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  Paris (UPI) Jan 19, 2017 Master air defense radars of the Swiss air force are to be modernized by Thales to extend their operational capabilities until the year 2030. The work is part of the Swiss government's FLORAKO radar modernization program. It was commissioned by Armasuisse, the Swiss armaments procurement agency, and is worth more than $79 million. "We are proud that Amasuisse has decided to renew its trust in Thales and award us with the sustainability contract for the Swiss Air Force radars until 2030," ... read more |
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Thales supplying Crowsnest radar system to Royal NavyThales is to supply Britain's Royal Navy with a new airborne and surveillance capability under a subcontract from Lockheed Martin UK. ... more  
Russian Smerch, Uragan Rocket Launchers to Get Stealth CloaksRussia will outfit its Smerch and Uragan heavy multiple rocket launchers with specially designed canvas tents to make them invisible to enemy satellites and radar, the Moscow-based newspaper Izvesti ... more 
India test-fires guided Pinaka Rocket Mark-IIIndia's Defense Research and Development Organization test-fired a guided variant of its Pinaka rocket in a recent demonstration. ... more 
Artisan 3D radar completes sea trialsThe Artisan 3D radar system from BAE Systems has successfully completed sea-based trials on Britain's Type 23 frigates. ... more |
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Airbus supplying multi-mode radar for Coast Guard cutterMulti-mode radar is to be supplied to Lockheed Martin by the U.S. subsidiary of Airbus Defense and Space for installation on a new Coast Guard cutter. ... more  
Scientists use satellites to spot Svalbard avalanchesThe Arctic Ocean's mild, rainy autumn has become a mild and rainy winter, triggering avalanches in Svalbard, an archipelago north of mainland Norway. ... more 
RADA contracted for high energy laser radarsRADA Electronic Industries has received an order to supply its Multi-mission Hemispheric Radar system to an undisclosed customer in Far East Asia. ... more 
Saab, UAE sign radar support dealAn airborne surveillance system of the United Arab Emirates is receiving maintenance and support services from Saab under a new two-year contract. ... more  
Satellites observe 'traffic jams' in Antarctic Ice Stream caused by tidesFor the first time, researchers have closely observed how the ocean's tides can speed up or slow down the speed of glacial movement in Antarctica. The new data will help modelers better predict how ... more |
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U.S. State Dept. approves Sea Giraffe 3D radars for the PhilippinesThe U.S. State Department has approved the proposed sale of AN/SPS-77 Sea Giraffe 3D Air Search Radars to the government of the Philippines. ... more 
Velodyne LiDAR makes breakthrough for tiny, low cost solid-state LiDAR sensorsVelodyne LiDAR has announced a groundbreaking design for a solid-state LiDAR sensor that can deliver a subsystem cost of under $50 U.S. when sold in high-volume manufacturing scale. The techno ... more |
   Northrop Grumman and Lufthansa Technik have signed a pact to cooperate on the Royal Australian Air Force's KC-30A tanker Through-Life Support program.
Under the program, both defense contractors will provide the Australian armed forces with a larger access to a global inventory network, landing gear services, and aim to reduce repair times. Northrop Grumman officials say the deal provid ... more State Dept. approves $525 million aerostat sale to Saudi Arabia Safran to buy Zodiac Aerospace for $9 billion BAE Systems providing digital head-up display for F-22 |
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Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is using a unique superlift to construct the U.S. Navy's second Ford-class aircraft carrier.
The aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy, designated CVN 79 by the Navy, has been under construction since August 2015. HII officials say they are applying lessons learned from constructing the first vessel of the Ford class, th ... more French schools join Australia's Future Submarine program BAE Systems to perform depot maintenance for USS Roosevelt U.S. Navy expecting USS Gerald R. Ford delivery in April |
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Experts from the Russian Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TsNIIMash) will construct a ground Glonass satellite navigation tracking station in Nicaragua, the TsNIIMash's press service said Monday.
"The TsNIIMash's specialists will construct a station for tracking data of the Glonass and other global satellite navigation systems in Nicaragua," the press release reads.
Ac ... more Clocks 'failed' onboard Europe's navigation satellites: ESA Russia, China Work on Joint High-Precision Satellite Navigation System Raytheon completes qualification testing of next-gen GPS Launch and Checkout System |
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Approximately 345,000 or fewer chimpanzees remain in the wild, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, a substantial decline from the more than two million that existed a hundred years ago. Humans' closest genetic cousins, chimpanzees are an endangered species, and scientists and conservationists are turning to the NASA-U.S. Geological Survey Landsat satellites to he ... more NASA's Terra Satellite Sees Alaskan Volcanic Eruption Wrapped in White World's First Weather-Cracking Wind Satellite Aeolus to Improve Future Forecasts China to launch electromagnetic monitoring satellite for earthquake study |
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Japan on Tuesday launched a satellite to modernise its military communications and reportedly to better monitor North Korean missile launches.
The Kirameki-2 will enable ground, sea and air units of the military - known as the Self-Defense Forces - to communicate directly with each other, a defence ministry official said.
