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TRMM Satellite Sees Deadly Tornadic Thunderstorms In Southeastern USGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 21, 2011 Tornadoes are expected to accompany severe storms in the springtime in the U.S., but this time of year they also usually happen. When a line of severe thunderstorms associated with a cold front swept through the U.S. southeast on Nov. 16, TRMM collected rainfall data on the dangerous storms from space. NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite flew over the southeastern United States on November 16, 2011 at 2310 UTC (6:10 p.m. EST) when tornadoes were occurring with a line of thu ... read more |
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  MEADS Conducts First Flight Test At White Sands Missile Range The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) successfully completed its first flight test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) MEADS Certified Missile Rou ... more | .. |
  Boeing Receives FA-18EF Infrared Search And Track Development Contract Boeing has received a $135 million contract from the U.S. Navy for engineering and manufacturing development of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor system. The F/A-18E ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Awarded FA-18 EF IRST Sensor System EMD Contract Lockheed Martin received a contract to complete the development of the Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor system for the U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F, marking the start of the Engineering, Manufacturing ... more | .. |
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  Emirates put French in spin over jet deal The French reportedly thought they had a $10 billion deal with the United Arab Emirates for 60 Dassault Rafale jets pretty much sewn up but the Persian Gulf state has called for a Eurofighter bid and may be looking at Boeing fighters again. ... more | .. |
  Elbit to Showcase Integrated Border Security and DHS Training and Simulation Solutions Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd. will present an integrated border security solution at the 2011 I-EEE International Conference on Technologies for Home ... more | .. |
  Late season Hurricane Kenneth forms in the eastern Pacific The hurricane season in the eastern Pacific isn't over and Hurricane Kenneth serves as a reminder that the season ends November 30. NASA satellite imagery shows Kenneth more organized than it appear ... more | .. |
  Rocket engineer Wolfgang Jung a logistics expert for space science The Arctic, Antarctic, Australian outback or Brazil: Wolfgang Jung spends several months a year in the most remote places on Earth to prepare and launch sounding rockets - also known as rocket probe ... 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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  NASA Probe Data Show Liquid Water Evidence on Europa Data from a NASA planetary mission have provided scientists evidence of what appears to be a body of liquid water, equal in volume to the North American Great Lakes, beneath the icy surface of Jupit ... more | .. |
 India sends out RFI for 3-D naval radar The Indian navy has issued a request for information for 3-D radars to enhance the surveillance capability of warships, the Press Trust of India said. ... more | .. |
  Gamburtsev Mountains enigma unraveled in East Antarctica The birth of the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains buried beneath the vast East Antarctic Ice Sheet - a puzzle mystifying scientists since their first discovery in 1958 - is finally solved. The ... more | .. |
 India: more AWACS and BrahMos missiles India is in final negotiations for buying two more Israeli-made EL/M-2075 Phalcon Airborne Warning and Control Systems, the Times of India reported. ... more |
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  Raytheon SDB II Warhead Exceeds Test Requirements The warhead for Raytheon's Small Diameter Bomb II performed at twice what was required during a series of recent tests. The test marked the first demonstration of an SDB II warhead built on a fully- ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Given Export Approvals for Advanced Maritime Radar Raytheon has received approval from the U.S. Department of State to export the SeaVue eXpanded Mission Capability (SeaVue XMC) maritime and overland surveillance radar to Morocco. Morocco is the fir ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Plays Key Role in Unprecedented Joint Service Air and Missile Defense Demonstration Northrop Grumman's Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) capabilities played a key role in the Composite Track Network Bridging Capability Demonstration conducted Sept. 27- ... more | .. |
 MEADS Demonstrates Advanced Plug-And-Fight Capabilities in Integration Test The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) system elements have successfully performed a simulated engagement against real-world air and representative missile threats demonstrating MEADS' plug- ... 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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  Outside View: Iran and nuclear weapons Last week, the United Nation's International Atomic Energy Agency released an assessment of Iran's nuclear programs. While not overly alarmist, the report warned that, based on inputs from nearly a dozen different national intelligence agencies, Iran was developing programs in virtually all categories essential for production of nuclear weapons as well missile delivery systems. Iran quickly refuted the report denying any nuclear weapons ambitions. ... more | .. |
  Climate change in Africa's river basins could impede continent's farm transformation efforts Climate change could significantly alter water flows in major river basins in Africa, presenting a new barrier to nascent efforts to better manage water for food production and to resolve potential ... more | .. |
 STSS Demonstration Satellites Participate in THAAD Weapon System Multiple Missile Test The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites tracked two different missile targets and delivered data in real-time to support a successful Oct. 5 flight test of the Ter ... more | .. |
  Aborted Mars probe jeopardizes Russia's long-range space program On Thursday, November 10, mission control tried unsuccessfully to communicate with the Phobos-Grunt (Phobos Ground) probe which lifted off November 8. Analysts are in no mood to exaggerate the situa ... more |
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  Graphene applications in electronics and photonics Graphene, which is composed of a one-atom-thick layer of carbon atoms in a honeycomb-like lattice (like atomic-scale chicken wire), is the world's thinnest material - and one of the hardest and stro ... more | .. |
  Boeing off to flying start at Dubai Airshow Emirates Airlines launched Dubai Airshow on Sunday with a record $18-billion order for 50 Boeing 777s, giving the US company a flying start on its European rival Airbus at the prestigious event. ... more | .. |
  Commentary: Black swans attack "All our governments are insolvent. ... more | .. |
  NASA Releases Radar Movie of Asteroid 2005 YU55 Scientists working with the 230-foot-wide (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif., have generated a short movie clip of asteroid 2005 YU55. The images were generated from da ... 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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NASA Releases Radar Movie of Asteroid 2005 YU55 Scientists working with the 230-foot-wide (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif., have generated a short movie clip of asteroid 2005 YU55. The images were generated from da ... more | .. |
 Space Tracking and Surveillance System Demonstration Completes Mission The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites continue to shine in their role as space sensors validating key functions and capabilities for missile tracking. "Eve ... more | .. |
  The Methane Habitable Zone The search for life is largely limited to the search for water - we look for exoplanets at the correct distance from their stars for liquid water to splash and flow freely on their surfaces, we 'fol ... more | .. |
 Aussie Wedgetails complete exercises Australia said the participation of its Boeing Wedgetail aircraft in Exercise Bersama Lima was a "step forward" for the nearly $4 billion project. ... more |
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  Taiwan says early-warning radar nearing completion Taiwan said Thursday it has begun testing a billion-dollar early warning radar system, designed to give an extra six minutes' warning of any Chinese missile attack, which is nearing completion. ... more | .. |
  Storm chasers of Utah A truck-mounted radar dish often used to chase Midwest tornadoes is getting a workout in Utah this month as University of Utah meteorologists use it to get an unprecedented look inside snow and rain ... more | .. |
  LONGBOW Data Link Controls UAV From Apache Helicopter For First Time The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company's Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) recently controlled an unmanned vehicle from an AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter, wh ... more | .. |
  Russia fails to revive stranded Mars probe Increasingly gloomy Russian scientists failed in repeated attempts Thursday to give a vital boost to a pioneering Mars probe that got stuck in a low Earth orbit and now threatens to crash within days. ... more |
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