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May 05, 2017
UAV NEWS
Fire Scout helicopter drone to receive software, radar upgrade



Washington (UPI) May 4, 2017
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract for $36.8 million to integrate radar systems on the MQ-8C Fire Scout drone helicopter. The pre-existing contract will include software updates, testing programs, and installation and support systems. The work will be done primarily in Rancho Bernardo, Calif, and Edinburgh, Scotland. The program is expected to be completed by May 2020. Research and development funds previously allocated for Fiscal 2016 will include $11.8 million set to expire at the e ... read more

TECH SPACE
Raytheon starts low-rate radar production
Washington (UPI) May 4, 2017
Raytheon has started low-rate initial production of 3-D air and missile defense radar for U.S. Navy destroyers, the company announced. ... more
TECH SPACE
Raytheon receives $327M radar contract for U.S. Navy
Washington (UPI) May 2, 2017
Raytheon has received a contract modification for $327.1 million for the low-rate production of the Air and Missile Defense Radar system. ... more
ICE WORLD
Satellites track Antarctic ice loss over decades
Paris (ESA) May 04, 2017
Over two decades of observations by five radar satellites show the acceleration of ice loss of 30 glaciers in Western Palmer Land in the southwest Antarctic Peninsula. The study in Geophysical ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Researchers develop radar simulator to characterize scattering of debris in tornadoes
Washington DC (SPX) May 03, 2017
Researchers have developed the first numerical polarimetric radar simulator to study and characterize the scattering of debris particles in tornadoes. The results of their study are published ... more


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SimRadar: A polarimetric radar time-series simulator for tornadic debris studies
Norman, OK (SPX) May 02, 2017
A University of Oklahoma research team with the Advanced Radar Research Center has developed the first numerical polarimetric radar simulator to study and characterize scattering mechanisms of debri ... more
TECH SPACE
MIT wireless device can see through walls to detect walking speed
Boston MA (SPX) May 02, 2017
We've long known that breathing, blood pressure, body temperature and pulse provide an important window into the complexities of human health. But a growing body of research suggests that another vi ... more
SATURN DAILY
Cassini completes final Titan flyby
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 25, 2017
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has had its last close brush with Saturn's hazy moon Titan and is now beginning its final set of 22 orbits around the ringed planet. The spacecraft made its 127th and ... more
TECH SPACE
Lockheed Martin secures $1.6 billion contract for counterfire radars
Washington (UPI) Apr 24, 2017
Lockheed Martin has been given a $1.6 billion dollar contract to continue manufacturing it's AN/TP-Q-53 counterfire radar, the company announced on Monday. ... more
TECH SPACE
By listening to optical 'noise,' researchers discover new way to track hidden objects
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2017
Researchers have developed a new solution to tracking objects hidden behind scattering media by analyzing the fluctuations in optical "noise" created by their movement. In The Optical Society's jour ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Damen prepares training vessel for Australian navy
Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017
A new multi-role aviation training vessel built by the Damen Shipyards Group is being prepared to sail to its home port in Australia. ... more


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ICE WORLD
Glacier shape influences susceptibility to melting
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 19, 2017
A new NASA-funded study has identified which glaciers in West Greenland are most susceptible to thinning in the coming decades by analyzing how they're shaped. The research could help predict how mu ... more
UAV NEWS
Swiss prisons getting drone-detection capability
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. ... more
UAV NEWS
Radar warning receiver flies for first time in Predator drone
Washington (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
MISSILE DEFENSE
Raytheon to upgrade U.S. ballistic missile defense radars
Washington (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





Department of Defense awards contract for 240 F-35 Lightning II planes
Washington (UPI) May 1, 2017
Lockheed Martin has received a $1.377 billion contract for low-rate initial production of 130 Lot 12 F-35 Lightning II fighter planes. The contract includes parts, maintenance, and other services for the program, the Department of Defense announced. In addition the Lot 12 F-35 production for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corp and other non-Department of Defense and foreign customers, the ... more
Tel Aviv (AFP) May 2, 2017
Israel shows off F-35 stealth fighters for first time
Moscow (Sputnik) May 04, 2017
Russia's T-50 Super Jet Preparing to Soar With Next-Gen Engine
Cleveland OH (SPX) Apr 28, 2017
The QueSST for Quiet
Navy installs submarine rescue system in merchant vessel
Washington (UPI) May 3, 2017
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=100172 A submarine rescue diving and recompression system has been installed on a Military Sealift Command-chartered merchant vessel by the U.S. Navy. The SRDRS was installed aboard the HOS Dominator by the Navy's Undersea Rescue Command and contractor Phoenix Holdings International. The HOS Dominator is normally used for tra ... more
Washington (UPI) May 3, 2017
Boeing cancels Harpoon contract
Washington (UPI) May 3, 2017
Australia commissions Austal patrol boat
Beijing (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017
What China's 1st domestically-built aircraft carrier means


