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Prague ready to sign US radar deal in face of hostile public opinion
Prague (AFP) July 7, 2008The Czech government is preparing to sign an agreement in principle over the deployment of part of a US anti-missile shield on its soil in the face of strong public opposition. The fruit of months of negotiations, the agreement, covering the installation of a tracking radar which would be twinned with an anti-missile silo, probably in neighbouring Poland, should be signed Tuesday at 1300 GMT ... more Top US official to launch anti-missile defence meet 
Prague (AFP) July 7, 2008The head of the United States Missile Defense Agency (MDA) will Tuesday inaugurate a global conference on missile defence in Prague, the US embassy said. Henry Obering's visit will coincide with that of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who is scheduled to sign an accord finalising the setting up of a radar base on Czech soil as part of a greater US missile shield. The fifth Internati ... more US-Russia ties could worsen as US prepares to sign missile deal 
Washington (AFP) July 4, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is due next week in the Czech Republic to sign a long-sought but controversial missile shield deal amid fears it will further raise tensions with Russia. US officials did not rule out Rice's making a stop in neighboring Poland to sign a similar agreement to deploy 10 missile interceptors in that country to complement a planned anti-missile radar in the ... more SELEX GALILEO Signs Technology Transfer MOU With King Abdulaziz City 
King Abdulaziz City, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jul 03, 2008SELEX GALILEO has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST). This MOU will see the company develop a working relationship for research and development with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Radio Frequency, Radar, Communications, Laser, Electro Optics (EO), and Infrared Technologies. SELEX GALILEO is committed to developing high ... more Lockheed Martin EQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar Completes CDR 
Syracuse, NY (SPX) Jul 02, 2008Lockheed Martin recently completed a successful Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire target acquisition (EQ-36) radar. The completion of this final design step, on schedule, clears the way for the program to move into an initial production phase for five radar systems. The U.S. Army's new EQ-36 radar will provide the capability to detect, classify, track and ... more |
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Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jul 01, 2008Minister for Defence, the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP has announced that Australia's air capability has been further enhanced by the successful trialling of a new radar warning receiver and acceptance by Air Force of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) 'Smart Bomb'. The first production configured F/A-18 Hornet fitted with a new Radar Warning Receiver has successfully flown at RAAF ... more SKorea to buy radar to detect NKorea missiles 
Seoul (AFP) June 26, 2008South Korea's defence ministry on Thursday approved a project to buy an advanced radar system capable of detecting North Korean ballistic missiles, officials said. The green light came at a meeting between Defence Minister Lee Sang-Hee and senior military policymakers and procurement officials, Lee's office said. The radar project is part of Seoul's efforts to build its own missile ... more DARPA Research Project To Advance Radar And Communications Systems 
Argonne IL (SPX) Jun 25, 2008The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is providing $1.4 million to a Phase III research project led by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory to develop high-performance integrated diamond microelectro-mechanical system (MEMS) and complementary metal-oxide-semiconductors devices (CMOS) for radar and mobile communications using an developed and patented ... more New Radar Facility To Open 
Ellsworth AFB SD (AFNS) Jun 23, 2008Officials from the Ellsworth Air Force Base and Minot AFB, N.D., Radar Approach Control Facilities are preparing to open the Dakota Air Traffic Control Facility this summer here. The facility will be a noncontiguous, co-located RAPCON and will service both bases and the region. "The current Ellsworth RAPCON provides radar-based traffic service to all aircraft within 40 miles of Ellsw ... more Heathrow Goes Live With Europe's First Runway Debris Detection System 
London, UK (SPX) Jun 23, 2008Heathrow, the world's busiest international airport, has invested in a state of the art radar system to further improve safety by continuously sweeping its runways for foreign objects and debris (FOD). Supplied by QinetiQ, the Tarsier system is already being used to detect FOD on the southern runway at Heathrow following a successful operational trial. Two radars scan the 3,658 metre runwa ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) June 19, 2008The Chinese military has begun drills to improve its ability to parachute into disaster areas after its troops struggled during last month's earthquake, state media reported. The training, the first of its kind in China, began Wednesday and involved eight large aircraft delivering soldiers, vehicles, radar and other equipment, the Xinhua news agency said. The People's Liberation Army has ... more Space Radar To Improve Mining Safety 
Noordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 20, 2008Advanced ground penetration radar, originally developed to investigate the soil structure on the Moon and other planets on ESA planetary missions, is now being used in Canadian mines to spot hidden cracks and weaknesses in mine roofs. Using space technology developed for ESA for the special ground penetration radar GINGER (Guidance and Into-the-Ground Exploration Radar) that will be ... more Northrop Grumman Supplies Navigation Systems For Offshore Supply Vessels 
London, UK (SPX) Jun 12, 2008Northrop Grumman has won orders to supply electronic navigation systems for four new offshore supply vessels to be built in Brazil. The contract was awarded to Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit. The Sperry Marine navigation package includes radars, autopilot, speed and heading sensors, and other equipment. Vision Marine Ltda, Sperry Marine's sales and service ... more Targeting A Lunar Bulls-Eye 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2008Researchers have used Earth-based radar to examine ejecta material from the massive impact that formed the moon's Orientale impact basin. Orientale basin is located at the very edge of the moon's visible face. Previously, this crater was difficult to study because it is only partially visible to telescopes on Earth. Newly developed techniques now have been used to make high-resolution radar obse ... more Keeping The Military Fully Networked And Online 
Bethpage NY (SPX) Jun 03, 2008Northrop Grumman has conducted a study for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, which demonstrates airborne electronic jammer aircraft are more effective and efficient when networked and enhanced by decision aids. Airborne electronic attack, or "jamming," aircraft can blind, disrupt or otherwise affect enemy radars, communications, comput ... more
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