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October 01, 2013
VSAT NEWS
DigiGone Approved for Use on the Thuraya Satellite Network
Largo FL (SPX) Oct 02, 2013
DigiGone has announced that its innovative video communications system and software platform has been approved for use with Thuraya's IP terminals. A leading mobile satellite services operator, Thuraya is actively rolling out the DigiGone satellite communications solution across their distribution channels in all vertical markets. Optimized for narrowband satellite channels, DigiGone offers high-quality encrypted video and audio conferencing, video streaming, Voice over IP (VoIP), IM Chat and file ... read more
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LAUNCH PAD

UFO? Star cluster? No, it's Falcon 9's jettisoned fuel
The Falcon 9 launch from California not only boosted the cache of commercial spaceflight but also of UFO sightings, a review of observers' comments indicated. ... more
TECH SPACE

Paradigm shift: Need something in space? Print it, don't ship it
The first 3D printer will launch into space in 2014 aboard commercial spaceflight provider SpaceX's Dragon capsule, the California-based printer provider said. ... more
LAUNCH PAD

ILS Proton Successfully Launches ASTRA 2E for SES
International Launch Services (ILS), a leader in providing mission integration and launch services to the global commercial satellite industry, successfully placed the ASTRA 2E satellite into a geos ... more
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MISSILE NEWS

Turkey picks Chinese firm for missile system
Turkey said on Thursday it has chosen a Chinese company to build its first long-range air defence and anti-missile system. ... more


CHIP TECH

Stanford scientists publish theory, formula to improve 'plastic' semiconductors
Anyone who's stuffed a smart phone in their back pocket would appreciate the convenience of electronic devices that could bend. Flexible electronics could spawn new products: clothing wired to cool ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Astronauts Practice Launching in NASA's New Orion Spacecraft
NASA astronauts recently experienced what it will be like to launch into space aboard the new Orion spacecraft during the first ascent simulations since the space shuttles and their simulators were ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT

China launches satellite to monitor natural disaster
A satellite for natural disaster monitoring was successfully launched into orbit at 12:37 p.m. Wednesday, China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center has announced. The satellite Kuaizhou I, or sp ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program
Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm
Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge
CHIP TECH

Counting on neodymium
Magnetic molecules are regarded as promising functional units for the future of information processing. An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Julich and Aachen were the first to produce part ... more
CHIP TECH

Promising new alloy for resistive switching memory
Memory based on electrically-induced "resistive switching" effects have generated a great deal of interest among engineers searching for faster and smaller devices because resistive switching would ... more
CHIP TECH

UCSB researchers make headway in quantum information transfer via nanomechanical coupling
Fiber optics has made communication faster than ever, but the next step involves a quantum leap - literally. In order to improve the security of the transfer of information, scientists are working ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Fusion, anyone?
The dream of igniting a self-sustained fusion reaction with high yields of energy, a feat likened to creating a miniature star on Earth, is getting closer to becoming reality, according the authors ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE

Lockheed Martin Receives THAAD Production Contract
Lockheed Martin received a production contract totaling $3.9 billion to produce elements of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapons System for the Missile Defense Agency and the Unit ... more
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Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture
Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role
Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage
MISSILE DEFENSE

Patriot and Sentinel Capabilities Incorporated Into Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System
The U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman have incorporated a key capability of the Patriot family of missiles and the Sentinel radar into the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command Syste ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE

Boeing Completes Deliveries of Processing Units for Army's Air, Missile Defense Network
Boeing has recently finished delivering more than 40 computer processing units that will support an integrated network of computer and communication equipment critical to U.S. Army air and missile d ... more
GPS NEWS

Raytheon GPS military system achieves 2,000th sale
Raytheon has delivered its 2,000th Miniaturized Airborne GPS Receiver (MAGR) 2000. Three variants of the MAGR 2000 family of products are currently in service aboard 20 types of fixed-wing and rotar ... more
GPS NEWS
Lab-made complexes are "sun sponges"

Physicists pinpoint key property of material that both conducts and insulates

Using x-ray vision to detect unseen gold


GPS NEWS
Third Advanced EHF Satellite Will Enhance Resiliency of Military Communications

USAF Launches Third Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite

Atlas 5 Lofts 3rd AEHF Military Comms Satellites


GPS NEWS
ILS Proton Successfully Launches ASTRA 2E for SES

UFO? Star cluster? No, it's Falcon 9's jettisoned fuel

APSCC 2013 reaffirms Arianespace's focus on the Asia-Pacific region


GPS NEWS
Raytheon GPS military system achieves 2,000th sale

Astrium down selected for MOJ electronic tagging contract

Lockheed Martin GPS 3 Satellite Prototype Integrated With Raytheon OCX Ground Control Segment

MISSILE DEFENSE

Raytheon completes critical component of ninth AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has completed the manufacturing of an Antenna Equipment Unit for the AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar. An integral part of the Ballistic Missile Defense System ( ... more
TECH SPACE

New Model Should Expedite Development of Temperature-Stable Nano-Alloys
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new theoretical model that will speed the development of new nanomaterial alloys that retain their advantageous properties at elevat ... more
TECH SPACE

New sensor could prolong the lifespan of high-temperature engines
A temperature sensor developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge could improve the efficiency, control and safety of high-temperature engines. The sensor minimises drift -degradation of ... more
VSAT NEWS

Agreement with Telecom NZ completes Global Xpress access network
Inmarsat and Telecom NZ have signed contracts to establish and manage one of Inmarsat's Pacific Ocean Region (POR) satellite access stations (SAS) for Global Xpress (GX). The contract for this ... more
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CHIP TECH

Graphene Photodetector Integrated into Computer Chip

AEROSPACE

US F-35 jet plagued by shoddy quality control: audit

MILTECH

Extended Range Munition completes first Guide to Hit test series

MISSILE NEWS

Raytheon's Griffin missile demonstrates maritime protection capabilities

UAV NEWS

Raytheon AI3 intercepts its first UAS target

MISSILE NEWS

US concerned at Turkey's pick of Chinese missile firm

AEROSPACE

Indian navy gets its first Hawk trainer jets

UAV NEWS

Iran unveils short-range reconnaissance drone

AEROSPACE

Japan, Belgium seek FMS deals

AEROSPACE

US to upgrade Japan's early warning radar aircraft: Pentagon

Satellite flood maps reach crisis teams via Internet

Australia and Indonesia hold conciliatory discussions

Storm-stricken Acapulco hit by new floods

Spirals of Light May Lead to Better Electronics

Drexel finds new energy storage capabilities between layers of 2-D materials

How to make ceramics that bend without breaking

Bright, laser-based lighting devices

Researchers demonstrate 'accelerator on a chip'

Windows Phone gains in Europe, Apple up in US: survey

New York spreading wireless access across city

Japan leader set to announce crucial sales tax hike

Program seeks Internet use equality for women

China house price increases gain speed in September: survey

China launches free trade zone in Shanghai

Thousands of Romanians protest Canadian mine plans

China manufacturing expands in September: HSBC

China, the global auto industry's best hope

Fake online reviews get reality check

Line, WeChat: Asian social networks move to conquer Europe

Samsung moves to appease EU on Apple patent fight

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