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October 18, 2016

Russian Defense Ministry Can Soon Get Five New Reconnaissance Satellites
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 18, 2016
The Russian Defense Ministry has signed a contract with the Lavochkin Research and Production Association on the development of a radar reconnaissance satellite system, the Russian Izvestia newspaper reports. Under the deal, the Defense Ministry will get five satellites that will need to be able to distinguish live objects on the ground under any weather conditions, the newspaper said citing a senior source in the Russian Aerospace Forces. Glonass Satellites to Switch to Russian Electronics ... read more

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U.S. State Dept. approves $194 million radar sale to Kuwait The U.S. State Department has approved a proposed $194 million radar sale to Kuwait, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Thursday. ... more		US hits radar sites in first strikes on Yemen rebels The US military directly targeted Yemen's Huthi rebels for the first time on Thursday, hitting radar sites controlled by the insurgents after US warships came under missile attacks twice in four days. ... more		Yemen rebels deny targeting US warship Yemeni rebels on Thursday denied US accusations they had targeted a US destroyer in the Red Sea which prompted cruise missile strikes on three radar sites under their control. ... more
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Raytheon to begin production planning for AN/TPY-2 radars Raytheon will begin incorporating Gallium Nitride components for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's existing and future AN/TPY-2 radars. ... more		Three missing after S. Korea helicopter crashes at sea Three people were missing after a South Korean naval helicopter crashed into the sea off the country's east coast Monday night during a joint military drill with the US, the defence ministry said. ... more		The long slow death of Norway's wild salmon Beijing decries 'discriminatory' ban on Chinese purchases of US farmland China's 'new farmers' learn to livestream in rural revitalisation		How CITES works, and 5 species to look out for The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is a treaty to protect wild animals and plants against over-exploitation through commercial trade. ... more
				U.S. Marine Corps command and control system passes test General Dynamics Mission Systems' Common Aviation Command and Control System recently completed a U.S. Marine Corps operational test, the company announced Wednesday. ... more		Cobham receives orders for F-35 microelectronics Cobham reports that it has received a series of orders for radio frequency microelectronics in support of the F-35 Lightning II program. ... more

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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		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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Beijing decries 'discriminatory' ban on Chinese purchases of US farmland

China's 'new farmers' learn to livestream in rural revitalisation

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Raytheon awarded $92 million Navy radar contract		Saab gets Australian army air defense and radar contract		Methane-Filled Canyons Line Titan's Surface		Trust Automation gets Lockheed contract for Q-53 radar		1967 solar storm nearly took US to brink of war

China installs radar in disputed waters: Japanese media

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

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