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February 08, 2011
EARTH OBSERVATION
CryoSat Ice Data Now Open To All
Paris, France (ESA) Feb 04, 2011
Scientists can now tap into a flow of new data that will help to determine exactly how Earth's ice is changing. This information from ESA's CryoSat mission is set to make a step change in our understanding of the complex relationship between ice and climate. Considering the loss of the original CryoSat satellite during launch in 2005, scientists around the world have had a long wait for information on ice thickness - making the release even more of a milestone for the mission. ESA's CryoSat ... read more

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JOVIAN DREAMS

Proposed Mission To Jupiter System Achieves Milestone
With input from scientists around the world, American and European scientists working on the potential next new mission to the Jupiter system have articulated their joint vision for the Europa Jupit ... more
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TECH SPACE

US, France to sign accord on tracking space debris
US and French defense chiefs plan to sign a space cooperation agreement on Tuesday designed to help track debris in outer space threatening vital satellites, officials told AFP. ... more
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SPACEWAR

USAF Awards LockMart Space Fence Radar Contract
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $107 million follow-on contract for the next phase of Space Fence, a program that will increase space situational awareness and enhance safety for both m ... more
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MILTECH

Integration Of First Complete Ground / Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) System
Northrop Grumman has announced the integration of all subsystems of the AN/TPS-80 Ground / Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system. This first, complete G/ATOR system is currently undergoing s ... more
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MILTECH

Raytheon Team To Develop Tool To Reduce Radar Interference From Wind Farms
Raytheon was selected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to develop an advanced wind turbine modeling tool. The tool will provide an accurate assessment of the turbine's effects on radar sy ... more
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UAV NEWS

Bat-winged drone bomber in test flight: US Navy
A robotic, bat-winged bomber designed to take off from a US aircraft carrier has passed its first test in a debut flight in California, the US Navy said Saturday. ... more
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MILTECH

Russia Tests Upgraded Mig Fighter Jet For India
Russia's MiG corporation on Friday carried out the first test fight of a MiG-29 fighter modernized under a contract with the Indian Air Force (IAF). "On February 4, 2010, a MiG-29UPG fighter c ... more
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Aalyria spacetime platform tapped for AFRL space data network trials
Atomic 6 debris shields selected for Portal Space Systems mission
China starts large scale production of T1000 carbon fiber
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FLOATING STEEL

Australia starts patrol boat discussions
Australia is in discussions with Birdon and DMS Maritime for support contracts for 19 Pacific class patrol boats operated by Pacific island nations. ... more
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FLOATING STEEL

E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Completes First Carrier Landing Aboard USS Truman
The Northrop Grumman-built E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, the U.S. Navy's newest airborne early warning and command and control aircraft, has landed on the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and begun carrier sui ... more
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MILTECH

Multi-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar Counters IEDs
Northrop Grumma's Multi-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (MB SAR), recently provided counter-improvised explosive device (IED) support to help enable the safe drawdown of U.S. combat troops in Iraq. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Air Laser May Sniff Bombs, Pollutants From A Distance
Princeton University engineers have developed a new laser sensing technology that may allow soldiers to detect hidden bombs from a distance and scientists to better measure airborne environmental po ... more
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MILTECH

Raytheon Awarded APY-10 Radar Contract For Boeing's P-8A Aircraft
Boeing has awarded Raytheon a low rate initial production contract to develop six long-range, multimission maritime and overland surveillance radars plus spares for its P-8A Poseidon aircraft. ... more
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SPACEWAR

US and China launched space weapon tests: documents
The United States and China both used advanced missiles to blow up their own satellites in a mutual show of military strength, documents published in Thursday's Telegraph newspaper showed. ... more
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MILTECH

MEADS Radar Completes Rotation Tests
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has successfully completed milestone tests as the first Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) advances toward system tests this year at Prati ... more
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DEMOCRACY

Commentary: The Mubarak legend
President Hosni Mubarak has been at the top or near the top of the Egyptian pyramid since 1975 when he was appointed vice president by his friend and mentor President Anwar Sadat. ... more
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Hydrogen nuclei experiment sharpens view of quarks inside matter
Oak Ridge team plans powerful test facility for next generation fusion components
Low frequency lasers modeled to greatly boost nuclear fusion rates
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DEMOCRACY

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
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MISSILE DEFENSE

Boeing And Northrop Grumman Submit Proposal For Missile Defense Competitive Contract
Boeing and industry partner Northrop Grumman have submitted their joint proposal for the competitive development and sustainment contract for future work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) ... more
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MILTECH

Israel 'needs F-35 to stay on top'
Israel seems determined to acquire a fleet of Lockheed Martin's costly F-35 stealth fighters despite the plethora of problems plaguing the development of the fifth-generation jet. ... more
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WEATHER REPORT

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
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SHAKE AND BLOW

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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EARTH OBSERVATION

Traffic Monitoring With TerraSAR-X/TanDEM-X Satellite Constellation
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 Shut ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Veteran ERS Satellite Provides New Insight Into Greenland's Plumbing
Warmer summers may paradoxically slow down the speed of glaciers flowing towards the sea, suggests new research. This investigation, using data from ESA's oldest environmental satellite, has importa ... more
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MILPLEX

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
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Ancient nitrogen enzyme study illuminates early Earth conditions and life detection
Cleaner ship fuel is reducing lightning in key shipping lanes, research finds
Geoscientists use satellite to determine not the shape of water, but how water shapes land
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AEROSPACE

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
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TECH SPACE

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
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MISSILE NEWS

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
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MISSILE DEFENSE

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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AEROSPACE

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
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MILTECH

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
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SUPERPOWERS

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
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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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