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Russian FM refloats missile defense counter-plan
Berlin (AFP) Feb 14, 2009A Russian proposal to erect an anti-missile defense system in partnership with the United States and Europe remains on the table, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted Saturday as saying. "We already proposed a tripartite, Russia-Europe-US project a year and a half ago," Lavrov told the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel in an interview to appear Monday. "With radar stations on ... more UK Selects Thales's S1850M Radar For New Aircraft Carriers 
Hengelo, Netherlands (SPX) Feb 13, 2009Thales Nederland has formalised a contract with BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies Limited for two S1850M Long Range Volume Search Radars to be installed on the new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy. The carriers are being built by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance comprising the UK Ministry of Defence, BVT Surface Fleet, Babcock Marine, BAE Systems and Thales. The first radar ... more Raytheon Delivers Final Sentinel R Mk 1 Aircraft For UK ASTOR System 
Waddington, UK (SPX) Feb 12, 2009Raytheon has delivered the fifth and final Sentinel R Mk 1 aircraft to U.K. Royal Air Force at RAF Waddington. With this hand over, Raytheon's U.K.-based subsidiary Raytheon Systems Limited has now completed delivery of all Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR) equipment to the U.K. Ministry of Defence. With the five Sentinel aircraft, Raytheon delivered six tactical ground station units, two ... more White Sands Testing New Laser Weapon System 
White Sands Missile Range NM (SPX) Feb 06, 2009White Sands Missile Range is testing a new weapon system known as the Laser Centurion Demonstrator. The system, developed by Raytheon, combines proven radar and threat-detection technology with the latest in laser weapons. This demonstration model is intended to prove the capabilities and effectiveness of the new laser weapon as part of the Laser Area Defense Systems program, officials ... more UEWR In Greenland Achieves Satellite Tracking In Record Time 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Feb 06, 2009Raytheon's Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) at Thule Air Base, Greenland, has achieved a significant milestone on its path toward operational status, successfully tracking its first satellite in an operational space surveillance mission configuration. "It's impressive that this event was accomplished after only 31 hours of test time that sets a new record for bringing a UEWR system to ... more |
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East Hartford CT (SPX) Jan 23, 2009Pratt and Whitney, in a joint venture with Seven Q Seven (SQS) of San Antonio, Texas, celebrated the roll-out of the re-engined Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft along with Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force. Pratt and Whitney is a United Technologies company. SQS is an Omega Air Limited company. The Joint STARS aircraft roll out showcased the ... more Cobra's 2009 Radar Detectors 
Las Vegas NV (SPX) Jan 23, 2009Cobra Electronics announces the launch of its new high performance radar line providing advances in photo enforcement detection, as well as offering enhanced detection capabilities and user friendliness. Cobra's 2009 series offers 12 SKUs, including six units compatible with Cobra's new AURA Camera and Driving Hazard Database. AURA, which stands for Advanced Universal Road Alert, warns ... more French Digital Maps Added To NEXTMap Europe Countrywide Mapping Database 
Denver CO (SPX) Jan 22, 2009Intermap Technologies has announced that its NEXTMap Europe program reached another significant milestone in December by making elevation data for the entire country of France commercially available. For the first time, uniformly accurate 3D digital elevation models and high-resolution orthorectified radar images are available for the largest country (551,695 square kilometers) in the European U ... more Outside View: BMD priorities -- Part 5 
Washington (UPI) Jan 21, 2009 Newly inaugurated U.S. President Barack Obama has confirmed the wisdom of the allied approach to missile defense. The existing missile defense program involves allied participation in Asia, Europe and the Middle East, and this should continue. Key among the various cooperative efforts are the agreements with the Czech Republic and Poland, both NATO allies, to field a missile defense radar and ... more Mars polar water is pure: study 
Paris (AFP) Jan 20, 2009A large ice cap found at Mars' northern pole is "of a very high degree of purity," according to an international study reported on Tuesday by French researchers. Radar data sent back by the US Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) point to 95 percent purity in this deposit, France's National Institute of Sciences of the Universe (Insu) said in a press release. The Martian polar regions are b ... more |
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Sunnyvale, CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2009Lockheed Martin reports that the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) satellite has entered a major test phase with the latest version of flight software designed to provide highly reliable spacecraft command and control operations. The U.S. Air Force SBIRS program is designed to provide early warning of missile launches, and simultaneously support other m ... more Moscow Says Offer To On Joint Radar Use Still Stands 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Dec 30, 2008Russia's offer to the U.S. on joint use of the Gabala radar station it leases from Azerbaijan is still on the table, a first Russian deputy foreign minister said on Monday. "Our proposal remains on the table. The new U.S. administration will encounter serious problems with regard to the implementation of its third missile site plan in Europe. We are not exerting any pressure on the U.S. ad ... more Lockheed Martin SBIRS Team Delivers Major Subsystems For Second GEO Satellite
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Dec 29, 2008The Lockheed Martin-led team developing the U.S. Air Force's Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) has achieved major milestones on the second geosynchronous orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft with the completion and delivery of the remaining major spacecraft bus subsystems. The GEO-2 spacecraft core structure and propulsion subsystem was recently completed and the high-performance communications subs ... more ThalesRaytheonSystems To Upgrade US Army Firefinder Radar 
Fullerton CA (SPX) Dec 29, 2008ThalesRaytheonSystems has been awarded a $217 million U.S. Army firm-fixed-price contract to provide production modification kits and power amplifier modules as part of the Reliability Maintainability Improvement program for the AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder weapon locating radar. This contract follows the April 2008 initial production award. Combined, the AN/TPQ-37 RMI production contracts total m ... more European Industry Prepares Leading-Edge Semiconductor For Space 
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 18, 2008ESA is investing significant levels of funding in order to establish a European supply chain for fabrication of space-worthy telecommunications and radar devices made from a high performance semiconductor. The supply chain will bring together leading research institutes and industrial manufacturers working together across Europe. Once completed, the supply chain will eventually allow ... more
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