Space Business News
March 19, 2010
UAV NEWS
C2-C4ISR Systems Constitutes Around 5 Percent Of National Defence Budgets
London, UK (SPX) Mar 18, 2010
The considerable growth in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) applications is driving the development of powerful communications systems, high resolution electro-optic sensor subsystems, signal processing and intelligence analytics software. In the digital battlespace, militaries have come to rely more and more upon digital information gathering and sharing. The use of computers, which have doubled in processing power every 18 months, has enabled ... read more

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LAUNCH PAD

Capacity, Flexibility, Reliability All Key Factors In Winning OHO-1 Launch
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TECH SPACE

Gilat To Takeover Raysat Antenna Systems
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SPACE TRAVEL

ICAP Ocean Tomo To Auction Multiple NASA Patent Portfolios
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

ASTRA 3B And COMSATBw-2 Ready For Lift-Off
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Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

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SPACEMART

Integral Systems Announces Agreement With SUIRG
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TECH SPACE

Integration Of VIIRS With NPP Complete
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ROBO SPACE

Market For First Responder Robots Will Reach $3.7 Billion By 2016
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ROBO SPACE

Market For Military Robots Will Reach $9.8 Billion By 2016
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SPACEMART

SES Astra Expands European Sat TV Reach
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

Elbit Systems Awarded Contract For Command, Control And Communications System For ADF
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TECH SPACE

Google, Intel, Sony team up on Google TV platform: NY Times
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

Metal Storm Packs A Punch In UGV Live-Fire
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

Pinpoint Protection For Afghanistan
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MILTECH

Joint Strike Fighter Completes First Vertical Landing
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Army Fast-Tracking Precision Mortar To Afghanistan
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 19, 2010
The U.S. Army is poised to deliver precision mortar rounds to soldiers in Afghanistan by the end of this year as part of an accelerated effort to give commanders there an improved ability to destroy targets in the mountainous terrain, service officials said. "You can drop one on a target to execute the mission and stay on target," said Brig. Gen. John Maddux, Program Executive Officer, Amm ... more

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
First EHF Satcom Hardware Installed On B-2s
Edwards AFB (SPX) Mar 19, 2010
Northrop Grumman technicians here have begun installing the first set of hardware for a B-2 stealth bomber upgrade that will eventually allow the jet to send and receive battlefield information up to 100 times faster than its current satellite communications system. The work is being done as part of Increment 1 of the U.S. Air Force's B-2 extremely high frequency (EHF) satellite communications p ... more

DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Too late to avert second Haiti disaster
Port-Au-Prince (AFP) March 18, 2010
Despite billions of dollars in pledges and an unprecedented humanitarian drive, it is likely too late to avert a second disaster in quake-hit Haiti, a top US aid coordinator warned Thursday. Tents and tarpaulins are simply not enough to protect tens of thousands of Haitians from the coming rains and hurricanes, and a new wave of quake survivors could perish in a second "catastrophe," InterAc ... more

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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

US may cancel Haiti's 447 million dollar debt to IDB

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Chile appoints panel to study quake toll controversy


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TECH SPACE
Joint Strike Fighter Completes First Vertical Landing

C-130E Completes Last Combat Mission

Soldiers Look For Better Reaction Time And Increased Lethality

TECH SPACE
Aegis Weapon System Tested During International Multiple Ship Demonstration

India's missile shield test fails: officials

India's defense shield test fails

TECH SPACE
Belarus touts anti-air defense system for Venezuela

Raytheon Awarded Contract For SLAMRAAM Long-Lead Purchases

France buys U.S. missiles, upgrades army

TECH SPACE
For A400M, Airbus targets U.S. market

US may extend tanker deadline to allow EADS bid

US says needs base to defend Japan

TECH SPACE
Market For First Responder Robots Will Reach $3.7 Billion By 2016

Market For Military Robots Will Reach $9.8 Billion By 2016

Robot helps stroke victims use their arms

TECH SPACE
Swine Flu Far Worse For Pregnant Women Than Thought

Vietnam records second bird flu death this year

Bangladesh slaughters 117,000 birds over avian flu

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TECH SPACE
Spider Silk Reveals A Paradox Of Super-Strength
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 19, 2010
Since its development in China thousands of years ago, silk from silkworms, spiders and other insects has been used for high-end, luxury fabrics as well as for parachutes and medical sutures. Now, National Science Foundation-supported researchers are untangling some of its most closely guarded secrets, and explaining why silk is so super strong. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Materials Science and Engineering say the key to silk's pound-for-pound toughn ... read more

TECH SPACE
Popular Apple faces increased malware risk

AOL plants Seed for Internet Age news operation

Dotcom celebrates 25th birthday

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TECH SPACE
Capacity, Flexibility, Reliability All Key Factors In Winning OHO-1 Launch

Launch Of Nimiq 6 In 2012

Shootout at Indian space facility

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TECH SPACE
Shanghai unveils new-look airport ahead of World Expo

First A400M Ferried From Seville To Toulouse

F-35B STOVL-Mode Flight

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TECH SPACE
ASTRA 3B And COMSATBw-2 Ready For Lift-Off

Elbit Systems Awarded Contract For Command, Control And Communications System For ADF

First EHF Satcom Hardware Installed On B-2s

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TECH SPACE
Gilat To Takeover Raysat Antenna Systems

Integration Of VIIRS With NPP Complete

Google, Intel, Sony team up on Google TV platform: NY Times

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