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  Warsaw, Poland (UPI) Feb 1, 2017 The Polish government received an updated offer for its medium-range air defense program from MEADS International. The offer updates the company's proposal alongside Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa in September, intensifying the competition between Raytheon and Lockheed Martin for the contract. Included in the proposal for Poland's missile defense project, known as Wilsa, is MEADS International's Technology Transfer Plan. The package is comprised of active electronically scanned array radar and ... read more |
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U.S. Navy orders radar detection kits for MH-60R aircraftThe U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $45.8 million contract to deliver automatic radar detection kits to support MH-60R Seahawk helicopters. ... more  
Lockheed completes inlet coating repair on F-22Lockheed Martin has completed its first maintenance and repair of the special exterior coatings of an F-22 Raptor's inlets. ... more  
New 'needle-pulse' beam pattern packs a punchA new beam pattern devised by University of Rochester researchers could bring unprecedented sharpness to ultrasound and radar images, burn precise holes in manufactured materials at a nano scale - e ... more 
Russia restores radar field securing all-round defense against missile attacksThe Russian Aerospace Forces have restored the united radar field, which provides control and warns of missile launches and attacks outside the state borders, media reported Thursday, citing Russian ... more |
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Moscow's air defense registered a dozen missile launches in 2016In 2016 the crew of a Don-2N radar facility, one of many keeping an eye on the skies over Moscow and the Central Industrial Region, registered nearly a dozen ballistic and space rocket launches, Ros ... more 
Thales supplying Crowsnest radar system to Royal NavyThales is to supply Britain's Royal Navy with a new airborne and surveillance capability under a subcontract from Lockheed Martin UK. ... more 
Swiss air force upgrading surveillance radarsMaster air defense radars of the Swiss air force are to be modernized by Thales to extend their operational capabilities until the year 2030. ... more  
Russian Smerch, Uragan Rocket Launchers to Get Stealth CloaksRussia 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 Izvesti ... more 
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 |
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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 
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 |
  
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis has ordered a review of the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter program after President Donald Trump assailed its $400 billion price tag, the Pentagon announced Friday.
At the same time, Mattis ordered a similar review of the $4 billion cost for developing a new aircraft for the US president, Air Force One, the ultra-high-tech and secure 747 built by Boe ... more Lockheed completes inlet coating repair on F-22 Advanced robotic bat's flight characteristics simulates the real thing State Dept. approves $525 million aerostat sale to Saudi Arabia |
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  The German navy is to procure additional K130-class corvettes, which it has used on missions in the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean and the Horn of Africa.
The need for the corvettes was underlined by German navy Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Andreas Krause at a navy meeting earlier this month.
"These ships will not just reinforce the emergency missions that the German Navy was assig ... more France orders another B2M support ship HII to perform additional fabrication for third Ford-class carrier General Electric to remanufacture F110 engines |
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Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) was launched as a more accurate navigation system compared to the US' GPS system. However, some as yet unexplained technical failures have put the accuracy of the system into question.
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has downplayed the failure of three atomic clocks onboard one of the satellites of the India's home grown amb ... more First-ever GPS data release to boost space-weather science NASA space radio could change how flights are tracked worldwide ISRO to Launch Standby Navigation Satellite to Replace IRNSS-1A |
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Researchers in Japan say they may be one step closer to solving the mystery at the core of the Earth.
It has long been established that approximately 85 percent of the Earth's core is made of iron, while nickel makes up an additional 10 percent. Details of the final 5 percent - believed to be some amount of light elements - has, until now, eluded scientists.
According to the Japanese ... more Wind satellite heads for final testing NASA Makes an EPIC Update to Website for Daily Earth Pics Subscale Glider Could Assist in Weather Studies, Prediction |
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Airbus Defence and Space delivers satellite communications systems for EU military training missions in Somalia (EUTM Somalia) as well as for the EUCAP (European Union capacity-building mission) Sahel Niger and EUCAP Sahel Mali civilian missions. Led on behalf of the European Union, these missions aim to support the efforts of the respective governments to strengthen their stability and to respo ... more Flat-panel SATCOM for civilian-armored vehicles Japan launches satellite to modernise military communications Phasor teams with Thales to develop advanced broadband Smart Terminal |
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  U.S. Army personnel conducted their first test with a Stryker combat vehicle equipped with a 30mm cannon ahead of future planned upgrades.
The combat vehicle was tested at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. Program officials say the demonstration was intended to verify its combat abilities and make future determinations on the vehicle's armament.
"We're not going to put a 3 ... more Rheinmetall, Steyr Mannlicher announce new assault rifle BAE Systems producing howitzers for India Pentagon chief holds fast against torture |
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US Defense Secretary James Mattis on Wednesday outlined initial plans to further grow America's vast military, after President Donald Trump vowed a "great rebuilding" of the US armed services.
