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  Washington (UPI) Feb 27, 2017 Raytheon received a $1 billion contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide an early warning radar system for the government of Qatar. Early warning radar systems are devices used to provide long-range detection capabilities for armed forces, allowing them to respond to threats as early as possible. The systems can be integrated into a variety of platforms, such as the U.S. Navy's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. Under the contract with the Air Force, the company will provide an early warn ... read more |
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Schiebel taps Leonardo for radar system for unmanned helicopterGeelong, Australia (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 Leonardo reports it is to supply its active electronically-scanned array radar to Austria's Schiebel for use on a Camcopter S-100 aircraft. ... more  
Australia receives its first Boeing EA-18G GrowlerCanberra, Australia (UPI) Feb 28, 2017 The first of 12 EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft has been received by Australia, making the country the first non-U.S. customer to operate the Boeing fighter. ... more 
Two radar eyes are better than oneParis (ESA) Feb 28, 2017 A novel airborne experiment over the flat agricultural landscape of the Netherlands recently simulated, for the first time, images that could be taken by radar satellites orbiting in tandem. Involvi ... more 
Kelvin Hughes to provide SharpEye radars for U.K. OPVsLondon (UPI) Feb 21, 2017 Britain's Royal Navy has selected Kelvin Hughes to supply its SharpEye radar systems for its new Batch 2 offshore patrol vessels. ... more |
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Raytheon gets contract for Silent Knight radar systemsWashington (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 Raytheon received a $45.5 million contract modification for the delivery of Silent Knight Radar systems to the U.S. Special Operations Command. ... more 
Terma partner wins Indian radar contractNew Delhi (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 India's Nova Integrated Systems, in partnership with Terma AS, has signed an Indian Ministry of Defense contract to provide naval surface surveillance radar. ... more 
Leonardo supplying radars for Patroller dronesRome (UPI) Feb 21, 2017 Leonardo 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 fightersLinkoping, Sweden (UPI) Feb 15, 2017 Saab reports that it is offering a sensor package for India's s LCA-Tejas Mk1A fighter aircraft in partnership with Indian industry. ... more  
Arecibo Observatory captures revealing images of Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-PajdusakovaColumbia, 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 fr ... more 
Asteroid resembles dungeons and dragons dicePasadena CA (JPL) Feb 14, 2017 Radar 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 |
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Saudi Arabia to get more radars for F-15 fleetWashington (UPI) Feb 7, 2017 Boeing 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-22Marietta, Ga. (UPI) Feb 2, 2017 Lockheed 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 JapanTokyo (UPI) Feb 3, 2017 The 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 imagingRochester, N.Y. (UPI) Jan 27, 2017 University of Rochester researchers have developed a novel beam pattern that promises to lend unprecedented sharpness to ultrasound and radar images. ... more |
  Brasilia, Brazil (UPI) Feb 23, 2017  The Brazilian air force has started flight testing the aerial refueling capabilities of Embraer's KC-390 airlifter.
The first in-flight refueling mission of the future Brazilian air force aircraft occurred earlier this month, and military and company personnel are working on another test campaign with F-5M fighters again acting as the fuel receiver aircraft, the air force said.
T ... more Stockholm, Sweden (UPI) Feb 22, 2017Hungary gets more flight time on leased Gripen fighters  Washington (UPI) Feb 24, 2017Sikorsky, Polish affiliate prepare for M28 demonstration  London (UPI) Feb 28, 2017Charles Woodburn to take over as BAE Systems CEO |
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 San Diego (UPI) Feb 28, 2017  The U.S. Navy signed off on a multiple award contract modification for maintenance, repair and modernization services for surface combatant ships docked at Naval Base San Diego.
