
US looks to Japan space program to close Pacific communications gap
Tokyo's space initiative, set for launch in 2019, is turning into an effort to enhance ties with Washington in the cosmos. The US, shifting its military strategy to the Asia-Pacific, is looking for ... more
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New integrated bridge systems for destroyers
Northrop Grumman has been contracted to supply key systems for the modernization of the U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke-Class destroyers. ... more
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SwRI tests rooftop solar fire behavior and mitigation options
Fast FPGA pulse shaping clears neutron gamma pile ups in nuclear detectors
Bayesian neural net sharpens thorium 232 fission yield data
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Northrop completes UAV fuselage for NATO program
NATO says the fuselage of the first Global Hawk Block 40 unmanned aerial vehicle for the alliance has been completed by Northrop Grumman. ... more
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Wisconsin mayfly swarm causes car accident
Millions, if not billions, of mayflies hatching along the Mississippi River near La Crosse, Wisconsin, gathered in a swarm large enough to appear on local radar systems early last week. The swarming insects have been blamed for a three-car accident that sent one man the hospital. ... more
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Missile guidance system passes risk reduction test
The dual-mode guidance section for Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Ground missile was successfully demonstrated in a second internally funded flight test. ... more
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New Raytheon radar for Navy passes key design reviews
The U.S. Navy's next-generation air and ballistic missile defense radar from Raytheon has successfully completed critical design reviews. ... more
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Future Electronics May Depend on Lasers, Not Quartz
Nearly all electronics require devices called oscillators that create precise frequencies-frequencies used to keep time in wristwatches or to transmit reliable signals to radios. For nearly 100 year ... more
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