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June 17, 2015

Faster Than Light: China's Hypersonic WU-14 Getting on Pentagon's Nerves
Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2015
China's new hypersonic weaponry may have the potential to neutralize US strategic missile defenses due to its unparalleled capability of maneuvering to avoid tracking by radars and interceptors, military expert Franz-Stefan Gady emphasized. Beijing has recently conducted a fourth test of its hypersonic glider vehicle (HGV), called WU-14 by the Pentagon, which is purportedly aimed at overcoming US missile defense; the distinguishing feature of this test is that the WU-14 has performed so-called "ex ... read more

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US Authorizes 'Forward-Based' Missile Defense System for Allies US defense industry giant Raytheon said that the US government authorized its allies to purchase missile defense radars for use in forward-based mode for early threat detection. The US government au ... more		Self-driving cars vulnerable to cyberattack, experts warn Hackers pose a real danger to self-driving vehicles, US experts are warning, and carmakers and insurers are starting to factor in the risk. ... more		Northrop's battle command system brings down ballistic missile target The integrated air and missile defense Battle Command System downed a ballistic missile in its first flight test by Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Army. ... more
				US Defense Department to deploy radar in alaska to protect Pacific coast The Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) will tentatively be deployed in the US state of Alaska to improve defense capabilities of the US west coast, the US Department of Defense said in a stateme ... more		Aussie E-7A Wedgetails gain Full Operational Capability status E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force have attained Full Operational Capability status. ... more

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 9 - Las Vegas

Next Generation Integrated ISR 2015 - Washington DC - July 27-29

Nuclear Decommissioning And Used Fuel Market 2015

Brazilian Navy receives modernized A-4 Skyhawk The first of 12 completely modernized A-4 Skyhawk fighters has been delivered to the Brazilian Navy by Embraer Defense & Security. ... more		India to test its home-made multi-object tracking radar next month India will next month test its home-made multi-object tracking radar on a rocket, a senior space official has reportedly said. "The multi-object tracking radar will be tested next month during ... more		Another baked Alaska -- Trump and Putin Pakistan establishes new missile force after India conflict, PM says Israeli military says approved plan for new Gaza offensive		Britain, Lockheed pick airborne surveillance system for aircraft carriers An airborne surveillance and control system is to be fitted onto British Royal Navy Merlin helicopters to protect new aircraft carriers and other assets. ... more
				BAE Systems to modernize Watchman ATC radars BAE Systems is to upgrade four legacy Watchman Air Traffic Control Radars used at Ministry of Defense airfields in Britain and abroad. ... more		SWEEPER demonstrates wide-angle optical phased array technology Many essential military capabilities-including autonomous navigation, chemical-biological sensing, precision targeting and communications-increasingly rely upon laser-scanning technologies such as L ... more

Army Network Modernization 2015 - Washington DC June 23-25

New software for U.S. nuclear submarines New software from Northrop Grumman that supports polar operations is being installed on U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. ... more		Robotic sonar system inspired by bats Engineers at Virginia Tech have taken the first steps toward building a novel dynamic sonar system inspired by horseshoe bats that could be more efficient and take up less space than current man-mad ... more		Last chance saloon for global plastic pollution treaty Diatoms shown to absorb and store uranium inside cells Dual-level hybrid storage design boosts solar efficiency and reduces costs		Exelis, Leidos continue work on new radar counter-measures system Exelis is to continue working with Leidos to evolve adaptive radar counter-measures, or ARC, for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. ... more
ISRO to launch first indigenous multi-object tracking radar in next 3 months The Indian space agency is set to test its sophisticated, indigenously-built, multi-object tracking radar (MOTR) on a rocket flight next month while formal commissioning is expected to take three mo ... more		Fast Track Program invites non-traditional Roboticists to bolster security The past 10 years have seen an explosion of robotics advances from small businesses and individuals, thanks in part to lower manufacturing costs and the global rise of community workshops such as ma ... more		Raytheon low-rate production of SDB II bomb looms closer Raytheon's Small Diameter Bomb II is ready to enter low-rate initial production following a Milestone C briefing by the company and the U.S. Air Force. ... more		Search and Rescue Tool Pinpoints Buried Victims 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 ... more

	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		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

Plastic pollution plague blights Asia

Map Africa project to deliver continentwide geospatial data for 54 nations

Multiple states slam new plastic pollution treaty draft

Russia establishes satellite ground station on US doorstep		Snow and avalanche research: Remote assessment of avalanche risk		Trade with Cuba on Russian radar		Northrop announces new radar development for B-1 bombers		Fast access to CryoSat's Arctic ice measurements now available
New order for Selex ES search-and-rescue radars		Radar-jamming decoy system completes testing		Britain orders Kelvin Hughes radar system		Mars has belts of glaciers consisting of frozen water		Mars' dust-covered glacial belts may contain tons of water

Upgrade in works for Norway's counter-battery radar

Raytheon expands radar production facility

Terrain-following autopilot capability eyed for Rafale fighters

ISRO Says Multi-Object Tracking Radar Ready for Trials

Saab producing protection systems for Indian helos

Raytheon wins support contract for NORAD

Australia eyes new air search radar

US Developing Space Radar in Marshall Islands

Slight surface movements on the radar

Ukraine receives first batch of US Humvees

USMC orders targeting system from Elbit Systems America

Ground broken for Space Fence installation

Russian bombers spark NATO scramble, protest in Baltic

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