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  Columbia, MD (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 Though not visible to the naked eye or even with binoculars, the green-tailed Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova (HMP) did not escape the gaze of the world-renowned Arecibo Observatory. Scientists from the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL) and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) at Arecibo Observatory have been studying the comet with radar to better understand its solid nucleus and the dusty coma that surrounds it. "Comets are remnants of the planet formin ... read more |
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Leonardo supplying radars for Patroller dronesLeonardo is to supply its PicoSAR AESA radars for integration aboard Patroller unmanned aerial vehicles being supplied by Safran Electronics & Defense to the French army. ... more  
Saab offering sensor package for Indian Tejas fightersSaab reports that it is offering a sensor package for India's s LCA-Tejas Mk1A fighter aircraft in partnership with Indian industry. ... more 
Asteroid resembles dungeons and dragons diceRadar images of asteroid 2017 BQ6 were obtained on Feb. 6 and 7 with NASA's 70-meter (230-foot) antenna at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California. They reveal an irregular, an ... more  
Beijing MST Radar detection of the lower, middle and upper atmosphereBeijing MST (Mesosphere-Stratosphere-Troposphere) Radar is one of the largest facilities within the Chinese Meridian Project (a chain of diverse ground-based remote sensing facilities for monitoring ... more |
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Saudi Arabia to get more radars for F-15 fleetBoeing received an $18 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide AN/APG-63(V) radars for Saudi Arabia's F-15SA aircraft. ... 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  
U.S. Navy deploys new 'digital quarterback' in JapanThe U.S. Navy is strengthening airborne radar and detection capabilities in the Asia-Pacific with five E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes early warning and control aircraft. ... more  
New beam pattern yields more precise radar, ultrasound imagingUniversity of Rochester researchers have developed a novel beam pattern that promises to lend unprecedented sharpness to ultrasound and radar images. ... more 
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  
MEADS team submits updated proposal for Poland's Wilsa programThe Polish government received an updated offer for its medium-range air defense program from MEADS International. ... more |
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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 
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 Helicopters is in talks with the government of India for the potential sale of 200 helicopters to support various security roles.
Representatives for the state-owned defense enterprise say both parties are finalizing the terms of the contract. Under the current draft, 140 of the rotorcraft will be built in India. The remaining 60 will be supplied by the company's existing facili ... more NATO countries to join multinational aerial tanker initiativeIndia, Russia close in on chopper deal: report Czech Republic, Switzerland eye A400M lease from Germany |
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  The French Ministry of Defense has confirmed it has ordered the construction of a fourth Batiment multimission ship. French defense officials initially planned to operate three of the vessels, but decided in early 2015 to procure a fourth. The new ship is slated for delivery in 2018. The confirmation, announced in a statement released by the French Directorate of General Armamen ... more Brazil to retire its only aircraft carrier, Sao Paulo Electric Boat contracted for Virginia-class sub long-lead materials Not-so-rosy future for Rolls-Royce marine division |
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  A prefecture in China's restive Xinjiang region has ordered all vehicles to be equipped with GPS-like tracking software, police and media reports said Tuesday, as authorities step up an "anti-terrorism" campaign.
All drivers in the Bayingol Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture must install a China-developed satellite navigation system called Beidou "to prevent theft, but also primarily to maintai ... more GLONASS station in India to expedite 'space centric' warfare command Australia and Lockheed field 2nd-Gen sat-based augmentation system UK may lose access to EU Galileo GPS system after Brexit |
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Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract with Space Administration at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to develop and build all components of the German contribution to the German-French Earth observation mission MERLIN.
The German Aerospace Center and the French space agency Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) are jointly developing this challenging mission on behalf of the F ... more In Atmospheric River Storms, Wind Is a Risk, Too NASA to launch sequel to successful Lightning Study Mission Sentinel-2 teams prepare for space |
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Israel Aerospace Industries received $30 million in contracts to supply signals and communication intelligence capabilities to unnamed customers.
The contracts, awarded to IAI subsidiary ELTA Systems, facilitate the delivery of an advanced communication intelligence system, or COMINT to an unidentified operator in Europe. ELTA is also tasked with supplying a signal intelligence suite to ... more Terahertz wireless could make spaceborne satellite links as fast as fiber-optic links Airbus provides satcom for EU security missions in Mali, Niger and Somalia Engie, Airbus tapped to support French defense networks |
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  The United Arab Emirates has given the Harris Corporation a two-year contract to provide its military with an integrated battle management system.
The contract, issued under the UAE's Emirates Command & Control System Land Tactical System program, is worth $189 million.
"This Land Tactical System project represents a major milestone in the advancement of battlefield management an ... more U.S. Marines place $150M order for Target Sight Systems Orbital ATK reports new orders for Bushmaster guns Russia ready to export new T-90 tank variant |
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  Worldwide arms trade has risen to its highest level since the Cold War in the last five years, driven by a demand from the Middle East and Asia, a study said Monday.
