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September 16, 2016

China's space progress in recent years
Beijing (XNA) Sep 14, 2016
China has been developing aerospace technologies for decades. Yet in recent years, China has made significant progress in aerospace activities, including satellite deployment, manned space flights, and deep space exploration. China now has a complete satellite system, ranging from scientific experiment to practical applications satellites. For high-resolution earth observation, six satellites named "Gaofen" have been launched since 2013. They are equipped with optical and radar sensors, whic ... read more

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South Korea considers buying 20 more F-35A stealth jets South Korea is considering purchasing 20 additional radar-evading F-35A fighters to enhance its air combat capabilities, military officials said Monday. ... more		Australian Navy getting anti-ship missile test capability The Royal Australian Navy is to receive an improved anti-ship missile test capability from BAE Systems Australia. ... more		Titan's Dunes and Other Features Emerge in New Images New scenes from a frigid alien landscape are coming to light in recent radar images of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Cassini obtained the views during a close f ... more
				Marines order more advanced radars from Northrop Gruman The U.S. Marine Corps has ordered additional Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar systems from Northrop Grumman. ... more		Qatar orders coastal defense system from MBDA Qatar's naval forces are to receive a coastal defense system from Europe's MBDA that will deploy both Marte extended-range and Exocet MM40 Block 3 missiles. ... more

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Canada talks up low-carbon ties with China Bilateral exchange across the Pacific in the area of clean energy could be a driver for a new global economic strategy, Canada's prime minister said. ... more		The Deep Space Network NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) is a world-wide network of large antennas and communications facilities. Components of this network are located in the U.S., Spain and Australia. Its primary function ... more		Ancient zircon data reveals tectonic origin of Earth's first continental crust Autonomous sub explores unexplored trench depths to reveal critical mineral clues Europe launches first geostationary atmospheric sounder to boost extreme weather forecasts		Northrop Grumman gets $375 million G/ATOR radar contract Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $375 million U.S. Navy contract for procurement of the Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar, or G/ATOR, system. ... more
				LTU uses underground radar to locate post-Katrina damage An innovative underground radar technology developed at Louisiana Tech University is helping the City of Slidell in south Louisiana to identify and document underground infrastructure damage that ha ... more		Northrop Grumman to Provide Navigation System for German Satellite Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract from OHB System AG to supply the space inertial reference system for Germany's SARah satellite-based radar reconnaissance system. Northrop Grumman ... more

2nd Integrated Air and Missile Defense - Securing the Complex Air Domain: Requirements for Sustainable, Global, and Reliable Solutions to Next Generation Air & Missile Threats - 28-30 September, 2016 | Washington D.C.

Raytheon awarded $92 million Navy radar contract Raytheon has been awarded a $92 million U.S. Navy contract for engineering and manufacturing development of the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar, or EASR, the company announced Friday. ... more		Saab gets Australian army air defense and radar contract Saab has signed a contract with the Australian Defense Force to upgrade RBS 70 air defense and Giraffe AMB radar systems, the company announced Monday. ... more		Atomic 6 receives 2M Space Force award to advance next generation solar arrays ESA and Neuraspace develop autonomous satellite navigation technologies Planet secures 240 million euro satellite services contract with German government		Methane-Filled Canyons Line Titan's Surface Liquid methane-filled canyons hundreds of meters deep with walls as steep as ski slopes etch the surface of Titan, researchers report in a new study. The new findings provide the first direct eviden ... more
Trust Automation gets Lockheed contract for Q-53 radar Trust Automation announced on Tuesday its fifth manufacturing contract with Lockheed Martin for work on the Q-53 radar's vehicle automation system. ... more		1967 solar storm nearly took US to brink of war A solar storm that jammed radar and radio communications at the height of the Cold War could have led to a disastrous military conflict if not for the U.S. Air Force's budding efforts to monitor the ... more		China installs radar in disputed waters: Japanese media China has installed a radar with potential military functions in a disputed area of the East China Sea, Japanese media said Sunday, in the latest flare-up of tensions between the two countries. ... more		A new generation of electron devices makes waves, trillions of them each second Normal radios operate in kilohertz (kHz) and megahertz (MHz) frequencies, bandwidths corresponding to electromagnetic oscillations in the thousands and millions of cycles per second ranges, respecti ... more

	CryoSat sets new standard for measuring sea levels Trying to measure sea levels around rugged coastlines is not always an easy task. ESA's CryoSat satellite is making a difference with its radar altimeter. Sea level is a very sensitive indicator of ... more		Raytheon gets $130 million missile defense contract modification Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems has been awarded a $132 million contract modification for work on the Ballistic Missile Defense System's X-band radar. ... more

Ancient zircon data reveals tectonic origin of Earth's first continental crust

Autonomous sub explores unexplored trench depths to reveal critical mineral clues

Europe launches first geostationary atmospheric sounder to boost extreme weather forecasts

U.S. Army delivers Q-36 Firefinder radar to Ukrainian military		Lockheed Martin's INFIRNO sensor makes first Black Hawk flight		Better understanding post-earthquake fault movement		New record in microwave detection		Raytheon, USAF test small diameter bomb II system
Raytheon to help develop new Army radar		Raytheon's air and missile defense radar to be tested		State Dept. approves $300 million parts sale to Israel		Teaching drones about the birds and the bees		Chinese, Japanese warplanes in close encounter

Lockheed's Q-53 shows drone tracking capability

More wind power added to French grid

N.Korean missile reached 1,000 kilometre-altitude: Japan

Below the Radar: Russia's S-400, S-500 Set to Become Invisible to Enemies

Serco gets $38 million missile radar contract

Giant sinkholes near West Texas oil patch towns are growing

Thales unveils Ground Master 60 mobile radar

Danish parliament approves F-35 buy

Interest in IAI's Drone Guard counter-drone system grows

Mapping that sinking feeling

Slowing of landslide flows reflects California's drying climate

SpaceDataHighway: first laser transmission of an image taken by the Sentinel 1A satellite

Multifunction Phase Array Radar (MPAR)

SwRI scientists discover evidence of ice age at Martian north pole

BAE gets U.S. Air Force radar contract

NASA Radar Finds Ice Age Record in Mars' Polar Cap

FLIR Systems launches ground surveillance products

Study Helps Explain Sea Ice Differences at Earth's Poles

Idea That US's New Destroyer is 'Invisible' is a 'Fairy Tale for Fools'

New Study Maps Rate of New Orleans Sinking

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