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January 10, 2018
UAV NEWS
DARPA working on collaborative autonomy for UAVs and Drones



Washington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2018
DARPA's Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program aims to extend the capability of the U.S. military's existing unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) to conduct dynamic, long-distance engagements of highly mobile ground and maritime targets in contested or denied battlespaces. Multiple CODE-equipped unmanned aircraft would navigate to their destinations and find, track, identify, and engage targets under established rules of engagement-all under the supervision of a single human mis ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
Arianespace prepares for a busy 2018
Evry, France (SPX) Jan 10, 2018
The past year saw Arianespace carry out 11 successful launches; sign 19 additional launch contracts, including three for Vega C and two for Ariane 6; and enter a new governance structure alongside A ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX says rocket worked fine as spy satellite reported lost
Miami (AFP) Jan 09, 2018
A SpaceX rocket worked fine in its weekend launch of a secretive government satellite, named Zuma, the company said Tuesday after reports the payload did not make it into orbit. "For clarity: ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
'To boldly grow': Japan astronaut worried by space growth spurt
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 10, 2018
A Japanese astronaut has sparked hilarity back on Earth after he claimed to have grown nine centimetres in space, making him worried he would not squeeze into the capsule home. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Arianespace begins building final 10 Ariane 5s ahead of Ariane 6 operational debut
Evry, France (SPX) Jan 10, 2018
With this latest order, there are now 23 Ariane 5 launchers in production or to be produced, from the PB+ and PC batches. With this latest "PC batch," the industry confirms its commitment to consoli ... more
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AEROSPACE
ASECNA to Deploy Space-Based ADS-B in Western and Central Africa
McLeanN, VA (SPX) Jan 10, 2018
Aireon reports it has signed a data services agreement with the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA). ASECNA, created in December 1959 is an international public org ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Lockheed to support AEGIS missile system on USS Stout
Washington (UPI) Jan 8, 2018
Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for the AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense equipment in support of the USS Stout, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Navy awards Raytheon with $27M contract for SM-2 missiles
Washington (UPI) Jan 8, 2018
Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Raytheon a contract to procure the Navy's Standard Missile-2, or SM-2, the primary surface-to-air defense weapon used by naval cruisers and destroyers. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Tech faithful gather to worship at mecca of innovation
Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 8, 2018
After a rollercoaster year for the tech world, many industry leaders are looking to the cutting edge for salvation. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA Deep Space Exploration Systems looks ahead to action-packed 2018
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jan 09, 2018
Engineers preparing NASA's deep space exploration systems to support missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond are gearing up for a busy 2018. The agency aims to complete the manufacturing of all the m ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Dragon space truck set for departure from Space Station
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2018
After delivering more than 4,800 pounds of science and supplies to the International Space Station, a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft will depart the orbiting laboratory on Saturday, Jan. 13. NASA wi ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
India to launch 31 satellites on January 12
Bengaluru, India (IANS) Jan 09, 2018
India will launch 31 satellites, including earth observation spacecraft Cartosat, on January 12 instead of its earlier tentative schedule on January 10, a space official said on Monday. "The r ... more


Weightlessness increases astronauts' body temperature

DRAGON SPACE
Scientist reveals what is so special about Chines's next moon mission
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 08, 2018
China is poised to begin a comprehensive lunar exploration program which is expected to kick off with the launch of the Long March 5 rocket in June. Professor Heino Falcke, an astrophysicist at Radb ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
ULA completes major Starliner review for return to manned US spaceflight
Cape Canaveral AFS (SPX) Jan 05, 2018
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has completed an Atlas V Launch Segment Design Certification Review (DCR) recently in preparation for the launch of astronauts to the International Space Station from U. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
John Young, who set records in space with NASA, is dead at 87
Washington (AFP) Jan 6, 2018
John Young, a legendary US astronaut who went into space six times, orbited the moon and then walked on its craggy surface, has died, NASA announced Saturday. ... more

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UAV NEWS
Air Force to upgrade Reaper drone fleet as the Predator begins retirement
Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018
General Atomics has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force for Block 5 kits for the MQ-9 Reaper, just as the U.S. military begins to phase out the MQ-1 Predator drone. ... more
GPS NEWS
'Quantum radio' may aid communications and mapping indoors, underground and underwater
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated that quantum physics might enable communications and mapping in locations where GPS and ordinary cellphones ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Orbital ATK signs rocket development deal with US Air Force
Dulles VA (SPX) Jan 05, 2018
Orbital has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC). The CRADA provides the framework and plan for data excha ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
First NASA Commercial Crew mission in sight for 2018
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jan 05, 2018
NASA and industry partners, Boeing and SpaceX, are targeting the return of human spaceflight from Florida's Space Coast in 2018. Both companies are scheduled to begin flight tests to prove the space ... more
AEROSPACE
Navy awards contract for V-22 Osprey repairs
Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018
The U.S. Navy has awarded a contract to Pennsylvania's Lord Co. for repair services on the V-22 Osprey. ... more
UAV NEWS
Drone attack on Russian bases in Syria, no casualties: Moscow
Moscow (AFP) Jan 8, 2018
Pilotless drones carrying explosives attacked Russian bases in Syria over the weekend without causing any casualties or damage, Russia's defence ministry said Monday. ... more
MILTECH
US troops stage #MeTooMilitary protest outside Pentagon
Washington (AFP) Jan 8, 2018
A group of active and retired US troops gathered in freezing temperatures outside the Pentagon on Monday to bring attention to sexual assault and harassment in the military. ... more