2 SOPS says goodbye to GPS satellite
Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Apr 26, 2017
At 25-years old, Global Positioning System Satellite Vehicle Number 27 completed its time in orbit before the 2nd Space Operations Squadron said goodbye via final command and disposal here April 18. SVN 27 was launched in 1992, meaning it performed more than triple its design life of 7.5 years. "The most interesting thing about this process for me, was the ability to do some experimentatio ... more
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 18, 2017
Researchers working toward indoor location detection
Paris (ESA) Apr 10, 2017
Galileo's search and rescue service in the spotlight
Managua (AFP) April 7, 2017
Russia inaugurates GPS-type satellite station in Nicaragua
NASA to measure greenhouse gases over the mid-Atlantic region
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 03, 2017
In May, a team of Goddard scientists will begin measuring greenhouse gases over the Mid-Atlantic region - an area chosen in part because it encompasses a range of vegetation, climate, and soil types that would influence the exchange of carbon dioxide and methane between the Earth and the atmosphere. The airborne campaign, called the Carbon Airborne Flux Experiment, or CARAFE, could help sc ... more
Mountain View CA (SPX) May 04, 2017
Orbital Insight invests $50M in satellite and drone imagery analysis business
Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) May 03, 2017
GRACE-FO satellites get an earful
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 05, 2017
AIRS: 15 Years of Seeing What's in the Air
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Information Assurance: The U.S. Military's Growing Need for What Commercial SATCOM Providers Offer
McLean VA (SPX) May 04, 2017
When the U.S. military began using satellite communications many decades ago, space was a sanctuary. That's no longer the case today. New potential adversaries and a proliferation of non-kinetic techniques have increased the risks to satellite communications even as the military's reliance on this technology grows. Meanwhile, the commercial industry's efforts to improve SATCOM resiliency illustr ... more
Paris, France (SPX) May 03, 2017
Airbus to carry out a definition study for the ground segment of the Syracuse IV
Sunnyvale, CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2017
MUOS Satellite Now Supporting Troops with Ultra High Frequency Communications
Washington DC (Sputnik) Apr 27, 2017
Navy's New Satellite Network to Be Fitted With Advanced Data Transfer Gear
Rheinmetall picks armaments services supplier Australian vehicle contract
Washington (UPI) May 3, 2017
Rheinmetall Defense Australia has picked NOIA as its supplier of ammunition and armament services in its bid to supply Australia with armored vehicles. Rheinmetall said it has a long-standing commercial relationship with NOIA through its weapon and munitions arm, Rheinmetall Weapons and Munitions. "Working side by side on our Land 400 Phase 2 offer represents a natural next step ... more
Washington (UPI) May 2, 2017
BAE partners with Czech firm on mortar system
Washington (UPI) May 4, 2017
Engility to continue support for DITRA
Washington (UPI) May 4, 2017
Cubic Global Defense to provide training support services for British army


Dutch court jails Charles Taylor arms-supplier for 19 years
The Hague (AFP) April 21, 2017
A Dutch court on Friday sentenced a businessman to 19 years in prison for arms trafficking and aiding war crimes in Liberia and Guinea by armed forces of ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor. Guus Kouwenhoven, 74, was found guilty of delivering weapons to Taylor's regime between 2000 and 2003 in return for preferential treatment and lucrative contracts for his logging business, in violation of ... more
Ottawa (AFP) April 13, 2017
Canada moves to join treaty curbing foreign arms sales
New Delhi (AFP) April 7, 2017
India inks weapons deal worth nearly $2 bn with Israel
Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017
U.S. lawmakers push for Pentagon reforms
THAAD missile defense system now operational in S. Korea
Washington (AFP) May 2, 2017
A controversial missile defense system whose deployment has angered China is now operational in South Korea, the US military said Monday. Washington and Seoul agreed to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery deployment in July in the wake of a string of North Korean missile tests. US Forces Korea said THAAD is "operational and has the ability to intercept North Korean mi ... more
Beijing (AFP) May 2, 2017
China demands halt to US missile shield in S.Korea
Seoul (AFP) April 28, 2017
Seoul rejects Trump demand it pays for missile system
Damascus (AFP) April 27, 2017
Syria to buy latest Russian anti-missile system: Assad
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Tokyo subway halt for 10 minutes over NKorea scare
Tokyo (AFP) April 29, 2017
Tokyo's main subway system suspended its service for 10 minutes Saturday morning, shortly after North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile. It was the first time Tokyo Metro took such a step, following the adoption of new rules this month to stop trains and check for safety in response to news of any missile launches that can potentially hit Japan, local media said. Trains were stopped a ... more
Washington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017
Sweden orders additional anti-ship missiles from Saab
Washington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017
SM-6 missile completes final round of tests
Washington (UPI) Apr 26, 2017
Northrop to integrate missile countermeasure systems for Air Force, Navy
China tightens rules for online news providers
Beijing (AFP) May 3, 2017
China has issued new internet regulations increasing Communist party control over online news providers, the latest step in the country's push to tighten its policing of the web. The ruling party oversees a vast apparatus designed to censor online content deemed politically sensitive, maintaining that such measures are necessary for the protection of national security. Sites blocked due ... more
Washington (UPI) May 4, 2017
SAIC to provide cyber support for Marine Corps
Washington (AFP) April 28, 2017
US NSA spy agency halts controversial email sweep
San Francisco (AFP) April 29, 2017
China deports US woman convicted of 'spying'


