http://www.radardaily.com/index.html Fri, 18 MAY 2012 10:50:38 AEST Fri, 18 MAY 2012 10:50:38 AEST en-us Taiwan is to build 12 new "stealth" warships in reaction to China's naval build-up, the island's navy announced Tuesday. Navy Captain Chu Hsu-ming told reporters Lung Teh Shipbuilding Co, a private firm, has been awarded a Tw$890 million ($30.1 million) contract for the construction of the first 500-tonne corvette, with delivery slated for 2014. The prototype will be the first of 12 such]]> Fri, 18 MAY 2012 10:50:38 AEST Countries backing the Pentagon's new F-35 fighter jet are anxious about the program's spiraling costs and incessant delays, with some postponing or cutting investments as they wait to see if the aircraft lives up to its promise. The United States touts the Joint Strike Fighter as a technological wonder that will slip past enemy radar and allow allied forces to keep operating in the skies alo]]> Fri, 18 MAY 2012 10:50:38 AEST The Pentagon plans to have the F-35 fighter jet replace most of the combat aircraft fleet of the US Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps by the end of the decade. The single-engine fighter is considered a fifth-generation aircraft because of its advanced software and stealthy attributes aimed at evading radar in hostile territory. US strategists often mention China's growing military power ]]> Fri, 18 MAY 2012 10:50:38 AEST The launch of the Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) is a major step forward for India but it must increase its capacity and launch many more satellites to be considered a serious player in making military satellites, says an official of a US-based space consultancy firm. "Risat-1 represents another step forward for India. Its synthetic aperture radar (SAR), which enables imaging through ba]]> Fri, 18 MAY 2012 10:50:38 AEST The Philippines said Wednesday it has asked the United States to supply its armed forces with patrol boats and aircraft as well as radar systems amid an escalating territorial dispute with China. Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said the hardware would help his country achieve a "minimum credible defense," a phrase he used in unprecedented talks with senior US officials in Was]]> Fri, 18 MAY 2012 10:50:38 AEST The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin $391 million in production orders for a new radar system that provides soldiers with enhanced 360-degree protection from rocket, mortar and artillery fire. The orders represent the execution of two contract options for a total of 33 AN/TPQ-53 (Q-53) counterfire target acquisition radars - formerly designated EQ-36 during their development and initi]]> Fri, 18 MAY 2012 10:50:38 AEST Astrium Services and Hisdesat, the Spanish government satellite service operator, have signed a framework agreement for a joint technology development project with the aim of establishing a constellation approach for the radar satellites TerraSAR-X and PAZ. The German satellite TerraSAR-X, launched in 2007, reliably delivers high-resolution radar data for versatile applications to worldwid]]> Fri, 18 MAY 2012 10:50:38 AEST Pentagon chief Leon Panetta sought to reassure Italy's defense minister over the troubled F-35 fighter program in talks Monday, pledging to hold down costs of the radar-evading warplane, officials said. During Italian Defense Minister Giampaolo Di Paola's meeting with Panetta in Washington, the rising price tag for the plane came up "but both leaders expressed a commitment to the program," a]]> Fri, 18 MAY 2012 10:50:38 AEST In preparation for an intercept flight test later this year, the first Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) has begun system-level testing at Pratica di Mare Air Force Base near Rome, Italy. The advanced 360-degree rotating X-band MFCR recently completed initial performance tests in a near-field facility at SELEX Sistemi Integrati SpA in Rome. ]]> Fri, 18 MAY 2012 10:50:38 AEST The U.S. Navy has purchased two more radar systems from Raytheon as part of a continuing effort to replace outdated analog air traffic control systems with digital technology. The new radars will be installed at military bases in New River, N.C., and Quantico, Va. The Digital Airport Surveillance Radar (DASR) ASR-11 is the first fully digital, solid-state radar to be implemented in the U.S]]> Fri, 18 MAY 2012 10:50:38 AEST Optical, radar and laser observations of the Envisat satellite show that it is still in a stable orbit. Efforts to regain contact with the satellite have been under way since 8 April, when it unexpectedly stopped sending data to Earth. To determine if Envisat has entered its 'safe mode' - which would be a starting point for revival - the recovery team is drawing on every information source]]> Fri, 18 MAY 2012 10:50:38 AEST Raytheon's Space Fence recently completed a comprehensive Preliminary Design Review (PDR) demonstrating the S-band radar's technical maturity in its ability to detect and track the increasing amount of space debris orbiting the Earth. This debris is proving to be hazardous to the increasing number of military and commercial satellites and other space activity in low and medium orbit, such ]]> Fri, 18 MAY 2012 10:50:38 AEST The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a $106.4 million modification to a previously awarded contract for the production of Aegis-related equipment, including the AN/SPY-1(D)V radar transmitter and MK99 Mod 14 Fire Control System. With this modification, Raytheon will continue its long history of reliable manufacturing of these two essential components, which are critical to Aegis' air and missile]]> Fri, 18 MAY 2012 10:50:38 AEST Raytheon has completed delivery of the electronics for the AN/SQQ-90 tactical sonar suite, the complex sonar for the first ship of the U.S. Navy's DDG 1000-class multimission destroyer. The AN/SQQ-90 tactical sonar suite, the first dual-frequency hull-mounted sonar of the Navy's surface fleet, is a major advancement in undersea warfare capability and will provide broad warfighting coverage]]> Fri, 18 MAY 2012 10:50:38 AEST Britain's defense titan BAE Systems could get a $792.16 million boost from the revision of a contract for 72 Eurofighter jets amid forecasts the Middle East and North Africa will increase defense spending in 2012. BAE said the change centers on upgrading the capabilities of the final batch of 48 Typhoon aircraft to be built for the kingdom under a $7.21 billion contract signed in 2007. ]]> Fri, 18 MAY 2012 10:50:38 AEST