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  Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 18, 2017 Russia will outfit its Smerch and Uragan heavy multiple rocket launchers with specially designed canvas tents to make them invisible to enemy satellites and radar, the Moscow-based newspaper Izvestia wrote.The first eight such tents, equipped with their own systems of ventilation, fire control, power supply and heating, will arrive at a missile brigade of the Eastern Military District stationed in Ussuriisk. The 338th Brigade is armed with a battery of 18 Uragan multiple rocket launchers. There ar ... read more |
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India test-fires guided Pinaka Rocket Mark-IIIndia's Defense Research and Development Organization test-fired a guided variant of its Pinaka rocket in a recent demonstration. ... more  
Artisan 3D radar completes sea trialsThe Artisan 3D radar system from BAE Systems has successfully completed sea-based trials on Britain's Type 23 frigates. ... more 
Airbus supplying multi-mode radar for Coast Guard cutterMulti-mode radar is to be supplied to Lockheed Martin by the U.S. subsidiary of Airbus Defense and Space for installation on a new Coast Guard cutter. ... more  
Scientists use satellites to spot Svalbard avalanchesThe Arctic Ocean's mild, rainy autumn has become a mild and rainy winter, triggering avalanches in Svalbard, an archipelago north of mainland Norway. ... more |
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RADA contracted for high energy laser radarsRADA Electronic Industries has received an order to supply its Multi-mission Hemispheric Radar system to an undisclosed customer in Far East Asia. ... more 
Saab, UAE sign radar support dealAn airborne surveillance system of the United Arab Emirates is receiving maintenance and support services from Saab under a new two-year contract. ... more  
Satellites observe 'traffic jams' in Antarctic Ice Stream caused by tidesFor the first time, researchers have closely observed how the ocean's tides can speed up or slow down the speed of glacial movement in Antarctica. The new data will help modelers better predict how ... more 
Raytheon to produce additional Air and Missile Defense Radar equipmentRaytheon has received a $110 million contract modification to produce additional material for the U.S. Navy's Air and Missile Defense Radar Program. ... more 
U.S. State Dept. approves Sea Giraffe 3D radars for the PhilippinesThe U.S. State Department has approved the proposed sale of AN/SPS-77 Sea Giraffe 3D Air Search Radars to the government of the Philippines. ... more |
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 Velodyne LiDAR makes breakthrough for tiny, low cost solid-state LiDAR sensors  
Boeing delivers digital flight deck upgrades to NATO fleetBoeing delivered the first 14 E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft with cockpit upgrades for NATO's fleet. ... more 
Northrop Grumman taps Saab to help produce ground-based AESA radarsSaab has received an $18.6 million contract to provide supporting AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar components for the U.S. Marine Corps. ... more |
   The U.S. Navy has accepted its 50th P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance and anti-submarine aircraft from Boeing.
The plane, which will be part of an eventual fleet of 117 Poseidon aircraft, was delivered at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., earlier this month, U.S. Naval Air Systems Command reported.
"I'd like to formally thank the team, including PMA-290, Boeing ... more DARPA awards Sikorsky Phase 3 contract for ALIAS program Eurofighter signs support deals for Typhoon fighters GKN Aerospace continues Gripen's engine support program |
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What have been appositely referred to as the "military's smartest toys," robot boats have just become a lot smarter, and so has the US Navy.
It has taken the US government some time, but its team of researchers and developers have begun to discover the effectiveness of swarming by means of autonomous boats - Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) or Autonomous Surface Craft (ASCs). The Office of ... more India launches second Scorpene-class submarine Ingalls Shipbuilding contracted for Coast Guard cutter Pentagon approves potential $126 billion submarine project |
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DT Research, the leading designer and manufacturer of purpose-built computing solutions for vertical markets, this week announced the successful deployment of the DT391GS Rugged GNSS Tablets for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).
The DT391GS tablets with Intel Celeron Dual Core Processors are used as Inspector Positioning Tablets with the critical hardware and software needed ... more Clocks 'failed' onboard Europe's navigation satellites: ESA Russia, China Work on Joint High-Precision Satellite Navigation System Raytheon completes qualification testing of next-gen GPS Launch and Checkout System |
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Some of us may be easing ourselves gently into the New Year, but for the team readying Sentinel-2B for liftoff on 7 March it's full steam ahead. On 5 January, the satellite was shipped from ESA's site in the Netherlands - where it had been undergoing testing since June - and arrived safe and sound in French Guiana the following day.
The Sentinel-2 mission is designed as two satellites work ... more China receives imagery from high-resolution remote sensing satellites Study tracks 'memory' of soil moisture SAGE III to Provide Highly Accurate Measurements of Atmospheric Gases |
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Troops in remote regions around the world often struggle to operate with limited networks for data sharing and communication-an encumbrance that is amplified when U.S. troops need to share classified or otherwise secure data with each other and coalition partners.
The usual process for sharing such information requires an end-to-end connection to secure servers via a dedicated digital "pip ... more BAE Systems contracted for radio frequency countermeasure services Harris secures $403 million tactical radio support contract U.S. Navy selects Raytheon for tactical radio production |
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  Dozens of retired top military brass have written to President-elect Donald Trump urging him not to follow through on campaign pledges to reinstate waterboarding, the New York Times reported Tuesday.