"We'll be able to exchange a large amount of data more quickly," ... more Airbus to supply French satellite communication systems Phasor teams with Thales to develop advanced broadband Smart Terminal Northrop Grumman receives $140m BACN contract modification |
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  The European Defense Agency has launched a new program aiming to develop technologies for detecting and neutralizing improvised explosive devices.
EDA officials allocated $15 million for the three-year program, officially known as IED Detection or IEDDET. The effort is supported by four EDA member states including Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Poland.
Norway, a non-EU sta ... more U.S. Army orders rough-terrain forklifts Retired US generals to Trump: 'Torture is unnecessary' What Russia's railgun can really do |
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  The second in command of Canada's military, Vice Admiral Mark Norman, was relieved of duty Monday, reportedly after leaking highly classified information.
The daily Globe and Mail said Norman's removal followed an investigation into leaked top-secret documents.
It was not clear what information might have been revealed, and whether the alleged leaks might have gone to a foreign power or ... more Rolls-Royce to pay 671 pounds million in bribery settlement Damascus says Israel missiles caused airbase explosions Saudi unblocks military aid to Lebanon: Lebanese source |
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  North Korea's nuclear and missile capabilities are accelerating at an "unprecedented" pace, the South's acting president said Monday, urging the swift deployment of a US anti-missile system that has infuriated Beijing.
Seoul and Washington agreed last year to install the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system in the South after a string of North Korean nuclear and missile tests - ... more S-500 to strengthen Russia's 'air defense system for the 21 Century' SBIRS Missile Warning Satellite Responding to Ground Control Israel Introduces Arrow-3 Missile Interceptor System |
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  Pakistan's armed forces have completed the first flight test with their Ababeel surface-to-surface ballistic missile.
The missile has a maximum range of 1,367 miles, and is capable of carrying multiple warheads using the Multiple Independent Re-entry Vehicle technology. According to Inter Service Public Relations, the media arm of Pakistan's military, the test was conducted to validate ... more Raytheon wins $235 million SM-6 production contract B-52 bomber drops unarmed nuclear cruise missiles in demo Russian Smerch, Uragan Rocket Launchers to Get Stealth Cloaks |
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  The US Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an investigation into whether Yahoo should have informed investors sooner about two major data breaches, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The SEC in December requested documents from the tech company concerning the cyberattacks, the paper reported.
US law requires companies that fall vict ... more India turns to AI as cyber warfare threats grow Big Brother will have some difficulty 'watching you' in future China cracks down on bids to bypass online censorship |
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  Britain hit back on Monday against reports of a failed test of its nuclear weapons deterrent last year when an unarmed missile reportedly misfired, possibly in the direction of the United States.
"Contrary to reports in the weekend press, HMS Vengeance and her crew were successfully tested," Defence Minister Michael Fallon told lawmakers, responding to the Sunday Times article.
"We do no ... more Trump to take charge of nuclear 'football' N. Korea preparing to launch new missiles: report Israel nuclear whistle-blower convicted over release terms |
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Here are a few key space issues that the new President must address. One of the most obvious issues and a large budget item is the International Space Station (ISS). NASA and its international ISS partners have pledged to support the program for seven more years.
The pressing issue here is whether to extend station operations beyond 2024, possibly until at least 2028. Beyond extending ISS' ... more NASA to rely on Soyuz for ISS missions until 2019 Lomonosov Moscow State University to Launch 'Space Department' in 2017 French, US astronauts install batteries outside space station |
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SpaceX celebrated the first flight of its Falcon 9 rocket in over four and a half months on Saturday, with a remarkably smooth launch of the vehicle from California. The Falcon 9 had previously been grounded since September, after one of the rockets exploded on a launchpad in Florida during a routine fueling procedure. Though the stakes were high for Saturday's launch, the mission's success does ... more Airbus Safran Launchers in 2016: we keep our promises 2017 Rocket Campaign Begins in Alaska India Defers Much-Awaited Heaviest Rocket Launch |
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  At least 11 people, including two children, were killed Tuesday in Syrian government air strikes as they fled a northern town held by the Islamic State group, a monitor said.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported 12 civilians and 15 IS fighters were killed in air strikes and shelling in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor.
The monitor said the group of 11 were fl ... more Firebrand Iraq cleric warns US on Israel embassy move Nearly 70 killed in fresh Yemen fighting Regime strikes kill nine civilians in Syria: monitor |
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China's quantum communication satellite, launched last August, is officially operational after four months of in-orbit testing, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said Wednesday.
Testing of the satellite, payloads and space-ground links have been completed, the CAS said, adding that everything was operating properly.
The Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS) satellite is the ... more A new invisibility cloak to conceal objects in diffusive atmospheres is devised First European-built all-electric satellite EUTELSAT 172B getting ready to fly Breaking the optical bandwidth record of stable pulsed lasers |
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Here are a few key space issues that the new President must address. One of the most obvious issues and a large budget item is the International Space Station (ISS). NASA and its international ISS partners have pledged to support the program for seven more years.
The pressing issue here is whether to extend station operations beyond 2024, possibly until at least 2028. Beyond extending ISS' ... moreNASA to rely on Soyuz for ISS missions until 2019Lomonosov Moscow State University to Launch 'Space Department' in 2017French, US astronauts install batteries outside space station |
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