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December 31, 2012

CryoSat hits land
Paris (ESA) Dec 27, 2012
ESA's ice mission is now giving scientists a closer look at oceans, coastal areas, inland water bodies and even land, reaching above and beyond its original objectives. Launched in 2010, the polar-orbiting CryoSat was developed to measure the changes in the thickness of polar sea ice, the elevation of the ice sheets that blanket Greenland and Antarctica, and mountain glaciers. The satellite's radar altimeter not only detects tiny variations in the height of the ice, it also measures sea level and ... read more

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Satellite highs, suspension lows for Indian space sector in 2012 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scored a century of launches in 2012 by putting into orbit four satellites, including the heaviest one built by it till date, entered a select group of ... more		Raytheon awarded $158.6 million for Airborne Low Frequency Sonar Raytheon is being awarded a $158,571,809 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 48 MH-60R Full Rate Production Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) systems, including associated program man ... more		Space Fence program moving forward The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center here recently put out a request for proposal to move the Space Fence program forward. Space Fence will be a system of up to two land-based radars, th ... more
				Bird strike prevention radar system takes off Leading European avian radar manufacturer Robin Radar Systems is aiming for rapid expansion following an announcement that significant funding has been secured from two key investors, Inkef Capital ... more		Missile Defense Agency awards Raytheon contract modification for AN/TPY-2 radar Raytheon is being awarded a firm-fixed price contract modification for the AN/TPY-2 radar in the amount of $207,922,395, increasing the total contract value from $364,024,477 to $571,946,872. ... more

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Asteroid Toutatis Slowly Tumbles by Earth Scientists working with NASA's 230-foot-wide (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif., have generated a series of radar data images of a three-mile-long (4.8-kilometer) asteroid th ... more		Big Asteroid Tumbles Harmlessly Past Earth This week, NASA's Goldstone radar is tracking a large asteroid as it passes by Earth, and obtaining images of unprecedented clarity. "At closest approach on Dec. 12th, asteroid 4179 Toutatis will be ... more		AST SpaceMobile secures role on MDA SHIELD defense architecture Slingshot to embed AI agent in US Space Force space warfare training Energy learning algorithm boosts complex UAV swarm tasking		XTAR Wins $8 Million In New Business XTAR has announced that it has gained a significant segment of the growing airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (AISR) market over the last 12 months. These contracts represent mo ... more
				Environmental satellite produces first photo of Earth China's first synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite for environmental monitoring has produced its first "clear, coherent and informative" image of Earth, authorities said Monday. The satell ... more		US Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System Software Released Northrop Grumman has released Version 2.0 of the U.S. Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) software. This release, recently tested at the Northrop Grumman Co ... more

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Russia shuts down Azerbaijan radar station: Baku Russia has shut down its Gabala radar station in Azerbaijan, which it earlier offered to share with the United States, due to lease price disagreement, Azerbaijan's foreign ministry said on Monday. ... more		Patriot Air and Missile Defense System Gets Smarter, Faster and Tougher Deep inside the factory where Patriot defense systems are made, Ken Arruda stopped beside a rolling cart and pointed to a white card sprinkled with what looked like grains of sand. They were compute ... more		Self-healing composite can make airplane, automobile and spacecraft components last for centuries Battle over Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia rages in Dutch court Radioactive zinc shipment in Philippines onshore in 'safe' location		Construction of new-generation radars will begin in Russia in 2013 In the first quarter of next year another new-generation radar "Voronezh" will be accepted for combat duty. First Vice-President of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems, Captain 1st Rank Konst ... more
				MEADS Intercepts Air-Breathing Target at White Sands Missile Range The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) detected, tracked, intercepted and destroyed an air-breathing target in its first-ever intercept flight test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The tes ... more		Japan Schedules Radar Satellite Launch Japanese national space agency JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. would launch an H-2A rocket with a radar intelligence satellite early next year, the Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday. ... more

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Boeing to Provide 2 More C-40A Transport Aircraft to US Navy

Taiwan's China Airlines to buy six Boeing planes

Philippines objects to new Chinese gunboat

Thatcher 'taken by surprise' by Falklands invasion: archives

Russia not to build Mistral class helicopter-carriers

Beidou's unique services attractive to Chinese companies

Beidou helps put region on the map

China eyes greater market share for its GPS rival

Satellites eye Great Lakes invasive plant

Turkey Steps up Collaboration with Astrium Services For SPOT 6 And SPOT 7 Data

Eighth Landsat Satellite Arrives At Launch Site

	Nine Radar Images of Asteroid 2007 PA8 A collage shows nine radar images of near-Earth asteroid 2007 PA8 that were obtained between Oct. 31 and Nov. 13, 2012, with data collected by NASA's 230-foot-wide (70-meter) Deep Space Network ante ... more		Beware of permafrost peril, climate talks told Melting permafrost is emerging as a new factor in climate change, allowing long-frozen carbon to be released into the air and accelerating global warming, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Tuesday (UNEP). ... more		UTC Aerospace Systems Selects Headwall Hyperspectral Imaging Sensor For SYERS-2 Program Headwall Photonics announces that its Hyperspec sensor has been chosen by UTC Aerospace Systems (formerly Goodrich Corporation) for the Senior Year Electro-Optical Reconnaissance Sensor (SYERS-2) pl ... more		NGC Completes Air and Missile Defense Radar Technology Demonstration Northrop Grumman has successfully completed its technology demonstration contract for the U.S. Navy's Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) by achieving both contract objectives: demonstrating that t ... more

China bids to host secretariat of new high seas treaty

China's birth rate falls to lowest on record: official data

South Africa flood toll rises, large parts of Mozambique submerged

CEOs: Global economy, social media risks		Systems engineering expertise leads to increased counterfire target acquisition radar capabilities		Raytheon achieves critical firsts for US Navy dual-band radar		Spatial Energy Becomes First Astrium Services OilGas Global Reseller		China launches third environment monitoring satellite
New Israeli anti-missile system gets ready		Raytheon submits Space Fence proposal to the USAF		Lockheed Martin Submits Space Fence Radar Proposal to USAF to Detect and Track Orbital Objects		US to station powerful radar, space telescope in Australia		Radar Production Readiness Review For Indonesia National Air Space Surveillance Program Completed

NASA Radar Images Asteroid 2007 PA8

Qatar, UAE request $7.6 bn in missile defense: US

NASA Radar Penetrates Thick, Thin of Gulf Oil Spill

Patriot, SM-2 engage ballistic and cruise missile targets in sophisticated test scenario

Lockheed Martin Foliage-Penetrating Reconnaissance Radar Integrated with System to Detect Slow Moving Objects

Sudan a 'dangerous terrorist state': Israeli official

TerraSAR-X images Bonneville salt flats

Raytheon UK awarded a 15-year logistic support contract by NATS

New radar for Israeli ships

China to test driverless cars for 75 miles

ESA deploys first orbital debris test radar in Spain

Russia says Syria plane carried radar equipment

Terrain System Will Help Tactical Low-Level Flight For Transport Planes

Taiwan to ask Apple to blur sensitive military images

NASA Radar to Study Volcanoes in Alaska, Japan

Lockheed Martin Awarded Upgrade Contract For 145 F-16S Of The Republic Of China Air Force

US charges 11 in Russian military exports ring

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