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May 03, 2014

Latest Galileo satellite arrives at ESA's test centre
Paris (ESA) May 02, 2014
Europe's latest Galileo navigation satellite has arrived at the Agency's Netherlands-based technical centre for testing, as the previous two satellites are prepared for transport to French Guiana for launch in summer this year. The new satellite travelled safely enclosed within an air-conditioned and environmentally-controlled protective container from its manufacturer, OHB in Bremen, Germany, to ESA's ESTEC Test Centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. The specially-engineered container was on ... read more

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				The Canadian Space Agency supports five studies on microsatellites The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded five contracts to Canadian industry to perform feasibility studies on five potential future microsatellite missions. These proposed missions would a ... more		Elon Musk halts deal between USAF and Russian rocket-makers A decision handed out late Wednesday by a United States Court of Federal Claims judge will for now keep the American aerospace industry from buying Russian-made rockets. Judge Susan G. Branden ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Raytheon tests new guidance system for Tomahawk cruise missile Raytheon has completed a passive seeker test designed for a Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile using company-funded independent research and development investment. The captive flight test, usin ... more		Lockheed Martin Receives Contract for Production of First PAC-3 MSE Missiles Lockheed Martin has received a $611 million contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for the first production order of the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) following the Army' ... more		Russia strikes Kyiv after first stage of major prisoner swap Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland's reindeer herders South Korea says concerned by China's 'no-sail zone' in overlapping waters		DISA extends Northrop's work on global command-and-control system The U.S. military's command-and-control system for joint and multi-national operations is to continue to be modernized and sustained by Northrop Grumman. ... more
				MEADS Technology Will Enable Germany To Build Its Future Air And Missile Defense System The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) development results will enable Germany to build its future air and missile defense system. This was underscored by Lockheed Martin Chairman, President ... more		Raytheon developing the world's most advanced digital radar The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded Raytheon an $8.5 million base contract to design the Flexible Distributed Array Radar (FlexDAR), enabling dynamic multi-mission radars capable of execu ... more

UAV Payloads 2014, 24 - 25 June - London, UK

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Startup in the Land of the Rising Sun; A Japanese Solar Venture - by Bradley L. Bartz

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

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Sierra Nevada Corporation Completes and Delivers Satellites for ORBCOMM Mission 1 Launch

Coming soon: a brain implant to restore memory

Raytheon developing the world's most advanced digital radar

DISA extends Northrop's work on global command-and-control system

Britain contracts General Dynamics UK to support Bowman radios

Chip-Sized Digital Optical Synthesizer to Aim for Routine Terabit-per-second Communications

Elon Musk halts deal between USAF and Russian rocket-makers

Second O3b satellite cluster delivered for upcoming Arianespace Soyuz launch

Court blocks US plan to buy Russian rocket engines

Latest Galileo satellite arrives at ESA's test centre

Glonass Failure Caused by Faulty Software

Homegrown high-precision positioning system put to use

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Trump signs orders to boost US nuclear energy

Anthropic's Claude AI gets smarter -- and mischievious

Suriname president vows oil bonanza won't hit carbon-negative status

Orion Undergoes Simulation Of Intense Launch Vibrations		Second O3b satellite cluster delivered for upcoming Arianespace Soyuz launch		Navy readies X-47B unmanned combat air vehicle for new sea tests		Britain extends BAE Systems support for Tornado fighters		API Technologies receives $1.6M deal for microwave filters
Training range simulators in Britain, Canada getting support from Cubic		Britain contracts General Dynamics UK to support Bowman radios		Rolls-Royce warns over marine division		Triumph Group to provide support services for C-17 components		Britain's E-3D Sentry aircraft receive equipment upgraded from Northrop Grumman

First flight for attack helicopter

Orion Exploration Design Challenge Winner Announced

Russia to Launch Coordination Center for New Space Center by May

Marine Corps' CH-53K in new phase of testing

Laser-powered farewell to Moon mission

Equipped with New Sensors, Morpheus Preps to Tackle Landing on its Own

Russian relay satellite Luch-5B put into target orbit

IED jamming backpack system ordered for testing

Orion Feels the Vibe During Tests at Kennedy Space Center

It's a "go" for Arianespace's Vega launch with Kazakhstan's first Earth observation satellite

ViaSat Awarded Damages in Patent Infringement and Breach of Contract Lawsuit Against Space Systems/Loral

Acquisition boosts spare parts, services for legacy military aircraft

Northrop Grumman to Provide Dismounted IED Jammers for US Marine Corps

ALIAS Seeks to Provide Portable, Flexible Advanced Autopilot Capabilities

US Supreme Court grapples with mobile phone quandary

10 die in fire at Russian ammunition depot

Lockheed Martin Marks Milestone in Development of Unmanned Technologies

350 dead, hundreds missing in Afghan landslide village

No answers, only hope as MH370 China father heads home

Malaysia Airlines to end hotel stays for MH370 families

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