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  Washington (UPI) Mar 10, 2017 NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said it has located its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft after disappearing for years. JPL said scientists found the spacecrafts orbiting the moon by using a new technological application found on ground-based interplanetary radar. "Finding LRO was relatively easy, as we were working with the mission's navigators and had precise orbit data where it was located," Marina Brozovic, a radar scientist at JPL, said in a statemen ... read more |
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Mikros contracted for U.S. Navy radar support systemsWashington (UPI) Mar 8, 2017 The U.S. Navy awarded Mikros Systems Corporation with an $11.5 million contract to perform engineering and technical support services for radar support systems. ... more  
Kelvin Hughes launching counter-drone systemLondon (UPI) Mar 07, 2017 Britain's Kelvin Hughes is launching a drone detection and tracking system based on its SharpEye X-Band radar receiver technology. ... more 
Space surveillance radar system fully operationalCanberra (UPI) Mar 07, 2017 A C-band space surveillance radar system jointly operated by the United States and Australia has reached Full Operational Capability, the Australian Department of Defense reports. ... more
Raytheon gets $1 billion radar contract for QatarWashington (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. ... 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 
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 |
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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  
Beijing MST Radar detection of the lower, middle and upper atmosphereBeijing, China (SPX) Feb 14, 2017 Beijing 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 |
  Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 
NASA is set to begin a series of supersonic flights that will examine efforts to improve the efficiency of future supersonic aircraft. The flights, which are expected to begin in March, will take place at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, and will follow developments identified by high-speed wind tunnel testing conducted at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia ... more Amsterdam (UPI) Mar 07, 2017Fokker signs deal to supply, service Dutch air force  Moscow (UPI) Mar 9, 2017Russia to receive 10 new Su-35S fighters in 2017  Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2017U.S. Air Force places $1B order for KC-10 engine support |
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 London (UPI) Mar 8, 2017 
Britain's Royal Navy has officially named the first ship in the second batch of updated River-class offshore patrol vessels from BAE Systems.
HMS Forth is about 295 feet long and displaces 2,204 tons of water. It has a top speed of about 24 knots and is equipped with a 30mm cannon and a helicopter flight deck.
The ship was named Thursday at a BAE Systems shipyard in Glasgow, Scot ... more Bogota (UPI) Mar 8, 2017DCNS opens representative office in Colombia  Adelaide (UPI) Mar 06, 2017New Australian destroyer completes acceptance trials  Washington DC (UPI) Mar 06, 2017U.S. Navy buys new submarine sonar systems |
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 Los Angeles CA (UPI) Mar 07, 2017 
Raytheon is closer to delivering next-generation capabilities for the U.S. Air Force-led Global Positioning System Operational Control System project.
The company recently announced the completion of a major engineering milestone for the project, also referred to as GPS OCX. The work was conducted over a two-year period, and consisted of software development with a focus on cybersecurit ... more Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2017Police in China's restive Xinjiang to track cars by GPS  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 |
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The temperature of Earth's interior affects everything from the movement of tectonic plates to the formation of the planet. A new study led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) suggests the mantle - the mostly solid, rocky part of Earth's interior that lies between its super-heated core and its outer crustal layer - may be hotter than previously believed. The new finding, published Mar ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 10, 2017How Arctic weather can improve mid-latitude forecasts  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2017NASA examines deadly spring-like weather with GPM satellite  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Flashy first images arrive from NOAA's GOES-16 lightning mapper |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 
Airbus Defence and Space has signed Intelsat General to its channel partner programme for Skynet 5 military satellite communication services. Under this channel partner agreement, Intelsat General will be offering Skynet X-band and UHF services as part of their mobile and fly-away communications portfolio, to the U.S. government.
Airbus Defence and Space is working with service providers t ... more Geelong, Australia (UPI) Mar 1, 2017Rockwell Collins, Australian air force test WBHF communication system  Schriever AFB CO (AFNS) Feb 24, 2017Space aggressors jam AF, allies' systems  Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2017General Dynamics gets enterprise communications contract |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2017  The U.S. Army awarded Revision Military, a small business from Vermont, with a $98 million contract to produce Advanced Combat Helmet Generation II units.
The order includes the procurement of more than 293,000 units. Work locations and funding are to be determined with each order.
The U.S. Department of Defense expects Revision Military to deliver the units by March 2022. The pr ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 10, 2017Navistar supplying MRAP armored vehicles to Pakistan, UAE  Amsterdam (UPI) Mar 10, 2017Supacat teams in bid for Dutch Army contract  Washington (UPI) Mar 10, 2017Electro-magnetic energy module developed for Railgun |
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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 ... more London (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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 United Nations, United States (AFP) March 7, 2017 
The United Nations on Tuesday said it hoped for fresh efforts to reduce tensions on the Korean peninsula after China angrily responded to the US deployment of the THAAD missile-defence system in South Korea.
"We hope that efforts will be stepped up to find a path to reduce tensions and to work for denuclearization of the Korean peninsula," UN spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters.
