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September 26, 2014

MEADS fire control radar demonstrates capability
Orlando, Fla. (UPI) Sep 25, 2014
The fire control radar of the Medium Extended Air Defense System demonstrated its technological maturity during testing in Italy and Germany. European missile-maker MBDA, a partner with Lockheed Martin in developing the defense system through a joint venture company called MEADS International, said the 360-degree multi-function fire control radar successfully demonstrated several advanced capabilities, including the tracking and canceling of jamming signals; searching, cueing and tracking in gr ... read more

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Russia Plans to Boost Space Monitoring Capability by 2018 Russia will build a network of advanced laser-optical and radar stations in the next four years to boost its space object recognition capability, the Defense Ministry said Friday. "The new net ... more		Raytheon producing backup components for missile defense radar Major sub-components of the AN/TPY-2 Ballistic Missile Defense system's radar are being built as backups to keep the radars running during maintenance periods. ... more		Japan wants its own early-warning planes: report Japan's defence ministry wants to develop its own early-warning aircraft, replacing US-made planes as the Chinese and Russian air forces grow more assertive, a report said Sunday. ... more
				Nanoribbon film keeps glass ice-free Rice University scientists who created a deicing film for radar domes have now refined the technology to work as a transparent coating for glass. The new work by Rice chemist James Tour and his coll ... more		Program Grows Lasers Directly on Silicon-Based Microchips DARPA's Electronic-Photonic Heterogeneous Integration (E-PHI) program has successfully integrated billions of light-emitting dots on silicon to create an efficient silicon-based laser. The bre ... more

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Scientific discoveries during search for missing plane Using sonar, radar and satellite data, investigator still haven't been able to find missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. What they have found are "seamounts and volcanoes" previously not known to exist. The investigators will continue the search on September 22, and they'll be inspecting 23,000 square miles of ocean to the west of Australia. They plan to use oil sensors to try and detect leaking fuel coming from the plane. ... more		U.S. military taps Northrop Grumman for new technology Wideband digital antenna technology for new radio frequency sensors using active electronically scanned arrays is to be developed by Northrop Grumman. ... more		EU should consider forming combined military force: defence chief NATO 'far from being in a crisis' over Greenland: top commander 'War is back in vogue,' Pope Leo says		Helicopter-Type UAVs May Appear in Russian Navy in One Year Research and development company Radar MMS is waiting for the Russian Navy to place orders for its Breeze, a helicopter-type unmanned flying radar. "If the Navy wants, we are ready to supply i ... more
				Diehl delivers 4,000th production IRIS-T missile to Sweden The 4,000th production IRIS-T series missile from Dielh Defense of Germany has been delivered to the Swedish military, the company announced. ... more		Stealth wind turbines to become operational in France in 2015 A French company has begun producing stealth wind turbines that mask low-altitude airborne objects and therefore do not interfere with radars. Some elements of the renewable power generators have be ... more

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Singapore has full fleet of Alenia Aermacchi trainer planes Singapore has inaugurated its fleet of Alenia Aermacchi M-346 trainer jets used by its Air Force training squadron at a base in France. ... more		Selex ES adds to its radar product line A new surveillance radar system has been introduced by Selex ES at the International Defense Industry Exhibition in Poland. ... more		Japan to test deep sea rare earth mining to cut China reliance Meta partners with US nuclear companies to power AI data centers AI gobbling up memory chips essential to gadget makers		Migrating birds sprint in spring, but take things easy in autumn Passerine birds, also known as perching birds, that migrate by night tend to fly faster in spring than they do in autumn to reach their destinations. This seasonal difference in flight speed i ... more
NASA Radar System Surveys Napa Valley Quake Area NASA scientists are planning to conduct an airborne survey of earthquake fault displacements in the Napa Valley area of Northern California, using a sophisticated radar system developed by NASA's Je ... more		Iran unveils new missile, radar systems Iran unveiled a new surface-to-air missile Tuesday and two radar systems it said would improve its defences against "enemies". ... more		Sentinel-1 poised to monitor motion Although it was only launched a few months ago and is still being commissioned, the new Sentinel-1A radar satellite has already shown that it can be used to generate 3D models of Earth's surface and ... more		Bats bolster brain hypothesis, maybe technology, too Amid a neuroscience debate about how people and animals focus on distinct objects within cluttered scenes, some of the newest and best evidence comes from the way bats "see" with their ears, accordi ... more

	New F-16 configuration features AESA radar The newest configuration of Lockheed Martin's F-16 Fighting Falcon has new capabilities with integration of Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar. ... more		Three Radars are Better than One Putting three radars on a plane to measure rainfall may seem like overkill. But for the Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment field campaign in North Carolina recently, more definitely w ... more

Danish PM says Greenland showdown at 'decisive moment' after new Trump threats

Japan aims to dig deep-sea rare earths to reduce China dependence

NATO chief talks Arctic security with Rubio amid US Greenland push

Canada's MDA receives radar antennas for satellite use		Snow has thinned on Arctic sea ice		BAE Systems touts its Artisan radar system		US looks to Japan space program to close Pacific communications gap		New integrated bridge systems for destroyers
Northrop completes UAV fuselage for NATO program		Wisconsin mayfly swarm causes car accident		Missile guidance system passes risk reduction test		New Raytheon radar for Navy passes key design reviews		Future Electronics May Depend on Lasers, Not Quartz

Royal Air Force's Tornado aircraft getting new RF jamming pods

USAF orders ground approach radar for Saudi Arabia

Patriot getting enhanced radar capabilities

Saab, Selex ES sign radar contract deal

F-35 jet fire may be isolated problem

Northrop Grumman received new order for E-2D aircraft

New missile defense equipment installed on frigate

Mysterious 'Magic Island' appears on Saturn moon

Raytheon touts blimp-borne radar system

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