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November 28, 2013

Chips meet Tubes: World's First Terahertz Vacuum Amplifier
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 28, 2013
The submillimeter wave, or terahertz, part of the electromagnetic spectrum falls between the frequencies of 0.3 and 3 terahertz, between microwaves and infrared light. Historically, device physics has prevented traditional solid state electronics (microchips) from operating at the terahertz scale. Unlocking this band 's potential may benefit military applications such as high data rate communications, improved radar and unique methods of spectroscopy-imaging techniques that provide better tools fo ... read more

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50 Meters of Optical Fiber Shrunk to the Size of Microchips Long coils of optical waveguides any structure that can guide light, like conventional optical fiber can be used to create a time delay in the transmission of light. Such photonic delays are useful ... 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		Early-career investigator discovers current volcanic activity under West Antarctica Scientists funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) have observed "swarms" of seismic activity--thousands of events in the same locations, sometimes dozens in a single day--between January 20 ... more
				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		Italy, Germany upgrading identification friend-or-foe systems The NATO Support Agency has given Selex ES a $4 million contract to provide four SIR-M5-E interrogator friend-or-foe systems to the Italian Air Force. ... more

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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		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		NASA Helps Melt Secrets of Great Lakes Ice 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 th ... 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

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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		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		An earthquake on a chip: New tech could make smartphones smaller, faster Engineered ligands deliver durable high efficiency perovskite solar cells Pendulum device taps power from ocean currents		Northrop Grumman to Supply AN/SPQ-9B Radars for Three US Navy Vessels Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to supply three AN/SPQ-9B radar systems for amphibious and Arleigh Burke class ships. Under the $20.4 million contract award, Nort ... more
				Northrop Grumman Receives Contract to Retrofit Joint STARS Fleet The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $43 million contract to retrofit the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft, trainers and laboratories. The contr ... more		French government scrambles to contain ecotax revolt The French government scrambled Tuesday to contain anger over a proposed environmental tax as protesters continued to destroy radars set up to help collect the levy, in a revolt that shows no sign of abating. ... more

Japanese airlines say will obey China's air zone rules

US telling airlines to stay safe in East China Sea

Purdue science balloon, thought lost, makes dramatic return to campus

ASC Signal Secures Major HF Antenna Order in China

Russia hands India long-awaited aircraft carrier

Stingray movement could inspire the next generation of submarines

CIA, Pentagon trying to hinder construction of GLONASS stations in US

GPS 3 Prototype Communicates With GPS Constellation

Russia to enforce GLONASS Over GPS

LETI Magnetometers Will Expand Understanding of Magnetic Field

Cameras for high-res images of Earth's surface on way to space station

Satellite trio to explore the Earth's magnetic field

	Astrium delivers microwave radiometer for the Sentinel-3A satellite Astrium, the world's second ranking space company, has delivered the proto-flight model (PFM) of the microwave radiometer (MWR) (an instrument for the European Space Agency's (ESA) Sentinel-3A envir ... more		Upgrades boost ballistic missile defense radar's performance to protect against missile raid Ballistic missile raids - large numbers of simultaneously launched weapons - may soon have a tougher time penetrating allied air defenses. Raytheon has started upgrading the AN/TPY-2 ballistic mis ... more		Dolphins inspire new radar system to detect hidden surveillance and explosive devices Inspired by the way dolphins hunt using bubble nets, scientists at the University of Southampton, in collaboration with University College London and Cobham Technical Services, have developed a new ... more		MEADS Tracks Tactical Ballistic Missile for First Time In preparation for an upcoming dual-intercept test later this year, a Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) successfully acquired and tracked a Lance tac ... more

As world burns, India's Amitav Ghosh writes for the future

Fire on Ice: The Arctic's Changing Fire Regime

Cosmic krypton timestamps reveal Australia landscape evolution and resources

Raytheon to continue modernizing Patriot fleet		Iran holds talks with Russia to boost military cooperation		End of an era at US Space Command		Italy launches sea patrol as Sicily declares emergency		US Navy Next Gen Air And Missile Defense Radar Contract Awarded
Taliban anger over commander's 'house arrest' in Pakistan		Ultrasound system gives virtual feeling of objects in mid-air		US, Japan aim at 'balanced' security alliance		Japan chooses Mitsubishi Electric, IHI, MHI for F-35 parts		Patriot and Sentinel Capabilities Incorporated Into Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System

NGC Completes Safety of Flight Testing on Common Infrared Countermeasure System

US to upgrade Japan's early warning radar aircraft: Pentagon

NASA tests space radar for finding buried victims

Raytheon completes critical component of ninth AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar

Northrop Grumman Maturing Key Triton Unmanned Aircraft Sensor

New Technology can Detect Heartbeats in Rubble

Raytheon, Falck Schmidt unveil remotely operated long-range surveillance system

Scalable Agile Beam Radar Will Extend Viability of F-16s Beyond 2025

Longbow lands $51 million South Korea Apache contract

New Technology can Detect Heartbeats in Rubble

JIB Antennas Will Support Ship ID Capability Being Added to Canadas RADARSAT Constellation Mission

Anti-Ship Missile Prototype Conducts First Solo Test Flight

Northrop Grumman Completes Demonstration of 3D Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) System

Pakistan to release senior Afghan Taliban prisoner

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

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