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January 12, 2013

'Doomsday asteroid' poses no threat: NASA
Washington (AFP) Jan 11, 2013
A space rock popularly dubbed the "doomsday asteroid" because of fears it could smash into Earth a couple of decades from now poses no risk, NASA said after new observations of the object. Asteroid 99942 Apophis was scanned by optical telescopes and deep-space radars as it made a flyby this week, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said in a press release. Named after the god of evil and darkness in Egyptian mythology, Apophis sparked a scare when it was first detected in 20 ... read more

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TerraSAR-X image of the month - the coastal cliffs of Christmas Island Captain William Mynors was not particularly creative as he sailed past a remote island in the Indian Ocean on the 'Royal Mary', a ship belonging to the British East India Company, on 25 December 164 ... more		Russia to add 3 new anti-missile radars Russia will build three new Voronezh class radar stations in 2013 to improve its missile defense capabilities, a military official said this week. ... more		A New Way to Study Permafrost Soil, Above and Below Ground What does pulling a radar-equipped sled across the Arctic tundra have to do with improving our understanding of climate change? It's part of a new way to explore the little-known world of permafrost ... more
				Anti-aircraft laser weapon demonstrated A German defense company has demonstrated a laser weapon it says successfully shot down two drone aircraft at a distance of a mile. ... more		Japan scrambles jets against China military planes Japan scrambled fighter jets Thursday to head off a number of Chinese military planes near islands at the centre of a territorial dispute, Japanese media said. ... more

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Northrop Grumman, Navy Select Telephonics Radar For Fire Scout UAS Northrop Grumman, under contract to the U.S. Navy, has selected Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation, Long Island, N.Y., to provide a multimode maritime radar sy ... more		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		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		CryoSat hits land 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-o ... more
				Russia to build new radiolocation stations Russia has launched the construction of new radiolocation stations in Krasnoyarsk and Altay districts in Siberia, the deputy defense minister Oleg Ostapenko said. He added that new stations wo ... more		Taiwan upgrades dozens of fighter jets Taiwan plans to complete the first stage of an ambitious plan to upgrade its fighter jet force by the end of 2013, in an effort to maintain a credible deterrent against China into the 2030s. ... more

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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		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		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		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

Turkey postpones order for its first two F-35 fighters

Canada urged to buy more C-17 Globemasters

India says contract on French Rafale jets being fine-tuned

Pride of Argentine navy back home after debt tussle

Pride of Argentine navy back home after debt tussle

General Dynamics Awarded $4.6 Billion for Submarine Programs

New location system could compete with GPS

Beidou's unique services attractive to Chinese companies

China eyes greater market share for its GPS rival

China no longer reliant on satellite image imports

Joint Polar Satellite System Common Ground System now serving newest mission

TerraSAR-X image of the month - the coastal cliffs of Christmas Island

	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		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

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

Russia shuts down Azerbaijan radar station: Baku		Patriot Air and Missile Defense System Gets Smarter, Faster and Tougher		Construction of new-generation radars will begin in Russia in 2013		MEADS Intercepts Air-Breathing Target at White Sands Missile Range		Japan Schedules Radar Satellite Launch
Nine Radar Images of Asteroid 2007 PA8		Beware of permafrost peril, climate talks told		UTC Aerospace Systems Selects Headwall Hyperspectral Imaging Sensor For SYERS-2 Program		NGC Completes Air and Missile Defense Radar Technology Demonstration		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

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