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France getting EADS spy satellitesParis (UPI) Dec 7, 2010 France's Ministry of Defense says Paris has ordered two spy satellites in a $1 billion contract with EADS Astrium. The order, part of the European MUSIS space surveillance system, will be paid off with the aid of Germany, Belgium, Spain, Greece and Italy, with each set to pitch in about 10 percent of the price tag. "These two satellites will constitute the space optical component of the future program for space imagery for defense and security, MUSIS [Multinational Space-based System]," ... read more |
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  Phalanx Weapon System Completes Live-Fire Demonstration Raytheon and Oshkosh, partnering with the U.S. Army and Navy, proved the maneuverability, integration and performance of the Mobile Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System during a recent live-fire demonst ... more | .. |
  Critical Global Hawk Sensor Delivered To USAF Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) delivered the first production Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor to Edwards Air Force Base for integration on the first U.S. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Delivers 500th Digital Radar Warning Receiver To US Navy Raytheon has achieved a production milestone with the 500th delivery of its ALR-67(V)3 digital radar warning receiver to the U.S. Navy. The ALR-67(V)3 is the U.S. Navy standard for digital rad ... more | .. |
  First European Missile Successfully Carries Out Ballistic Intercept MBDA is celebrating the total success of an Aster missile firing carried out on 18th October 2010 by the DGA EM (Direction Generale de l'Armement - Essais de Missiles) in the Landes region of France ... more |
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 Poland asked US about missile shield uses: WikiLeaks The US told Poland that a proposed American and NATO missile shield aimed at defending against attacks from Iran or Syria could be used to stop "missiles coming from elsewhere," US cables released by WikiLeaks showed Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Report: N.Korea deploys torpedo-carrying midget submarines North Korea has developed a new type of midget submarine fitted with torpedo launch tubes, allowing it to attack South Korea warships more easily, a report said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Boeing Marks Retirement Of RAAF F-111 Fleet Boeing will bid a fond farewell to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-111 strike fighters that the company has supported for more than 14 years when the fleet is retired on Dec. 3. As pri ... more | .. |
  Japan moves on AWACS radar upgrade kits Japan has requested U.S. approval for an installation contract for radar upgrade kits for its four Boeing E-767 airborne warning and control system aircraft. ... more |
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 Russian tactical nuclear missiles a US concern Russia moved tactical nuclear warheads to within miles of its borders with NATO countries as recently as late spring, complicating US ties with Moscow, a report said Tuesday, as Congress mulled a new arms control treaty. ... more | .. |
 Estonia's rare earth break China's market grip High-tech firms across the globe have been hit hard by China's slashing of rare earth metals exports but it is turning out to be good news for Estonia's small Silmet factory. ... more | .. |
  Forest Imaging In Gabon For UN How much forest cover remains? What is the land like - is it forest, bush, water or some other type of landscape? Has forest cover been destroyed by human beings to make way for other uses? Fo ... more | .. |
 Novel Services For Tropical Forest Monitoring With Satellite A consortium led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is developing methods for monitoring tropical forests using satellite data in a project funded by the 7th Framework Programme of the Euro ... more |
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  Time for compromise, troubled UN climate talks told A new round of UN climate talks got underway on Monday to appeals for action and compromise after the squabbles that drove last year's global summit in Copenhagen close to disaster. ... more | .. |
  U.S. builds supercomputer with game units The U.S. Air Force used 1,760 Sony Playstation 3 video game consoles to create a supercomputer at about a tenth the normal cost for such a setup, officials say. ... more | .. |
  Russian arms unlikely to bolster Lebanon Russia has offered to give Lebanon a free arsenal of weapons, including helicopter gunships and tanks, amid U.S. unease about providing arms to a country on Israel's doorstep in which the Iranian-backed Hezbollah is the most powerful force. ... more |
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Security tight as UN climate talks set to open Nearly 200 countries were gathering on Monday under the UN flag and behind tight security for a fresh attempt to craft a treaty to roll back the threat of climate change. ... more | .. |
  LIDAR Applications In Coastal Morphology And Hazard Assessment Southampton scientists along with colleagues in New Zealand have used a sophisticated optical mapping technique to identify and accurately measure changes in coastal morphology following a catastrop ... more | .. |
Radar guns might spot suicide bombers Radar guns used by police to spot speeding motorists could help identify suicide bombers by detecting the wiring in an explosive vest, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
  Heavy snow hits roads, airports in Britain Parts of Britain were on Saturday blanketed in up to 35 centimetres (13 inches) of snow, causing air and road disruption, in the earliest widespread snowfall for 17 years. ... more |
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Snow hits roads, airports in Britain, woman dies in France Parts of Britain were blanketed in up to 35 centimetres (13 inches) of snow Saturday, causing air and road disruption, in the earliest widespread snowfall for 17 years. ... more | .. |
 Saab Receives FMV Gripen Order For Thailand Defence and security company Saab has received an order from FMV (Swedish Defence Material Administration) for six Gripen aircraft intended for the Royal Thai Air Force. The order is worth approxima ... more | .. |
 US Reservists Clear Path For Air Force Largest Rocket Air Force Reserve helicopter, maintenance and life support personnel from the 920th Rescue Wing Airmen at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., along with their mission partners from their host wing, the 45 ... more | .. |
 ESA's Ice Mission Goes Live With the commissioning of ESA's CryoSat now complete, the mission has been officially transferred to the operations team. This milestone marks the beginning of the satellite's operational life deliv ... more |
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