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  Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017 Rheinmetall AG is to install its Radshield drone detection system at Switzerland's central prison and at an inter-cantonal penitentiary. The system is an array of video cameras, infrared sensors and radars that will monitor the grounds and airspace of these facilities, detecting any flying object. Radshield operates day and night, and can detect objects as small as model airplanes and balloons. "Due to go into operation soon, these systems will make a significant contribution to c ... read more |
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Radar warning receiver flies for first time in Predator droneWashington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017 A Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 drone has demonstrated the successful use of a radar warning receiver for conducting missions in hostile environments. ... more  
Raytheon to upgrade U.S. ballistic missile defense radarsWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 Raytheon received a $10 million contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to upgrade components for the AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile radar. ... more  
Spaceflight Industries Reveals BlackSky SpectraSeattle WA (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 Spaceflight Industries has launched BlackSky Spectra, its on-demand satellite imagery service which enables customers to discover archive images and task new images from 13 high-resolution imaging s ... more  
Canadian subs to receive Kelvin Hughes' SharpEye radarsWashington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017 Canada's navy is procuring two SharpEye radar systems from Kelvin Hughes to enhance navigation capabilities for its Victoria-class submarines. ... more |
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Photonics breakthough paving the way for improved wireless communication systemsSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 Researchers from the ARC Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS) in the University of Sydney's Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology have made a breakt ... more  
Battle of the ModRecs Lays Groundwork for Improved Spectrum ManagementWashington DC (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 If human ears could hear the electromagnetic spectrum, the noise levels these days would be overwhelming. The skyrocketing use of wireless devices in military and civilian domains has created a comp ... more  
Reading between the lines of highly turbulent plasmasLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 Plasma, the ionised state of matter found in stars, is still not fully understood, largely due to its instability. Astrophysicists have long-since sought to develop models that can account for the t ... more 
U.S. Army orders Counter Fire Target Acquisition Radar SystemWashington (UPI) Mar 31, 2017 Lockheed Martin received $1.5 billion from the U.S. Army to produce and deploy the Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar System. ... more 
Raytheon tapped for two more MK 99 ship setsWashington (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. ... more  
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 |
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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  
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 |
  Amsterdam (AFP) April 12, 2017  Madrid talks with representatives from seven countries buying Airbus's troubled A400M military plane were "constructive," the boss of Airbus, Tom Enders, told AFP Wednesday, as he seeks relief from penalties due to delivery delays.
"We're not communicating about meetings like that, but I can say it was a constructive meeting," Enders said on the sidelines of the aerospace giant's shareholder ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017Lockheed Martin gets $372 million contract mod for F-35 work  Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017U.S. Air Force to extend service life for F-16 fleet  Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017Navy continues grounding of T-45 trainer aircraft |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 
Rauma Marine Constructions of Finland is to receive a contract to design new naval vessels for Finland's Squadron 2020 project.
The award, worth about $7.9 million, was authorized to be issued by the Finnish Defense Forces' Logistics Command by Minister of Defense Jussi Niinistö.
The Ministry of Defense said the contract follows a Memorandum of Understanding last year. A contrac ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017Navy taps Tetra Tech for environmental remediation work  Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017U.S. Navy christens destroyer USS Paul Ignatius  Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017'Super carrier' USS Gerald R. Ford begins sea trials |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 10, 2017 
Europe's Galileo satnav network does more than let us find our way - it is also helping to save lives. Today sees a spotlight cast on Galileo's Search and Rescue service, which pinpoints people in distress on land or sea.
The service is Europe's contribution to the Cospas-Sarsat international satellite-based locating system that has helped to rescue more than 42 000 people since 1982 - the ... more Managua (AFP) April 7, 2017Russia inaugurates GPS-type satellite station in Nicaragua  Washington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017Northrop Grumman, Honeywell receive EGI-M contracts  Beijing (XNA) Apr 04, 2017China's BeiDou system to expand cooperation to SE Asia |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 
NASA scientists are releasing new global maps of Earth at night, providing the clearest yet composite view of the patterns of human settlement across our planet. This composite image, one of three new full-hemisphere views, provides a view of the Americas at night. The clouds and sun glint - added here for aesthetic effect - are derived from MODIS instrument land surface and cloud cover products ... more Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Satellites map carbon sequestered by forests, with accuracy of up to 10 meters  Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 12, 2017Solar Storms Can Drain Electrical Charge Above Earth  Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Climate change to increase severe aircraft turbulence |
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 Offutt AFB NB (AFNS) Apr 10, 2017  US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) entered into an agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Defense and Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries to share space situational awareness (SSA) services and information.
The arrangement will enhance awareness within the space domain and increase the safety of spaceflight operations. It was formalized in a memorandum of understanding sig ... more Washington (AFP) April 7, 2017Pentagon urges Russia not to hang up military hotline  Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017Thales supplying Denmark with communications system  Washington DC (AFNS) Apr 06, 2017AF announces major changes to space enterprise |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017  Gun bodies for BAE Systems' M777 Howitzer are to be manufactured by Pennsylvania-based Triumph Precision Components under a $15 million contract.
BAE Systems issued the award to Triumph after receiving a U.S. Foreign Military Sale contract to make the M777 for India.
"We are pleased to continue our staunch relationship with BAE in support of the M777 Howitzer," Rick Rosenjack, ex ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017Russia to modernize weaponry for Crimea, Arctic forces  Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017NATO members form center to combat hybrid threats  Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017Northrop Grumman to support IBCS development for U.S. Army |
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 New Delhi (AFP) April 7, 2017 
India will buy nearly $2 billion worth of weapons technology from Israel in what's being described as the "largest defence contract" ever signed by the military exporting giant.
