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  Albuquerque NM (SPX) Sep 01, 2017 Sandia National Laboratories has successfully demonstrated a new, more environmentally friendly method to test a rocket part to ensure its avionics can withstand the shock from stage separation during flight. The new method - called the Alternative Pyroshock Test - used a nitrogen-powered gas gun to shoot a 100-pound steel projectile into a steel resonant beam, which then transfers energy through a resonant cone attached to the part being tested. The resulting energy transfer mimics the conditions ... read more |
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TED: Phones and drones transforming healthcareArusha, Tanzania (AFP) Aug 31, 2017 In the developing world, basic healthcare is often a challenge - let alone expensive medical screening or tests for easily treatable, preventable illnesses. ... more  
Raytheon receives $614.5M for SM-3 Block IIA ballistic missile interceptors(UPI) Aug 29, 2017 Raytheon Missile Systems is being awarded a $614.5 million modification to an existing contract for the production of Standard Missile 3 Block IIA surface-to-air missiles, the Department of Defense announced on Monday. ... more  
Roboteam receives orders for tactical robots(UPI) Aug 29, 2017 Maryland-headquartered Robot provider Roboteam Inc. reports it has received new orders for its Micro Tactical Ground Robot to support U.S. and international military missions. ... more  
Weightlessness affects health of cosmonauts at molecular levelMoscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 A team of scientists from Russia and Canada has analyzed the effect of space conditions on the protein composition in blood samples of 18 Russian cosmonauts. The results indicated many significant c ... more |
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Kuaizhou-11 to send six satellites into spaceBeijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2017 China's Kuaizhou-11 solid-fuelled carrier rocket will send six satellites into space in its first mission, according to the rocket's developer and producer China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp ... more 
China, Russia to Have Smooth Space Cooperation, Says ExpertWashington DC (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2017 China and Russia plan to sign an agreement in October on joint space exploration from 2018 and 2022, which would benefit both nations particularly in manned and future missions to the moon, CGTN rep ... more  
Aerojet Rocketdyne Providing Propulsion System Support to Ground Based Strategic Deterrent ProgramSacramento CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2017 Aerojet Rocketdyne will support Boeing which was recently awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force for the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) phase of the Ground Based Strategic Deterre ... more 
Latest Aegis Combat System is Successful Against Medium Range Ballistic MissilesUSS John Paul Jones (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 The USS JOHN PAUL JONES, supported by the U.S. Navy, Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin, successfully fired two Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) Dual I missiles against a medium-range ballistic mis ... more 
Raytheon receives contract to develop anti-ship Tomahawk cruise missileWashington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017 The U.S. Defense Department has awarded Raytheon with a $119 million order for engineering services on the U.S. Navy's Tactical Tomahawk Block IV All-Up Round cruise missile. ... more 
India produces first locally made Israeli missileWashington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017 The first Indian produced Long Range Surface to Air missile by Israel Aerospace Industries has been given to the Indian Navy. ... more |
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Army, Marines order new barrels for lightweight artilleryWashington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017 The Watervliet Arsenal in New York is to manufacture full-bore chrome tubes for the U.S. Army's lightweight M777A2 towed howitzer system, as well as for the U.S. Marine Corps, which has the same howitzer system. ... more  
Elbit upgrading F-5 fighters of unidentified country(UPI) Aug 29, 2017 Elbit Systems of Israel is to upgrade F-5 fighter jets from an unidentified country in the Asia-Pacific region, the company announced on Tuesday. ... more 
US shoots down missile in test off Hawaii coastWashington (AFP) Aug 30, 2017 The US military shot down a medium-range ballistic missile target off the coast of Hawaii early Wednesday, in a successful test of a missile interception system Japan is seeking to bolster its defense against North Korea. ... more  
Nine Satellites in exactEarth's Real-Time Constellation Now in ServiceCambridge, Canada (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 As of today, exactEarth, in partnership with Harris Corporation, is bringing five more satellites from our ever-growing real-time (RT) constellation into service. These additional satellites will ra ... more |
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  Menlo Park CA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 
Researchers from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have for the first time shown that neural networks - a form of artificial intelligence - can accurately analyze the complex distortions in spacetime known as gravitational lenses 10 million times faster than traditional methods.
"Analyses that typically take weeks to months to complete, ... more Washington DC (SPX) Aug 30, 2017Clamping down on causality by probing laser cavities  Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 30, 2017Rare-metals in the Himalayas: The potential world-class treasure  Cleveland OH (SPX) Aug 30, 2017Why does rubbing a balloon on your hair make it stick? |
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The U.S. Army's Global Response Force composed of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division successfully conducted an airborne exercise using the En route Mission Command tactical networking system.
The system, mounted on C-17 cargo planes, provided plane-to-plane and plane-to-ground audio, video, and data communications to the 1st Brigade's commander and subordinate commander ... more McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017North Dakota UAS Training Center Depends on IGC Satellite Connectivity  Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017Industry team demonstrates Low Cost Terminal for AEHF satellites  Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Envistacom wins $10M Army communications contract |
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As of today, exactEarth, in partnership with Harris Corporation, is bringing five more satellites from our ever-growing real-time (RT) constellation into service. These additional satellites will raise the total to nine in our real-time system that have been successfully incorporated into exactEarth services.
Combined with our first-generation satellites, we are proud to be operating the l ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017IAI, Honeywell Aerospace team for GPS anti-jam system  New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 28, 2017India to launch satellite next week to fix malfunctioning navigation system  Tokyo (AFP) Aug 19, 2017Japan launches satellite for better GPS system |
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 (UPI) Aug 29, 2017 
Elbit Systems of Israel is to upgrade F-5 fighter jets from an unidentified country in the Asia-Pacific region, the company announced on Tuesday.
