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Basing of first US Space Fence facility announcedPeterson AFB CO (AFNS) Sep 27, 2012 The Air Force will base a Space Fence radar site on Kwajalein Island in the Republic of the Marshall Islands with initial operations capability planned for fiscal 2017. The Fence will provide a critical Space Surveillance Network capability needed to give warfighters the ability to maintain a full and accurate orbital catalog, ensure orbital safety and perform conjunction assessments. Air Force Space Command will award a contract to build the radar, which will be capable of detecting, tracki ... read more |
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 Space debris threatens ISS: report The International Space Station is in danger of being hit by two pieces of debris from an old Russian satellite that had previously hit a US craft in 2009, a news report said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Toyota unveils robot helping hand Japanese car giant Toyota on Wednesday unveiled a robotic best friend that can offer a helping hand around the house fetching and carrying for the elderly or immobile. ... more | .. |
  Astrium - double prime contractor for Astra 2F satellite launch Astrium, Europe's leading space technology company, is prime contractor for both the Ariane 5 launcher and the Astra 2F satellite scheduled for launch from the European Space Centre in Kourou, Frenc ... more | .. |
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 Loral and MDA Receive Approval for SS/L Sale From the Committee on Foreign Investment in US Loral Space and Communications has announced that Loral and MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) were notified recently by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) ... more | .. |
  UK's Cubesat books a ride on Russian rocket UKube-1 - the UK's first cubesat mission - has 'booked' its journey into space on a Russian Soyuz-2 rocket. The launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrone in Kazakhstan is expected to take place in March 2 ... more | .. |
 Vietnam launches construction of national satellite center A groundbreaking ceremony for construction of the Vietnam Satellite Center was held at Hoa Lac High-tech Park in Vietnam's capital Hanoi on Wednesday. The center, scheduled to be completed by ... more | .. |
  Russia's First Private Satellite to Be Launched in 2013 Russia's first satellite manufactured and operated by a private firm will be launched next year, Dauria Aerospace head Mikhail Kokorich told RBK daily. The DX1-class 50-kg satellite will be de ... more |
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BlackSky to supply satellite imagery and analytics for Latin American security operations
GovSat selects Thales Alenia Space to build secure satellite for military communications
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  Lockheed Martin Achieves Key Software Milestone for Iridium NEXT Communications Satellite A "switchboard in the sky" for the Iridium NEXT constellation of global communication satellites is one step closer to becoming reality as Lockheed Martin completed a major software design milestone ... more | .. |
  China Spacesat gets 18-million-USD gov't support China Spacesat Co., Ltd., the nation's key developer of small satellites, said on Saturday that it will obtain 116 million yuan (18.3 million U.S. dollars) in government financial support. Fou ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman to Improve Performance of MEMS Inertial Sensors for DARPA Northrop Grumman has been awarded a subcontract from the University of California, Irvine to help address the long-term calibration of inertial sensors. Inertial sensors, which measure rotatio ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Delivers Propulsion Core for the First GPS III Satellite The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force's next generation Global Positioning System III satellites has delivered the first spacecraft's propulsion core module to the company's Denver- ... more |
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  Iran unveils 'indigenous' drone Iran has unveiled its own, "indigenous" drone which it said was capable of flying over most of the Middle East, media report. The Witness 129 unmanned drone has a range of 2,000km and can be equippe ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin's DAGR Missile Demonstrates Ground Launch Capability In Guided Flight Tests Lockheed Martin recently conducted two separate DAGR missile flight tests, successfully firing the missiles from a prototype pedestal launcher and hitting a stationary target. The tests, which ... more | .. |
  Chinese citizen arrested over US military exports A Chinese citizen has been charged in New York with illegally attempting to export highly restricted material from the United States for use by China's air force, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 AUVSI Praises State-Based Effort To Move Unmanned Aircraft Technology Forward Today, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) applauded the Aerospace States Association's (ASA) call on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to move forward with it ... more |
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One billion years of protein evolution reveals surprising design flexibility
MetOp Second Generation satellite fully fuelled ahead of August launch
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  Boeing Receives Contract for 11 P-8A Poseidon Aircraft The U.S. Navy on Sept. 21 awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a $1.9 billion contract for 11 P-8A Poseidon aircraft, which will take the total fleet to 24 and bolster the service's anti-submarine, anti-surfac ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Completes Field Installations of New B-2 Radar System Northrop Grumman has completed - ahead of schedule - all field installations of a new radar system for the U.S. Air Force's fleet of B-2 stealth bombers. Every operational B-2 is now equipped ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Extend BACN Communications Connectivity to the Tactical Edge The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $20 million contract modification to add beyond-line-of-sight command and control (BLOS C2) capabilities to the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node ... more | .. |
 US Army Awards Lockheed Martin Apache M-TADS/PNVS Performance Based Logistics Contract Lockheed Martin has received a $111 million Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from the U.S. Army. ... more |
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 Raytheon MALD-J Decoy Goes 4 for 4 in Operational Flight Tests The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon have begun operational testing of the Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer (MALD-J). After completing a highly successful developmental test phase, the MALD-J team ach ... more | .. |
 Raytheon and PACAF expand the reach of realistic training environments Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions (RTCS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon has announced that its SimShield customer, U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and its 353d Combat Training Squadron, ha ... more | .. |
 China to promote drones for marine surveillance China will promote the use of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), to strengthen the nation's marine surveillance, the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) said on Sunday. The SOA verifie ... more | .. |
 Raytheon to provide Joint Tactical Terminal radios with latest security features to US Navy Raytheon has received an $8.7 million modification to a previously awarded production contract to provide the U.S. Navy with Joint Tactical Terminal Senior (JTT-Sr) radios that are compatible with t ... more |
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MicroCarb satellite launches to map global carbon dioxide emissions from space
Chemistry breakthroughs open new frontiers in industrial carbon capture
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  Israel postpones vital Arrow-3 flight test The crucial first test-firing of Israel's Arrow-3 interceptor missile, designed to destroy ballistic weapons, reportedly has been postponed despite efforts to boost the Jewish state's missile defenses amid threats of pre-emptive strikes against Iran. ... more | .. |
 Argentina, Venezuela to build trainer jet Argentina and Venezuela will collaborate to build a trainer jet for deployment in member countries of the Union of South American States, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Iran tests missiles, unveils drone amid Israel tensions Iran has tested anti-air and anti-ship missiles and unveiled a new drone, its powerful Revolutionary Guards said on Monday, in a show of military readiness for a war with Israel their chief says is inevitable. ... more | .. |
Brazil could delay jet decision until 2013 Brazil's long-delayed decision on a multi-billion-dollar contract to buy 36 next-generation fighter jets may be put off until next year, government officials said Tuesday. ... more |
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US drone kills five militants in Pakistan: officials A US drone strike on Monday killed at least five Islamic militants in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials said. ... more | .. |
  Satellites to the rescue: Disaster monitoring network extends its services to all Building on a decade of success in making satellite data available to users for disaster response, the International Charter 'Space and Major Disasters' has opened its doors even wider and is now pr ... more | .. |
 AsiaSat Disposes of its Entire Interest in SpeedCast Holdings Limited Asia's leading satellite operator, Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) has signed an agreement with SpeedCast Acquisitions Limited for the disposal of its entire interest in ... more | .. |
 Sixteen hospitalised in chemicals leak in Slovakia Sixteen people were hospitalised for exposure to poisonous gasses in a leak Wednesday at a former chemical plant in Slovakia's capital Bratislava, the police said. ... more |
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