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February 01, 2016

Harris Corporation to offer fully digital GPS III payload
Melbourne, FL (SPX) Feb 01, 2016
Harris Corporation has announced that it will offer an all-digital navigation payload for GPS III Space Vehicles (SV) 11 and beyond. Harris' fully digital navigation payload will add value to the U.S. Air Force's GPS mission by offering enhanced performance and enabling on-orbit reprogramming. The all-digital payload expands on the advanced features of the current 70-percent digital solution Harris provides for Lockheed Martin's GPS III SV 1-8 satellites. The features provide greater flexibi ... read more

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Russia's cutting-edge S-500 missile system to begin tests this year The first prototypes of the next-generation S-500 air defense system will reach completion and begin its pre-tests in 2016. This is a new generation system, capable of destroying aerial offensive ta ... more		Pentagon Can't Overcome Its Russian Engines Addiction: McCain Despite John McCain's profound displeasure, US defense officials are not inclined to abandon the RD-180 Russian rocket engines until 2021 or 2022 earliest. Since the collapse of the Soviet Uni ... more		Raytheon, MDA test new thruster for EKV missile A data-gathering flight test of a Raytheon Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency has validated the missile's redesigned thruster components. ... more
				ViaSat tapped to provide tactical terminals for Apache helicopters ViaSat has been contracted to provide 90 Link 16 Small Tactical Terminals for Boeing's lots 5 and 6 AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters. ... more		ILS Proton Successfully Launches Eutelsat 9B for Eutelsat International Launch Services has placed the EUTELSAT 9B satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit on behalf of Eutelsat Communications of Paris, France. With this mission, ILS completed its 92nd ... more

Astronaut rescue exercise proves Det. 3 command, control ready to support DoD, NASA It's not common an astronaut must be rescued out of rough open waters after descending home to Earth in a crewed capsule but when those Space Race era days of human space flight return, a small Air ... more		Innovations in the Air Sure, Google's driverless car is pretty cool. But according to key leaders in the aerospace industry, much of the world's most innovative work is happening not in Silicon Valley but in the laborator ... more		Armed Forces Network to reduce radio programs next month L3Harris boosts US defense with expanded satellite facility in Indiana Ambitious cross-continental initiative targets breakthroughs in AI space and cyber tech		Russia launches ambitious cosmic robotics project The development of state-of-the-art robots capable of operating in outer space will begin in Russia this year, media reports said. Russian scientists will begin the development of sophisticate ... more
				Last Launch for Long March 2F/G At some time this year, China will launch the Tiangong 2 space laboratory. It will look much like its predecessor, Tiangong 1: A stubby cylindrical crew module with a smaller service module at its r ... more		Ascent Trajectories and the Gravity Turn Bethesda MD (SPX) Jan 26, 2016 Almost all space launch vehicles liftoff from the ground in the vertical direction and continue to orbit along an ascent trajectory that is usually optimized for the ... more

Military Radar Summit 2016 - Washington DC - February 29

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Bezos space firm duplicates reusable rocket breakthrough Two months after the breakthrough launch and vertical landing of a reusable rocket, the space firm created by Internet entrepreneur Jeff Bezos did it again. ... more		The Path to the Pad 2016 is well underway. Another year over, another year begun. For the SLS program, it means we're even further past the halfway point toward launch readiness. It's been only four years since t ... more		NASA balloon embarks on multi-month stratospheric flight from New Zealand 'The voice of god': Filipinos wrestle with death of Pope Francis Sunscreen and shelter strategies may have shielded early humans from solar radiation		SpaceX Tests Crew Dragon Parachutes Four red-and-white parachutes unfurled high above the desert near Coolidge, Arizona, recently during a test of the system that initially will be used to safely land SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft c ... more
Challenger disaster at 30: Did the tragedy change NASA for the better? Since humans first set their sights beyond the upper atmosphere, 2- astronauts have died during space missions or test flights. There have been more space-related fatalities, upwards of 150, if you count ground crews killed in launch accidents and astronauts perished during land-based tests gone wrong. ... more		James describes way forward to Space-Launch System Everyone agrees the United States depends on space-based assets as part of the defense of the homeland and the ability to command and control forces worldwide, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James ... more		Ariane 6 design finalized, set for 2020 launch Airbus Safran Launchers has finalized the architecture for its Ariane 6 launch vehicle, announcing a maiden launch to take place in 2020. ... more		Japan unveils first stealth fighter jet Japan on Thursday unveiled its first stealth fighter jet, officials said, with the maiden test flight planned for next month. ... more

	US to deploy missile attack drones in South Korea The United States intends to deploy in South Korea the newest MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones, that can not only conduct reconnaissance flights, but also missile attacks, a South Korean news outlet reported ... more		Japan orders military to prepare to destroy N. Korea missile Japan has ordered its military to be ready to destroy any missile fired by North Korea that threatens the country, local media reported Friday, as concerns mount that Pyongyang is preparing a rocket launch. ... more

China's CATL launches new EV sodium battery

Gunmen attack Chinese-owned power plant site in Chile

UN, Brazil to hold virtual summit Wednesday ahead of COP30

US missile interceptor and targeting system pass test		Deployment of US Defense System to Increase South Korea's Security		Missile Defense Agency orders more THAAD interceptors		France delivers 3 more Rafale fighters to Egypt		Japan reveals first domestic stealth aircraft
Rolls-Royce to provide engines, propulsion support for C-130Js		BAE Systems reveals new system for avoiding air collisions		US to lack full space launch capability beyond 2019 without Russian engine		US Senator McCain to introduce bill to end use of Russian rocket engines		Lockheed Martin, AEC Sniper ATP center opens in Saudi Arabia

Denmark orders hundreds of Piranha 5 armored vehicles

Air Force orders more Predator/Reaper training simulators

U.S. drone Gray Eagle to be deployed in South Korea

U.S. Air Force sending F-35A to U.K. air shows

Boeing to train NATO C-17 aircrews

Jordan to purchase Arlan armored vehicles from Kazakhstan

SpaceX Falcon 9 upgrade certified for National Security Space launches

Thales, ASV to jointly develop unmanned surface vehicle technology

Chinese ship to join Australia-led search for MH370

Facebook blocks unlicensed gun sales

Putting silicon 'sawdust' in a graphene cage boosts battery performance

China's Citic Bank defrauded of up to $148m

Russian tourism in Turkey crumbles after plane downing

China floods financial system with $52 bn to boost liquidity

Fincantieri signs framework accords with Iranian companies

Graphene composite may keep wings ice-free

Creation of Jupiter interior, a step towards room temp superconductivity

70th consecutive successful launch for Ariane 5

AMOS-6 Scheduled for May 2016 Launch by Space-X

Arianespace's year-opening Ariane 5 mission is approved for launch

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