Contract recipients include BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, Continental Maritime of San Diego, and General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding. The total combined value of the contract modifications is $ ... more Linkoping, Sweden (UPI) Feb 21, 2017Saab launches new CoastControl product for coast guards  Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2017Ingalls Shipbuilding authenticates keel for USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.  Washington (UPI) Feb 24, 2017Guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City conducts live-fire exercise |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2017  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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Feb 15, 2017GLONASS station in India to expedite 'space centric' warfare command  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Australia and Lockheed field 2nd-Gen sat-based augmentation system  Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 14, 2017UK may lose access to EU Galileo GPS system after Brexit |
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 London, UK (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 
Transshipment, the transfer of goods from one boat to another, is a major pathway for illegally caught and unreported fish to enter the global seafood market. It has also been associated with drug smuggling and slave labor. Illegal in many cases, transshipment has been largely invisible and nearly impossible to manage, because it often occurs far from shore and out of sight. Until now.
Tod ... more Paris (ESA) Mar 03, 2017Sentinel-2B poised for liftoff  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Feb 28, 2017The Long Shot: Photographing A Milk Carton 3500 Kilometres Away  San Francisco CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2017MDA to Acquire DigitalGlobe |
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 Geelong, Australia (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 
The Australian air force and Rockwell Collins completed a wideband high frequency communications demonstration between a ground station and a C-17 aircraft.
The test marked the first time WBHF data was exchanged between the airlifter and a ground station. Operators were able to transmit several forms of information, including real-time chat, streaming video, digital voice audio and file ... more Schriever AFB CO (AFNS) Feb 24, 2017Space aggressors jam AF, allies' systems  Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2017General Dynamics gets enterprise communications contract  Rochester, N.Y. (UPI) Feb 22, 2017Harris intros new wideband manpack radio system |
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 Linkoping, Sweden (UPI) Mar 2, 2017  Saab is to supply its AUV62-AT advanced anti-submarine warfare training system to an unidentified country beginning this year, the company announced Thursday.
The AUV62-AT is an autonomous, underwater acoustic target vehicle system that mimics a submarine in a way that is compatible with any torpedo and anti-submarine warfare sonar on the market today.
Saab said the system will r ... more Abu Dhabi (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017Russia to start testing TIGR unmanned armored car in 2017  London (UPI) Feb 22, 2017Atlas Elektronik contracted for ARCIMS vehicles  Orlando, Fla. (UPI) Feb 21, 2017U.S. Marines place $150M order for Target Sight Systems |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 28, 2017  President Donald Trump will address Congress for the first time on Tuesday, selling his policies and laying out the case for a $54 billion boost in military spending and cuts in domestic programs and foreign aid.
Previewing measures designed to back up campaign promises with dollars and cents, Trump promised a fiscal plan focused on "public safety and national security."
"We are going to ... moreLondon (AFP) Feb 23, 2017BAE Systems eyes defence spending by Trump  Abu Dhabi (AFP) Feb 23, 2017UAE signs over $5 bln in deals at arms fair  Abu Dhabi (AFP) Feb 19, 2017Pentagon chief says military running smoothly amid turbulent transition |
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 Seoul (AFP) Feb 28, 2017  People living near a South Korean golf course on Tuesday sued to stop it hosting a controversial US missile system loathed by Beijing, lawyers said, after Chinese media issued a veiled threat of a consumer boycott over the plan.
A subsidiary of retail giant Lotte Group, South Korea's fifth-biggest company, signed an agreement Tuesday with the defence ministry to provide the course in the sou ... more Berlin (UPI) Feb 24, 2017Jenoptik contracted for Patriot missile components  Dulles, Va. (UPI) Feb 16, 2017Raytheon developing new tool for war game assessment  Washington (UPI) Feb 10, 2017U.S. Army awards $3 billion in missile defense contracts |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 
Lockheed Martin received a $427 million contract modification to continue Hellfire II missile production for the U.S. Army.
The Hellfire II missile is a follow-on to the AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missile family. The variant was first developed in the early 1990s, and features semi-active laser variants including the AGM-114K, AGM-114M and the AGM-114N.
The missile is design ... more Tehran (AFP) March 4, 2017Iran's S-300 air defence system operational  Washington (UPI) Mar 3, 2017ATK unit contracted for U.S. AIM-9P Sidewinder missile motors  Tehran (AFP) Feb 27, 2017Iran tests missiles in naval exercises |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 2, 2017 
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Beijing said Thursday it will push a "China solution" to global cyber governance after releasing its first strategy paper outlining a vision of the web where individual countries control the information that flows across their borders.
