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  Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 27, 2017 The 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 military. The radar field of the missile attack warning system allows controlling the missile launches within a radius of 6,000 kilometers (3,700 miles) around the Russian borders, the Russian Izvestia newspaper said. The restoration of the united radar field around Russia was finished in late 20 ... read 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 |
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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 
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 |
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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 |
   The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Persistent Threat Detection System Aerostats to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The proposed sale under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program carries an estimated value of $525 million.
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which manages the FMS program, said in its notification to Congress that Saudi Arabia's pro ... more KAI taps Texstars to develop KF-X fighter transparencies Saudi Arabia unveils next-generation F-15 warplane Pentagon chief orders review of F-35 fighter program |
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  General Atomics has received a $532.6 million contract modification to manufacture an additional Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System for the U.S. Navy.
The modification includes manufacturing, assembly, inspection, testing, and checkout duties for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System to be used by the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. The contract also covers installation tasks, ... more German navy set for additional corvettes France orders another B2M support ship U.S. Navy notes progress on 2 expeditionary fast transports |
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The service, to be developed at prototype level, will benefit safety-critical industries like aviation and maritime navigation, as well as high accuracy dependent applications such as offshore drilling and production operations, dredging, construction, agriculture and driverless cars and drones, just to name a few.
The EU-funded TREASURE project, will integrate signals from satellite navig ... more Russia to Construct Glonass Satellite Navigation Station in Nicaragua Clocks 'failed' onboard Europe's navigation satellites: ESA Russia, China Work on Joint High-Precision Satellite Navigation System |
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When Michelle Stokes and Stacie Bender look out across the snow-capped mountains of Utah and Colorado, they see more than just a majestic landscape. They see millions of gallons of water that will eventually flow into the Colorado River. The water stored as snowpack there will make its way to some 33 million people across seven western states, irrigating acres of lettuce, fruits and nuts in Cali ... more NASA Airborne Mission Chases Air Pollution Through the Seasons How satellite data changed chimpanzee conservation efforts NOAA's GOES-16 Satellite Sends First Images to Earth |
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Japan on Tuesday launched a satellite to modernise its military communications and reportedly to better monitor North Korean missile launches.
The Kirameki-2 will enable ground, sea and air units of the military - known as the Self-Defense Forces - to communicate directly with each other, a defence ministry official said.
"We'll be able to exchange a large amount of data more quickly," ... more Phasor teams with Thales to develop advanced broadband Smart Terminal Airbus to supply French satellite communication systems Northrop Grumman receives $140m BACN contract modification |
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Germany's Rheinmetall and Austria's Steyr Mannlicher have partnered to manufacture and market a new and modular military assault rifle.
The RS556 - 5.56x45 mm - is based on Steyr Mannlicher's STM556, which Steyr Mannlicher first unveiled in 2012. It fires NATO's standard 5.56 mm rounds.
It has a standard 16-inch barrel and features a 30-round magazine. It weighs just over nine ... more U.S. Army tests Stryker with 30mm cannon BAE Systems producing howitzers for India Pentagon chief holds fast against torture |
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  The Egyptian government has given the military the go-ahead to establish a pharmaceuticals company in a market hit by shortages and a dollar crunch that has driven up prices.
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail issued the decision in a decree published on Sunday in the official gazette.
Ismail "authorises the National Authority for Military Production to participate in the establishment of a jo ... more Canada sidelines a top admiral amid reports of leaks Rolls-Royce to pay 671 pounds million in bribery settlement Leonardo forms new U.K. company, consolidates businesses |
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  North Korea's nuclear and missile capabilities are accelerating at an "unprecedented" pace, the South's acting president said Monday, urging the swift deployment of a US anti-missile system that has infuriated Beijing.
Seoul and Washington agreed last year to install the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system in the South after a string of North Korean nuclear and missile tests - ... more S. Korea, US defence chiefs back anti-missile system New tests for David's Sling weapon system Russia restores radar field securing all-round defense against missile attacks |
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  A BrahMos light cruise missile is in development for future use on Russia's 5th-generation T-50 PAK FA fighter aircraft.
