Radar News From RadarDaily.Com

May 16, 2014

Airborne surveillance program Gorgon Stare getting Exelis sensors
Rochester, N.Y. (UPI) May 15, 2013
Additional infrared sensors for a U.S. military wide-area airborne surveillance program are being supplied by Exelis under a $25 million contact. The program is called Gorgon Stare and involves a spherical array of cameras attached to a large unmanned aerial vehicle to provide motion imagery of an entire city for analysis. Exelis has so far provided 12 sensing systems for the program - six electro-optical/infrared and six infrared-only. The new contract calls for five more infrared systems. / ... read more

Previous Issues

May 15

May 14

May 13

May 12

May 09

Exelis advancing sensor detection system An airborne multi-directional long-wave infrared hyperspectral sensor to detect and identify threatening substances and gases has been flight tested by Exelis. ... more		A Slow Collapse As West Antarctic Melts National Science Foundation- (NSF) funded researchers at the University of Washington have concluded that Antarctica's fast-moving Thwaites Glacier will likely disappear in a matter of centuries, po ... more		Experts demonstrate versatility of Sentinel-1 From climate change monitoring to supporting humanitarian aid and crisis situations, early data applications from the month-old Sentinel-1A satellite show how the radar mission's critical observatio ... more
				Airbus Defence and Space in radar technology study Airbus Defense and Space is to explore the feasibility of using a radar technology originally developed for the military in civil aviation. ... more		Saab adds new radar variants The Giraffe family of surface radars has been expanded by Saab of Sweden with the addition of five active electronically-scanned array variants. ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Terahertz imaging on the cheap Terahertz imaging, which is already familiar from airport security checkpoints, has a number of other promising applications - from explosives detection to collision avoidance in cars. Like sonar or ... more		Manned and unmanned maritime combat vessel going on display A dual-mode, manned/unmanned combat maritime vessel is being displayed in the United States next week by Israel Aerospace Industries. ... more		Danish PM says Greenland showdown at 'decisive moment' after new Trump threats Russia claims Oreshnik missile hit Ukrainian aviation plant Russia strikes power plant, kills four in Ukraine barrage		Radio waves affect migrating birds: study Radio waves disrupt the magnetic "compass" in robins, according to a study published on Wednesday that is likely to fuel debate about the safety of electronic devices. ... more
				California Faults Moved Quietly After Baja Quake A new NASA study finds that a major 2010 earthquake in northern Mexico triggered quiet, non-shaking motions on several Southern California faults that released as much energy as a magnitude 4.9 to 5 ... more		Raytheon developing the world's most advanced digital radar The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded Raytheon an $8.5 million base contract to design the Flexible Distributed Array Radar (FlexDAR), enabling dynamic multi-mission radars capable of execu ... more

UAV Payloads 2014, 24 - 25 June - London, UK

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Startup in the Land of the Rising Sun; A Japanese Solar Venture - by Bradley L. Bartz

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Chip-Sized Digital Optical Synthesizer to Aim for Routine Terabit-per-second Communications In the 1940s, researchers learned how to precisely control the frequency of microwaves, which enabled radio transmission to transition from relatively low-fidelity amplitude modulation (AM) to high- ... more		More anti-jamming sub-systems on way for Navy fighters Exelis is to begin Lot 11 full-rate production of an electronic jamming sub-system that protects F/A-18C/D Hornet and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters. ... more		Microsoft says will foot AI's massive power bill as emissions soar in 2025 US allows Nvidia to send advanced AI chips to China with restrictions France climate goals off track as emissions cuts slow again		High Gain Amplifiers for Commercial and Military Radar Released by Pasternack Pasternack Enterprises has released a new portfolio of L and S band high gain amplifiers covering 1.2 - 1.4 GHz and 3.1 - 3.5 GHz specifically used for commercial and military radar applications as ... more
				Study shows lasting effects of drought in rainy eastern US This spring, more than 40 percent of the western U.S. is in a drought that the USDA deems "severe" or "exceptional." The same was true in 2013. In 2012, drought even spread to the humid east. ... more		First radar vision for Copernicus Launched on 3 April, ESA's Sentinel-1A satellite has already delivered its first radar images of Earth. They offer a tantalising glimpse of the kind of operational imagery that this new mission will ... more