The roll out is part of an effort by Beijing to play a more active role in shaping the management of the internet, advocating what some critics have calle ... more Pullman WA (SPX) Mar 01, 2017WSU mathematician breaks down how to defend against quantum computing attacks  Beersheba, Israel (UPI) Feb 22, 2017A computer's LED light can smuggle out data from the hard drive  New York (UPI) Feb 21, 2017Northrop Grumman, PGZ to deepen industrial cooperation |
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 Sunnyvale, CA. (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 
Lockheed Martin plans to relocate its Fleet Ballistic Missile program in a move the company says will cut costs for its customers.
The move will take place over the course of eight years. Approximately 650 positions from Lockheed Martin's Space Systems facility in Sunnyvale, Calif., will relocate to other company facilities in Florida and Colorado.
"We value the deep expertise of ... more Tokyo (AFP) March 4, 2017N. Korea to top agenda on Tillerson Asia visit  Beijing (AFP) March 3, 2017Lotte - and S. Korea - face China backlash in missile row  Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2017North Korea diplomat in China amid coal cut tension |
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Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc., recently completed hot-fire acceptance testing of eight auxiliary engines that will be used on the first flight of NASA's Orion spacecraft with the Space Launch System rocket, slated to launch in 2018.
Orion's European Service Module (ESM), which remains connected to the spacecraft throughout the mission until just prio ... more Houston TX (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Marshall shakes, packs, ships and tracks NASA payloads  Tempe AZ (SPX) Feb 28, 2017NASA and SpaceX gives ASU a competitive edge in technological innovation  Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 28, 2017The NASA Imager Dentists Use Daily |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 27, 2017 
Next year, two private citizens are expected to become the first humans in nearly 50 years to fly beyond low Earth orbit and circle the moon, aerospace company SpaceX announced Monday.
SpaceX, which has been helping the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration develop a spate of future missions, said the mission will launch in late 2018 and carry a crew of two civilians on its ... more Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Mar 03, 2017ULA launches NROL-79 payload for NRO  Paris (AFP) March 1, 2017Moon tourists risk rough ride, experts say  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 01, 2017Flight Hardware for NASA's Space Launch System on Its Way to Cape |
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 Nicosia (AFP) March 3, 2017 
A UN envoy said Friday he was confident an impasse in Cyprus reunification talks will be overcome despite a war of words between the island's rival leaders that has damaged trust.
"My strong sense is that the will is there," UN envoy Espen Barth Eide told reporters after a meeting with Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades.
"We have an issue, there is no way to belittle the fact that w ... more Moscow (AFP) March 2, 2017Kremlin says Syrian forces with Russian air support take Palmyra  Bogota (AFP) March 3, 2017Colombia's FARC demobilizes child soldiers  San Jose De Oriente, Colombia (AFP) March 2, 2017FARC fighters bid fond farewell to arms |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 03, 2017 
Our constantly-changing sun sometimes erupts with bursts of light, solar material, or ultra-fast energized particles - collectively, these events contribute to space weather. In a study published Jan. 30, 2017, in Space Weather, scientists from NASA and the National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, in Boulder, Colorado, have shown that the warning signs of one type of space weather even ... more Berkeley CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017When Rocket Science Meets X-ray Science  Denver CO (SPX) Feb 28, 2017York Space partners with Metropolitan State for Denver satellite facility  Washington (UPI) Feb 27, 2017Raytheon gets $1 billion radar contract for Qatar |
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Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc., recently completed hot-fire acceptance testing of eight auxiliary engines that will be used on the first flight of NASA's Orion spacecraft with the Space Launch System rocket, slated to launch in 2018.
Orion's European Service Module (ESM), which remains connected to the spacecraft throughout the mission until just prio ... moreHouston TX (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Marshall shakes, packs, ships and tracks NASA payloads Tempe AZ (SPX) Feb 28, 2017NASA and SpaceX gives ASU a competitive edge in technological innovation Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 28, 2017The NASA Imager Dentists Use Daily |
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