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Indian Air Force on alert after Colombo raid: report
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 21, 2009The Indian Air Force was placed on alert on the southern coast of the country Saturday following a deadly Tamil Tiger air raid on the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, a report said. The Press Trust of India news agency quoted air force sources as saying coastal radar and air defence units were keeping a "round-the-clock vigil" for aerial threats, given the area's proximity to Sri Lanka. ... more ISRO To Launch A Breakthrough Satellite 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Feb 18, 2009After its successful unmanned moon mission Chandrayaan-I, Indian Space Research Organisation is poised to launch a "breakthrough" remote sensing satellite RISAT that can take pictures of earth during night and even see through clouds and fog. Bangalore-headquartered ISRO is targeting a March last week date for launching the 1,780-kg Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT) along with ANUSAT ... more 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 |
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Paris (AFP) Feb 4, 2009European aerospace group EADS is favoured to win a contract worth 1.0-1.5 billion euros to provide Saudi Arabia with radar system to monitor national borders, the financial newspaper Les Echos reported on Wednesday. "The Kingdon's interior ministry is reportedly now negotiating with the European group alone," the paper said, without citing its sources. The contract would be worth between ... more Raytheon To Upgrade Taiwan Patriot Batteries 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Jan 28, 2009Raytheon has received a $154 million Foreign Military Sales contract award to upgrade Taiwan's Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems. The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., issued the contract that includes upgrade kits for radar and command and control components, a radar refurbishment, and related engineering and technical services. "Upgrading Patriot ... more Pratt And Whitney-Powered Joint STARS Aircraft Unveiled 
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 |
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Seoul (AFP) Jan 19, 2009South Korea Monday kept its frontline troops on alert but vowed to respond calmly after North Korea's military threatened all-out confrontation with Seoul. The Joint Chiefs of Staff office said border army, navy and air force units remained on guard after an alert was ordered Saturday evening, but no unusual movements been detected in the communist North. Frontline radar and ... more NASA Radar On Indian Lunar Satellite Looks Deep Inside Shadowed Craters 
Laurel MD (SPX) Jan 19, 2009Using a NASA radar flying aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists are getting their first look inside the moon's coldest, darkest craters. The Mini-SAR instrument, a lightweight, synthetic aperture radar, has passed its initial in-flight tests and sent back its first data. The images show the floors of permanently-shadowed polar craters on the moon that aren't visible fro ... more Lockheed Martin Begins Key Test Of First SBIRS Geo Satellite With New Flight Software 
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
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