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Aerostat system detects cruise missiles and supports engagementTewkbury MA (SPX) Oct 13, 2011 Raytheon's aerostat system - Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Elevated Netted Sensors (JLENS) - recently completed a successful 14-day endurance test at a range in Utah demonstrating its readiness. "Providing persistent surveillance for cruise missile defense is a very important capability of JLENS," said David Gulla, vice president for Global Integrated Sensors at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS). "This recent 14-day endurance test demonstrates JLENS' capability now to be airborne ... read more |
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  First MEADS Battle Manager Begins Integration Testing in the United States MEADS International (MI) has begun integration testing on the first completed Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) battle manager at the MEADS Verification Facility in Orlando, Fla. The ... more | .. |
  NASA Continues Critical Survey of Antarctica's Changing Ice Scientists with NASA's Operation IceBridge airborne research campaign began the mission's third year of surveys this week over the changing ice of Antarctica. Researchers are flying a suite of ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Demonstrates HAMMR "On-the-Move" Radar at Yuma Proving Grounds Northrop Grumman has demonstrated the Highly Adaptable Multi-Mission Radar (HAMMR), which is a derivative of the Defense Department's Ground Based Fighter Radar (GBFR), a multi-mission ground tactic ... more | .. |
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  G ATOR Gets A Work Out At The Pentagon Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Marine Corps Program Executive Officer for Land Systems demonstrated the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system to senior Department of Defense leader ... more | .. |
 US Army Deploys First STARLite Radar on Persistent Threat Detection System Northrop Grumman has announced the first deployment of the company's STARLite radar on a U.S. Army Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS), an aerostat surveillance platform uniquely positioned to ... more | .. |
  A 3D Look at Philippe Provided Clues of Transition into a Hurricane Tropical Storm Philippe took its time to strengthen into a hurricane because of wind shear problems. The wind shear lessened, and Philippe became a hurricane, after 12 days of moving across the Atla ... more | .. |
  SSTL celebrates 30th anniversary of groundbreaking satellite UoSAT-1 Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the launch of Surrey's first satellite, UoSAT-1. Launched into orbit on 6th October 1981, UoSAT-1 was designed and b ... more |
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  Piecing together a global colour map of Saturn's largest moon 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 ... more | .. |
 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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  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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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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  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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  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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