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  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon with a $37 million contract modification to produce two additional MK 99 Mission Fire Control System sets. Under the agreement, the company will provide the Navy with more equipment to support the Aegis Weapon System used on a variety of the branch's war ships. The Fire Control System serves as an interface between a ship's missiles and radar systems, and communicates with the vessel's missile control station. During combat, the platform alerts operators of ... read more |
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Satellites shed new light on earthquakesParis (ESA) Mar 27, 2017 Satellite radar scans of last year's earthquake in New Zealand are changing the way we are thinking about earthquake hazards in regions where our planet's tectonic plates meet. The 7.8-magnitu ... more  
CryoSat reveals Antarctica in 3DParis (ESA) Mar 27, 2017 Around 250 million measurements taken by ESA's CryoSat over the last six years have been used to create a unique 3D view of Antarctica, offering a snapshot of the undulating surface of this vast ice ... more  
SRC's counter-drone system on displayWashington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017 A counter-drone system from SRC Inc., a non-profit research and development company, is being exhibited at next month's Navy League's Sea Air Space Exposition, the company recently announced. ... more  
Raytheon tapped for Super Hornet, Growler radar upgradesWashington (UPI) Mar 24, 2017 Raytheon received a $17.8 million contract to upgrade radars used on F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft operated by the U.S. Navy and the Australian air force. ... more |
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Russian Aerospace Forces to Launch Over 20 Spacecraft Into SpaceMoscow (Sputnik) Mar 17, 2017 Russia's Aerospace Forces in 2017 are planning to launch 15 carrier rockets into space, during which over 20 spacecraft will be placed into orbit," the forces' commander, Col. Gen. Viktor Bondarev, ... more  
IAI unveils radar that detects targets in dense forestsWashington (UPI) Mar 14, 2017 Israel Aerospace Industries on Tuesday revealed a new radar capable of identifying targets traveling through heavily wooded areas. ... more 
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  
NASA finds missing LRO, Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbitersWashington (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. ... 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 |
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 Raytheon gets $1 billion radar contract for Qatar 
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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Saab received a $42 million contract from the Swedish government to perform operational and developmental support for the Gripen fighter throughout 2017.
In addition to the operation of rigs and simulators, the company will test, verify and validate Gripen C/D and Gripen E fighter aircraft systems. Gripen C/D planes will also receive operational support.
Work on the contract will ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Serbia to receive MiG-29 fighters from Russia  Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017Northrop Grumman gets contract mod for E-2D production  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Simulator for F-35 naval test pilots ready to use |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 
Britain and France have inked an agreement to share the the cost of a new cruise missile program lead by MBDA Missile Systems.
Under the terms of the pact, signed by British Defense Minister Harriett Baldwin and French counterpart Laurent Collet-Billon, each country will contribute roughly $62 million for the Future Cruise / Anti-Ship Weapon program.
"We are launching today a maj ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Indian navy commissions first Mk IV-class Landing Craft Utility ship  Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017Australia modernizes Anzac-class frigate  Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017Norway orders autonomous mine-hunting systems |
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 London, UK (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 
Using a satnav to get to your destination 'switches off' parts of the brain that would otherwise be used to simulate different routes, reveals new UCL research.
The study, published in Nature Communications and funded by Wellcome, involved 24 volunteers navigating a simulation of Soho in central London while undergoing brain scans. The researchers investigated activity in the hippocampus, ... more London (UPI) Mar 13, 2017Technology can reduce GPS outages from Northern Lights, researchers say  Los Angeles CA (UPI) Mar 07, 2017DevOps process reduces GPS OCX development time for Raytheon  Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2017Police in China's restive Xinjiang to track cars by GPS |
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 Durham NC (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 
Drought and reduced seasonal flooding of wetlands and farm fields threaten a globally important stopover site for tens of thousands of migratory shorebirds in California's Sacramento Valley, a new Duke University-led study shows.
The researchers' analysis of historical biweekly NASA Landsat satellite images of the valley reveals that flooded habitat near the peak time of spring migration h ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 30, 2017NASA spacecraft investigate clues in radiation belts  Beijing (XNA) Mar 27, 2017China to launch new weather satellite in second half of 2017  Boston MA (SPX) Mar 30, 2017Night lights, big data |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 22, 2017 
Elbit Systems Ltd has been awarded a five-year Israeli Ministry of Defense contract for the supply of advanced radio systems.
Hundreds of radio systems will be provided under the approximately $100 million cotract.
Among the systems to be supplied by Elbit are hand-held, vehicle-mounted and airborne third-generation Software Defined Radios for advanced network services at a high ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 21, 2017Hensoldt, Leonardo offering Mode 5 IFF systems  Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Mar 21, 20179th Wideband Global SATCOM satellite expands military communications capabilities of US and Allies  Cape Canaveral FL (UPI) Mar 19, 2017Delta IV rocket launches military communications satellite |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 
Rheinmetall has been selected to supply two Survivor R law enforcement vehicles to the German federal state of Saxony.
The event marks the German defense contractor's first sale of an advanced protected police platform. The delivery is part of a $16 million anti-terror package, and will be used to protect special police units in the area.
Rheinmetall says the sale improves the co ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017U.S. Army picks AM General for Humvee sale to Iraq  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017NATO agency to offer 40 tech refresh contracts  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Israel Aerospace Industries gets border protection sale |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 
Two U.S. Senators have penned letters to President Donald Trump encouraging him to green light two pending defense deals with the Indian government.
The letters, written by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas and Mark Warner, D-Va., were addressed to U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis and U.S. State Secretary Rex Tillerson.
