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October 26, 2011
EARTH OBSERVATION
Lockheed Martin Begins GeoEye-2 Satellite Integration
Sunnyvale, CA (SPX) Oct 26, 2011
Lockheed Martin has announced that it will begin integration of GeoEye's next-generation, high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite, known as GeoEye-2, with the planned delivery of its integrated propulsion system to Lockheed Martin's Sunnyvale, Calif. facilities later this month. The start of vehicle integration marks the on-schedule progress of installation and testing of satellite components and subsystems over the next several months in preparation for the delivery of ITT's high-resolution imagi ... read more

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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

Emirates seek French military satellite
The United Arab Emirates has reopened negotiations with France for a military surveillance satellite, underlining the Persian Gulf state's concerns about Iran's expansionist policies. ... more
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MILTECH

Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Advances in Ground Vehicle Protection
Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated advanced technologies for ground vehicle protection and situational awareness at the Camp Roberts range. In one of the test scenarios, Northrop G ... more
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NUKEWARS

Russia, China pressuring IAEA on Iran: diplomats
Russia and China are urging the UN atomic agency to soften or even not issue an eagerly awaited report detailing Iran's suspected efforts to develop nuclear weapons, diplomats told AFP on Tuesday. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Russia delivers radar jammers to Iran
Russia has sent a set of mobile radar jammers to Iran and is negotiating future deliveries that Moscow believes do not contravene the current UN sanction regime on the Islamic state, an official said Tuesday. ... more
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MILTECH

F-22 fighters back in the air: US Air Force
The US Air Force has allowed dozens of F-22 fighter jets back in the air after commanders briefly grounded the planes at two bases amid safety concerns, officials said Tuesday. ... more
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MISSILE NEWS

Lightweight MEADS Launcher Arrives At White Sands for Initial Flight Test
After completing extensive system integration testing, the first Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) launcher has arrived at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., ready to demonstrate its advanced ... more
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US Air Force grounds F-22 fighters -- again: officers
The US Air Force has had to ground dozens of F-22 fighter jets for the second time this year after concerns a pilot suffered a lack of oxygen in the cockpit, officers said Monday. ... more
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EU says ready to sign defence and security pact with India
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SUPERPOWERS

Panetta says US committed to being Pacific power
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Japan on Monday hoping to persuade Tokyo to relocate a military base which Washington says is vital to its role as a Pacific power. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Microring device could aid in future optical technologies
Researchers at Purdue University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a device small enough to fit on a computer chip that converts continuous laser light into ... more
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MILTECH

Boeing Completes Delivery of RAAF Super Hornets Ahead of Schedule
Four new Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Super Hornet fleet at RAAF Base Amberley, completing delivery of all 24 RAAF Super Hornets ahead of contract schedu ... more
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TIME AND SPACE

Seeing through walls
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 21, 2011 The ability to see through walls is no longer the stuff of science fiction, thanks to new radar technology developed at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory. Much as humans a ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

NASA, Japan Release Improved Topographic Map of Earth
NASA and Japan released a significantly improved version of the most complete digital topographic map of Earth on Monday, produced with detailed measurements from NASA's Terra spacecraft. The ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

A team for an emergency
Earthquakes, tsunamies, hurricanes - natural disasters always catch us by surprise, no matter how many early-warning systems are in place. This makes it all the more important for rescue teams to ge ... more
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ICE WORLD

CryoSat rocking and rolling
ESA's ice satellite is rolling left and right in orbit to help it continue its precise measurements of the vast ice sheets that blanket Greenland and Antarctica. Since its launch 18 months ago, Cryo ... more
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CYBER WARS

US weighed cyber attack in Libya war: officials
The United States weighed launching a cyber-attack to disrupt Libyan air defenses before the start of an air campaign against Moamer Kadhafi's forces, officials said Tuesday. ... more
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MILPLEX

France 'near closing Emirates Rafale deal'
France was reported Monday to be in the final stages of wrapping up a $10 billion contract with the United Arab Emirates for 60 Rafale combat jets. ... more
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MILTECH

First shipboard integration of a true dual-band radar suite
Raytheon has completed the shipboard installation of the Cobra Judy Replacement program's X- and S-band antennas onto the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25). These massive active phased-array antenn ... more
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ICE WORLD

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
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MISSILE DEFENSE

Aerostat system detects cruise missiles and supports engagement
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. ... more
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

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
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TECH SPACE

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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MILTECH

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
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MILTECH

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
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SHAKE AND BLOW

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
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MICROSAT BLITZ

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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SATURN DAILY

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
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TECH SPACE

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
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MISSILE DEFENSE

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
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MISSILE NEWS

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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MILTECH

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
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EARTH OBSERVATION

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
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