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January 28, 2015

NASA Data Peers into Greenland's Ice Sheet
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 28, 2015
Scientists using ice-penetrating radar data collected by NASA's Operation IceBridge and earlier airborne campaigns have built the first-ever comprehensive map of layers deep inside the Greenland Ice Sheet. This new map allows scientists to determine the age of large swaths of Greenland's ice, extending ice core data for a better picture of the ice sheet's history. "This new, huge data volume records how the ice sheet evolved and how it's flowing today," said Joe MacGregor, a glaciologist at The Un ... read more

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Asteroid That Flew Past Earth Has Moon Scientists working with NASA's 230-foot-wide (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, California, have released the first radar images of asteroid 2004 BL86. The images show the asteroid, ... more		Airbus DS sells Belgian electronics factory A Swiss-based equity firm is entering the defense-related business sector through the acquisition of an Airbus Defense and Space electronics plant in Belgium. ... more		Raytheon's enhanced AESA radar a boon for F/A-18 aircraft Raytheon reports a flight test of its APG-79(V)X AESA radar has validated its enhancement of the capabilities of the U.S. Navy's F/A-18C/D aircraft. ... more
				Uruguay receives mobile border surveillance system Turkish defense company Aselsan A.S. reports it has completed a contract to equip the Uruguayan Army with a mobile surveillance radar system. ... more		NASA launching spacecraft with 19 foot lasso NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive, SMAP, will measure moisture in the Earth's soil, which will help farmers combat the effects of drought. ... more

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Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes, More Common Than Previously Thought? by Dr. Tony Phillips Each day, thunderstorms around the world produce about a thousand quick bursts of gamma rays, some of the highest-energy light naturally found on Earth. By merging records of e ... more		Technology Innovations Spin NASA's SMAP into Space It's active. It's passive. And it's got a big, spinning lasso. Scheduled for launch on Jan. 29, 2015, NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) instrument will measure the moisture lodged in Earth' ... more		'Sign of life': defence boom lifts German factory orders MDA Space wins role in US SHIELD missile defense program Starfighters completes supersonic tests for GE Aerospace ramjet program		Radar testing for JLENS aerostat The first of two radar blimps to protect the nation's capital from cruise missiles is being readied for operational transfer to a U.S. Army air defense unit. ... more
				Second ballistic missile defense radar deployed in Japan A second radar system for the detection of ballistic missiles is being deployed in Japan by the U.S. Department of Defense and Japan's Ministry of Defense. ... more		US delivers second radar defense system to Japan The United States has sent a second missile defense radar system to Japan, the Pentagon said Friday. ... more

Russian Space Agency Pushes Back Earth Imaging Satellite Launch to Friday The launch of Russia's Strela carrier rocket with a Kondor-E radar imaging satellite from the Baikonur cosmodrome has been postponed until Friday due to technical reasons, the country's space agency ... more		Strela Rocket With Kondor-E Satellite Blasts Off From Baikonur Russia's Strela carrier rocket blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome with a Kondor-E radar imaging satellite, the country's space agency Roscosmos told RIA Novosti Friday. On Thursday, the ... more		Dancing isn't enough: industry pushes for practical robots AI gobbling up memory chips essential to gadget makers From sci-fi to sidewalk: exoskeletons go mainstream		Danish radars for new British offshore patrol boats Three new River-class offshore patrol vessels of Britain's Royal Navy are to operate 2D naval and air surveillance radars from Terma of Denmark. ... more
Army installs ground-based sense-and-avoid system for drones A system to support unmanned aerial systems in flying safely from airfields to restricted areas for training and testing has been deployed by the U.S. Army. ... more		Companies partner counter-IED technologies Humanistic Robotics Inc. and Critical Solutions International have teamed to offer Husky road clearance vehicles with counter-land mine and counter-IED rollers. ... more		Dutch Navy LPD getting new radar system An amphibious warfare ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy, HNLMS Rotterdam, is to be outfitted with S-band active electronically scanned array radar from Thales. ... more		Fermi brings deeper focus to thunderstorm gamma-rays Each day, thunderstorms around the world produce about a thousand quick bursts of gamma rays, some of the highest-energy light naturally found on Earth. By merging records of events seen by NASA's F ... more

	Exelis providing radar signal simulators to Air Force A $6.3 million U.S. Air Force task order has been given to Exelis for the supply of equipment to test radar warning receivers on aircraft. ... more		Mobile radio passive radar makes harbors safer Many coastal areas and harbors go almost unprotected against acts of terror. Soon a new sensor system relying on signal echoes from cell towers can quickly detect even the smallest of attack boats. ... more

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French military orders Ground Master air defense radar systems		Dutch launch 'intelligent bicycle' that warns of danger		BAE Systems to produce prototype counter-radar system		Rapiscan adds CounterBomber distance threat detector to portfolio		Raytheon building air and missile defense center for Qatar
Fogo volcano on Sentinel's radar		Seismo-Ionospheric effects of 'Chelyabinsk' Meteorite revealed		U.S. supplies Ukraine with counter-mortar radar systems		US delivers anti-mortar radars to Ukraine: Pentagon		Sense and Avoid system for UAVs in civilian airspace closer to reality

Swedish military gets upgraded radar facilityw/lll

Eurofighter unveils 1.0-billion-euro radar upgrade

Raytheon touts its Agile software development process

Cassini probe measures sea depth on Saturn's moon Titan

Canada's LAV III vehicle upgrade to include enhanced surveillance suite

Singapore to deploy massive surveillance balloon

Britain modernizing military air traffic management system

SM-6 interceptors down targets using remote targeting data

Thales wins 1.9bn-euro bid for British military air traffic

Navantia Australia conducts risk-reduction study on frigates

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