The contract is worth about $93 million, the company said, and the work will be performed over a three-year period.
"We are proud to have been selected to perform this upgrade program, building on our vast know-how and experience in F-5 ... more (UPI) Aug 29, 2017U.S. Air Force to receive first fully operational F-35A squadron  Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017General Dynamics receives $310.6M contract for M1A2 SEP 3 upgrades  Washington (UPI) Aug 25, 2017U.S. Army tests JETS forward observer targeting system |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 30, 2017  Northern China's roadsides are peppered with deciduous phoenix trees, producing an abundance of fallen leaves in autumn. These leaves are generally burned in the colder season, exacerbating the country's air pollution problem. Investigators in Shandong, China, recently discovered a new method to convert this organic waste matter into a porous carbon material that can be used to produce high-tech ... more 3Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 30, 2017High-speed switching for ultrafast electromechanical switches and sensors  Arusha, Tanzania (AFP) Aug 28, 2017In new leap for AI: computer chips that can smell  University Park PA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Conformal metasurface coating eliminates crosstalk and shrinks waveguides |
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eledyne e2v has been awarded a multimillion euro contract by OHB System AG to supply customised Charge Coupled Device (CCD) image sensors for the Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) satellite mission, under a programme of and funded by the European Space Agency (ESA).
The FLEX mission, which is the eighth in ESA's Earth Explorer programme, is scheduled to launch in 2022. For the first time, it wi ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 28, 2017Russian scientists invent device allowing them to sense kilometers into Earth  Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows  Rochester NY (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Man-made fossil methane emission levels larger than previously believed |
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 Phnom Penh (AFP) July 13, 2017  Cambodia has outlawed sand exports from a coastal region where it has been primarily funnelled in huge quantities to Singapore, a move met with scepticism from activists who said previous bans on the destructive industry had failed to take root.
Environmental groups have long accused Cambodia of running damaging and corrupt sand dredging operations along the southwest coast and the Mekong ri ... more Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Aug 26, 2017Gaza boy swimmer death puts spotlight on pollution crisis  Nairobi (AFP) Aug 28, 2017Kenya bans plastic bags in bid to fight pollution  Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Aug 28, 2017Catholic church condemns Brazil plan for Amazon mining |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 29, 2017 
Beijing and Moscow may sign an agreement this October on joint space exploration, to be carried out in 2018-2022, Chinese media reported.
The deal would cover five areas, including lunar and deep space exploration, satellite systems, space debris research and Earth remote sensing, CGTN broadcaster reported on Sunday.
Xu Yansong, the head of the International Cooperation Department of ... moreWashington DC (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2017China, Russia to Have Smooth Space Cooperation, Says Expert Beijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2017Kuaizhou-11 to send six satellites into space  Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2017ESA and Chinese astronauts train together |
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 Sacramento CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2017 
Aerojet Rocketdyne will support Boeing which was recently awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force for the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) phase of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) acquisition program.
The GBSD program aims to develop a replacement for the current Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) system that was first deployed in the 1970s. ... moreWashington (AFP) Aug 30, 2017US shoots down missile in test off Hawaii coast USS John Paul Jones (SPX) Aug 30, 2017Latest Aegis Combat System is Successful Against Medium Range Ballistic Missiles  (UPI) Aug 29, 2017Black Construction wins Guam contract |
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 (UPI) Aug 29, 2017 
Raytheon Missile Systems is being awarded a $614.5 million modification to an existing contract for the production of Standard Missile 3 Block IIA surface-to-air missiles, the Department of Defense announced on Monday.
The modification will also provide engineering support and missile containers. The production run will take place in Tucson, Ariz., and is expected to be finished by Marc ... moreWashington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017India produces first locally made Israeli missile  Washington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017GenDyn unit tapped for more Hydra-70 rockets Washington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017Raytheon receives contract to develop anti-ship Tomahawk cruise missile |
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 Amherst MA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 
When environmental and soil chemist Baoshan Xing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst began reading in 2014 that a new, two-dimensional material known as layered black phosphorous (BP) was gaining the attention of biomedical researchers for use in drug delivery systems and tumor photothermal therapy, he was both intrigued and concerned.
"I am not only a soil chemist, but an environme ... more Bethlehem PA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017A more complete picture of the nano world  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 28, 2017What the world's tiniest 'monster truck' reveals  Livermore CA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Carbon nanotubes worth their salt |
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 (UPI) Aug 29, 2017 
Maryland-headquartered Robot provider Roboteam Inc. reports it has received new orders for its Micro Tactical Ground Robot to support U.S. and international military missions.
The third-generation robot is an all-terrain system used for explosive ordnance disposal, and in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear material missions and HAZMAT operations.
Roboteam said the two ... more Boston MA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017New robot rolls with the rules of pedestrian conduct  Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Illinois researchers develop origami-inspired robot  Freiburg, Germany (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Smart computers |
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 Arusha, Tanzania (AFP) Aug 31, 2017 
In the developing world, basic healthcare is often a challenge - let alone expensive medical screening or tests for easily treatable, preventable illnesses.
TEDGlobal, an annual conference devoted to "ideas worth spreading" taking place in Tanzania this week, heard of new technologies that could revolutionise healthcare for the poor.
- Algorithms to detect diseases -
Infectious dise ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017Lockheed pairs drone with counter-UAS system  Boston MA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Drones relay RFID signals for inventory control  Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017Army concludes MAST program for small autonomous drone swarms |
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