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  Washington (UPI) Dec 20, 2017 Boeing has unveiled its MQ-25 unmanned aircraft system, which is designed to refuel U.S. Navy jets operating from aircraft carriers. The Navy has been seeking an unmanned aerial system with refueling capabilities to support and extend the combat range of deployed Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, Boeing EA-18G Growler, and Lockheed Martin F-35C fighters. Boeing says their version of the MQ-25, unveiled Tuesday, can be integrated with the same catapult, launch and recovery system on a U.S. Navy ... read more |
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NASA Conducts Final RS-25 Rocket Engine Test of 2017Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Dec 22, 2017 NASA engineers capped a year of Space Launch System testing with a final RS-25 rocket engine hot fire on Dec. 13 at Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. The 400-second test on the A-1 Test ... more  
NASA picks finalists to explore comet, Saturn's moonWashington (AFP) Dec 21, 2017 NASA on Wednesday announced two finalists for billion-dollar robotic missions - one to explore a comet and another Saturn's moon Titan - with a launch by the winner planned in the 2020s. ... more  
Russia working on new vertical takeoff fighterMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 18, 2017 Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov has confirmed that work is underway on the design of a new vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. Military observer Vadim Saranov outlines what's ... more 
NASA image of X-plane shows shockwaves caused by aircraftWashington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017 A new NASA image offers a preview of what the agency's next X-plane will look like when it finally takes flight. ... more |
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Lockheed Martin meets F-35 production targetWashington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017 Lockheed Martin has met government and industry targets for the year, delivering 66 F-35 Lightening II fighters to the U.S. and foreign customers, the company announced on Monday. ... more 
Aerion and Lockheed Martin team up for first supersonic business jetWashington DC (SPX) Dec 21, 2017 Two leaders in supersonic technology, Aerion and Lockheed Martin announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to define a formal and gated process to explore the feasibility of a joint develo ... more 
NASA Flights Advance Celestial Schlieren Imagery for Supersonic AircraftEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2017 When NASA's next X-plane takes to the skies, it will produce some pretty cool images. Thanks to the completion of a recent flight test series at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Cali ... more 
X-57 Battery System Survives Flight-Condition, Thermal Runaway TestingEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2017 NASA engineers have reached a major milestone with the successful testing of the battery system that will power NASA's first all-electric X-plane when it takes flight in 2018. The testing vali ... more 
Ariane 5 to loft Heinrich Hertz technology demonstrator satelliteEvry, France (SPX) Dec 21, 2017 The DLR German Aerospace Center, OHB SE and Arianespace have announced the signing of a launch contract for Germany's Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) technology demonstrator satellite built by OHB System AG. ... more 
Elon Musk shares new photos of Falcon Heavy RocketWashington (UPI) Dec 20, 2017 SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket is almost fully assembled, and Elon Musk has the pictures to prove it. ... more |
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Battery research could triple range of electric vehiclesWaterloo, Canada (SPX) Dec 18, 2017 New research at the University of Waterloo could lead to the development of batteries that triple the range of electric vehicles. The breakthrough involves the use of negative electrodes made ... more 
Research dispels misconception of superconductivity in niobium compoundSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 For over 65 years, niobium boride (NbB) has been considered a classic example of a superconducting material. This assumption, recorded in manuals on the physics of condensed matter and articles in s ... more  
US military imagines war without GPSWashington (AFP) Dec 19, 2017 With GPS-guided bombs, armed drones beaming footage via satellite and spy cameras scooping up intel from the heavens, America's military machine is growing ever more reliant on space-based technology. ... more  
Lockheed Martin to support AEGIS system for Japanese self defense forcesWashington (UPI) Dec 18, 2017 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for the AEGIS weapon system by the U.S. Navy for new construction in support of Japan's Maritime Self Defense Force. ... more |
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  Providence RI (SPX) Dec 18, 2017 
Even as autonomous robots get better at doing things on their own, there will still be plenty of circumstances where humans might need to step in and take control. New software developed by Brown University computer scientists enables users to control robots remotely using virtual reality, which helps users to become immersed in a robot's surroundings despite being miles away physically.
T ... more McLean, VA (SPX) Dec 22, 2017Pentagon Challenged to Procure a New Satellite in Less Than 12 Years  Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Dec 22, 2017New synthethic protocol to form 3-D porous organic network  Yekaterinburg, Russia (SPX) Dec 22, 2017Russian scientist found out what happens with 'smart' magnetic gel in a magnetic field |
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With high-throughput satellites covering 99% of the populated regions of the world, commercial satellite providers like Intelsat General are ready and willing to serve the growing bandwidth needs of the military defense market. But there's a catch. At the Global MilsatCom conference held earlier this month in London, new acquisition challenges came to light: Countries are still trying to figure ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 6, 2017Harris contracted by Army for radios for security force assistance brigades  Denver CO (SPX) Dec 07, 2017Joint Hellas-Sat-4 and SaudiGeoSat-1 satellite ready for environmental tests  McLean VA (SPX) Dec 07, 2017Government outsourcing disrupts space as SatComm services commercialised |
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 Denver CA (SPX) Dec 15, 2017 
The first advanced GPS III satellite successfully established remote connectivity and communicated with the Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX), further validating the U.S. Air Force's modernized Global Positioning System (GPS) is ready to launch its first satellite.
On November 2, 2017, GPS III Space Vehicle 01 (GPS III SV01), the first of 10 GPS III satellites designed by Lo ... moreWashington (AFP) Dec 19, 2017US military imagines war without GPS  Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 19, 2017New satellite tracking of in-flight aircraft to improve safety  Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Dec 11, 2017Arianespace's second Ariane 5 launch for the Galileo constellation and Europe |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017 
A new NASA image offers a preview of what the agency's next X-plane will look like when it finally takes flight.
