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  Sriharikota, India (SPX) Nov 15, 2018 GSLV MkIII-D2, the second developmental flight of GSLV MkIII successfully launched GSAT-29, a high throughput communication satellite at 5.08 pm IST on November 14, 2018 from the Second Launch Pad(SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. GSLV-Mk III which is three-stage vehicle with two solid motor strap-ons, a liquid propellant core stage and a cryogenic stage, is capable of launching 4 ton class of satellite to Geosynchronous Transfer orbit (GTO). GSAT-29 satellite with a lift ... read more |
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Orion recovery team: ready to 'rock and roll'Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 15, 2018 A NASA and Department of Defense team returned from a week of training at sea to improve joint landing and recovering operations planned for crew aboard the agency's Orion spacecraft from future dee ... more 
Science on the cusp: sounding rockets head northGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 15, 2018 Gazing up at the night sky from the edge of the Norwegian sea, you know you're in an unusual place. The frigid winds stream across an open sky, painted by the dance of the northern lights. Outer spa ... more  
Russia blocked GPS data during NATO exercises: NorwayOslo (AFP) Nov 13, 2018 Oslo on Tuesday pointed a finger squarely at Russia, accusing it of jamming GPS signals in Norway's Far North when it hosted NATO's massive exercises in October and early November. ... more  
Alpha Unmanned Systems selects Robotic Skies for global supportMadrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 15, 2018 Alpha Unmanned Systems reports it has selected Robotic Skies, Inc. to develop and implement a global support plan for its current and future commercial UAVs, currently featuring the Alpha 800 unmann ... more |
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NASA Chief, Russian Envoy discuss US-Russian space cooperationWashington DC (Sputnik) Nov 12, 2018 NASA Administrator James Bridenstine said in a statement that he discussed US-Russia space cooperation with Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov. "I was pleased to host Russ ... more  
China releases smart solution for verifying reliability of space equipment componentsBeijing (XNA) Nov 13, 2018 The Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences released a smart solution for verifying the operational reliability of space equipment compone ... more 
DARPA issues contract proposition for hypersonic missile defenseWashington (UPI) Nov 14, 2018 DARPA has released proposals for the development of missile defense systems called Glide Breaker fielding interceptors capable of downing the hypersonic weapons currently in development by other nations. ... more 
First Angara A5V Heavy-Class Rocket Launch to Take Place in 2026 - RoscosmosMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 13, 2018 The first heavy-lift Angara A5V carrier rocket equipped with a hydrogen space tug will be launched from the Vostochny space center in Russia's Far East in 2026, Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin said o ... more  
Lockheed Martin awarded $22.7 billion F-35 Pentagon contractNew York (AFP) Nov 15, 2018 The Pentagon on Wednesday announced it had awarded Lockheed Martin a $22.7 billion contract for 255 F-35 fighter jets. ... more |
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Foreign troops pour into PNG capital for APEC meetPort Moresby (AFP) Nov 12, 2018 Papua New Guinea has deployed a multi-national force of warships, fighter jets and elite counter-terrorism troops to protect world leaders attending a major summit in its crime-plagued capital this week. ... more  |
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MBDA shows off naval version of MMP guided tank missileWashington (UPI) Nov 13, 2018 MBDA is offering a naval version of it's 5th generation MMP ground combat missile at the Euronaval 2018 technology conference following successful testing of the weapon. ... more 
NATO chief voices concern about Chinese missilesBerlin (AFP) Nov 13, 2018 NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday voiced concern about Chinese as well as Russian medium-range missiles and urged Beijing to join an international nuclear arms control treaty. ... more  
BAE to provide technical services for Army's 116th MIBWashington (UPI) Nov 13, 2018 The U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command has awarded BAE Systems $100 million to provide technical and general support to the 116th Military Intelligence Brigade. ... more 
Airbus delivers first A330 tanker aircraft to South KoreaWashington (UPI) Nov 13, 2018 The first Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force has landed at Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea for acceptance tests. ... more 
DARPA, Army select companies to develop hypersonic missile propulsionWashington (UPI) Nov 12, 2018 A joint program by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency and U.S. Army Operational Fires has selected three companies to develop and demonstrate a ground-launched propulsion system for hypersonic missiles. ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Nov 14, 2018 
The Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply flight 10 (CRS-10) is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station in mid-November. The craft's cargo includes several tons of crew supplies and science experiments ranging from 3D printing and recycling to simulating the creation of celestial bodies from stardust.
