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NATO secretary supports US missile shield
Prague (AFP) May 5, 2008NATO secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Monday the alliance supports the installation of an American radar base in the Czech Republic as well as a missile shield for its allies. "We need to be pro-active as NATO on why we need a missile defence and this is why I'm in Prague today," Scheffer said at a missile defence conference. The Czech government is preparing to sign an ... more Weather Underground Launches Best Weather Map Available On The Internet 
San Francisco CA (SPX) May 06, 2008Weather Underground has announced the availability of its new interactive weather map. Sharing its namesake with the website, the WunderMap is an interactive visual display of weather information that is plotted and overlaid on a map interface. Users can choose from a variety of weather layers, including animated radar, current conditions, severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings, live web ... more Czechs Back US ABM Radar Plans 
Washington, April 30, 2008 The Czech government's decision to approve the building of a U.S. ballistic missile defense radar base on its territory is an important strategic victory for the Bush administration. Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek told reporters in Prague Monday that the Czech Republic and the United States would formally sign both the necessary treaties to build the strategically crucial base on ... more Raytheon To Solve Thermal Challenges In High-Power Radars 
Tewkesbury MA (SPX) May 02, 2008Raytheon has been awarded a $3.3 million contract to overcome thermal challenges in semiconductors designed for next-generation high-power radars and other electronic systems. The award is for the first of a three-phase Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Radio Frequency Thermal Ground Plane program that could be worth $8 million if all options are exercised. The full three ... more RADARSAT-2 Commissioned And Ready For Commercial Operation 
Richmond, Canada (SPX) May 02, 2008MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has announced that RADARSAT-2 completed its commissioning on April 25, 2008 and fully transitioned into commercial operations to deliver advanced radar images of the Earth. Launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome on December 14, 2007, RADARSAT-2 delivered its first sample high-resolution radar images on December 18, 2007. MDA President and CEO Daniel Friedman ... more |
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Prague (AFP) April 23, 2008Around 30 Czech opponents of a planned US radar base attempted to make themselves "invisible" on Wednesday to protest the support of local politicians and media towards the anti-missile system. Clothed entirely in white with white masks, the protesters marched through the centre of Prague before ending up at the headquarters of Czech public broadcaster, Czech Television. "It is an event ... more Mars Radar Opens Up A Planet's Third Dimension 
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 18, 2008ESA's Mars Express radar sounder, MARSIS, has looked beneath the martian surface and opened up the third dimension for planetary exploration. The technique's success is prompting scientists to think of all the other places in the Solar System where they would like to use radar sounders. No matter how accurate a camera is, it can only map a planet's surface. To retrieve information about th ... more Czechs denies seeking US military aid in anti-missile radar deal 
Prague (AFP) April 15, 2008The Czech defence ministry denied on Tuesday that it was seeking help from the United States to modernise its armed forces in return for it hosting an anti-missile radar. Public broadcaster Czech Television reported Monday, citing a deputy defence minister, that Prague was seeking Washington's help to acquire two mid-range tactical transport planes and improve its air defences, possibly with ... more Raytheon Demonstrates Gallium Nitride Advantages In Radar Components 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Apr 17, 2008Raytheon is developing transmit-receive modules based on the advanced semiconductor gallium nitride (GaN) for use in future radar upgrades. "This transmit-receive module demonstration and parallel reliability testing show that GaN will soon be ready to take over where increased power and advanced capabilities are needed," said Mark Russell, vice president of Engineering at Raytheon Integrated ... more Outside View: ABMs for Europe -- Part 2 
Moscow, April 16, 2008 There are some political and economic obstacles on the road to creating an effective ballistic-missile defense system for Europe. NATO members cannot agree what companies should supply the hardware -- radars for reconnaissance, detection and tracking, and for guidance of air-defense systems. Those in charge of the NATO BMD project cannot decide what air-defense systems they should buy ... more |
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Arlington, Va., April 8, 2008 What's wrong with this picture? The U.S. Air Force plans to spend more than $100 billion to buy 2,000 new fighters, but it can't find the money to upgrade a handful of radar planes with better technology for tracking insurgents -- even though it has already spent $1 billion to develop the new technology it now says it can't afford to install. And even though warfighters in Iraq have identified ... more EQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar Undergoes Successful Testing 
Syracuse NY (SPX) Apr 11, 2008Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC)'s radar that is the prototype for Lockheed Martin's Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire target acquisition (EQ-36) radar recently completed successful performance testing in 360-degree counter-fire mode against mortars and rockets at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. The prototype radar was developed by SRC under an Army Technology Objective. ... more US forces destroy Qaeda training camp in Iraq 
Baghdad (AFP) April 9, 2008US special forces have destroyed an Al-Qaeda in Iraq training camp and a massive cache of weapons, including surface-to-air missiles, the American military said on Wednesday. The camp was discovered during an operation between April 2 and 5 in the Jazeera desert in central Iraq, a military statement said. The camp was set up at an old radar station which was being used "as an insurgent ... more Thales' I-Master Radar Reports Flight Trial Success 
London, UK (SPX) Apr 08, 2008Thales UK presented the I-Master radar in cooperation with Seabird Aviation at SOFEX 2008. Seabird Aviation and Thales are working together to study the incorporation of the I-Master radar onto the Seabird SB7L-360 Seeker to enable further joint success in approaching a particular segment of the global airborne surveillance market. The flight trials programme started in August 2007 and is ... more Saab Signs GIRAFFE AMB Multi Mission Radar Contract 
London, UK (SPX) Apr 07, 2008Saab has signed a contract for delivery of five GIRAFFE systems to prime contractor Lockheed Martin UK - INSYS, for the United Kingdom. The contract value for Saab is in the region of GBP 30 million. "We are pleased to be awarded this contract after a very thorough evaluation process. This contract shows the strong position of the GIRAFFE AMB system on the world market" says Lennart Joelss ... more
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