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The Dunes Of Titan
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 27, 2009
Titan's vast dune fields, which may act like weather vanes to determine general wind direction on Saturn's biggest moon, have been mapped by scientists who compiled four years of radar data collected by the Cassini spacecraft. Titan's rippled dunes are generally oriented east-west. Surprisingly, their orientation and characteristics indicate that near the surface, Titan's winds blow toward ... read more
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    GE Selected For AV-8B Harrier Technology
    Grand Rapids MI (SPX) Feb 26, 2009
    GE Aviation has been awarded a development contract from the U.S. Navy for AV-8B aircraft radar display computers. The contract is valued at more than $16 million, with completion in 2011 at which time the follow-on production contract is anticipated. "GE is applying new technology to the AV-8B's radar display computer, enabling the addition and modification of software functionality for ... more

    Indian Air Force on alert after Colombo raid: report
    New Delhi (AFP) Feb 21, 2009
    The 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, 2009
    After 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, 2009
    A 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, 2009
    Thales 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

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    The Multi Layered Partial Success ABM Solution Part Six
    Arlington, Va. (UPI) Feb 4, 2009
    The U.S. Missile Defense Agency does not expect any particular layer or weapon system to function perfectly, but if each one can achieve some reasonable degree of success, then the number of warheads that actually reach targets will be very small. The MDA's budget for all its activities currently totals about 1 percent of annual defense spending. The Sea-Based X-Band Radar is a mobile ... more

    EADS favoured to win Saudi contract: report
    Paris (AFP) Feb 4, 2009
    European 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, 2009
    Raytheon 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, 2009
    Pratt 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, 2009
    Cobra 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

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    Chandrayaan Gives First Glimpse Of Darkest Craters On Moon
    New York NY (PTI) Jan 20, 2009
    India's first unmanned moon mission, Chandrayaan-1, is providing scientists with the first look inside the moon's coldest and darkest craters, US space agency NASA has said. The NASA radar on board the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft has sent back its first images which "show the floors of permanently-shadowed polar craters on the moon that aren't visible from Earth," NASA said in a press ... more

    South Korea vows calm response to NKorean threats
    Seoul (AFP) Jan 19, 2009
    South 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, 2009
    Using 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, 2009
    Lockheed 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, 2008
    Russia'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

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