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Satellite Remote Sensing: Light Detection And Ranging The Next Big ThingWashington DC (SPX) Mar 2, 2011 The power of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) is rising to new heights as a satellite remote sensing tool used to collect topographic data. LiDAR is emerging as the next big thing - allowing users to build more accurate 3D models for a range of terrestrial needs. LiDAR is among the topics highlighted in the Winter 2011 issue of the quarterly print and online publication - Imaging Notes magazine - devoted to Earth remote sensing for security, energy and the environment. "LiDAR is one of th ... read more |
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  Libya no-fly zone would require bombing raids: US Enforcing a no-fly zone over Libya would first require bombing the north African nation's air defense systems, top US commander General James Mattis warned Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Russia vows to sell missiles to Syria Russia vowed Saturday to fulfil its contract to supply Syria with cruise missiles despite the turmoil shaking the Arab world and Israel's furious condemnation of the deal. ... more | .. |
 Russia proceeds with missile sale to Syria Russia has signaled its intent to press ahead with plans to supply Syria with Yakhont supersonic cruise missiles. ... more | .. |
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  Iran To Build Advanced Fighter Jet The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force has launched a project to design and build the country's most advanced fighter jet, the English language satellite Press TV reported Sunday. Brigadier Ge ... more | .. |
  Ship to bolster Europe's missile defenses: US The US military will send a warship to the Mediterranean next week as a first step in a defense shield to protect Europe from a potential strike from Iran's missile arsenal, a defense official said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Libya arms bans will hit Europeans The arms embargoes slapped on Libya by the United Nations and the European Union could cost international defense companies, particularly those in Europe and Russia, billions of dollars. ... more | .. |
  S.Korea to get first high-altitude spy plane South Korea will start receiving advanced surveillance planes from US aircraft giant Boeing this year, officials said Wednesday. ... 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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 NATO allies divided over policing Libya's skies NATO allies were split Wednesday on deploying an air mission to police Libya's skies, with fears raised about angering the Arab street in a complex operation requiring bombing raids. ... more | .. |
  NASA Spacecraft Images New Zealand Quake Region A day after a powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake rocked Christchurch, a city of 377,000 on New Zealand's South Island, on Feb. 22, 2011, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiom ... more | .. |
  New Kind Of Optical Fiber Developed A team of scientists led by John Badding, a professor of chemistry at Penn State University, has developed the very first optical fiber made with a core of zinc selenide - a light-yellow compound th ... more | .. |
  Main Mast Installation Completed On USS Theodore Roosevelt Northrop Grumman completed a significant work performance milestone on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) with the installation of the final section of the ship's main ... more |
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  China shifting to no-logo luxury says Chloe CEO The tastes of China's wealthy are shifting away from designer goods with flashy logos to more understated luxury brands, the chief executive of French fashion house Chloe said Friday. ... more | .. |
  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 | .. |
  The Mysterious Rumble Of Thundersnow NASA atmospheric scientists got an unexpected chance to study a curious phenomenon called "thundersnow" when a recent storm unleashed it right over their heads. Walt Petersen and Kevin Knupp have t ... more | .. |
  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 |
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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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 JLENS Program Achieves Critical Milestone 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 dem ... 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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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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 | .. |
 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 |
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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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  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 | .. |
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 |
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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 | .. |
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 |
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