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March 10, 2014

Payload prep continues for Arianespace Soyuz for Sentinel-1A
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Mar 06, 2014
The first spacecraft for Europe's Copernicus Earth observation program - Sentinel-1A - is now undergoing pre-launch checkout at the Spaceport, readying it for an April 3 liftoff on Arianespace's next Soyuz flight from French Guiana. Sentinel-1A is being put through its paces inside the Spaceport's S1A payload preparation facility, where the radar satellite was transported following this week's arrival in French Guiana aboard an An-124 cargo jetliner. During the initial preparations, Sentinel ... read more

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Raytheon awarded contract for Patriot Raytheon has received a $655 million contract for new-production fire units of the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System for Kuwait. These units are an addition to the Patriot fire un ... more		The Republic of Korea's Earth observation satellite Kompsat-6 to be launched in 2019 Airbus Defence and Space, the second largest space company in the world, will deliver the radar antenna and electronics for the Republic of Korea's new Earth observation satellite, Kompsat-6. ... more		Radar Images of near-Earth Asteroid 2006 DP14 A collage of radar images of near-Earth asteroid 2006 DP14 was generated by NASA scientists using the 230-foot (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif., on the night of Feb. 11, 20 ... more
				USAF reveals 'neighborhood watch' satellite program The United States plans to send into orbit a pair of satellites to monitor spacecraft from other countries, as well as to track space debris, the head of Air Force Space Command said. The US A ... more		First Copernicus satellite at launch site The Sentinel-1A radar satellite has arrived at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana to be prepared over the coming weeks for launch on 3 April. Its launch will mark a new shift in Earth observation, ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

China Focus: Uneasy rest begins for China's troubled Yutu rover China's lunar rover Yutu entered its third planned dormancy on Saturday, with the mechanical control issues that might cripple the vehicle still unresolved. According to the State Administrati ... more		Is Yutu Stuck? 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 i ... 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		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
				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		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

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

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Nuclear Supply Chain Summit - April 28-29 Greenville SC

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

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		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		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		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

Boeing Maritime Surveillance Aircraft Demonstrator Completes First Flight

Singapore to buy Airbus refuelling tankers for air force

Raytheon and PASSUR to provide improved airspace and airport efficiency

Philippines to upgrade navy base facing disputed waters

One worker killed in Indian nuclear submarine accident

France says warship deal with Russia still alive

McMurdo Announces Global Availability of Maritime Fleet Management Software

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

Satellite Sees Winter Storm March Over Mid-Atlantic

NASA-JAXA Launch Mission to Measure Global Rain, Snow

NASA Building Four Spacecraft to Study Magnetic Reconnection

	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		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

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

Massive valley deeper than Grand Canyon found under antarctic ice		The car of the future, today		Two new radar stations to be placed into service in Russia in 2014		Raytheon begins building 12th AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar		Russia rebuilding lost radar coverage
Graphene nanoribbons an ice-melting coat for radar		Patriot missiles demonstrate field readiness		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

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