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Traffic Monitoring With TerraSAR-X/TanDEM-X Satellite ConstellationBonn, Germany (SPX) Jan 31, 2011 Traffic monitoring from space, day and night, from more than 500 kilometres up above; is that possible? Indeed it is! In fact, it has been demonstrated several times in the past - once with the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), and again with TerraSAR-X. The traffic processors used with SRTM and TerraSAR-X were and are still subject to considerable limitations. To determine vehicle speeds and locations, a database of the road network is required. There is no reliable way of dealing with veh ... read more |
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  US woman gets 3-year sentence for China exports The manager of a US electronics firm was sentenced Friday to 36 months in prison for conspiring to export military components and sensitive electronics to China, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Egypt, Mideast in focus at Munich conference Revolt in Egypt and the implications for the stalled Middle East peace process are set to be key talking points for top defence officials at the Munich Security Conference in Germany from Friday. ... more | .. |
  NASA Scientists Study More Than Rockets In The 'Deep South' A city that rarely sees snowfall, Huntsville, Ala., was blanketed the evening of Jan. 9 under several inches of snow following a winter storm that also produced a rare "thundersnow" or lightning fla ... more | .. |
  Rogue Storm System Caused Pakistan Floods That Left Millions Homeless Last summer's disastrous Pakistan floods that killed more than 2,000 people and left more than 20 million injured or homeless were caused by a rogue weather system that wandered hundreds of miles fa ... more |
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  China refutes the J-20 uses F-117 copies A Chinese test pilot refuted allegations that the country's new J-20 stealth fighter aircraft used copied parts from a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk downed in 1999. ... more | .. |
  Canada upgrades air defense radars Canada has announced plans to upgrade and modernize a pair of military radar systems in a bid to boost the defense of North American airspace. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon nabs $145 million deal in Kuwait Raytheon has won a $145 million contract to make Patriot missiles for Kuwait's air and missile defense systems. ... more | .. |
  NATO, Russia vow unity on terrorism, disagree on shield NATO and Russia vowed Wednesday to stand side-by-side against terrorism after Moscow's airport bombing but remained at odds over cooperation on a missile shield for Europe's population. ... more |
  
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 US, Canada defend F-35 fighter jet US and Canadian defense chiefs on Thursday vigorously defended the F-35 fighter jet program, despite criticism over costs and technical delays. ... more | .. |
  Long-Range Radar Program Moving Forward The Electronic Systems Center's Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar program is finalizing one step and heading for the next in its development. "3DELRR will be the primary ground- ... more | .. |
  Gates heads to Canada for talks on war, weapons US Defense Secretary Robert Gates departed for Canada on Wednesday for talks on the war in Afghanistan as well Ottawa's plans to purchase F-35 fighter jets, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Australia: three charged in asylum deaths An Australian court charged three Indonesians with people smuggling after their vessel smashed against rocks in December, killing around 50 of the 90 passengers. ... more |
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Kuwait Awards Contract To Raytheon For Patriot GEM-T Missiles Raytheon has received a $145 million Foreign Military Sales production contract for Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missiles - Tactical (GEM-T) to augment Kuwait's air and missile defense. The U.S. ... more | .. |
NATO, Russia meet at odds over missile shield NATO and Russian military brass went into talks Wednesday, bound in outrage over terrorism after Moscow's airport bombing, but at odds over cooperation on a missile shield for Europe. ... more | .. |
  Iran not working on bomb: Israel intelligence head Iran is not currently working on producing a nuclear weapon but could make one within "a year or two" of taking such a decision, Israel's military intelligence chief said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Canada to upgrade military radars Canada on Tuesday announced a Can$55.6 million ($55.7 million) contract to modernize two military radar systems said to play a major role in defending North American airspace. ... more |
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  High-tech gear helped S. Korea raid on pirates High-tech equipment and carefully planned tactics helped Seoul's navy rescue a South Korean ship and its crew from Somali pirates, military officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Elisra wins South Korean avionics deal Elisra Electronic Systems has won a $29 million contract to supply South Korea with airborne electronic warfare suites for its CN-235 transports. ... more | .. |
  GD Awarded Contract To Supply Next-Gen Deep Space Network Antennas General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies received a $40.7 million contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to build two additional 34-mete ... more | .. |
 Iran test Hawk missiles Iran says it has successfully test-fired an anti-aircraft missile in the latest sign of its swelling show of military strength. ... more |
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 NATO, Russia missile systems to stay separate: NATO chief NATO wants to cooperate with Russia on a missile defence shield for Europe but the two sides should keep their systems separate, the Western alliance's chief said ahead of a meeting of military brass. ... more | .. |
 Turbulence ahead for Indian fighter jet: analysts India's homegrown fighter jet, the Tejas, has finally been cleared for operations but analysts say any celebration of India's entry into an elite club of military hardware producers is premature. ... more | .. |
  Joint STARS Successfully Supports JSuW JCTD Northrop Grumman's E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) test bed aircraft recently completed the second of two deployments to Naval Air Station Pt. Mugu, Calif., in suppo ... more | .. |
 Missiles off target in major Taiwan drill Taiwan held a major missile drill Tuesday just days after rival China unveiled an aircraft that uses stealth technology, but several misses spoiled the exercise. ... more |
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U.S. pitches jets to Japan Acting on his administration's drive to bolster military cooperation with Japan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggested Tokyo consider buying U.S. combat aircraft. ... more | .. |
 China got stealth tech from Russia: US lawmaker China got the technology for its first stealth fighter jet from Russia, a senior US lawmaker said Tuesday, one week after the airplane apparently made its maiden flight. ... more | .. |
  Interview with Sudanese adviser Atabani Interview with Dr. Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani, adviser for the president of Sudan and leader of the parliamentary majority: ... more | .. |
  Thales Awarded Contract For Royal Navy's S1850M Volume Search Radar Defence Equipment and Support, the procurement and support organization of the UK Ministry of Defence, signed a contract with BAE Systems and Thales Nederland for the maintenance and support of the ... more |
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 Keeping The Apache Ready To Take On The Taliban Behind every battle-winning Apache in Afghanistan is a team of unsung heroes working tirelessly to ensure the British Army's gunship is fully serviced, fuelled and fitted with the fire power to take ... more | .. |
  Radiometer Finds Sources Of Fire Forest fires usually spread out of control very quickly. Fires that produce a lot of smoke are particularly challenging for the emergency services, because the source of the fire is then especially ... more | .. |
Gates warns of civil-military disconnect in China US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday after a trip to Beijing that China's revelation of a stealth jet's flight test pointed to a "disconnect" between its military and civilian leaders. ... more | .. |
New Chinese arms aimed at US: military chief China's new weapons programs, including the J-20 stealth aircraft, appear to be directed against the United States, the highest-ranking US military officer said Wednesday. ... more |
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