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September 03, 2012
SPACEMART
Russia Extends U.S. Agreement on Tax-Free Space Goods
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 03, 2012
Russia's Cabinet of Ministers has instructed the Foreign Ministry to extend for an additional five years an agreement with the U.S. government on the tax-free delivery to and export of goods and technology from Russia necessary for bilateral cooperation in the space industry, according to a statement posted on the Cabinet's Web site on Tuesday. The bilateral agreement between the United States and Russia on the exemption from customs tariffs in the space industry was signed on December 16, 1994. ... read more

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ROCKET SCIENCE

Russian Companies Design Space Tour Plane
Russia's NPO Molniya design bureau and the Myasischev Experimental Factory (EMZ) are designing a space-plane for sub-orbital "space tourism" and small satellite launch flights, according to a compan ... more
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GPS NEWS

CTrack Launches Lone Worker Device To Boost Protection And Peace Of Mind
Ctrack has launched a new personal tracking and panic alarm device suitable for all lone worker, security and workforce management environments. Ctrack ICE2 is designed to provide businesses with pe ... more
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GPS NEWS

Spirent Redefines Leadership in Location Testing with Solution for Hybrid Location Technology
Spirent Communications has announced the launch of its new Hybrid Location Technology Solution (HLTS). Spirent HLTS is the first test solution of its kind, combining Wi-Fi, Assisted Global Navigatio ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

XCOR Announces AdamWorks as Lynx Mark I Cockpit Manufacturer
XCOR Aerospace has announced that the Lynx Mark I suborbital reusable launch vehicle (RLV) carbon fiber cockpit will be manufactured by AdamWorks of Centennial, Colorado. The Lynx Mark I is th ... more
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TECH SPACE

Outside View: Artificial Intelligence
In the NASA video called "Seven Minutes of Terror," which famously went viral over the last month, Tom Rivellini, one of the engineers in charge of the landing, outlines its eye-popping difficulty. ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

NASA launches mission to explore radiation belts
NASA launched two satellites into space on Thursday to explore the belts of radioactive particles orbiting the Earth, in a mission that is the first of its kind. ... more
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AEROSPACE

Australia buys Growler systems for Hornets
Australia has confirmed it will acquire Growler electronic warfare systems for its Super Hornet aircraft through the United States Foreign Military Sales process. ... more
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Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
China, India should work towards 'win-win' cooperation: Chinese FM
US delays Patriot arms deliveries to Switzerland in switch to Ukraine
US 'moving at haste' to get Ukraine weapons: envoy
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UAV NEWS

Apple shoots down drone strike tracking iPhone app
The maker of an application that would alert iPhone users to US military drone strikes said Thursday that Apple has repeatedly shot down his efforts to get it into the App Store. ... more
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TECH SPACE

ThalesRaytheonSystems awarded contract by US Army to upgrade Firefinder Radars
ThalesRaytheonSystems has been awarded a $44.9 million contract by the U.S. Army to upgrade the Receiver Exciter (REX) in the Improved AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder radar. The enhanced REX is part of the U.S ... more
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AEROSPACE

Northrop Grumman's BACN Completes 3,000th E-11A Mission Overseas
Northrop Grumman's Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) has completed 3,000 missions flying aboard the E-11A Bombardier Global Express BD-700 aircraft in support of overseas contingency m ... more
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AEROSPACE

Boeing Fatigue Test to Validate Predicted Life of B-1 Bomber Fleet
Boeing has begun a five-year fatigue test on the wing of a U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber to validate the predicted life of the bomber fleet, currently forecasted to be 2050. The test also will reveal po ... more
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MISSILE NEWS

Boeing Winged JDAM Completes First Round of Tests
A winged version of the Boeing Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) that will triple the weapon's glide range to more than 40 miles is a step closer to production after completing wind tunnel tests a ... more
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

Smartphone App Can Track Objects On the Battlefield as Well as On the Sports Field
University of Missouri researchers have developed new software using smartphones' GPS and imaging abilities that determine the exact location of distant objects as well as monitor the speed and dire ... more
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AEROSPACE