Activity resumes at North Korea nuclear test site: monitor
Seoul (AFP) May 3, 2017
Satellite images indicate activity has resumed at North Korea's nuclear test site, US-based analysts said Tuesday, as tensions remain high over fears of an sixth atomic test by the reclusive state. Images of the Punggye-ri site captured on April 25 appear to show workers pumping out water at a tunnel believed to have been prepared for an upcoming nuclear test, monitoring group 38 North said. ... more
Beijing (AFP) May 3, 2017
China's military pact with N.Korea looks shaky
Washington (AFP) May 4, 2017
US urges SE Asia allies to shun North Korea
Seoul (AFP) May 5, 2017
N.Korea leader revisits island strike site: media
Students Taste Sweet Smell of Success in Culinary Challenge
Houston TX (SPX) May 04, 2017
Strawberries, rhubarb, rolled oats, flour, coconut sugar, orange juice and a pinch of orange zest. Those are the basic ingredients in a recipe that high school students have cooked up for astronauts to enjoy aboard the International Space Station. Twenty-eight teams of high school students from Alabama, New Jersey, New York, Colorado, Virginia and the Houston and Dallas areas competed in r ... more
Phoenix AZ (SPX) May 03, 2017
Honeywell And Paragon To Create Life Support Technology For Future NASA Space Missions
Daytona Beach, FL (SPX) May 01, 2017
12 Scientist-Astronaut Candidates Graduate at Embry-Riddle Through Project PoSSUM
Vancouver (AFP) April 30, 2017
Elon Musk teases future plans at TED
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Reaction Engines begins construction of UK rocket engine test facility
London UK (SPX) May 05, 2017
Reaction Engines Ltd. has begun construction of a new engine test facility where it plans to undertake the first ground based demonstration of its revolutionary SABRE air-breathing rocket engine. The test facility at Westcott, Buckinghamshire, will enable Reaction Engines to test critical subsystems along with the testing of a SABRE engine core, which will commence in 2020. The proje ... more
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) May 04, 2017
Arianespace orbits telecom satellites for Brazil and South Korea
Paris (AFP) May 3, 2017
Strike-delayed European rocket launch to go ahead
Paris (ESA) May 05, 2017
Test site for ESA-backed airbreathing engine
Syria rebels return to peace talks
Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) May 4, 2017
Syrian rebels on Thursday resumed participation in peace talks in the Kazakh capital Astana centred around a Russian-backed plan to create safe zones in the war-battered country. The rebels on Wednesday said they were temporarily pulling out of the talks - sponsored by regime backers Russia and Iran and opposition supporter Turkey - over air strikes against civilians. "The delegation ... more
United Nations, United States (AFP) May 1, 2017
UN Security Council to assess Colombia peace gains
Damascus (AFP) April 27, 2017
Syria accuses Israel of strike near Damascus airport
Hatra, Iraq (AFP) April 27, 2017
Iraq forces retake town of Hatra southwest of Mosul


Why space dust emits radio waves upon crashing into a spacecraft
Washington DC (SPX) May 03, 2017
When spacecraft and satellites travel through space they encounter tiny, fast moving particles of space dust and debris. If the particle travels fast enough, its impact appears to create electromagnetic radiation (in the form of radio waves) that can damage or even disable the craft's electronic systems. A new study published this week in the journal Physics of Plasmas, from AIP Publishing ... more
Leicester UK (SPX) May 03, 2017
Ground Control Satellite Dish Arrives at University of Leicester
Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2017
NASA Seeks 'FabLab' Concepts for In-Space Manufacturing
Huntsville AL (SPX) May 05, 2017
NASA Awards $100,000 in First Printing Stage of 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge
Students Taste Sweet Smell of Success in Culinary Challenge
Houston TX (SPX) May 04, 2017
Strawberries, rhubarb, rolled oats, flour, coconut sugar, orange juice and a pinch of orange zest. Those are the basic ingredients in a recipe that high school students have cooked up for astronauts to enjoy aboard the International Space Station. Twenty-eight teams of high school students from Alabama, New Jersey, New York, Colorado, Virginia and the Houston and Dallas areas competed in r ... more
Phoenix AZ (SPX) May 03, 2017
Honeywell And Paragon To Create Life Support Technology For Future NASA Space Missions
Daytona Beach, FL (SPX) May 01, 2017
12 Scientist-Astronaut Candidates Graduate at Embry-Riddle Through Project PoSSUM
Vancouver (AFP) April 30, 2017
Elon Musk teases future plans at TED


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