Between 2012-2016, arms imports in terms of volume by countries in Asia and Oceania accounted for 43 percent of global imports, a 7.7 rise compared to the previous 2007-2011 period, according to the Stockholm International Peace ... more SIPRI: Arms imports rise in Asia, Middle East Pentagon chief says military running smoothly amid turbulent transitionGermany, Norway expand defense industry coooperation |
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  Raytheon is developing an automated assessment system for judging the effectiveness of 21st century weapons in war game scenarios.
The first-of-its-kind tool, commissioned by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, will automatically teach war game participants which weapons to use in every possible scenario, including missiles, kinetic interceptors, cyber and electronic warfare weapons.
... more U.S. Army awards $3 billion in missile defense contracts New US Missile Hits Target in Space New Age, New Aims: CIS Air Defense to Be Upgraded for Aerospace Tasks |
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  MBDA reports it has been contracted to supply the United Arab Emirates navy with Marte MK2/N anti-ship missiles.
The number of missiles and contract details were not disclosed, but the weapons will be carried by the navy's high-speed multirole combat vessels.
Each vessel will be equipped with four box launchers for the Marte Mk 2/N guided missiles, which are able to strike target ... more Lockheed Martin completes tests with modernized TACMS missiles Raytheon, Rheinmetall to collaborate on future defense projects Thales, Bharat Dynamics ink STARStreak capability transfer deal |
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  Northrop Grumman and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa, Poland's state-owned enterprise, announced plans to collaborate on future defense projects.
The prospective partnership was formally recognized when representatives from PGZ and Northrop Grumman International Trading signed a Letter of Intent declaring the two parties would explore how to cooperate on security-related contracts.
Nort ... more Tech tools gain traction amid Trump war on leaks General Dynamics gets $170 million cybersecurity orderCyber warriors see politics muddying security efforts |
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  China's snap decision to halt North Korean coal imports - a key economic lifeline for Pyongyang - has a broader motive aimed at shaping Donald Trump's as yet undefined policy towards the North's rogue nuclear arms programme, experts say.
North Korea defied the world a week ago with a missile test and is suspected of orchestrating the stunning assassination a day later of supreme leader Kim ... more No major impact from China coal ban, says N.Korea official Iran in new military drills despite US warnings US pledges nuclear defence for Japan, S.Korea after N.Korea missile launch |
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Russia's Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia hopes to be the first to offer space tourism around the Moon aboard the Soyuz spacecraft by 2021-2022.
First round-the-Moon flights should be possible for space tourists aboard the Soyuz spacecraft in 2021-2022, Vladimir Solntsev, the head of Russia's Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia, told Sputnik.
"We are speaki ... more Art and space enter a new dimension NASA selects proposals for first-ever Space Technology Research Institutes NASA saves energy and water with new modular supercomputing facility |
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Russia's S7 Space Transportation Systems (STS) company, part of the S7 Group, has been given a license to conduct launches and other space activities in Russia, the firm said Monday.
"As early as this year, we plan to launch a Zenit-M rocket from the Baikonur spaceport, with STS providing analytic integration and other assistance in the launch process as well as ensuring cooperation betwee ... more Energia to make 2 modifications of Federatsiya spaceship Energia wants to finalize Sea Launch deal with Boeing SpaceX blasts off cargo from historic NASA launchpad |
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  Colombian FARC rebels will start their historic disarmament process March 1, the government said Tuesday, as the country implements its peace deal to end Latin America's last major armed conflict.
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are due to disband with UN supervision under a peace deal with the government after 52 years of fighting.
FARC members will surrender 30 percen ... more Colombia, ELN announce first accord at peace talks US used depleted uranium rounds in anti-IS air strikes: military Turkey says clearing Syria town of remaining IS militants |
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Researchers from Brown University have shown experimentally how a unique form of magnetism arises in an odd class of materials called Mott insulators. The findings are a step toward a better understanding the quantum states of these materials, which have generated much interest among scientists in recent years.
The study, published in Nature Communications, helps to confirm novel theoretic ... more ESA's six-legged Suntracker flying on a Dragon Sky and Space signs agreement with US Department of Defence Curtiss-Wright offers COTS Module for measuring microgravity acceleration |
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Russia's Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia hopes to be the first to offer space tourism around the Moon aboard the Soyuz spacecraft by 2021-2022.
First round-the-Moon flights should be possible for space tourists aboard the Soyuz spacecraft in 2021-2022, Vladimir Solntsev, the head of Russia's Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia, told Sputnik.
"We are speaki ... moreArt and space enter a new dimensionNASA selects proposals for first-ever Space Technology Research InstitutesNASA saves energy and water with new modular supercomputing facility |
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