The image, shared online by NASA on Monday, showcases the Air Force Test Pilot School T-38 in a in a transonic state. The plane is seen transitioning from subsonic to supersonic speed. Shockwaves can be seen beginning to form above and beneath the aircraft.
The image w ... moreWashington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017Lockheed Martin meets F-35 production target Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2017X-57 Battery System Survives Flight-Condition, Thermal Runaway Testing Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2017NASA Flights Advance Celestial Schlieren Imagery for Supersonic Aircraft |
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 Kiel, Germany (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 
Over the past few years, the building blocks of storage media have gotten ever smaller. But further miniaturization of the current technology is hindered by fundamental limits of quantum mechanics. A new approach consists in using so-called spin-crossover molecules as the smallest possible storage unit. Similar to normal hard drives, these special molecules can save information via their magneti ... more Paris (AFP) Dec 17, 2017French aerospace giant Thales acquires SIM maker Gemalto  Durham NC (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Single-photon detector can count to 4  Toyohashi, Japan (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Revolutionizing electronics using Kirigami |
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 Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2017 
With the help of Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, the Space and Missile Systems Center has unveiled the final Defense Meteorological Support Program satellite, DMSP-20, for display at the Schriever Space Complex within the Gordon Conference Center.
"This display represents a nearly 60-year history of environmental monitoring success by a satellite constellation that continues to ... more Washington DC (SPX) Dec 19, 2017Arctic and mid-latitudes in complex weather interplay  Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Space Mystery Solved by Student Satellite  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Scientists share various perspectives on ozone layer recovery |
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 Tehran (AFP) Dec 17, 2017 
Iran shut schools around Tehran Sunday and cancelled sporting events as thick smog blanketed the capital despite curbs on road traffic and industrial activity.
The authorities shuttered primary schools in the province of Tehran, home to 14 million residents, before ordering them to remain closed on Monday.
All sports competitions set for Monday were also cancelled, as restrictions on ro ... more New Delhi (AFP) Dec 20, 2017Delhi tests 'anti-smog' mist cannon; Smog keeps schools closed in Tehran Skopje (AFP) Dec 15, 2017Macedonian capital chokes in polluted air  Hanoi (AFP) Dec 17, 2017Taiwan steel firm behind toxic dump in Vietnam fined again |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017 
China is now the world leader in remote sensing technologies for scientific purposes and is able to provide an unprecedented amount of data to support research and development for the world, officials said on Tuesday.
Remote sensing refers to aerial or satellite-based technologies to detect and measure objects on Earth's surface, atmosphere and oceans.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Sci ... more Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2017China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040  Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 16, 2017China plans first sea based launch by 2018  Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2017China's reusable spacecraft to be launched in 2020 |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 18, 2017 
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for the AEGIS weapon system by the U.S. Navy for new construction in support of Japan's Maritime Self Defense Force.
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $135.8 million under the terms of a cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.
The contract calls for new construction and integratio ... more Washington (AFP) Dec 19, 2017Pentagon works to 'understand' missile strike on Saudi  Riyadh (AFP) Dec 20, 2017Saudi says it intercepted Yemen rebel missile over Riyadh  Tokyo (AFP) Dec 19, 2017Japan to beef up missile defence system against N. Korea |
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 Moscow (AFP) Dec 21, 2017  Russia said Thursday that it had completed negotiations with Turkey for the sale of an S-400 air defence missile system, with delivery scheduled for late 2019.
"Practically speaking, the contract is entering the phase of realisation," said Vladimir Kozhin, a presidential aide who oversees matters of military cooperation. "All parameters, all technologies, the entire deal has been agreed." ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 15, 2017Raytheon contracted to support anti-ship missile system  Tehran (AFP) Dec 20, 2017Is Iran really arming Yemen's Huthi rebels?  Washington (AFP) Dec 14, 2017Iran supplied ballistic missile to Yemen rebels: US |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 
DNA, present in almost every cell, is increasingly being used as a building material to construct tiny, but sophisticated structures such as autonomous 'DNA walkers' that can move along a microparticle surface, fluorescent labels for diagnostic applications, 'DNA boxes' that serve as smart drug-delivery vehicles programmed to open up at disease sites to release their therapeutic content, or prog ... more Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Discovery sets new world standard in nano generators  Boston MA (SPX) Dec 07, 2017New nanowires are just a few atoms thick  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Physicists explain metallic conductivity of thin carbon nanotube films |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 15, 2017 
Lockheed Martin and NEC Corp have announced that Lockheed Martin will use NEC's System Invariant Analysis Technology (SIAT) in the space domain. SIAT's advanced analytics engine uses data collected from sensors to learn the behavior of systems, including computer systems, power plants, factories and buildings, enabling the system itself to automatically detect inconsistencies and prescribe resol ... more Ithaca NY (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Engineers program tiny robots to move, think like insects  Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 13, 2017Not Your Grandpa's Robot: Russian Robot 'FEDOR' May Become Self-Learning  El Segundo CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Aerospace's SeedTECH AI advances to second round of $5M IBM Watson XPRIZE |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 20, 2017 
Boeing has unveiled its MQ-25 unmanned aircraft system, which is designed to refuel U.S. Navy jets operating from aircraft carriers.
The Navy has been seeking an unmanned aerial system with refueling capabilities to support and extend the combat range of deployed Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, Boeing EA-18G Growler, and Lockheed Martin F-35C fighters.
Boeing says their version of th ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2017Insitu to support Navy's ScanEagle UAV system  The Hague (AFP) Dec 13, 2017Dutch police ground drone-fighting eagles  Washington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017Jet-powered drone tested by BAE Systems |
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