Radar News from RadarDaily.com
May 15, 2015
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Search and Rescue Tool Pinpoints Buried Victims
Washington DC (SPX) May 14, 2015
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S and T), in partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory, had announced the transition of the final prototype of the Finding Individuals for Disaster and Emergency Response (FINDER) technology to the commercial market. FINDER is a radar technology designed to detect heartbeats of victims trapped in wreckage. Two commercial partners have been licensed to manufactur ... read more
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TECH SPACE

New modular, scalable radar passes Critical Design Review
An advanced integrated air and ballistic missile defense radar for the U.S. Navy has passed a critical design review by Raytheon and the U.S. Navy. ... more
TECH SPACE

Space debris from satellite explosion increases collision risk for space craft
Debris from the US Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F13 satellite, which recently exploded in orbit, could pose a threat to other spacecraft and missions according to new research fro ... more
RUSSIAN SPACE

Russia establishes satellite ground station on US doorstep
Nicaragua is expected to use the system operated by the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces to monitor climate change and prevent natural disasters, in other words for peaceful purposes. "But the Obama ... more
24/7 News Coverage of Defense News


WHITE OUT

Snow and avalanche research: Remote assessment of avalanche risk
In cooperation with a Swiss research team, geographers of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have developed a novel measuring system relying on two different physical methods that promi ... more


TRADE WARS

Trade with Cuba on Russian radar
Trade and economic cooperation with Cuba, formerly on the Russian oil radar, topped the agenda of Kremlin meetings, a Russian government spokesman said. ... more
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AEROSPACE

Northrop announces new radar development for B-1 bombers
A new scalable agile beam radar that provides B-1B bombers of the U.S. Air Force with unprecedented target area detail has been announced by Northrop Grumman. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION

Fast access to CryoSat's Arctic ice measurements now available
ESA's ice mission has become the first satellite to provide information on Arctic sea-ice thickness in near-real time to aid maritime activities in the polar region. Marking five years in orbit just ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
Terran Orbital to build satellite buses for SDA Tranche 3 Tracking Layer
AST BlueBird 6 enters orbit as record low Earth orbit cellular array
North Korea's Kim touts new rocket launchers that could target South
TECH SPACE

New order for Selex ES search-and-rescue radars
Search-and-rescue radar for special mission jets of Cobham Aviation Services in Australia have been ordered from Britain's Selex ES, the company announced. ... more
TECH SPACE

Radar-jamming decoy system completes testing
Raytheon's Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer is closer to full-rate production for the U.S. Air Force following completion of operational testing. ... more
TECH SPACE

Britain orders Kelvin Hughes radar system
New offshore patrol vessels for Britain's Royal Navy are to be outfitted with an integrated radar system from Kelvin Hughes called SharpEye. ... more
Army Network Modernization 2015 - Washington DC June 23-25
MARSDAILY

Mars has belts of glaciers consisting of frozen water
Mars has distinct polar ice caps, but Mars also has belts of glaciers at its central latitudes in both the southern and northern hemispheres. A thick layer of dust covers the glaciers, so they appea ... more
MARSDAILY

Mars' dust-covered glacial belts may contain tons of water
New research shows Mars' buried glaciers contain enough ice to cover the entire planet with a coat three feet thick. The evidence also proves the dust-covered glacial belts to contain frozen water, not carbon dioxide. ... more
24/7 Energy News Coverage
NASA and Boeing advance control strategies for flexible long span airliner wings
PCBM additive strategy lifts efficiency and durability of inverted perovskite solar cells
Project Pele microreactor reaches key milestone with first TRISO fuel delivery
TECH SPACE

Upgrade in works for Norway's counter-battery radar
The Norwegian Army's current mobile counter-battery radar is in line for modernization by Saab, which is to design and produce the mid-life upgrade prototype. ... more
TECH SPACE

Raytheon expands radar production facility
Raytheon has completed the expansion of its radar and electronic warfare systems facility in Mississippi amid an expected increased production orders. ... more
TECH SPACE

Terrain-following autopilot capability eyed for Rafale fighters
French Air Force and Navy authorities are jointly working to develop an autopilot terrain-following capability for its single-seat Rafale fighters. ... more
TECH SPACE

ISRO Says Multi-Object Tracking Radar Ready for Trials
The indigenously designed Rs. 245-crore multi-object tracking radar (MOTR) is ready to undergo trials, said a senior space scientist at Sriharikota on Saturday. "The multi-object tracking rada ... more
AEROSPACE

Saab producing protection systems for Indian helos
More integrated electronic warfare self-protection systems from Saab are to be featured on Indian Air Force and Army Dhruv light helicopters. ... more

NUKEWARS

Raytheon wins support contract for NORAD
The North American Aerospace Defense Command Cheyenne Mountain Complex is to receive sustainment services from Raytheon. ... more
TECH SPACE

Australia eyes new air search radar
A proposal to replace air search radar aboard Royal Australian Navy frigates has received First Pass approval from the government. ... more
24/7 News Coverage
OPERA satellite data sharpens US crop and water management
Neural network sharpens satellite ocean color in complex coastal waters
Deep Arctic gas hydrate mounds host ultra deep cold seep ecosystem
SPACEWAR

US Developing Space Radar in Marshall Islands

TECH SPACE

Slight surface movements on the radar

SUPERPOWERS

Ukraine receives first batch of US Humvees

TECH SPACE

USMC orders targeting system from Elbit Systems America

TECH SPACE

Ground broken for Space Fence installation

SUPERPOWERS

Russian bombers spark NATO scramble, protest in Baltic

DRAGON SPACE

China's Yutu rover reveals Moon's "complex" geological history

TECH SPACE

INDRA Radars Will Reinforce The Management Of Chinese Air Space

EARTH OBSERVATION

NASA's Soil Moisture Mapper Takes First 'SMAPshots'

VENUSIAN HEAT

Venus, if you will, as seen in radar with the GBT

New vision system on way for military helicopter pilots

New NASA Soil Moisture Mapper Completes Key Milestone

GaN-based AESA technology available for Patriot system users

Air Force issues RFI for electronic warfare technology

Saab producing components, sub-systems for Marine Corps radar

A New Way to View Titan: 'Despeckle' It

GA-ASI tests sense-and-avoid radar on Predator UAV

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