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China Afloat In The Indian Ocean Part Two
Hong Kong (UPI) Mar 11, 2009 China's Sea Lion radar can search for more than 100 targets at once and track 50 of them at the same time. Its search range for combat aircraft appears to be around 500 to 550 kilometers (300 to 330 miles). The design requirements for both Russian and Japanese phased array radar systems are such that even if 10 percent of the elements are lost, the radar system can continue to function ... more Scientists see earthquake surface healing 
Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) Mar 5, 2009 U.S. space agency scientists say they've used satellite data to observe, for the first time, the healing of subtle, natural surface scars from an earthquake. The 6.6 magnitude earthquake occurred at Bam, Iran, in 2003 on a buried fault and killed more than 30,000 people. National Aeronautics and Space Administration geophysicist Eric Fielding and colleagues analyzed radar images ... more Scientists Expose Buried Fault That Caused Deadly 2003 Quake
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2009Using satellite radar data, NASA-funded scientists have observed, for the first time, the healing of subtle, natural surface scars from an earthquake that occurred on a "buried" fault several miles below the surface-a fault whose fractures are not easily observed at Earth's surface. Reporting in of Nature, geophysicist Eric Fielding of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Cali ... more Outside View: Radar shield at risk 
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Mar 3, 2009 "Do you think those U.S. Navy warships are out there on vacation?" one Saudi leader was said to have asked Iranian ruler Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a recent crisis. Aircraft carriers and surface ships do a lot for U.S. diplomacy just by showing up. But there's a complication on the horizon. Cruise missile attack is a growing risk. The U.S. Navy had a good plan to offset that, but it's drifting ... more Upgraded COBRA DANE Radar Transferred To USAF 
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 03, 2009The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has announced the transfer of the COBRA DANE radar located at Shemya, Alaska, from MDA to the U.S. Air Force. The upgraded COBRA DANE became available for ballistic missile defense operations in 2004, and is the first missile defense capability MDA has transferred to the Air Force. For decades COBRA DANE has supported intelligence data collection on ... more |
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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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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 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
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