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May 13, 2016

Radar integration effort starts to improve ISR capabilities
Washington (UPI) May 11, 2016
Maritime-mode inverse synthetic aperture radar imaging capability is being integrated into the standard payload of U.S. Air Force unmanned aerial systems. The effort is being undertaken by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, or NRL, and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. Integration of the maritime-ISAR image capability with the Lynx Multi-Mode Radar on MQ-9 Reaper and Predator XP aircraft is to improve joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. "Becaus ... read more

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Iran equipped with Russian missile system: defence minister Iran's army is now equipped with a Russian air defence system after a long and controversial delivery process, Defence Minister General Hossein Dehghan was quoted as saying Tuesday. ... more		Indonesia frees vessel captured by suspected pirates: navy Indonesia on Monday freed a Singapore-flagged vessel captured by pirates off the coast of Borneo island, and detained nine suspects involved in the hijacking, a navy spokesman said. ... more		Leonardo-Finmeccanica develops new E-scan radar An electronic scanning radar with a flat-panel antenna design is being built for Norwegian search-and-rescue helicopters by Leonardo-Finmeccanica. ... more
				Russian jets regularly violate Estonian airspace Russian military planes regularly violate Estonian airspace, the former Soviet state's defence minister said Tuesday, describing such behaviour as "incredibly reckless". ... more		LONGBOW fire control radar for India's Apache helos LONGBOW LLC, a joint venture company of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, is to produce its fire control radar to India for use on the Indian Air Force's new Apache AH-64E attack helicopters. ... more

Space Tech Expo - Design - Build - Test - Pasadena CA - May 24-26, 2016

Airbus Defence and Space signs contract to build Biomass Airbus Defence and Space, the world's second largest space company has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to build its next Earth Explorer mission, the Biomass satellite. Biomass ... more		Sentinel-1B delivers Launched on 25 April from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, Sentinel-1B has produced its first images only two hours after the radar was switched on - a record time for a space radar. The f ... more		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		Soyuz demonstrates Arianespace mission flexibility Arianespace's third flight of 2016 has demonstrated the versatility of its medium-lift Soyuz launcher, which deployed five European satellites of varying sizes into three different low Earth orbits ... more
				Companies named for Navy's open RF program A dozen U.S. companies have won places on a multiple-award, IDIQ contract for the Navy's Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare Command and Control program. ... more		Sentinel-1B launched to complete radar pair The second Sentinel-1 satellite - Sentinel-1B - was launched today to provide more 'radar vision' for Europe's environmental Copernicus programme. Sentinel-1B lifted off on a Soyuz rocket from ... more

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

Transition from Operations to Decommissioning by Preparing a Safe, Cost-Effective Shut Down and Waste Management Strategy

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 7-9 - Las Vegas

Directed Energy And Next Generation Munitions - 20-22 June - Washington DC

Teams ready for Sentinel-1B launch A final, full rehearsal has confirmed that teams at ESA's mission control are ready for tomorrow's launch of the Sentinel-1B radar satellite. An Arianespace rocket carrying Sentinel-1B is set to del ... more		Hanwha Thales preferred bidder for KF-X radar contract Hanwha Thales has been selected as the preferred bidder by the South Korean military for development of an advanced radar system for the Korean Fighter Experimental project, or KF-X. ... more		One billion Africans being harmed by cooking pollution US reaches civil nuclear cooperation accord with Bahrain American firms flag hit from US export controls targeting China		Sentinel-1B will complete European Radar Vision initiative Pre-launch preparations for the Sentinel-1B satellite, carrying an Airbus Defence and Space built radar instrument, are in full swing at Europe's Kourou Spaceport in French Guiana. The satellite, wh ... more
Europe to launch satellites for Earth, Einstein Europe is set to launch two satellites on Friday with very important missions: one will track environmental damage to Earth, while the other will test a mainstay of physics theory. ... more		Training beyond the expected With rigorous training complete, satellite operations teams are ready to assume control of Sentinel-1B - and for any problems that might come along. On Friday, ESA's Sentinel-1B is set to join ident ... more		Australia's sixth ANZAC-class frigate modernized The sixth of eight ANZAC-class frigates of the Royal Australian Navy has been undocked by BAE Systems Australia after major modernization work. ... more		Rafael rolls out 'Drone Dome' anti-drone system Israeli defense firm Rafael unveiled its latest anti-drone defensive system, which the company claims can track, target and destroy enemy unmanned aircraft within a two mile radius. ... more

	N. Korea missile launch fails on founder's birthday North Korea tried and failed to test-fire what appeared to be a medium-range Musudan missile on the birthday of founding leader Kim Il-Sung Friday, a high-profile misstep after Pyongyang claimed a series of breakthroughs in its nuclear weapons programme. ... more		Fewer Russian jets on ground in Syria but Moscow still key to fighting Around a dozen Russian warplanes stand on the tarmac at the Hmeimim base inside government-held territory on Syria's Mediterranean coast. ... more

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

Twiss interferometry offers new approach for remote sensing		GenDyn completes Space Fence radar array structure		US, Philippines hold war games as China flexes muscles		New use for X-rays: A radar gun for unruly atoms		Amazon makes foray into fashion world
MBDA, Qatar sign MOU for coastal defense system		India acquiring Stinger missiles for its new helicopters		Cassini Spies Titan's Tallest Peaks		Lockheed Martin Opens Space Fence Test Facility		Saab showcases Sea Giraffe 1X air and surface naval radar

Kelvin Hughes radar for British Navy vessels

Flexible skin that traps radar waves, cloaks objects

Sentinel-3A rides the waves

New radar system set for testing

New NTU microchip shrinks radar cameras to fit into a palm

US presses Xi on South China Sea non-militarization

China to secure 'de facto' control of S. China Sea: US admiral

Romania orders Lockheed Martin radar systems

Russian Space Intelligence Center to Receive New Radars

Turkish Air Force gets new EW radar system

Beijing building radar in South China Sea: think tank

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

Saab's new GlobalEye radar integrated with Bombardier jet

China deploys missiles on disputed South China Sea island: report

Israel Aerospace Industries unveils new loitering munitions

US approves F-16 sale to Pakistan

Saab, Indian firm in joint venture for missile programs

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