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June 28, 2015

Hot lava flows discovered on Venus
Paris (ESA) Jun 22, 2015
ESA's Venus Express has found the best evidence yet for active volcanism on Earth's neighbour planet. Seeing the planet's surface is extremely difficult due to its thick atmosphere, but radar observations by previous missions to Venus have revealed it as a world covered in volcanoes and ancient lava flows. Venus is almost exactly the same size as Earth and has a similar bulk composition, so is likely to have an internal heat source, perhaps due to radioactive heating. This heat has to escape someh ... read more

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NASA Joins North Sea Oil Cleanup Training Exercise NASA participated for the first time in Norway's annual oil spill cleanup exercise in the North Sea on June 8 through 11. Scientists flew a specialized NASA airborne instrument called the Uninhabite ... more		Raytheon producing more radars for P-8A Poseidon aircraft Littoral and overland surveillance radars for use of P-8A Poseidon aircraft are to be produced by Raytheon for the U.S. Navy under a $153 million award. ... more		Radar system approved for allies AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar, for use in forward-based mode, can now be procured by allies through the Foreign Military Sales program. ... more
				Raytheon, Kongsberg extend missile partnership agreement Raytheon and Norway's Kongsberg Defense Systems have extended their partnership to further development of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System. ... more		Jordanian AF receiving Thales radar system Thales has announced it is to supply additional I-Master SAR/GMTI all-weather tactical surveillance radars to the Royal Jordanian Air Force. ... 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

Solar systems for home and business installations

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		Faster Than Light: China's Hypersonic WU-14 Getting on Pentagon's Nerves 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, mil ... more		ULA launches USSF-106 for US Space Force aboard Vulcan rocket Rocket Lab completes Geost acquisition adding EOIR payload expertise to national security portfolio Zelensky says Ukraine, allies must resist Russian 'deception'		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		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		The semiconductors costing Nvidia, AMD dearly In China's factory heartland, warehouses weather Trump tariffs Xi says China, Brazil can model 'self-reliance' for Global South		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
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		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		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

European satellite to step up monitoring of extreme weather

France adopts law upholding ban on controversial insecticide

Over half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by drought since April

ISRO to launch first indigenous multi-object tracking radar in next 3 months		Fast Track Program invites non-traditional Roboticists to bolster security		Raytheon low-rate production of SDB II bomb looms closer		Search and Rescue Tool Pinpoints Buried Victims		New modular, scalable radar passes Critical Design Review
Space debris from satellite explosion increases collision risk for space craft		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

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