According to an announcement made by Machine-Building R&D Consortium CEO and general designer Alexander Leonov, Russia will collaborate with India to develop smaller variants of the BrahMos cruise missile to integrate with new air-based platforms.
"We are worki ... more Northrop Grumman gets contract mod for Common Missile Compartment White House 'aware' of Iran missile test Pakistan test-fires long-range Ababeel missile |
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  Nearly two-thirds of Americans have experienced some kind of data theft or fraud, leaving many mistrustful of institutions charged with safeguarding their information, a poll showed Wednesday.
The Pew Research Center survey found 41 percent of Americans have encountered fraudulent charges on their credit cards, and 35 percent had sensitive information like an account number compromised.
... more SEC probing Yahoo over cyberattacks: media Big Brother will have some difficulty 'watching you' in future China cracks down on bids to bypass online censorship |
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China's alleged deployment of a DF-41 strategic ballistic missile brigade to Heilongjiang province, bordering Russia, triggered a fascinating spectacle; how to spin - or not to spin - what necessarily represents a milestone in Russia-China's strategic partnership.
The Global Times stressed Hong Kong and Taiwan media interpreted pictures of the DF-41 were taken in Heilongjiang, admitting th ... more Charles Stark Draper Lab tapped for Trident guidance system production Symbolic 'Doomsday Clock' moves closer to midnight Iran warns US to not create tensions; Russia says missile tests allowed |
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As Houston gears up for the Super Bowl, scientists and students are tackling Omics during the 2017 NASA Human Research Program (HRP) Investigators' Workshop in Galveston, Texas this week. Kicking off the week, astronaut, molecular biologist and Human Health and Performance Deputy Director Kate Rubins, Ph.D., awarded prizes to 10 art students at Mosbacher Odyssey Academy in Galveston on Tuesday f ... more Mister Trump Goes to Washington Airbus delivers propulsion test module for the Orion programme to NASA NASA to rely on Soyuz for ISS missions until 2019 |
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  NASA has successfully completed the exploration upper stage (EUS) preliminary design review for the powerful Space Launch System rocket. The detailed assessment is a big step forward in being ready for more capable human and robotic missions to deep space, including the first crewed flight of SLS and NASA's Orion spacecraft in 2021.
"To send humans and even more cargo farther away from Ear ... more Russia to call tender for 2nd Phase of Vostochny Spaceport construction in Fall A May Day return for Proton-M carrier rocket? ULA and team launches US military spy satellite |
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  A UN investigation of 10 air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has concluded that most of the attacks did not involve legitimate military targets and may amount to war crimes, according to a report obtained by AFP on Monday.
A UN panel of experts also said in the report that Yemen's Huthi rebels had tortured and ill-treated detainees in violations that could also amount to war crim ... more Air raids kill 10 Syrian civilians near IS-held Al-Bab: monitor HRW urges Lebanon to end military trials of civiliansNew Russia-Turkey air strikes in Syria: army |
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An experimental 'space junk' collector designed to pull rubbish from the Earth's orbit has run into trouble, Japanese scientists said Tuesday, potentially a new embarrassment for Tokyo's high-tech programme.
Over 100 million pieces of garbage are thought to be whizzing around the planet, including cast-off equipment from old satellites and bits of rocket, which experts say pose a growing thr ... more For this metal, electricity flows, but not the heat Researchers in Kiel can control adhesive material remotely with light NASA studies cosmic radiation to protect high-altitude travelers |
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As Houston gears up for the Super Bowl, scientists and students are tackling Omics during the 2017 NASA Human Research Program (HRP) Investigators' Workshop in Galveston, Texas this week. Kicking off the week, astronaut, molecular biologist and Human Health and Performance Deputy Director Kate Rubins, Ph.D., awarded prizes to 10 art students at Mosbacher Odyssey Academy in Galveston on Tuesday f ... moreMister Trump Goes to WashingtonAirbus delivers propulsion test module for the Orion programme to NASANASA to rely on Soyuz for ISS missions until 2019 |
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