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Astrium and Hisdesat to establish radar satellite constellation to improve coverage and accessParis (SPX) Apr 30, 2012 Astrium Services and Hisdesat, the Spanish government satellite service operator, have signed a framework agreement for a joint technology development project with the aim of establishing a constellation approach for the radar satellites TerraSAR-X and PAZ. The German satellite TerraSAR-X, launched in 2007, reliably delivers high-resolution radar data for versatile applications to worldwide customers. PAZ is the first Spanish radar satellite designed as a dual use (military and civilian) mission t ... read more |
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 US Army Awards Lockheed Martin $391 Million for Counterfire Radar Production The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin $391 million in production orders for a new radar system that provides soldiers with enhanced 360-degree protection from rocket, mortar and artillery fire. ... more | .. |
  US seeks to reassure Italy on costly F-35 fighter Pentagon chief Leon Panetta sought to reassure Italy's defense minister over the troubled F-35 fighter program in talks Monday, pledging to hold down costs of the radar-evading warplane, officials said. ... more | .. |
 360-Degree MEADS Radar Begins Integration Testing In preparation for an intercept flight test later this year, the first Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) has begun system-level testing at Pratica di ... more | .. |
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  Raytheon to upgrade US Navy's 20-year-old analog air traffic control radars with modern, digital technology The U.S. Navy has purchased two more radar systems from Raytheon as part of a continuing effort to replace outdated analog air traffic control systems with digital technology. The new radars will be ... more | .. |
  Investigation on Envisat continues Optical, radar and laser observations of the Envisat satellite show that it is still in a stable orbit. Efforts to regain contact with the satellite have been under way since 8 April, when it unexpe ... more | .. |
 Raytheon's Space Fence System Detects and Tracks Space Objects Raytheon's Space Fence recently completed a comprehensive Preliminary Design Review (PDR) demonstrating the S-band radar's technical maturity in its ability to detect and track the increasing amount ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Awarded $106 Million for Aegis Radar Work The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a $106.4 million modification to a previously awarded contract for the production of Aegis-related equipment, including the AN/SPY-1(D)V radar transmitter and MK99 Mod ... more |
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 Raytheon Delivers US Navy's First Dual-Frequency Sonar Raytheon has completed delivery of the electronics for the AN/SQQ-90 tactical sonar suite, the complex sonar for the first ship of the U.S. Navy's DDG 1000-class multimission destroyer. The AN ... more | .. |
 Mideast arms boom gives BAE $792M boost Britain's defense titan BAE Systems could get a $792.16 million boost from the revision of a contract for 72 Eurofighter jets amid forecasts the Middle East and North Africa will increase defense spending in 2012. ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Achieves Major Milestone in Electronic Warfare Technology Northrop Grumman recently celebrated the completion of its 2,000th microwave power module,an integral component in radars, jammers and other military electronics. Microwave power modules are d ... more | .. |
 An efficient method for solving sound propagation in range-dependent ocean waveguides found The coupled normal mode method is a powerful approach for solving range-dependent propagation problems in underwater acoustics. An important area of study is to improve stability and efficiency so a ... more |
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  Pirates, Beware: US Navy Smart Robocopters Will Spy You in the Crowd Navy unmanned aircraft will be able to distinguish small pirate boats from other vessels when an Office of Naval Research (ONR)-funded sensor starts airborne tests this summer, officials said. Calle ... more | .. |
 Handover of Japan-built Radar to NASA On March 30, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) officially handed off a new satellite instrument to NASA at Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. The Dual-frequency Precipitation Ra ... more | .. |
  The sounds of Mars and Venus are revealed for the first time In a world first, the sounds of Mars and Venus are revealed as part of a planetarium show in Hampshire this Easter. Despite many years of space exploration, we have no evidence of the sound of other ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Conducts Air and Missile Defense Radar System Reviews Northrop Grumman has completed two key rounds of program reviews for the U.S. Navy's Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) program, demonstrating the program is on schedule to meet critical technolog ... more |
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  N. Korea rocket launch plan well advanced: website New satellite imagery shows advanced preparations by North Korea for its rocket launch, including a mobile radar trailer and apparently empty fuel tanks, a US website reported Monday. ... more | .. |
 TRS delivers third radar system to Jakarta ThalesRaytheonSystems has delivered a third air-defense radar station to Indonesia on schedule under a contract signed four years ago. ... more | .. |
 USAF long-range radar program proceeding with revised acquisition strategy The Air Force program to provide a new ground-based, long-range radar system is moving forward with a revised acquisition strategy. The program office recently held an industry day here to explain t ... more | .. |
  Researchers take first-ever measurement of auroral turbulence using a nanosatellite radar receiver Researchers from SRI International and the University of Michigan have taken the first-ever measurement of naturally occurring auroral turbulence recorded using a nanosatellite radar receiver. The r ... more |
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  Data from MESSENGER spacecraft reveals new insights on planet Mercury Thanks to the MESSENGER spacecraft, and a mission that took more than 10 years to complete, scientists now have a good picture of the solar system's innermost planet. On March 17, MESSENGER (M ... more | .. |
 Raytheon to Help US Army Better Detect Rocket, Artillery and Mortar Threats Raytheon has been awarded a $45.5 million contract for the prototype build of the Ku Band Multi-Function RF System (MFRFS) Sense and Warn (S and W) radars for the U.S. Army. The contract is a ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Space Fence Radar Prototype Tracking Orbiting Objects A prototype of a new radar system developed by a Lockheed Martin-led team is now tracking orbiting space objects, bringing the U.S. Air Force's Space Fence program one step closer to revolutionizing ... more | .. |
  New radar will give better storm warnings Weather radar technology called "livesaving," that provides faster and more precise storm detection, is set to be tested in Texas, officials say. ... 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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 Opposition deputies protest against NATO radar system Opposition party lawmakers on Saturday staged a protest in southeastern Turkey against a planned NATO early warning radar system, media reported. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon to Supply Wind Turbine Mitigation Technology to the Netherlands Ministry of Defence Raytheon has been chosen by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence to upgrade the air traffic control radar system at the Royal Netherlands Air Force base in the town of Woensdrecht with technology to ... more | .. |
  Military options in Syria 'challenging': US general Possible military intervention against the regime in Syria would be "extremely challenging" given the country's advanced air defenses and the presence of Al-Qaeda extremists, a top US general said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 TerraSAR-X brings lively winter view into focus Ice and snow can be colourful - at least when seen through the 'eyes' of the German Aerospace Center's (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt - DLR) TerraSAR-X radar satellite. The radar signals ... more |
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US Army Awards Contract for AN TPQ-53 Firefinder Radar The U.S. Army Product Manager for Radars (PdM Radars) awarded a contract yesterday to Lockheed Martin for the AN/TPQ-53 Firefinder Radar. The award is a Firm Fixed Price contract for $881 mill ... more | .. |
  Rocket launches from Poker Flat Research Range On Saturday, Feb. 18 at 8:41 p.m. Alaska time, scientists launched a NASA sounding rocket from Poker Flat Research Range into a brilliant aurora display. The rocket mission, designed to gather infor ... more | .. |
  Taiwan air force captain held over leaks to China A Taiwanese air force captain at a radar command and control centre has been arrested for allegedly leaking classified data to China, officials and media said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Laser radar illuminates the way to deep space This car was not snapped with a camera but scanned by a 3D imaging lidar, the laser equivalent of radar. ESA is developing the sensor as a navigation aid for exploring deep space. Lidar stands ... more |
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