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Piecing together a global colour map of Saturn's largest moonNantes, France (SPX) Oct 07, 2011 An international team led by the University of Nantes has pieced together images gathered over six years by the Cassini mission to create a global mosaic of the surface of Titan. The global maps and animations of Saturn's largest moon are being presented by Stephane Le Mouelic at the EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011 in Nantes, France on Tuesday 4th October. The team has compiled all the infrared images acquired by the Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) during Cassini's first seventy flybys ... read more |
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  SSTL redefines the cost of radar imaging with NovaSAR-S Small satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has announced completion of the development phase of its new low-cost Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite system. Called ... more | .. |
  THAAD Weapon System Achieves Intercept of Two Targets at Pacific Missile Range Facility The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, The Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Army conducted a flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system today, challenging th ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Upgrades Enhance Royal Australian Navy Frigate Anti-Ship Missile Defence Systems System upgrades provided by Northrop Grumman into the ANZAC Class frigate HMAS Perth helped optimize the performance of the ship's Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) system during recent sea trials co ... more | .. |
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  US Army to Procure 56 Sentinel Battlefield Radars From ThalesRaytheonSystems ThalesRaytheonSystems has announced that the U.S. Army will procure 56 Improved Sentinel Battlefield Air Defense AN/MPQ-64 Radars. ThalesRaytheonSystems has already delivered more than 220 radars to ... more | .. |
 Spain to host ships for NATO missile shield Spain agreed Wednesday to bolster NATO's planned missile defence system by hosting four US naval ships equipped with interceptors designed to knock out incoming missiles. ... more | .. |
  RADA Selected for a SAR Development Program RADA Electronic Industries reports that its advanced, Fiber-Optic-Gyro (FOG) based Embedded GPS-INS (EGI) has been selected by an undisclosed European leading radar provider to be integrated into it ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Receives FAA In-Service Milestone Decision to Upgrade Long Range Radars The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified that Raytheony's advanced electronics system has met an important milestone for the Long Range Radar Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) reg ... more |
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 Boeing F-15E Radar Modernization Program to Enter Production Boeing has announced that the U.S. Air Force has granted the F-15E Radar Modernization Program (RMP) approval to begin low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the APG-82(V)1 radar system. Boeing ... more | .. |
  NASA-Funded Quake Forecast Gets High Score in Study While earthquakes can't yet be predicted, scientists are making advances in their ability to forecast where they are most likely to occur, with the best forecasts now about 10 times more accurate th ... more | .. |
  Iraq likely to order another 18 F-16s Iraq is likely to order a second batch of Lockheed Martin F-16 combat jets following last month's contract to buy 18 of the aircraft, Iraqi officials say. ... more | .. |
  Chief designer explains Chinese way of mastering space docking technology Some developed countries acquired docking technology crucial to landing a space station decades ago, and, to catch up with leaders in space technology, China plans to use more speed and cut costs, s ... more |
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 Arab states keep U.S. atop arms market Saudi Arabia was the leading buyer of U.S. weapons in 2003-10, receiving arms worth $29 billion, the U.S. Congressional Research Service's latest report on arms transfers stated. ... more | .. |
  SSTL brings economical space discussion to IAC 2011 in Cape Town 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 effec ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 |
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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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  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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
  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 |
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 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
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 | .. |
  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 |
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Trump vows to relaunch Egypt-Ethiopia talks on dam row
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  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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
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 |
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