Trump said while campaigning that "waterboarding is fine, but it's not nearly tough enough" and said he would "bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding."
In a letter dated Januar ... more What Russia's railgun can really do Safran to design new inertial navigation system Leidos to support counter-IED organization |
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  The Syrian army said on Friday that Israeli missile strikes caused a series of explosions at an airbase outside Damascus before dawn.
"In a desperate attempt to support terrorist organisations, Israeli enemy aircraft launched missiles from the north of Lake Tiberias (the Sea of Galilee) at 00:25 am (2225 GMT Thursday)," a military source told the state SANA news agency.
"The Syrian armed ... more Saudi unblocks military aid to Lebanon: Lebanese source Pro-Iraqi militias using arms from 16 countries: Amnesty Estonia consolidates military procurement process |
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EUROSAM, a consortium formed by Thales Group and MBDA Systems, has formally welcomed Italy to its Aster 30 Block 1 NT program.
The B1NT program is an effort supported by the French and Italian defense ministries to develop new technology for the Aster missile in addition to modernizing SAMP/T systems currently in service.
"The Italian notification strengthens the Aster program we ... more SBIRS GEO Flight 3 encapsulated for launch U.S. Air Force prepares SBIRS satellite for launch US would 'not necessarily' shoot down NKorean missile: Pentagon |
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Raytheon and the U.S. Navy have recently completed two flight tests with the Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile.
According to the company, the tests were conducted to demonstrate the missile's ability to engage time-sensitive targets. Raytheon officials praised their product's performance following the demonstration.
"Tomahawk's tactics and procedures have evolved to support the ne ... more U.S. Navy helos getting Lockheed Martin counter-missile capability Russian Smerch, Uragan Rocket Launchers to Get Stealth Cloaks India test-fires guided Pinaka Rocket Mark-II |
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  App stores in China must register with the state from Monday, a government statement said, as China tightens its control over the internet.
App stores are "not strict" when they examine and approve apps, the China Cyberspace Administration, the country's internet watchdog, said in a statement.
Lax standards have led to the "frequent appearance of apps that spread illegal information, enc ... more New Facebook project aims to fight the spread of 'fake news' London-based Italians arrested for cyber-spying on top politicians EU proposes greater privacy protection to boost digital economy |
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  EU foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini on Monday insisted the bloc will stand by the Iran nuclear accord, bluntly condemned by US President-elect Donald Trump, because it serves Europe's security needs.
"It is proof that diplomacy works and delivers... The European Union will continue to work for the respect and implementation of this extremely important deal, most of all for our securit ... more Obama warns Trump not to jettison Iran nuclear deal 'No sense' in renegotiating nuclear deal: Iran president Russia test-fires Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile |
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French astronaut Thomas Pesquet floated into space on his first-ever spacewalk Friday, and helped install three new, refrigerator-sized lithium-ion batteries to upgrade the power system at the International Space Station.
Wearing a white spacesuit with the French flag emblazoned on one shoulder, Pesquet and US astronaut Shane Kimbrough switched on their spacesuits' internal battery power to ... more 'Hidden Figures' soars in second week atop box office The dust never settles on the Space Station Real time imaging and transcriptome analysis of medaka aboard space station |
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Orbital ATK has completed a significant mission milestone for NASA's next International Space Station cargo mission.
The Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM) of the Cygnus spacecraft has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for processing and assembly before launch. The OA-7 mission is targeted to launch on Thursday, March 16 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in ... more ISRO set to increase vehicle capacity to accommodate more space launches Ruptured oxidant tank likely cause of Progress accident SpaceX launches, lands rocket for first time since Sept blast |
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  Philippine communist rebels waging one of Asia's longest insurgencies said Tuesday a peace pact was likely not achievable before 2019, in a blow to the government's hopes of securing a deal this year.
Ahead of fresh peace talks starting in Italy on Thursday, the National Democratic Front of the Philippines also warned that forces on the ground were urging an end to a ceasefire as they became ... more US-led coalition strikes IS near Syria's Al-Bab 26 killed as Yemeni forces push rebels back Turkey arrests two Uighurs over nightclub attack |
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Researchers at the University of Bath suggest developments in 3D printing techniques could open the door to the advancement of membrane capabilities. This work is part of the University's Centre for Advanced Separations Engineering (CASE) and is the first time the properties of different 3D printing techniques available to membrane fabrication have been assessed.
Membranes are a semi-perme ... more China develops world's brightest VUV free electron laser research facility Manchester scientists tie the tightest knot ever achieved China to develop prototype super, super computer in 2017 |
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French astronaut Thomas Pesquet floated into space on his first-ever spacewalk Friday, and helped install three new, refrigerator-sized lithium-ion batteries to upgrade the power system at the International Space Station.
Wearing a white spacesuit with the French flag emblazoned on one shoulder, Pesquet and US astronaut Shane Kimbrough switched on their spacesuits' internal battery power to ... more'Hidden Figures' soars in second week atop box officeThe dust never settles on the Space StationReal time imaging and transcriptome analysis of medaka aboard space station |
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