TerraMax, a 12-ton Oshkosh military truck fitted with laser sensors and global positioningequipment, nearly plowed into a concrete pillar and was disqualified early in the race.
It has an agreement with the sultanate for the pre-positioning of support equipment for 26, 000 personnel at Masirah, Thumrait and Seeb airports, and an agreement for the use of these airports as bases.
Telecom firms said they spent days preparing for Hurricane Sandy by activating regional coordination centers, testing equipment and positioning fuel for backup power generators.
The Global Positioning System circuit, several power converters and a set of devices that route commands to various pieces of equipment were switched off.