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JLENS Program Achieves Critical MilestoneTewksbury PA (SPX) Feb 23, 2011 Raytheon's JLENS (Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System) program has successfully demonstrated the ability to transmit from an elevated aerostat. The JLENS demonstration was conducted at the Utah Test and Training Range. The aerostat deployed to an altitude of 10,000 feet mean sea level, and the surveillance radar began emitting radio frequency radiation into free space for the first time. "This milestone demonstrates another step in the maturing of our JLENS ... read more |
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  Boeing To Demonstrate Aviation Command And Control Subsystem For US Marine Corps Boeing has received a nearly $5 million demonstration contract for the U.S. Marine Corps Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) program. CAC2S will upgrade the service's Marine Air Comma ... more | .. |
  Preliminary Design Review for Updated Bleed Air System Completed Northrop Grumman recently completed the JT8D propulsion pod's bleed air system's preliminary design review (PDR) for the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS). "The ... more | .. |
 Thales Germany unveils new radar A long-range ground surveillance radar from Thales Germany has been unveiled at an international exhibition in the United Arab Emirates. ... more | .. |
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  Better Mapping Of Human Settlements Supports Disaster Management When a major disaster strikes in remote parts of the world, knowing if the area is populated, and how densely, is crucial for the effective organisation of humanitarian operations. The Global Human ... more | .. |
  Distressed residents flee New Zealand quake city Vanessa Burgess's children had only just started sleeping in their own beds again after a major September earthquake when a 6.3-magnitude tremor hit, bringing their nightmares back. ... more | .. |
  Western arms makers eye lucrative Mideast market Western arms makers, squeezed by budget cuts at home, jostled to ink deals at the biggest arms fair in the Middle East as crackdowns on anti-regime protestors claimed hundreds of lives in the region. ... more | .. |
Weather radar used in wildlife studies A U.S. scientist says using storm-chasing radars to follow swarms of bats as they emerge at night is advancing a new scientific discipline dubbed "aeroecology." ... 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
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  UK Celebrates A Decade Of Disaster Monitoring From Space A UK-led international consortium that uses satellite imagery to provide disaster mitigation celebrates its ten year anniversary this week as its members meet in London to plan for the coming decade ... more | .. |
Turkey gets extra Sikorsky helicopter Turkey is set to receive an additional S-70 Seahawk combat helicopter for its navy in a compensation move by a U.S. aircraft manufacturer that has delayed delivery of a batch of such platforms. ... more | .. |
  Glory Aims To Unravel Uncertainties About Aerosols Engineers and technicians at Vandenberg Air Force base, Calif., are preparing the Earth-observing satellite Glory for launch on Feb. 23. In orbit, the satellite's two science instruments will study ... more | .. |
  Egypt's arms industry depends on U.S. Washington's role in arming Egypt and bolstering its defense industry over the last three decades was a key factor in defining how the country's military handled the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak earlier this month. ... more |
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Sticker shock: Pentagon reports cost millions The Pentagon on Monday highlighted efforts to save money in a new defense budget but revealed that its budget documents cost millions of dollars to prepare. ... more | .. |
  Elbit unveils new UAV command center Elbit Systems says it has successfully flight-tested its Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicles from one ground control station, greatly enhancing the operational flexibility of the long-range drones amid a growing global market for the aircraft. ... more | .. |
Pentagon budget down due to Iraq pullout: US The Pentagon on Monday proposed a reduced defense budget for the first time since the September 11 attacks, finding savings in the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. ... more | .. |
 Satellites Locate Seized Italian Oil Tanker The Cosmo-SkyMed satellites, operated by the Italian space agency, have acquired the first images of the Italian oil tanker Savina Caylyn since it was hijacked earlier this week by Somali pirates in ... 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
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  Knesset urges $1.4 billion Iron Dome buy The Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee has recommended the military buy 13 batteries of the Iron Dome anti-missile system at a cost of $1.4 billion amid repeated warnings by military commanders of the threat of a major missile blitz. ... more | .. |
  India closes in on fighter aircraft deal India's air force is keeping its fingers crossed that the forthcoming $10.4 billion contract for 126 fighters won't fall foul of any corruption watchdog investigation. ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Wins US Marine Corps Common Aviation Command and Control System Contract The U.S. Marine Corps has selected Northrop Grumman for a key phase of the Marine Corps Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) that will enable more effective command, control and coordi ... more | .. |
 TerraSAR-X-Image Of The Month: Calving Icebergs On Queen Maud Land 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 ... more |
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  Malaysia urged to review $2 bln warship deal Malaysia's opposition on Thursday urged the government to review plans to buy six warships for nearly $2.0 billion, saying it was the latest in a series of dubious defence contracts. ... more | .. |
  LRO Could Have Given Apollo 14 Crew Another Majestic View Although the Apollo 14 mission to the moon was filled with incredible sights and was completely successful - it met all its science goals - the crew experienced a bit of a disappointment at missing ... more | .. |
 Iran tests anti-ship missiles Tehran announced that it is mass-producing ballistic missiles that can travel three times the speed of sound and hit naval targets on the high seas. ... more | .. |
  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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Ancient nitrogen enzyme study illuminates early Earth conditions and life detection
Cleaner ship fuel is reducing lightning in key shipping lanes, research finds
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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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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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  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 CryoSat Ice Data Now Open To All 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 unders ... more |
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