The first letter calls for the approval of a plan to co-produce F ... more Jerusalem (AFP) March 29, 2017Israel defence exports surge to $6.5 bln  Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017Mattis presses Congress for $30B defense hike  Washington (AFP) March 16, 2017Where Trump wants the Pentagon to spend its extra billions |
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 Riyadh (AFP) March 28, 2017 
Saudi Arabia intercepted four missiles fired by Yemeni rebels on Tuesday, a Saudi-led coalition said, in what it described as evidence of arms smuggling through a rebel-held Red Sea port.
The coalition has said previously that it destroyed much of the Shiite rebels' missile capability early in its two-year-old bombing campaign and says persistent launches show they are receiving new deliveri ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017U.S. Missile Defense Agency buys Lot 9 THAAD Interceptors  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Raytheon tapped for two more MK 99 ship sets  Washington (UPI) Mar 21, 2017Israel's David's Sling missile system to be operational in weeks |
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 Taipei (AFP) March 20, 2017  China is aiming advanced medium-range ballistic missiles at Taiwan as part of a growing military threat towards the island, Taipei's defence minister said Monday.
The announcement came after Taiwan said for the first time last week that it is capable of launching missiles at China as it warned of an increased invasion risk.
China still sees Taiwan as part of its territory to be brought b ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017State Dept. approves possible sale of Hellfire missiles to Britain  Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2017Pakistan test fires land-based anti-ship missile  Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2017Russia's Baltic Fleet trains with S-400 air defense systems |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 28, 2017 
People in the Chinese megacity Chongqing could be fined for using VPNs to jump over the country's "Great Firewall" that blocks access to forbidden websites from Google to Facebook.
The punishment would be meted out to people using virtual private networks to access banned sites for commercial purposes, but Amnesty International said the wording was vague enough that it could affect any busi ... more London (AFP) March 26, 2017UK targets WhatsApp encryption after London attack  Washington (AFP) March 21, 2017Twitter suspends more accounts linked to 'terrorism' Washington (AFP) March 16, 2017Russia runs up cyber score against US with Yahoo, election hacks |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) March 27, 2017 
More than 100 countries on Monday launched the first UN talks aimed at achieving a legally binding ban on nuclear weapons, as Washington led an international boycott of a process it deems unrealistic.
Before the conference had even begun, the US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, spoke out to reject the proposal in the light of current global security threats.
"As a mom and a daughter th ... more Tokyo (AFP) March 29, 2017Japan ruling party urges strike capability amid N.Korea threat  Washington (AFP) March 29, 2017N. Korea could be in final preparations for nuclear test: report  Beijing (AFP) March 29, 2017China coal imports from North Korea surge in February |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 
Some of the newest tech that will make living on other worlds possible may come in part from research and imagination of college students working with NASA through a project called X-Hab that is entering its seventh year fostering cooperation between the space agency and universities around the country.
Short for eXploration Systems and Habitation Academic Innovation Challenge, the X-Hab c ... more Washington DC (SPX) Mar 29, 2017Deep space gateway to open opportunities for distant destinations  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 30, 2017NASA unveils new searchable multimedia library  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 30, 2017NASA partnerships open the path from ground to space |
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 San Francisco (AFP) March 28, 2017 
Not content to reach for Mars and dethrone fossil fuels, tech entrepreneur Elon Musk on Tuesday is turning his focus to delving into people's minds.
In a message fired off Tuesday on Twitter, Musk appeared to confirm he is creating a startup called Neuralink devoted to enabling brains to interface directly with computers, accessing processing power and perhaps even downloading memories for s ... more Miami (AFP) March 30, 2017SpaceX poised to launch first recycled rocket  Stennis Space Center, MS (SPX) Mar 27, 2017The "Brain" of the Space Launch System RS-25 Engine Passes Critical Test  Spaceport America NM (SPX) Mar 23, 2017Spaceport America sets new record for student launched sounding rocket |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) March 29, 2017 
Israel announced Wednesday a $2-million cut in its contribution to the United Nations budget because of constant criticism by the UN Human Rights Council of its policies towards the Palestinians.
The foreign ministry, in a statement, condemned "obsessional discrimination against Israel on the part of the United Nations and its agencies" to justify the cut in funding.
Prime Minister Benja ... more Jerusalem (AFP) March 28, 2017Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against Israel military service  Tripoli (AFP) March 29, 2017AFP photographer arrested in eastern Libya  Beijing (AFP) March 28, 2017China holds military drills near restive Myanmar border |
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 Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 
With the advent of laser technology in the 1960s, materials scientists gained a new tool to both study and modify materials. Today, lasers allow researchers to manipulate materials on atomic and subatomic levels, leading to new materials and a host of other applications.
For instance, by controlling laser wavelength, intensity, and pulse duration, researchers can modify metals to exhibit u ... more Leicester, UK (SPX) Mar 29, 2017'Ground Control' Arrives at Leicester University  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Turning to Chemistry for New "Computing" Concepts  Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Researchers make flexible glass for tiny medical devices |
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Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 29, 2017
Some of the newest tech that will make living on other worlds possible may come in part from research and imagination of college students working with NASA through a project called X-Hab that is entering its seventh year fostering cooperation between the space agency and universities around the country.
Short for eXploration Systems and Habitation Academic Innovation Challenge, the X-Hab c ... moreWashington DC (SPX) Mar 29, 2017Deep space gateway to open opportunities for distant destinations Washington DC (SPX) Mar 30, 2017NASA unveils new searchable multimedia library Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 30, 2017NASA partnerships open the path from ground to space |
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