US military chopper makes second emergency landing in Okinawa

MISSILE DEFENSE
Saudi Arabia intercepts Yemen rebel ballistic missile
Riyadh (AFP) Jan 5, 2018
Saudi Arabia on Friday intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen into the kingdom's south, as Riyadh and its allies said the attack "proved" Iran's support for Yemen's Huthi rebels. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Turkey commissions study for future missile defense system
Washington (UPI) Jan 5, 2018
Turkey reinforced its partnership with Eurosam, Aselsan and Roketsan to further the country's strategic cooperation in the development of its national security assets. ... more
MILTECH
Too fat to march: Spanish Legion soldiers put on diet
Madrid (AFP) Jan 5, 2018
The fierce reputation of Spanish Legion soldiers is being put to the test: too fat, some of them have been offered a weight-loss plan to save the "prestige" of the force. ... more



ESA researching see-through metals
Paris (ESA) Jan 10, 2018
Astronauts on the International Space Station have begun running an experiment that could shine new light on how metal alloys are formed. How humanity has mastered metallurgy is synonymous with progress, with historians labelling periods such as the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Most metals used today are mixtures - alloys - of different metals, combining properties to make lighter an ... more
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018
New lensless camera creates detailed 3-D images without scanning
Dulles VA (SPX) Jan 05, 2018
Orbital ATK receives order for 2nd In-Orbit Satellite Servicing Vehicle
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 05, 2018
NASA Holds 2nd Satellite Servicing Tech Day
Military defense market faces new challenges to acquiring SatCom platforms
McLean VA (SPX) Dec 11, 2017
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, 2017
Harris contracted by Army for radios for security force assistance brigades
Denver CO (SPX) Dec 07, 2017
Joint Hellas-Sat-4 and SaudiGeoSat-1 satellite ready for environmental tests
McLean VA (SPX) Dec 07, 2017
Government outsourcing disrupts space as SatComm services commercialised


'Quantum radio' may aid communications and mapping indoors, underground and underwater
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated that quantum physics might enable communications and mapping in locations where GPS and ordinary cellphones and radios don't work reliably or even at all, such as indoors, in urban canyons, underwater and underground. The technology may help mariners, soldiers and surveyors, among others. GPS signals ... more
Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017
Raytheon to provide GPS-guided artillery shells
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 26, 2017
DARPA Subterranean Challenge Aims to Revolutionize Underground Capabilities
Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 19, 2017
New satellite tracking of in-flight aircraft to improve safety
ASECNA to Deploy Space-Based ADS-B in Western and Central Africa
McLeanN, VA (SPX) Jan 10, 2018
Aireon reports it has signed a data services agreement with the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA). ASECNA, created in December 1959 is an international public organization of 18 members States which headquarters is located in Dakar (SENEGAL). ASECNA's members states are: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Centrafrique, Comores, Congo, Cote d'ivoire, Gabon, G ... more
Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018
Navy awards contract for V-22 Osprey repairs
Washington (UPI) Jan 5, 2018
Navy taps Northrop Grumman to support E-2D Hawkeye
Taipei (AFP) Jan 4, 2018
Taiwan demands immediate halt to new China flight routes
Intel chief says chip flaw damage contained by industry
Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2018
Intel chief Brian Krzanich said Monday the impact of a recently discovered vulnerability in computer chips has been limited due to "remarkable" collaboration by the tech industry. Krzanich took the unusual step of addressing the security issue as he delivered a keynote ahead of the opening of the huge Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, an industry event expected to draw some 180,000 peo ... more
Paris (AFP) Jan 6, 2018
Tech firms battle to resolve major security flaw
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jan 03, 2018
New study visualizes motion of water molecules, promises new wave of electronic devices
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 03, 2018
Viewing atomic structures of dopant atoms in 3-D relating to electrical activity in a semiconductor


