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August 17, 2015

Back to the Future: Next-Generation Vacuum Electronics
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 12, 2015
Solid-state electronics began to overtake vacuum tubes in radios, computers and other electronic and radio frequency gadgetry more than 60 years ago. Now we live in a Silicon Age. Even so, vacuum electronic devices, whose origins date to the 19th century, touch our lives every day. Those microwaves that heat the food in your microwave oven come from a magnetron, the vacuum tube that made radar possible in the first half of the 20th century. Traveling wave tubes (TWTs), not solid-state amplifiers, ... read more

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Russia to create multimillion dollar Arctic monitoring system by 2025 An integrated system to monitor conditions in the Arctic, including both civilian and military segments, will be created in Russia by 2025, developer RTI Systems concern said Friday. The cost ... more		Earth Flyby of 'Space Peanut' Captured in New Video NASA scientists have used two giant, Earth-based radio telescopes to bounce radar signals off a passing asteroid and produce images of the peanut-shaped body as it approached close to Earth this pas ... more		Warren Buffett And Elon Musk To Spark A Lithium Boom The age of electrification across the transportation sector, the solar panel revolution, and Tesla's battery gigafactory are igniting a battle for the cheapest battery. That will transform lithium i ... more
				Canada to Buy Israeli Iron Dome Technology Canada will acquire radar technology similar to Israel's Iron Dome Air Defense System to be delivered as early as 2017 to boost the country's defense capabilities, the Canadian Department of National Defense announced in a statement on Wednesday. ... more		U.S. military service buys Israeli radar for testing A tactical surveillance radar for force and border protection applications from RADA Electronic Industries has been bought for testing by the U.S. military. ... more

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Canada buying radar from Rheinmetall Canada and Elta Systems Canada's Department of National Defense has contracted Rheinmetall-Canada and Elta Systems for the provision of medium-range radar. ... more		Canada to purchase Iron Dome-like radar systems Canada said Wednesday it will buy missile defense radars modeled after Israel's Iron Dome from German defense contractor Rheinmetall. ... more		Space Force taps five firms to develop secure global tactical satcom solutions Russia urges caution in nuclear 'rhetoric' after Trump comments 'Unspeakable horror': the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki		Oklahoma weather radar picks up massive Texas bug swarm A swarm of grasshoppers and beetles is headed from Texas to Oklahoma, having last been spotted by weather radar near the Red River border on Wednesday. ... more
				Europe's Eighth NATO Radar Operational in Hungary The construction of a new 3D radio-radar at Medina in Southern Hungary began in October 2012. The facility is aimed at protecting the aerial space over all NATO countries. A new NATO 3D radar ... more		NATO orders deployable 3D air defense radars NATO is enhancing its air defense radar capabilities with the addition of Lanza 3D longe-range deployable radar from Indra of Spain. ... more

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Summer School radar obs shine new light on near-Earth asteroid A team of scientists participating in a radio astronomy summer school had the unexpected opportunity to observe a recently discovered near-Earth asteroid as it zipped past our planet on July 7. The ... more		Solving the gravitational N-body problem in general relativity Recent experiments have successfully tested Einstein's general theory of relativity in a variety of ways and to remarkable precision. These experiments included spacecraft Doppler tracking, planetar ... more		Study: Most US homes can save money and affordably weather blackouts with solar plus storage Ultrasmall optical devices rewrite the rules of light manipulation SFU researchers develop a new tool that brings blender-like lighting control to any photograph		Advanced radar to feature on upgraded Singapore fighters The government of Singapore has detailed the upgrade of its fleet of F-16 fighters, which first entered service with its military in 1998. ... more
RADA Electronics receives radar order Israel's RADA Electronic Industries has announced it is to produce a tactical air surveillance radar system for an unidentified European defense contractor. ... more		Sea-based radar market tipped to grow over 10 years A 10-year study of the sea-based radar market indicates it will grow to an estimated $13.037 billion, with production accounting for 61 percent of market value. ... more		Hot lava flows discovered on Venus 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 observ ... more		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

SMOS mission reveals 15-year global forest carbon storage trends

Pacific algae invade Algeria beaches, pushing humans and fish away

Water shortages spell trouble on Turkey's tourist coast

Raytheon, Kongsberg extend missile partnership agreement		Jordanian AF receiving Thales radar system		US Authorizes 'Forward-Based' Missile Defense System for Allies		Faster Than Light: China's Hypersonic WU-14 Getting on Pentagon's Nerves		Self-driving cars vulnerable to cyberattack, experts warn
Northrop's battle command system brings down ballistic missile target		US Defense Department to deploy radar in alaska to protect Pacific coast		Aussie E-7A Wedgetails gain Full Operational Capability status		Brazilian Navy receives modernized A-4 Skyhawk		India to test its home-made multi-object tracking radar next month

Britain, Lockheed pick airborne surveillance system for aircraft carriers

BAE Systems to modernize Watchman ATC radars

SWEEPER demonstrates wide-angle optical phased array technology

New software for U.S. nuclear submarines

Robotic sonar system inspired by bats

Exelis, Leidos continue work on new radar counter-measures system

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

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