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SSTL brings economical space discussion to IAC 2011 in Cape TownLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 29, 2011 Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) is sponsoring the 62nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Cape Town next week - the company's experts are eager to share their vision for cost effective innovation during the five-day congress. Following the launch of Nigeria's first high resolution Earth Observation satellite into the African Resource Monitoring constellation (ARM), a paper titled "First light for the NigeriaSat-2 imaging mission" will be presented. NigeriaSat-2 is SSTL's first 30 ... read more |
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  Thales solidifies South American footprint The Thales Group of France has acquired 100 percent of the capital of Omnisys, a Brazilian electronics engineering company near Sao Paulo. ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Tech Pivotal in US Marine Corps' MTAOM Command and Control System The U.S. Marine Corps has begun deploying the first of 10 AN/TSQ-269 Mobile Tactical Air Operations Module (MTAOM) command and control systems, which feature key components made by Northrop Grumman. ... more | .. |
  China unlikely to break US military dialogue: admiral China will likely keep up a fledgling dialogue with the US military despite friction over Washington's decision to upgrade Taiwan's fleet of F-16 fighters, a top US officer said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
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  Russia seeks 'guarantees' on Euro shield Moscow needs "solid legal guarantees" that a European missile defense shield wouldn't alter the balance of power, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says. ... more | .. |
  Scientists probe Indian Ocean for clues to worldwide weather patterns An international team of researchers will begin gathering in the Indian Ocean next month, using aircraft, ships, moorings, radars, numerical models and other tools to study how tropical weather brew ... more | .. |
  Groundbreaking Radar Pinpoints Impact of Rapid Shell Fire for US Navy and Army Cambridge Consultants has announced the successful demonstration of its holographic radar technology for target scoring in live firing trials under a US Department of Defense (DoD) program. Th ... more | .. |
 Boeing-led Team Delivers First Peace Eye AEW and C Aircraft to ROKAF A team led by Boeing has delivered the first Peace Eye 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW and C) aircraft to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF). The aircraft was delivered during ... more |
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Greenland truce or Trump win? Davos "framework" pauses tariffs but not the takeover boasts
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  Navy driving China's military expansion China's navy is playing an important role in the country's drive to become a world military power, with the recent trials of its first aircraft carrier underlining the scale of Beijing's naval ambitions. ... more | .. |
  Clinton pressed by China on Taiwan deal: US official Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a meeting Monday to reconsider the US decision to upgrade F-16 fighters for Taiwan, a US official said. ... more | .. |
  NATO commander visits Turkey for talks on missile defence The commander of NATO forces in Europe, US Admiral James Stavridis, arrived in the Turkish capital late on Monday, after Turkey's decision to host an early warning radar as part of the alliance's defense system. ... more | .. |
  Japan launches new spy satellite Japan launched a new spy satellite into orbit Friday, officials said, in its latest effort to beef up surveillance against the threat of North Korean missiles. ... more |
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  Russia may launch its first Earth remote sensing satellite in 2012 Russia's first Earth remote sensing satellite, the Kondor, may be launched in January 2012, a space official said on Thursday. "We are developing Kondor and Arkon [satellites]," deputy head of ... more | .. |
 Saab pushes defense systems marketing Wipro Ltd. of India and Sweden's Saab have teamed for the manufacture, delivery and marketing of Saab's Land Electronic Defense Systems in India. ... more | .. |
 China strongly condemns US-Taiwan arms deal China on Thursday strongly condemned a $5.85 billion US deal to upgrade Taiwan's fleet of F-16 fighter jets, summoning the US ambassador and warning the move would undermine warming military relations. ... more | .. |
Turkey's NATO radar to protect arch-foe: Iran Turkey's hosting an early-warning radar as part of NATO's missile defence system is to protect Iran's arch-foe Israel, the official IRNA news agency cited the defence minister as saying on Thursday. ... 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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Taiwan heartened despite second-best F-16 deal Washington's offer to upgrade Taiwan's fighter jets may mean little in any war with China, but represents a valuable sign of US commitment to help the island's defence, observers and media said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Ariane rocket launches satellites after strike delay An Ariane rocket launched two communications satellites into orbit Wednesday, after strike action at the Kourou space centre in French Guiana delayed take-off by a day. ... more | .. |
 Peru upgrades navy, air defenses Peru is upgrading its key naval assets and acquiring new components for its air defenses as the country grapples with unrest among coca growers in the Amazon, suspected to be part of the cocaine trail to North America and other destinations for the drug. ... more | .. |
US in $5.85 billion Taiwan jet upgrade, China protests The Obama administration came under fire Wednesday from both China and domestic critics as it approved a $5.85 billion upgrade of Taiwan's fighter jets that stopped short of selling new F-16s. ... more |
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  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 | .. |
US in $5.85 billion Taiwan jet upgrade, China protests The United States announced a $5.85 billion upgrade of Taiwan's fighter jets Wednesday, triggering swift rebuke from China even though the deal stopped short of the island's ambitions to buy new F-16s. ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Begins Tests on Full Size Sunshield Layers for JWST 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 k ... more | .. |
 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 |
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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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  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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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