Airbus Group Inc. banners 300th UH-72A helicopter delivery

Belgium asks U.S. for F-16 upgrade equipment

Sikorsky moves forward with optionally-piloted helicopters

French foreign minister defends sale of warships to Russia

Russia praises French 'reliability' in warship deal

US criticizes France-Russia warship sale

British MoD works on 'quantum compass' technology to replace GPS

China's Beidou navigation system makes breakthrough

Iran to Host Russian Satellite Navigation Facility

Earth Science Applications Travelogue: Maury Estes

GOES-R Propulsion and System Modules Delivered

Experts demonstrate versatility of Sentinel-1

	Middle Eastern country orders more border radar An unidentified Middle East country has ordered additional border security radars from Airbus Defense and Space, the company reports. ... more		Headwall Extends Global Reach in Asia/Pac and Israel Headwall has responded to rapidly growing demand for its advanced hyperspectral sensors by adding reseller partners in both Singapore/Asia-Pac and Israel. The moves come as Headwall is poised to unv ... more		Hyperspectral Software Announced for Airborne Applications Headwall has released its new Hyperspec III application software featuring a powerful set of hyperspectral data acquisition management tools. The enhanced software suite represents an easy-to-use pl ... more		Sentinel-1 performs opening dance routine Following its launch yesterday, Sentinel-1A has performed a carefully choreographed 10-hour dance routine to open its large radar antenna and solar wings. During the launch, the 12 m-long rada ... more

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

NASA Radar Watches Over California's Aging Levees		China eyes 'global monitoring network' of surveillance satellites		World's most powerful VHF radar to be overhauled in Russia		Rainbow-catching waveguide could revolutionize energy technologies		The Space Debris Radar Developed By Indra Passes ESA Tests
Sentinel-1 controllers ready for hectic first days		US's old satellites cannot track Malaysian airplane, as war drones suck funds dry		NASA Historic Earth Images Still Hold Research Value		Prepping for radar vision		US gains additional protection against ballistic missiles

Surface of Titan Sea is mirror smooth, Stanford scientists find

Plane mystery deepens Malaysia Airlines' financial woes

Getting hyperspectral image data down to a sprint

Northrop Grumman GATOR System To Start Low-Rate Initial Production Phase

NASA Radar Demonstrates Ability to Foresee Sinkholes

Payload prep continues for Arianespace Soyuz for Sentinel-1A

Raytheon awarded contract for Patriot

The Republic of Korea's Earth observation satellite Kompsat-6 to be launched in 2019

Radar Images of near-Earth Asteroid 2006 DP14

USAF reveals 'neighborhood watch' satellite program

First Copernicus satellite at launch site

China Focus: Uneasy rest begins for China's troubled Yutu rover

Is Yutu Stuck?

Outside View: Genocide in Fallujah

Scalable Agile Beam Radar Brings Advanced Capabilities to Global F-16 Fleets

Sentinel-1 spreads its wings

Raytheon kicks off 15th year of GaN innovation

Atlas Elektronik zeros in on Indian sonar deal

Free Newsletters - Space - Defense - Environment - Energy

Buy Advertising

Media Advertising Kit

Editorial & Other Enquiries

Privacy statement

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement All images and articles appearing on Space Media Network have been edited or digitally altered in some way. Any requests to remove copyright material will be acted upon in a timely and appropriate manner. Any attempt to extort money from Space Media Network will be ignored and reported to Australian Law Enforcement Agencies as a potential case of financial fraud involving the use of a telephonic carriage device or postal service.