The US P ... moreBeijing (AFP) March 7, 2017China vows 'resolute' measures after THAAD deployment  Balasore, India (UPI) Mar 1, 2017India stages successful test of missile interceptor Seoul (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Protesters sue to stop US missile system in S. Korea |
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 Moscow (AFP) March 9, 2017 
The Kremlin on Thursday denied an accusation by a top US general that Russia violated an arms control treaty with Washington by deploying a land-based cruise missile system.
"Russia has been, remains and will continue to be committed to all its international obligations, including those resulting from the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
"Therefo ... more Tehran (AFP) March 9, 2017Iran successfully tests naval missile: reports  Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2017U.S. Navy test fires surface to surface missile module  Denver CO (UPI) Mar 8, 2017Lockheed Martin completes flight tests with updated JASSM |
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 Moscow (AFP) March 12, 2017 
A Russian woman pardoned by President Vladimir Putin after she was sentenced to seven years in jail for treason over a text message about movements of military equipment was released Sunday, local media reported.
Shopkeeper Oxana Sevastidi, 46, was convicted in March 2016 over an SMS sent eight years earlier about a train carrying military hardware towards neighbouring Georgia, months before ... more Beijing (AFP) March 9, 2017Beijing demands US 'stop cyberattacks' after CIA hacking report  Washington (AFP) March 9, 2017CIA blasts WikiLeaks for publishing secret documents  London (AFP) March 9, 2017Assange says leaks show CIA's 'devastating incompetence' |
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 Moscow (UPI) Mar 07, 2017
Russian Project 949A Antey submarines will be armed with Kalibr missile systems following an upgrade project, according to state media reports.
The vessels, also known by their NATO reporting names Oscar I and Oscar II, are currently armed with P-700 Granit cruise missiles in addition to various anti-ship and anti-submarine weapons. The Kremlin's plans to improve the Soviet-era ships we ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017Iran Postpones Rocket Carrier Launch Fearing US Threats  Seoul (AFP) Mar 12, 2017South Korea's Moon vows 'new history' after impeachment  Tehran (AFP) March 8, 2017Iran accuses US of stirring tensions in Gulf |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017 
Pointing to the adoption of an ambitious five-year program for the development of astronautics in the United States, US legislators urged NASA to abandon its cooperation with the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos by next year; RT quoted experts as saying that cooperation between the organizations would continue.
Earlier this month, America's Congress supported a law that outlines a st ... more Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 07, 2017New Plant Habitat Will Increase Harvest on International Space Station  Houston TX (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Keeping Liquids Off the Wall  Washington DC (VOA) Mar 09, 2017Space Tourism and Business Looking Up |
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 Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 
The problem has haunted the space program since Apollo: the flame inside the rocket engine literally spirals out of control, producing forces that can cause the engine to explode. It's one of the reasons why some U.S. military and commercial satellite launches rely on Russian rocket engines to take them to space.
Now, a team of researchers at the University of Michigan, Purdue University a ... more Eglin AFB FL (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Space squadron supports record-breaking satellites launch  Cayenne (AFP) March 7, 2017Europe launches fourth Earth monitoring satellite  San Francisco (AFP) March 5, 2017Elon Musk: tech dreamer reaching for sun, moon and stars |
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 Beirut (AFP) March 12, 2017 
The toll from twin bombings targeting Shiite pilgrims in the centre of Damascus has risen to 74 dead, a monitor said on Sunday.
Among the victims of Saturday's blasts were 43 Iraqi pilgrims who had come to the Syrian capital to visit Shiite shrines in Damascus's famed Old City, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The Britain-based monitor said that 11 bystanders and e ... more Bogota (AFP) March 9, 2017Colombia atrocities ongoing despite peace deal: report  Washington (AFP) March 9, 2017US deploys more troops in Syria, turning up heat on IS  Nicosia (AFP) March 9, 2017Turkey PM accuses Greek Cypriot govt of stalling talks |
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 Paris (ESA) Mar 13, 2017 
Following three days of intensive work, mission control has declared the newly launched Sentinel-2B satellite fit and ready for commissioning. The 1100 kg Sentinel was launched on Tuesday atop a Vega rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Joining its orbiting twin, the new satellite will double the high-resolution coverage from the Sentinel-2 mission for the EU's Copernicus env ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2017U.S. Naval Research Lab develops light, transparent armor  Washington (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017Cancer-Causing Radiation Biggest Threat to Humans on Deep Space Missions  Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2017Mikros contracted for U.S. Navy radar support systems |
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Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017
Pointing to the adoption of an ambitious five-year program for the development of astronautics in the United States, US legislators urged NASA to abandon its cooperation with the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos by next year; RT quoted experts as saying that cooperation between the organizations would continue.
Earlier this month, America's Congress supported a law that outlines a st ... moreKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 07, 2017New Plant Habitat Will Increase Harvest on International Space Station Houston TX (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Keeping Liquids Off the Wall Washington DC (VOA) Mar 09, 2017Space Tourism and Business Looking Up |
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