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April 14, 2014

Middle Eastern country orders more border radar
Toulouse, France (UPI) Apr 10, 2013
An unidentified Middle East country has ordered additional border security radars from Airbus Defense and Space, the company reports. Under the award - an extension to an existing contract for more than 40 Spexer 2000 radars now operating in the country - Airbus Defense and Space will deliver four systems but no delivery schedule was detailed. Spexer 2000 is optimized for the surveillance of borders and areas over long distances. It features high Doppler and velocity resolution and hig ... read more

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International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

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Air Force receives first production lot JASSM-ER missiles

Rolls-Royce gets new contract for engine support

Scorpion completes first 50 hours of flight testing

Navy contracts General Dynamics to develop weapons-related software

Navy gets new class of amphibious assault ship

US to christen new futuristic Zumwalt warship

Fifth Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Joins Global Positioning System

Satellite Navigation Failure Confirms Urgent Need for Backup

USAF Awards Lockheed Martin Full Production Contracts For Next Two GPS 3 Satellites

China uses satellite, drones to fight pollution

Mitsubishi Electric Begins Developing GOSAT-2 Satellite System

DMCii help Dutch company eLEAF provide much needed crop information to African farmers

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Albania's waste-choked rivers worsen deadly floods

Is China a threat to Greenland as Trump argues?

Disaster losses drop in 2025, picture still 'alarming': Munich Re

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Scalable Agile Beam Radar Rapidly Achieves Major Program Milestones

Arctic lakes show climate on thin ice

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