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TerraSAR-X Image Of The Month: Tracking The Catastrophic Oil Spillby Staff Writers Bonn, Germany (SPX) Aug 04, 2010 If an oil spill wasn't responsible for the formations in these TerraSAR-X images, they might seem like the work of an artist. The images were acquired over the Gulf of Mexico on 9 July 2010. For researchers, such imagery is key in forecasting the distribution of the oil slick. TerraSAR-X mapped the oil-polluted area in the Gulf of Mexico in a series of images acquired on 9 July 2010. The environmental catastrophe started on 20 April 2010 when an explosion sank the ... read more |
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Dynetics Completes Test On Multipurpose NanoMissile System Rocket Engine
Nashville TN (SPX) Jul 27, 2010Dynetics has successfully completed a test firing series of the Multipurpose NanoMissile System (MNMS) first-stage demonstration booster being developed for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT). The series included a 60-second test of the 3,000 lbf nitrous oxide/ethane rocket engine. The MNMS booster was developed over 24 months wi ... more THAAD Radar Performs Successfully In Missile Defense Test
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Jul 27, 2010The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) radar built by Raytheon performed successfully in the latest integrated THAAD flight test. The test, conducted by the Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin, THAAD prime contractor and system integrator, occurred at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii June 29, 2010. The test marks the seventh successful intercept of a threat-repr ... more Raytheon's ASTOR Saving Lives In The Counterinsurgency Battle
Farnborough, UK (SPX) Jul 26, 2010After a year of deployed operations, Raytheon Company's Airborne Stand-Off Reconnaissance system continues to support ground forces by developing pattern of life profiles across wide areas, detecting insurgent activity and contributing to force protection. Recently designated in service as Sentinel, ASTOR is deployed in support of NATO ISAF (International Security Assistance) forces with t ... more |
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Elbit Systems CockpitNGHaifa, Israel (SPX) Jul 23, 2010 Elbit Systems will launch CockpitNG the next generation cockpit for fighter aircraft, helicopters, trainers and airlifters at the Farnborough International Airshow 2010. Elbit Systems CockpitNG is based on a smart central large area display (LAD) which includes all avionic components in one suite. The display is fully integrated with the helmet mounted and head-Up displays. All of the systems' components were developed in a Multi-touch-Screen" technology in order to allow the pilot to operat ... read more |
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