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TerraSAR-X-Image Of The Month: Calving Icebergs On Queen Maud LandHamburg, Germany (SPX) Feb 10, 2011 If the city of Bonn were located on the edge of the Fimbul Ice Shelf, in the Antarctic, its inhabitants would now be embarking on a journey through the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. An iceberg with a surface area of 120 square kilometres - the size of Bonn - has calved in the Atlantic. Glaciologists at Hamburg University's Climate Campus have been using the German Aerospace Center radar satellite, TerraSAR-X, to observe the area from an altitude of 500 kilometres and gain a better understanding o ... read more |
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  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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 US, France agree to share space data US and French defense leaders penned a cooperation agreement on Tuesday designed to help track space debris and avoid collisions of vital satellites. ... more | .. |
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 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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 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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 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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