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February 26, 2014

Is Yutu Stuck?
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 24, 2014
Finally, China has released some tangible information on the state of its Yutu Moon rover through official state media channels. The results are encouraging, given the fact that we feared Yutu was in a totally useless state. The long period of absolute silence by the Chinese gave weight to this theory. According to Xinhua, China's state media agency, Yutu's "radar, panorama camera and infrared imaging equipment are functioning normally". This holds the promise of more scientific data being returne ... read more

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Scalable Agile Beam Radar Brings Advanced Capabilities to Global F-16 Fleets Northrop Grumman Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) will help bring advanced capabilities to existing global F-16 fleets, keeping them formidable beyond 2025, according to the head of the company's Co ... more		Outside View: Genocide in Fallujah The unfolding tragedy in the Iraqi city of Fallujah seems to have slipped off the international radar screen as the focus of the global community drifts from Syria to Ukraine and back again. ... more		Sentinel-1 spreads its wings When Sentinel-1 is placed in orbit around Earth in a few weeks, it has to perform a complicated dance routine to unfold its large solar wings and radar antenna. Engineers have recently been making s ... more
				Raytheon kicks off 15th year of GaN innovation Raytheon has embarked on its fifteenth year of pioneering the development and system integration of gallium nitride (GaN) technology. In 1999, Raytheon commenced research in GaN at the Raytheon Foun ... more		Atlas Elektronik zeros in on Indian sonar deal Atlas Elektronik is close to winning an order for sonar systems for the Indian navy's indigenous Delhi-class and Russian-built Talwar-class warships, the Business Standard newspaper reported. ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Scalable Agile Beam Radar Rapidly Achieves Major Program Milestones Northrop Grumman reports that its Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) has already completed several significant program development milestones. Last July, SABR was competitively selected by Lockh ... more		Arctic lakes show climate on thin ice Ice in northern Alaska's lakes during winter months is on the decline. Twenty years of satellite radar imagery show how changes in our climate are affecting high-latitude environments. Changes in ai ... more		GE and Lockheed validate compact rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missiles Danish PM says Greenland showdown at 'decisive moment' after new Trump threats Russia claims Oreshnik missile hit Ukrainian aviation plant		New NASA Laser Technology Reveals How Ice Measures Up New results from NASA's MABEL campaign demonstrated that a photon-counting technique will allow researchers to track the melt or growth of Earth's frozen regions. When a high-altitude aircraft ... more
				Raytheon secures first international customer for its F-16 RACR AESA radar Raytheon Company has signed a contract with BAE Systems in support of upgrading the Republic of Korea's fleet of more than 130 KF-16C/D Block 52 aircraft. As a key subcontractor to BAE Systems, the ... more		Oman orders NASAMS air defense system An advanced surface-to-air missile system developed by Raytheon and Norway's Kongsberg Defense Systems is being purchased by the Sultanate of Oman. ... more

Spaceplan 2020 - Space Technology Symposium

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Developing the Next-Generation Military Radar while Maintaining Current Systems; IDGA�s Military Radar Summit - April 2014

NASA Radar Maps the Winter Pace of Iceland's Glaciers A high-precision radar instrument from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., left Southern California for Iceland today to create detailed maps of how glaciers move in the dead of wint ... more		New EPA Rule Requires Chemical Disclosure for Offshore Fracking The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a rule on January 9, 2014 requiring oil and gas companies using hydraulic fracturing off the coast of California to disclose the chemicals they dis ... more		Scientists uncover new quantum state that could power future technologies Self-healing composite can make airplane, automobile and spacecraft components last for centuries Pendulum device taps power from ocean currents		Massive valley deeper than Grand Canyon found under antarctic ice A massive ancient subglacial trough - deeper than the Grand Canyon - exists under the ice of Antarctica, a team of British experts says. ... more
				The car of the future, today Cars that park themselves, radar-guided safety sensors and infotainment systems with web access; automakers are competing for customers who now expect constant innovation. ... more		Two new radar stations to be placed into service in Russia in 2014 Two new radar stations of the missile warning system will be placed into service in Russia's Kaliningrad and Irkutsk regions this year, the Defence Ministry's press service and information departmen ... more

ARES Aims to Provide More Front-line Units with Mission-tailored VTOL Capabilities

Lockheed Martin Receives US Army Apache Targeting and Pilotage System Sustainment Contract

Israeli arms dealers held over seized F-4 parts for Iran

Queen Elizabeth to name warship Queen Elizabeth

Lockheed Martin Led Team Lays Keel on the Eleventh Littoral Combat Ship for the USA

US naval ship runs aground in Black Sea: Pentagon

Fifth Boeing GPS IIF Spacecraft Sends Initial Signals from Space

Russia to deploy up to 7 Glonass ground stations outside of national territory in 2014

Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Military Contract for Navigation Systems

Counting Down to GPM

Sentinel-1 spreads its wings

Sharp-Eyed Proba-V Works Around The Clock

	Raytheon begins building 12th AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar The U.S. is taking another positive step toward meeting the growing demand for systems that can help protect against the increasing danger posed by ballistic missiles. Raytheon has started bui ... more		Russia rebuilding lost radar coverage The commissioning of a Konteyner radar station in the Russian region of Mordovia east-southeast of Moscow has marked the completion of the latest part of Russia's programme to patch up its radar sur ... more		Graphene nanoribbons an ice-melting coat for radar Ribbons of ultrathin graphene combined with polyurethane paint meant for cars is just right for deicing sensitive military radar domes, according to scientists at Rice University. The Rice lab of ch ... more		Patriot missiles demonstrate field readiness Raytheon's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System test fired nine Patriot missiles at McGregor Range, N.M., during its annual Field Surveillance Program (FSP), successfully engaging inbound and outb ... more

Cosmic krypton timestamps reveal Australia landscape evolution and resources

Fire on Ice: The Arctic's Changing Fire Regime

Warming trend to intensify crop droughts across Europe and beyond

Astrium and GeoNorth sign first ever multi-satellite Direct Receiving Station		Russia moves nuclear-capable missiles closer to EU		Russian missile deployment raises alarm		'Smart' snowplows sense winter road conditions for effective cleanup		Northrop Grumman Wins Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar Study
Taiwan ex-captain gets life term for spying for China		USMC Conducts Operational Assessment of GATOR System		50 Meters of Optical Fiber Shrunk to the Size of Microchips		Chips meet Tubes: World's First Terahertz Vacuum Amplifier

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