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November 20, 2013

NASA Helps Melt Secrets of Great Lakes Ice
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 18, 2013
Two scientists from NASA and NOAA have developed a new space-based technique for monitoring the ice cover of the Great Lakes that is so accurate it can identify a narrow channel of open water cut through the ice by an icebreaker - even at night. "In the dark, it's difficult to read a map that's right in front of you," said Son Nghiem of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., one of the developers of the new technique. "Yet we now have a way to use satellite radars almost 500 miles [8 ... read more

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Raytheon awarded US Navy contract for radar production Raytheon has been awarded a $406 million U.S. Navy multi-year contract to provide AN/SPY-1 radar transmitters and MK99 Fire Control Systems for the AEGIS program. Both critical components of t ... more		Bayanat Airports And Lockheed To Deploy Windtracer Lidar In Middle East Bayanat Airports Engineering and Supplies (BAES), in collaboration with Lockheed Martin, has successfully installed the region's first WindTracer lidar (light detection and ranging) system at Dubai ... more		Philippines storm spurs passion for poor at climate talks Negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) rarely show on the public's radar, except perhaps in the scenes of bickering over who's to blame for global warming and who will foot the bill for it. ... more
				Northrop Grumman Wins Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar Study Northrop Grumman has been selected by the U.S. Navy to conduct a study that explores the replacement of the SPS-48 and SPS-49 air surveillance radars currently on board U.S. Navy amphibious ships an ... more		Portable radar detector said to reveal hidden weapons on people British engineers say a prototype portable radar scanner that can detect weapons concealed on people in public spaces is ready for real-world testing. ... more

Gulf Arabs boost missile defenses despite U.S. thaw with Iran Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf are pressing ahead with boosting their defenses against missile attacks from Iran, even as the United States appears to be moving toward a rapprochement with Tehran. ... more		Raytheon to expand Mississippi radar factory, add more than 150 new high-skill jobs Raytheon plans to increase the size of its Forest manufacturing facility by more than 20,000 square feet and hire more than 150 new workers, Raytheon and state officials announced today. "Fore ... more		Greenland is helpful, but not vital, for US missile defense European military mission in Greenland as US aim 'remains intact' Amazon expands 'sovereign cloud' in Europe		Israel drone manufacturing booms The Drone market is booming worldwide, moving so quickly that aviation experts predict unmanned aerial vehicle sales will soon take the largest market share of all aircraft sales. The front-running ... more
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Russia hands India long-awaited aircraft carrier

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US carrier group to make "best speed" to typhoon-hit Philippines

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Northrop Grumman Maturing Key Triton Unmanned Aircraft Sensor

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Pakistan to release senior Afghan Taliban prisoner

U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin contract for Counterfire Radar Production

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