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Northrop Grumman Begins Tests on Full Size Sunshield Layers for JWSTRedondo Beach, CA (SPX) Sep 20, 2011 The five tennis-court sized sunshield layers that will protect NASA's Webb telescope mirrors and instruments from the heat of the sun have entered an important new test phase. The sunshield is the key design element that allows the Webb telescope to cool to its 40 K. cryogenic operating temperature, necessary to image faint infrared objects in the early universe. The start of 3-D shape testing will tell engineers how the full-size sunshield layers will behave in orbit. Northrop Grumman is the prim ... read more |
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  Strike delays Ariane-5 launch: official A strike at the Kourou space centre in French Guiana on Tuesday forced authorities to postpone an Ariane-5 rocket launch, the National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) said. ... more | .. |
  Saab wins U.S. Navy radar contract Swedish defense manufacturer Saab will supply the U.S. Navy multi-role naval surveillance radar system Sea Giraffe AMB as part of the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Program. ... more | .. |
  Dassault uses Libya war to boost Rafale Dassault Aviation hopes to capitalize on France's participation with the United Arab Emirates in the air campaign against Moammar Gadhafi's crumbling regime in Libya to promote the sale of 60 Rafale multi-role jets to the Persian Gulf state. ... more | .. |
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  Kadhafi says NATO-backed 'charade' won't last Fugitive strongman Moamer Kadhafi denounced Libya's new leadership as a "charade" backed by NATO air strikes which will not last forever, in an audio message aired on television Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan to receive F-16 upgrades: US official A senior US official on Monday all but confirmed reports that Washington will help Taiwan upgrade its 145 US-made F-16 A/B fighters, rather than selling the more advanced jets coveted by the island. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Air and Missile Defense Radar Modules Excel During Testing Raytheon's transmit/receive (T/R) modules for the U.S. Navy's Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) program have passed a significant developmental testing milestone. Raytheon's Gallium Nitride modul ... more | .. |
  F-22 fighters allowed back in the air: US Air Force The US Air Force said Monday its fleet of F-22 fighter jets will be allowed back in the air after officials grounded the planes over concerns about the aircraft's oxygen system. ... more |
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Greenland truce or Trump win? Davos "framework" pauses tariffs but not the takeover boasts
Greenlanders doubtful over Trump resolution
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 Taiwan may seek US-made F-35 stealth jet Taiwan will likely seek state-of-the-art F-35 fighter jets from the US, a top official was quoted as saying Monday, amid fears on the island that Washington may refuse to sell it F-16 jets. ... more | .. |
  NASA Mars Research Helps Find Buried Water on Earth A NASA-led team has used radar sounding technology developed to explore the subsurface of Mars to create high-resolution maps of freshwater aquifers buried deep beneath an Earth desert, in the first ... more | .. |
  ERS satellite missions complete after 20 years After a final thruster firing last week to deplete its remaining fuel, ESA's venerable ERS-2 observation satellite has been safely taken out of service. Ground controllers also ensured the space env ... more | .. |
 US won't sell new fighter jets to Taiwan: source The United States has decided not to sell Taiwan new F-16 fighter jets and will instead provide upgrades to its existing planes, a US congressional source said Friday. ... more |
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 Canada to loan Australia armored vehicles Canada will loan Australia three armored vehicles for use by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan for additional protection against improvised explosive devices. ... more | .. |
 MEADS Integrated Launcher Electronics System Completes First Simulated Missile Launch The Medium Extended Air Defense System's (MEADS) Integrated Launcher Electronics System (ILES) recently executed a simulated missile launch, marking another in a series of significant test accomplis ... more | .. |
  Report: Advanced US drone set to watch over N. Korea The United States is close to deploying an advanced unmanned spy plane over South Korea which could provide a much more detailed view of North Korea's military activities, a report said. ... more | .. |
  Astronomers Plan Last Look at Asteroid 1999 RQ36 Before OSIRIS-REx Launch Every six years, asteroid 1999 RQ36 nears the Earth - by cosmic standards - and researchers are launching a global observation campaign to learn as much as possible in preparation for the OSIRIS-REx ... more |