In a short memo, Mattis highlighted critical areas where the Pentagon could immediately use some extra cash.
He proposed an amendment to this year's budget that would free up money to address shor ... more In a bid for defense exports, India is giving contracts to the private sector Rich man loses millions in scam by fake French defence staff Egypt's military to form pharmaceutical company |
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The Polish government received an updated offer for its medium-range air defense program from MEADS International.
The offer updates the company's proposal alongside Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa in September, intensifying the competition between Raytheon and Lockheed Martin for the contract.
Included in the proposal for Poland's missile defense project, known as Wilsa, is MEADS Inter ... more Raytheon contracted for Patriot missile support Lockheed Martin to perform additional THAAD development S. Korea, US defence chiefs back anti-missile system |
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  A new signal processor is being developed by Raytheon and the U.S. Air Force for the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile.
The new signal processor, being developed under the Form Fit Function Refresh program, or F3R, will help ensure AMRAAM production well into the next decade, Raytheon said.
"AMRAAM is and always has been the best missile of its kind," said Dr. Taylor W. La ... more Russia to arm T-50 PAK FAs with BrahMos light cruise missiles South Korea seeks Sidewinder and Maverick missiles from U.S. Iran confirms missile test, denies breach of nuclear deal |
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UK Defence minister Michael Fallon on Thursday accused Russia of "weaponising misinformation", in a stark warning on cyber warfare in which he also took aim at Kremlin-backed media.
"Today we see a country that in weaponising misinformation has created what we might now see as the post-truth age," Fallon said during a speech at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
"Russia is cle ... more Americans distrustful after hacking epidemic: survey SEC probing Yahoo over cyberattacks: media Big Brother will have some difficulty 'watching you' in future |
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 US President Donald Trump and South Korea's Acting President Hwang Kyo-Ahn vowed Sunday to "strengthen" their joint defense capabilities against the belligerent North, the White House said.
"President Trump reiterated our ironclad commitment to defend the ROK, including through the provision of extended deterrence, using the full range of military capabilities," the White House said in a sta ... more S. Korea 'suspends visas' for Chinese teachers Iran rejects Trump missile warning as relations sour Trump on Iran: 'Nothing is off the table' |
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In April last year, billionaire Yuri Milner announced the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative. He plans to invest 100 million US dollars in the development of an ultra-light light sail that can be accelerated to 20 percent of the speed of light to reach the Alpha Centauri star system within 20 years.
The problem of how to slow down this projectile once it reaches its target remains a challeng ... more New Era of Space Travel: Private Station May Replace ISS by Late 2020 The Outer Space Treaty has been remarkably successful - but is it fit for the modern age? Progress MS-03 cargo spacecraft to reenter January 31 |
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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully ground tested its indigenously developed Cryogenic Upper Stage for GSLV MkIII on January 25, 2017. The cryogenic stage designated as C25 was tested for a duration of 50 seconds at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) in Mahendragiri demonstrating all the stage operations. The performance of the Stage during the test was as predicted. This is the f ... more NASA sounding rocket launches into Alaskan night SmallGEO's first flight reaches orbit Russia to check space flight engines over faulty parts |
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The White House on Thursday defended a US special operations raid in Yemen as a "success by all standards," even though multiple civilians and a Navy SEAL were killed, and the mission was beset with problems.
Sunday's raid - the first authorized by President Donald Trump - saw US special operations forces enter the Yakla region of Baida province and target a compound occupied by Al-Qae ... more Syrian army advances against IS in Aleppo Colombia's ELN rebels free hostage, setting up talksColombia rebel commander speaks as peace talks loom |
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Japan's ancient art of paper folding has inspired the design of a potentially trailblazing "smart" radiator that a NASA technologist is now developing to remove or retain heat on small satellites.
Vivek Dwivedi, a technologist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, has teamed with a couple of researchers at Brigham Young University in Utah to advance an unconventiona ... more Space Traffic Management Japan 'space junk' collector in trouble Anatomy of a debris incident |
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In April last year, billionaire Yuri Milner announced the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative. He plans to invest 100 million US dollars in the development of an ultra-light light sail that can be accelerated to 20 percent of the speed of light to reach the Alpha Centauri star system within 20 years.
The problem of how to slow down this projectile once it reaches its target remains a challeng ... moreNew Era of Space Travel: Private Station May Replace ISS by Late 2020The Outer Space Treaty has been remarkably successful - but is it fit for the modern age?Progress MS-03 cargo spacecraft to reenter January 31 |
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