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  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 19, 2018 Models for providing hourly terrestrial weather forecasts anywhere in the world have become increasingly precise-our smartphones buzz or chirp with local alerts of approaching thunderstorms, heavy snow, flash floods, and big events like tornados and hurricanes. The military relies on accurate weather forecasts for planning complex operations in the air, on ground, and at sea. But when it comes to predicting environmental conditions in specific locations within the vast volume of space, no similar ... read more |
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DARPA, Lockheed Martin Demonstrate Technologies to Enable a Connected Warfighter NetworkFort Worth TX (SPX) Jul 18, 2018 Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently performed a series of flight tests demonstrating how a system of systems (SoS) approach enables seaml ... more  
GMV and Tecnobit partners with SkydelMadrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 19, 2018 GMV, Tecnobit and Skydel reports that they are working to adapt Skydel's Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) simulation solution to support the latest developments of the Galileo GNSS, synchro ... more  
Researchers upend conventional wisdom on thermal conductivityHouston TX (SPX) Jul 18, 2018 Scientists have long known that diamond is the best material for conducting heat, but it has drawbacks: It is costly and is an electrical insulator; when paired with a semiconductor device, diamond ... more  
Sustained hypersonic flight-enabling technology patent granted to Advanced Rockets CorporationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 19, 2018 Advanced Rockets Corporation has been granted a patent for the Advanced Rockets Vehicle (ARV) system design. The main technological breakthrough highlighted in this patent is ... more |
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SkyGuardian drone completes transatlantic flight from U.S. to U.K.Washington (UPI) Jul 12, 2018 General Atomics announced its MQ-9B medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted vehicle completed its first transatlantic flight from the United States to Britain. ... more 
Northrop Grumman receives $41.2M contract for MQ-4C Triton UAVWashington (UPI) Jul 16, 2018 Northrop Grumman Systems out of San Diego, Calif., has received a $41.2 million contract modification for work on the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle. ... more 
Forget joysticks, use your torso to pilot dronesLausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 18, 2018 Imagine piloting a drone using the movements of your torso only and leaving your head free to look around, much like a bird. EPFL research has just shown that using your torso to pilot flying machin ... more 
Elbit Systems Rolls-out Hermes 900 StarLinerHaifa, Israel (SPX) Jul 13, 2018 Elbit Systems commences global marketing of the HermesTM 900 StarLiner, a powerful and trend setting Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) that features adverse weathe ... more  
US wants Turkey to buy Patriot missiles, not Russian systemWashington (AFP) July 16, 2018 The United States is trying to persuade NATO partner Turkey to purchase the Patriot surface-to-air missile system, a US official said Monday, instead of rival Russian equipment. ... more |
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Scientists Can Now Recycle Water, Air, Fuel, Making Deep Space Travel PossibleMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 16, 2018 According to a new study, scientists have cracked one of most challenging obstacles to deep space travel: how to ensure that astronauts have enough fuel, air and water for the trip. Their proposed m ... more  |
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First space tourist flights could come in 2019Washington (AFP) July 13, 2018 The two companies leading the pack in the pursuit of space tourism say they are just months away from their first out-of-this-world passenger flights - though neither has set a firm date. ... more  
PRSS-1 Satellite in Good ConditionJiuquan, China (SPX) Jul 16, 2018 China launched two satellites for Pakistan on a Long March-2C rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 11:56 a.m. Monday. The PRSS-1 is China's first optical remot ... more 
IntelsatOne FlexAir Coming This Summer for Government Aircraft OperationsMcLean, VA (SPX) Jul 12, 2018 The technology we have brought to market with our new Intelsat EpicNG high-throughput satellites is changing the way we deliver capabilities and services to our government customers. Unlike wi ... more 
Intelsat General Delivers Programming For American Forces NetworkMcLean, VA (SPX) Jul 12, 2018 From its remote beginning as a single Army radio station in Alaska in the early 1940s, the American Forces Network (AFN) has grown into a global operation delivering radio and television programs to ... more 
2018 end to be busy for ISRO with several rocket launchesNew Delhi (IANS) Jul 17, 2018 The Indian space agency will have a busy year-end with several rocket launches planned from its rocket port at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, said a top official. The GSAT-11 satellite, which ... more |
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 Menlo Park CA (SPX) Jul 18, 2018 
An extremely fast "electron camera" at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has produced the most detailed atomic movie of the decisive point where molecules hit by light can either stay intact or break apart.
