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April 11, 2016
TECH SPACE
GenDyn completes Space Fence radar array structure
Wortham, Texas (UPI) Apr 8, 2016
The construction and walk-through of a 7,000 square-foot ground radar array structure for the Space Fence system has been completed by General Dynamics. The 700,000-pound steel structure will now be disassembled, packed and shipped to Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, where it will be re-assembled for the U.S. Air Force project to monitor and track space debris orbiting the Earth. "The ground-based receive array is an elegant merger of a huge physical structure built with the prec ... read more
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SUPERPOWERS

US, Philippines hold war games as China flexes muscles
Thousands of US and Filipino soldiers will on Monday launch annual war games that this year are being seen as a show of strength in the face of China's increasing assertiveness in the region. ... more
TIME AND SPACE

New use for X-rays: A radar gun for unruly atoms
X-rays have long been used to make pictures of tiny objects, even single atoms. Now a team of scientists has discovered a new use for X-rays at the atomic scale: using them like a radar gun to measu ... more
TRADE WARS

Amazon makes foray into fashion world
Amazon has been making moves over the past few months to position itself as a force in the ready-to-wear fashion world. ... more
24/7 News Coverage of Defense News


FLOATING STEEL

MBDA, Qatar sign MOU for coastal defense system
Europe's MBDA has signed a memorandum of understanding to provide the Qatar Emiri Naval Force with a coastal defense system. ... more


MISSILE NEWS

India acquiring Stinger missiles for its new helicopters
India is acquiring hundreds of Stinger air-to-air missiles for its new combat helicopters. ... more

Human 2 Mars Conference May 17-19 2016 - Washington DC

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SATURN DAILY

Cassini Spies Titan's Tallest Peaks
In a nod to extraterrestrial mountaineers of the future, scientists working on NASA's Cassini mission have identified the highest point on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Titan's tallest peak is ... more
TECH SPACE

Lockheed Martin Opens Space Fence Test Facility
Objects in space will soon be monitored by a radar array for the U.S. Air Force's Space Fence as part of Lockheed Martin's new test site representative of the larger system under constru ... more
24/7 News Coverage
New deep sea mining rules lack consensus despite US pressure
Lightning strikes kill 33 people in eastern India
From Antarctica to Brussels, hunting climate clues in old ice
TECH SPACE

Saab showcases Sea Giraffe 1X air and surface naval radar
Saab is showcasing in the United States its Sea Giraffe 1X naval radar that provides simultaneous surface and air surveillance. ... more
FLOATING STEEL

Kelvin Hughes radar for British Navy vessels
Kelvin Hughes of Britain reports that more than 60 ships of the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary are to be outfitted with its SharpEye radar system. ... more
TIME AND SPACE

Flexible skin that traps radar waves, cloaks objects
Iowa State University engineers have developed a new flexible, stretchable and tunable "meta-skin" that uses rows of small, liquid-metal devices to cloak an object from the sharp eyes of radar. The ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Sentinel-3A rides the waves
Following the first impressive images from Sentinel-3A, this latest Copernicus satellite is now showing us how another of its instruments, an altimeter, will track sea-level change. Just after the r ... more
TECH SPACE

New radar system set for testing
Emirates Technology Innovation Center says its locally conceived and developed radar system is set to be tested this summer. ... more
24/7 Energy News Coverage
Swatch profits plunge on weak China sales
Zuckerberg settles lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Leaking pipes as climate warms: Bulgaria faces water crisis
TECH SPACE

New NTU microchip shrinks radar cameras to fit into a palm
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a chip that allows new radar cameras to be made a hundred times smaller than current ones. With this NTU tech ... more
SUPERPOWERS

US presses Xi on South China Sea non-militarization
The White House pressed Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday to expand his non-militarization pledge to cover the entire South China Sea, despite Beijing's recent military activity in the area. ... more
SUPERPOWERS

China to secure 'de facto' control of S. China Sea: US admiral
China is on its way to securing "de facto" control of the South China Sea, a top US admiral warned Thursday, amid growing unease over Beijing's continued military build up in the contested waterway. ... more
TECH SPACE

Romania orders Lockheed Martin radar systems
Lockheed Martin is to supply Romania with TPS-77 long-range radar systems with energy efficient Digital Array Row Transceivers. ... more
TECH SPACE

Russian Space Intelligence Center to Receive New Radars
Russia's Main Space Intelligence Center, a component of the Aerospace Forces, will receive new radars, optical electronics and advanced means of technical surveillance in the near future, its chief ... more

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TECH SPACE

Turkish Air Force gets new EW radar system
A new transportable electronic warfare radar system has been delivered to the Turkish Air Force by Turkish manufacturer Aselsan Corporation. ... more
SUPERPOWERS

Beijing building radar in South China Sea: think tank
Beijing is installing radar facilities on its artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, an American think tank has said, in a move analysts warned would "exponentially improve" the country's monitoring capacities. ... more
24/7 News Coverage
New deep sea mining rules lack consensus despite US pressure
Lightning strikes kill 33 people in eastern India
From Antarctica to Brussels, hunting climate clues in old ice


NUKEWARS

US F-22 stealth fighters fly over S. Korea in show of force

TECH SPACE

Saab's new GlobalEye radar integrated with Bombardier jet

SUPERPOWERS

China deploys missiles on disputed South China Sea island: report

MILTECH

Israel Aerospace Industries unveils new loitering munitions

AEROSPACE

US approves F-16 sale to Pakistan

MISSILE NEWS

Saab, Indian firm in joint venture for missile programs

FLORA AND FAUNA

Radar reveals the hidden secrets of wombat warrens

FLOATING STEEL

Amphibious assault ship USS Bataan completes sea trials

EARTH OBSERVATION

Mission teams prepare for critical days

MISSILE DEFENSE

Raytheon developing radar upgrade for Patriot system

NASA Radar Brings a New View of World Heritage Site

Turkey accuses Russia of new airspace violation

Japan unveils first stealth fighter jet

Lockheed Martin UK supplying radar to Royal Navy

RAF tests Typhoon fighter enhancements

Saab supplying Croatia with coastal surveillance system

Israel to upgrade F-15I Ra'am fleet

Lithuania uses Airbus helicopters for 24/7 SAR missions

Saab unveils Sea Giraffe 4A AESA naval radar

MH17 relatives demand release of radar images

Angola purchases maritime surveillance equipment, vessels

Russia Building a Powerful New Early Warning Radar Network


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