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September 20, 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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Britain orders miniature anti-missile jammers Britain's Ministry of Defense has ordered miniature anti-missile jammers from Leonardo-Finmeccanica aircraft for its Typhoon fighter fleet. ... more		State Dept. approves possible radar sale to Egypt Egypt has received U.S. State Department approval for the acquisition of Sentinel AN/MPQ-64F1 radars through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program. ... more		Poyang Lake looks like giant oil spill in latest ESA image The largest freshwater lake in China looks like a giant oil spill through the eyes of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Sentinel satellite. ... more
				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

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

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		OPERA satellite data sharpens US crop and water management Alen Space begins SATMAR satellite validation over Bay of Algeciras Deep Arctic gas hydrate mounds host ultra deep cold seep ecosystem		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
				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

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.

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		Redesigned carbon framework boosts battery safety and power Molecular catalyst switches between hydrogen and oxygen production Project Pele microreactor reaches key milestone with first TRISO fuel delivery		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
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		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

OPERA satellite data sharpens US crop and water management

Alen Space begins SATMAR satellite validation over Bay of Algeciras

Deep Arctic gas hydrate mounds host ultra deep cold seep ecosystem

A new generation of electron devices makes waves, trillions of them each second		CryoSat sets new standard for measuring sea levels		Raytheon gets $130 million missile defense contract modification		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

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