs officials alone last year claimed 81 airplanes, 191 boats and 211 land vehicles...
...visit to Washington two weeks ago, Pakistan's senior foreign affairs adviser, Agha Shahi, asked the U.S. for antitank missiles, air defense missiles, combat tanks, field artillery for its ground forces and transport aircraft for its air force. This new equipment is intended to supplement the 60 French Mirage III and Mirage 5 fighters, the 700 Chinese T-59 tanks and the assorted British, Soviet, Swedish and Argentine weapons. Islamabad purchased them-in large part with Saudi Arabian money-after Washington began limiting arms aid to Pakistan in 1965 because American weapons had been used by both sides...
...divisions spread into the hinterlands to stiffen the Afghan army's wavering resistance against the Muslim insurgency. A huge Soviet military airlift, which set the stage for the Christmas overthrow and execution of President Hafizullah Amin, showed no sign of slowing. Each day, eight to ten gigantic Antonov transport planes landed at Kabul and Bagram airports. Besides an arsenal of T-62 tanks and armored personnel carriers, the planes disgorged electric generators, bulldozers and building materials-telltale fixtures of an army that was digging in for a long stay. At least five Soviet combat divisions were in the country...
...name is Almex. It makes ticket machines for public transport, parking meters and ticket markers. Ninety-three per cent of its production is exported. It has about 270 employees...