Read more about some of the science NG CRS-10 delivers to the space station: ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 7, 2018 
The National Security Agency has granted Harris Corporation Type-1 certification for its AN/PRC-163 handheld networked encrypted radio approved for transmitting top secret classified information.
The certification, announced Tuesday by Harris, permits the radio to transmit voice and data including full motion video up to top secret level on both channels for VHF/UHF line of sight, SATCO ... more |
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 Oslo (AFP) Nov 13, 2018 
Oslo on Tuesday pointed a finger squarely at Russia, accusing it of jamming GPS signals in Norway's Far North when it hosted NATO's massive exercises in October and early November.
"We know that jamming was observed between October 19 and November 7, originating from Russian ground forces in (the) Kola" peninsula, a region of northwestern Russia close to Norway, the Norwegian defence ministr ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 14, 2018 
The top two executives at Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific on Wednesday apologised for the firm's handling of the world's biggest airline hack that saw millions of customers' data breached but denied trying to cover it up.
The CEO and chairman also said the crisis "was one of the most serious" in the embattled firm's history and would act differently in a similar situation in future.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 05, 2018 
Parallelism - or the act of several processors simultaneously executing on an application or computation - has been increasingly embraced by the microelectronics industry as a way of sustaining demand for increased system performance.
Today, parallel computing architectures have become pervasive across all application domains and system scales - from multicore processing units in consumer ... more |
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 Krefeld, Germany (SPX) Nov 12, 2018 
OpenForests (https://openforests.com), an innovative German forest consulting and tech company, just released the explorer.land platform. The interactive map-based platform is designed to present forest and landscape projects and tell their stories while connecting like-minded organizations and stakeholders from around the world.
"We believe that explorer.land will cause a substantial para ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Nov 12, 2018 
New Delhi's homeless will be given cotton masks to help them survive in the world's most polluted major city, officials said Monday, although experts said the basic coverings would be useless against deadly smog particles.
Each winter the capital of 20 million chokes through haze so extreme that levels of airborne pollutants eclipse safe limits by more than 30 times.
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 13, 2018 
The Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences released a smart solution for verifying the operational reliability of space equipment components on Friday.
The selection of space equipment components involves reliability verification, data collection, transmission and comparison.
The smart solution will help shorten the time to ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 2, 2018 
U.S. Army has signed a deal to supply the Romanian government with three Raytheon defense systems.
Romania will use the new Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems - the country's second order of the systems in the last two years - to deter any any threats to its borders.
The Patriot is a surface-to-air missile provides the "backbone" to the missile defense capabilities used by ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 13, 2018 
MBDA is offering a naval version of it's 5th generation MMP ground combat missile at the Euronaval 2018 technology conference following successful testing of the weapon.
The evaluations were carried out last summer by the French armed forces in Djibouti to test the reliability and effectiveness of the MMP in a hot environment from the ground and rigid hulled inflatable boats operating a ... more |
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 Dresden, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2018 
A team of scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), in collaboration with researchers from Monash University Australia, has succeeded in significantly increasing the stability and biocompatibility of special light-transducing nanoparticles.
The team has developed the so-called "upconverting" nanoparticles that not only convert infrared light into UV-visible light, bu ... more |
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 London, UK (Sputnik) Nov 13, 2018 
The exercises are but the latest in a series of noticeable efforts by the British military establishment to increase know-how in the realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotic weapons technologies.
The British Army has started an unprecedentedly large testing of battlefield robots, according to the Daily Mail.
The event, dubbed the 'Autonomous Warrior 2018,' will last for abou ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 15, 2018 
Alpha Unmanned Systems reports it has selected Robotic Skies, Inc. to develop and implement a global support plan for its current and future commercial UAVs, currently featuring the Alpha 800 unmanned helicopter. Robotic Skies will provide a warranty program and field support management for Alpha Unmanned customers through its network of worldwide service centers.
Alpha Unmanned Systems de ... more |
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