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Quantum transport method reads open quantum states
Scientists uncover new quantum state that could power future technologies
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 Raytheon Delivers First Eight Tactically Configured Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammers Raytheon has delivered the first eight Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer initial operational test and evaluation units to the U.S. Air Force. During IOT and E, the Air Force will conduct numerous ... more | .. |
 New Raytheon Datalink Will Allow NATO Ships to Employ All Standard Missiles Raytheon has completed design and testing of a prototype dual-band datalink that will enable interoperability between the Standard Missile family of interceptors and a wider variety of radars and sh ... more | .. |
  Arctic Ice Nears Record Low In 2011 A new record low could soon be set for ice in the Arctic. The past five years have seen the lowest extent of sea ice since satellite measurements began in the 1970s. Earth observing satellites ... more | .. |
  NATO radar to be deployed in southeast: ministry An early warning radar Turkey is planning to host as part of NATO's missile defence system will be deployed in a military facility base near Malatya in the southeast, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. ... more |
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Taiwan crash sparks calls for US jets sale The crash of two Vietnam War-era jets in Taiwan that killed three sparked calls Wednesday for the US to sell the island new planes and save its pilots from "risking their lives" in old aircraft. ... more | .. |
 Republic of Korea Navy Awards Raytheon Phalanx Contract Raytheon has signed a $65.5 million contract to deliver five Phalanx Block 1B Close-In Weapon Systems to the Republic of Korea Navy for the new Ulsan-1 class FFX ship program. The direct comme ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman and CEA Demonstrate Scalable CEAFAR Next-Gen Phased Array Sensor System Northrop Grumman and partner CEA Technologies successfully conducted a demonstration of CEAFAR, a scalable and tailorable S-Band Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) multi-function radar suita ... more | .. |
 Libya leaders commit to 'moderate' rule, human rights Libya's new leaders pledged "moderate" Islamic rule and affirmed their commitment to human rights on Tuesday, even as their fighters were accused of committing possible war crimes. ... more |
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Trump vows to relaunch Egypt-Ethiopia talks on dam row
China's birth rate falls to lowest on record
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  Lockheed Martin Upgrades Air Traffic Control System Over New York Airspace Lockheed Martin has delivered software to enable the use of GPS technology within the nation's second busiest airspace, the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON). The use of GPS da ... more | .. |
 Israel seeks to boost UAV strike power The Israeli air force is expanding its wing of unmanned aerial vehicles built by Israel Aerospace Industries and Elbit Systems, some to be used as missile-armed gunships. ... more | .. |
 Automated Tool Points Way to Safe Separation of Aircraft on Final Approach Air traffic controllers at the Minneapolis Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) are using an innovative next generation tool developed by Lockheed Martin and the Federal Aviation Administration ... more | .. |
 Ahmadinejad criticises 'brother' Turkey over missile shield Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticised "brother" Turkey over its plan to host an early-warning radar as part of NATO's missile defence system, the presidency website reported on Friday. ... more |
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 Iran ups criticism of Turkey over NATO missile shield Iran toughened Thursday its criticism of Turkey over its plan to host an early-warning radar as part of NATO's missile defence system, saying it will create tension and lead to "complicated consequences." ... more | .. |
 Australia selling off its last Sea Kings The Australian navy is selling off its remaining five Sea King helicopters and accessories, Minister for Defense Materiel Jason Clare said. ... more | .. |
U.S.: Missile shield fears 'unfounded' Russia's fears that a NATO anti-missile defense shield would target its intercontinental missile forces are "unfounded," a senior U.S. diplomat said this week. ... more | .. |
 Curtiss-Wright Signs Contract With Selex Galileo Curtiss-Wright Corporation has been selected by SELEX Galileo to supply rugged embedded digital signal processor modules for use on Saab's new Gripen Next Generation (NG) fighter aircraft. The ... more |
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