Boeing to Provide PBL for USAF F-15 Radars
Boeing has received an $85 million Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) contract for continued support of U.S. Air Force F-15 mechanically scanned and Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars. ... more
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MISSILE DEFENSE

PAC-3 Missile Intercepts Tactical Ballistic Missile Target During Test
Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 Missile successfully destroyed a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) target at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., in an Operational Test conducted by the U.S. Army Test and Evalua ... more
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New deep sea mining rules lack consensus despite US pressure
Lightning strikes kill 33 people in eastern India
From Antarctica to Brussels, hunting climate clues in old ice
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MISSILE NEWS

India halts Barak I missile purchase
India has put on hold procurement of 262 Israeli-made Barak I missiles until the Central Bureau of Investigation finishes a report into possible corruption. ... more
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MISSILE NEWS

US-China missile race
The United States says it's planning to build new missile defence in Asia. White House officials say early warning radar systems could be placed on a remote Japanese island and possibly in the Phili ... more
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UAV NEWS

Drones, UAV: what is better?
Recently Russia has celebrated 100th anniversary of establishing of Russian air force. While celebrating 100th anniversary I have noticed a very important statement which was made by our President M ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Democrats scold Romney for storm tour 'hypocrisy'
Democrats leaders branded Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney's survey of hurricane damage in Louisiana the "height of hypocrisy" Friday, alleging his policies would gut disaster funding. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Post-Fukushima meeting calls for more work on nuclear safety
A major international conference reviewing the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster in Japan in March 2011 wrapped up Friday calling for more to be done to improve nuclear safety. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Romney off-message in storm-ravaged Bayou
One day after he was named official flag-bearer of the Republican revolution, Mitt Romney confronted the limits of his small government rhetoric Friday in the storm-ravaged Louisiana Bayou. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Japan conducts national quake drill
Japan conducted a national earthquake drill on Saturday after the government unveiled a worst case disaster scenario that warned a monster jolt in the Pacific Ocean could kill over 320,000 people. ... more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

China's manufacturing slumps in August
China's manufacturing activity slumped in August to a nine-month low, official figures showed Saturday, in the latest sign of serious weakness in the world's second-largest economy. ... more
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One billion Africans being harmed by cooking pollution
US reaches civil nuclear cooperation accord with Bahrain
American firms flag hit from US export controls targeting China
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AEROSPACE

Arrest after China flight threat: state media
Police in southern China have arrested a man suspected of threatening to blow up a commercial jet, following a similar incident affecting a flight from Beijing, state press said Sunday. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Top electronics fair embraces 'grey' gizmos
High-tech gadgets to make the lives of senior citizens simpler, safer and more fun are in the spotlight at the world's top showcase for consumer electronics and home appliances. ... more
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TRADE WARS

Finland seeks new cleantech for shipping
Finland says it will push hard to fund new green technologies as a key way to cope with looming requirements to reduce sulfur emissions from shipping. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Russia unveils own 'almost Android' system
It seems that Russia's defence ministry has little faith in Google's operating systems: it has just unveiled its own encrypted version that has the remarkably familiar feel of an Android. ... more
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INTERNET SPACE

Facebook cracks down on insincere "Likes"
Facebook ramped up efforts Friday to get rid of "Likes" that aren't from people genuinely interested in giving a virtual thumbs up to pages at the world's leading social network. ... more
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INTERNET SPACE

'Super Wi-Fi' poised for growth in US, elsewhere
Move over Wi-Fi, there's a new wireless technology coming. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Japan court rejects patent claims against Samsung as Apple files More US actions
A Japanese court Friday rejected Apple's claim that Samsung stole its technology, dealing a blow to the iPhone maker which last week won more than $1 billion in damages in the US from its bitter rival. ... more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

Top businessman says impossible to sell 'India story'
One of India's top businessmen has slammed the government over its economic policies, saying it is no longer possible to sell the "India story". ... more
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