China launches remote sensing satellites SuperView-1
Taiyuan (XNA) Jan 10, 2018
China launched a pair of 0.5-meter high-resolution remote sensing satellites Tuesday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province. The satellites, SuperView-1 03/04, blasted off at 11:24 a.m. Beijing time on the back of a Long March 2D rocket, according to the center. The mission aims to promote the country's commercial use of high-resolution remote sensi ... more
Sydney (AFP) Jan 10, 2018
Australia swelters through one of hottest years on record
Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 10, 2018
Soil freeze-thaw stimulates nitrous oxide emissions from alpine meadows
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 09, 2018
ICON and GOLD teaming up to explore Earth's interface to space
Alpine air at work? Delhi eyes novel ways to battle smog
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 9, 2018
Political apathy over the poisonous smog choking India's capital has led many like businessman Kamal Meattle to take matters into their own hands, with an office building he says pumps air as fresh as from the Swiss Alps. From the outside, the Paharpur Business Centre looks like any modern office block. But inside it is a virtual jungle where rooms and corridors are lined with more than 7,00 ... more
Manila (AFP) Jan 6, 2018
Suspect in murder of Philippine environmentalist freed
Belgrade (AFP) Dec 30, 2017
25 tonnes of toxic waste found dumped near Belgrade
Beijing (AFP) Jan 3, 2018
Beijing records best air quality in five years in 2017


Scientist reveals what is so special about Chines's next moon mission
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 08, 2018
China is poised to begin a comprehensive lunar exploration program which is expected to kick off with the launch of the Long March 5 rocket in June. Professor Heino Falcke, an astrophysicist at Radboud University in the Netherlands, explained during an interview with Radio Sputnik why this mission is so important. Radio Sputnik: Please tell us about your radio telescope, which you are plan ... more
Wuhan, China (XNA) Jan 02, 2018
China's Kuaizhou-11 rocket scheduled to launch in first half of 2018
Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017
Nation 'leads world' in remote sensing technology
Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2017
China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040
Lockheed to support AEGIS missile system on USS Stout
Washington (UPI) Jan 8, 2018
Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for the AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense equipment in support of the USS Stout, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. The contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $10.1 million under a fixed-price-incentive modification to a previous award contract. The modification could ... more
Riyadh (AFP) Jan 5, 2018
Saudi intercepts ballistic missile near Yemen border: state media
Washington (UPI) Jan 5, 2018
Turkey commissions study for future missile defense system
Riyadh (AFP) Jan 5, 2018
Saudi Arabia intercepts Yemen rebel ballistic missile


Navy awards Raytheon with $27M contract for SM-2 missiles
Washington (UPI) Jan 8, 2018
Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Raytheon a contract to procure the Navy's Standard Missile-2, or SM-2, the primary surface-to-air defense weapon used by naval cruisers and destroyers. The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $27.2 million under a cost-plus-fixed-fee agreement to provide Standard Missile-2 between fiscal year 2018 and 2022. ... more
Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018
Raytheon to support Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile for U.S., NATO partners
Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017
Raytheon awarded contracts for missiles in support of foreign countries
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 2, 2018
India buys Israeli missiles ahead of Netanyahu visit
Silver nanoparticles take spectroscopy to new dimension
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018
As medicine and pharmacology investigate nanoscale processes, it has become increasingly important to identify and characterize different molecules. Raman spectroscopy, a technique that leverages the scattering of laser light to identify molecules, has a limited capacity to detect molecules in diluted samples because of low signal yield. A team of researchers from the University of Hyderab ... more
Raleigh NC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017
Researchers find simpler way to deposit magnetic iron oxide onto gold nanorods
Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Dec 18, 2017
Discovery sets new world standard in nano generators
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017
A 100-fold leap to GigaDalton DNA nanotech


Digital assistants duel for dominance at major electronics show
Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2018
Virtual aides battled to rule "smart homes" on the eve of the official opening of the Consumer Electronics show gadget gala here. Samsung, LG Electronics, Panasonic and others touted a future in which homes, cars and pockets brim with technology that collaborates to make lives easier. Google and Amazon are key players in the trend, with their rival Assistant and Alexa voice-commanded vir ... more
Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 8, 2018
Virtual aide market a "wildfire" at CES gadget show
Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 02, 2018
Scientists teach robots how to respect personal space
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018
Machine learning will change jobs


Air Force to upgrade Reaper drone fleet as the Predator begins retirement
Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018
General Atomics has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force for Block 5 kits for the MQ-9 Reaper, just as the U.S. military begins to phase out the MQ-1 Predator drone. The contract was announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, tapping General Atomics for Block 5 kits, in addition to other services worth more than $14.1 million under a cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-pr ... more
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2018
DARPA working on collaborative autonomy for UAVs and Drones
Moscow (AFP) Jan 8, 2018
Drone attack on Russian bases in Syria, no casualties: Moscow
Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017
Northrop Grumman tapped to deliver three Triton UAVs
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