The results could lead to a better understanding of how molecules respond to light in processes that are crucial for life, like photosynthesis and vision, ... more |
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 McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 12, 2018 
The technology we have brought to market with our new Intelsat EpicNG high-throughput satellites is changing the way we deliver capabilities and services to our government customers.
Unlike wide-beam satellites, these new HTS platforms use power-concentrated spot beams to deliver signals reaching small mobility terminals and allowing users to leverage satellite connectivity at higher data ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 19, 2018 
GMV, Tecnobit and Skydel reports that they are working to adapt Skydel's Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) simulation solution to support the latest developments of the Galileo GNSS, synchronizing with the European efforts to bring a modern, highly-accurate and secure positioning system to the market.
GMV, Tecnobit, and Skydel aim to provide corporations, universities, and research ... more |
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 Farnborough UK (SPX) Jul 19, 2018 
NASA and France's Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales (ONERA), the French national aerospace research center, signed a research agreement Wednesday that could make supersonic passenger flights over land practical, dramatically reducing travel time in the United States or anywhere in the world.
NASA and ONERA agreed to collaborate on research predicting where sonic booms ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 19, 2018 
Australian scientists have achieved a new milestone in their approach to creating a quantum computer chip in silicon, demonstrating the ability to tune the control frequency of a qubit by engineering its atomic configuration. The work has been published in Science Advances.
A team of researchers from the Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (CQC2T) at U ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 19, 2018 
While NASA's policy of free and open remote-sensing data has long benefited the scientific community, other government agencies and nonprofit organizations, it has significant untapped potential for commercialization. NASA's Technology Transfer program has created an online resource to promote commercial use of this data and the software tools needed to work with it.
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 Singapore (AFP) July 10, 2018 
Lighting up will soon get tougher in Singapore, with the government planning to roll out 300 high definition thermal cameras to catch and fine illegal smokers.
The city-state already has some of the world's strictest anti-tobacco laws and smoking is banned in most public places, with errant puffers handed a fine of up to Sg$1,000 ($740) if caught. E-cigarettes are also banned outright.
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 Jiuquan, China (SPX) Jul 16, 2018 
China launched two satellites for Pakistan on a Long March-2C rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 11:56 a.m. Monday.
The PRSS-1 is China's first optical remote sensing satellite sold to Pakistan and the 17th satellite developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) for an overseas buyer.
After entering orbit, the PRSS-1 is in good condition ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 16, 2018 
The United States is trying to persuade NATO partner Turkey to purchase the Patriot surface-to-air missile system, a US official said Monday, instead of rival Russian equipment.
The NATO alliance is worried Turkey's intent to deploy Russia's S-400 anti-aircraft missile system could provide Moscow with a trove of intelligence on Western war equipment.
The planned purchase has become a ma ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2018  The State Department has approved the possible sale of AIM-120 C7 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles to Denmark under a foreign military sale.
Denmark has requested a purchase of 28 of the missiles and one spare guidance section. The potential contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, includes spare parts, testing equipment and technical support. The estimated cost of the progra ... more |
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 Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Jul 17, 2018 
The struggle to keep drinks cold during the summer is a lesson in classical phase transitions. To study phase transitions, apply heat to a substance and watch how its properties change. Add heat to water and at the so-called "critical point," watch as it transforms into a gas (steam). Remove heat from water and watch it turn into a solid (ice).
Now, imagine that you've cooled everything do ... more |
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 Adelphi MD (SPX) Jul 19, 2018 
Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University developed a new technique to quickly teach robots novel traversal behaviors with minimal human oversight.
The technique allows mobile robot platforms to navigate autonomously in environments while carrying out actions a human would expect of the robot in a given situation.
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 16, 2018 
Currently, non-government agencies, organizations and individuals are not allowed to launch drones for civilian purposes in India. The proposed policy that would pave way for drone operations also restricts the use of fully autonomous UAS.
With India set to soon begin operating drones for civilian purposes, the country's top bureaucrat has asked manufacturers to gear up for huge demand tha ... more |
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