The deal will see state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries provide India with an advanced defence system of medium-range surface-to-air missiles, launchers and communications technology, the company said in a statemen ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017U.S. lawmakers push for Pentagon reforms  Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017Brazil boosting defense industry exports Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017Israel's Delek Group sets sights on global stage |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017  BAE Systems received a contract to research and develop new space and missile defense technologies for the U.S. Army, the company announced Wednesday.
The enterprise is one of eight contractors to compete for the $3 billion indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity deal. It was awarded by the U.S. Army's Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, or SMDC/ARSTRAT. ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017Raytheon to upgrade U.S. ballistic missile defense radars Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017Raytheon to supply Multi-Object Kill Vehicle technology  Hatzor, Israel (AFP) April 2, 2017Israel's latest missile interceptor enters service |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017  Orbital ATK has won a contract from the U.S. Air Force to supply rocket motors for AIM-9P Sidewinder missiles.
The contract, which has a potential value of $67 million if all options are exercised, covers motors for missiles to be sold to other governments under the U.S. foreign military sales program. The project is being managed by the Robins Air Force Base.
"The Sidewinder Mis ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017Boeing receives contract modification for Harpoon missile support  Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017Rockwell Collins to begin work on second CRIIS system  Washington (AFP) April 6, 2017US confident it can thwart N.Korean missiles: US general |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 
Military and civilian technological systems, from fighter aircraft to networked household appliances, are becoming ever more dependent upon software systems inherently vulnerable to electronic intruders. To meet its mission of preventing technological surprise and increasing national security, DARPA has advanced a number of technologies to make software more secure.
But what if hardware co ... more London (AFP) April 4, 2017Web pioneer slams UK, US calls to weaken encryption  Berlin (AFP) March 31, 2017German military to launch cyber command  Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017Esri contracted for embedded training of intelligence agency personnel |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017  Russia's state-owned Rostec corporation announced plans to upgrade the country's Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile systems on Tuesday.
Speaking with the TASS news agency, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov said his company aims to deliver an improved tactical missile to the Kremlin by 2020.
"In accordance with the adopted strategy of the cluster Armaments within ten years we are goin ... more Washington (AFP) April 12, 2017No easy way for US to back military threats to Pyongyang  Washington (AFP) April 13, 2017Tensions high, NKorea readies nuclear test: report  Seoul (AFP) April 11, 2017North Korea vows response to 'reckless' US Navy move |
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 Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 10, 2017 
Two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut touched down safely in central Kazakhstan Monday following a 173-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
"Touchdown confirmed," said a commentator on NASA Television, describing it as a "textbook" landing.
NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough was accompanied by Russian space agency cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov and Andrei Borisenko in ... more Houston TX (SPX) Apr 10, 2017You Say Tomato, I Say Tomatosphere: ISS Science to the Classroom  Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 10, 2017NASA Invests in 22 Visionary Exploration Concepts  Rio De Janeiro (Sputnik) Apr 10, 2017No Roscosmos plans to send space tourists to ISS before 2020 |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 10, 2017 
ESA and a team of European industrial contractors led by QinetiQ have finalised an agreement with Sierra Nevada Corporation for the use of Europe's International Berthing Docking Mechanism on the Dream Chaser spaceplane.
The Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Dream Chaser is being developed as a reusable, lifting-body, multimission spacecraft capable of landing at commercial airports or space ... more Sweden, Kiruna (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Europe's largest sounding rocket launched from Esrange  Washington (AFP) April 6, 2017Bezos sells $1 bn in Amazon stock yearly to pay for rocket firm  Washington DC (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2017US-Russia Venture Hopes to Sell More RD-180 Rocket Engines to US |
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 Moscow (AFP) April 12, 2017  US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov began tense talks in Moscow on Wednesday as the two sides locked horns over an alleged Syrian chemical attack and subsequent missile strike by Washington.
Tillerson said he wanted "a very open, candid and frank exchange" as the two men try to figure each other out during the first visit to Russia by a senior member ... more Washington (AFP) April 11, 2017Pentagon chief says 'no doubt' Syria behind chemical attack  Nicosia (AFP) April 11, 2017Cyprus peace talks resume after two-month gap  Aden (AFP) April 10, 2017Yemen clashes kill more than 40 in 24 hours |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017  The U.S. government has always had an interest in developing and maintaining a strategic understanding of events, situations, and trends around the world. In recent years, however, information complexity has exceeded the capacity of analysts to glean meaningful or actionable insights as data pours in from disparate sources, across a variety of genres, and a mixture of structured and unstructured ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 12, 2017Humans to Mars Official NASA Goal, But What About Radiation  Chicago IL (SPX) Apr 13, 2017New method for 3-D printing extraterrestrial materials  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 12, 2017NASA Fellow studies new heatshield-making technique |
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Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 10, 2017
Two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut touched down safely in central Kazakhstan Monday following a 173-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
"Touchdown confirmed," said a commentator on NASA Television, describing it as a "textbook" landing.
NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough was accompanied by Russian space agency cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov and Andrei Borisenko in ... moreHouston TX (SPX) Apr 10, 2017You Say Tomato, I Say Tomatosphere: ISS Science to the Classroom Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 10, 2017NASA Invests in 22 Visionary Exploration Concepts Rio De Janeiro (Sputnik) Apr 10, 2017No Roscosmos plans to send space tourists to ISS before 2020 |
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