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  Washington DC (UPI) Jun 10, 2020 Winds have scrubbed a rocket launch planned in New Zealand early Thursday morning is to propel five small satellites into orbit, including a Boston University experiment to measure solar winds and the Earth's magnetosphere. A new target launch date has not been announced. California-based Rocket Labs, which owns the New Zealand launch site, is scheduled to send the satellites into orbit aboard the company's Electron rocket at 12:43 a.m. EDT from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula. The launch was set for 2:32 a.m. if delays happen. ... read more |
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Kids are building rockets from their bedroomsWellington NZ (SPX) Jun 11, 2020 Peoply, the brainchild of 21-year-old Wellingtonian, Matt Strawbridge, has partnered with Rocket Lab to offer a rocket and space themed online program for kids ages 7-12. Each week, kids delve into ... more  
Marine Corps satellite communications system exceeding performance expectationsQuantico VA (SPX) Jun 10, 2020 Marine Corps Systems Command is updating its tactical satellite system that provides increased communication on the battlefield. Based on field user evaluations, the upgraded technology is per ... more 
Hughes demonstrates Live, HD transmission over satellite from an in-flight Black Hawk helicopterGermantown MD (SPX) Jun 10, 2020 Hughes Network Systems, LLC has reported the successful in-flight demonstration of Hughes HeloSatTM satellite communications (SATCOM) from a Black Hawk helicopter. The HeloSat solution-including a H ... more 
Long-range communications without large, power-hungry antennasWashington DC (SPX) Jun 10, 2020 Establishing long-range tactical communications for U.S. troops in remote locations currently requires giant parabolic dishes, tall pole-mounted antennas, large antenna domes, and high-power amplifi ... more |
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GPS III SV-08 core mate complete, space vehicle named for NASA TrailblazerLos Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2020 The United States Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center's Global Positioning System (GPS) III program reached a major milestone with the successful core mate of GPS III Space Vehicle 08 at ... more  
DDC-I's Deos RTOS selected by MDA to develop communications system for Dream Chaser cargo systemPhoenix AZ (SPX) Jun 11, 2020 DDC-I, a leading supplier of software and professional services for mission- and safety-critical applications, has announced that its Deos safety-critical real-time operating system has been selecte ... more  
Turkey to buy additional S-400 missile defense system from RussiaWashington DC (UPI) Jun 10, 2020 Turkey will purchase an additional Russian-made S-400 air defense system, the head of Turkey's Defense Industries Administration said. ... more  
Aussie scientists turn to drones to protect sea turtlesBrisbane, Australia (AFP) June 10, 2020 Australian researchers have discovered they were underestimating numbers at the world's largest sea turtle nesting site after turning to drone technology for the first time. ... more  
Bell Textron delivers 400th V-22 Osprey tiltroter aircraftWashington DC (UPI) Jun 10, 2020 The 400th V-22 Osprey was delivered to the Department of Defense, manufacturer Bell Textron Inc. announced on Wednesday. ... more |
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India moots drone ports across country in maiden policy for use, manufacturing of UAVsNew Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 07, 2020 The negative public sentiments simmering against China in light of the coronavirus pandemic have taken a turn towards a #BoycottMadeInChina movement in India. Indians are encouraging each other to g ... more  |
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General Atomics partners with space development agency to demonstrate optical intersatellite linkSan Diego CA (SPX) Jun 09, 2020 General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has partnered with the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) to demonstrate and conduct a series of experiments for an Optical Intersatellite Link (OIS ... more 
Agency seeks hypersonic missile defense system proposalsWashington DC (UPI) Jun 08, 2020 The U.S. Space Development Agency announced a search for contractors to develop technology to detect and track 3,100-mph hypersonic missiles. ... more 
ULA on track to launch new Vulcan rocket in early 2021Washington DC (UPI) Jun 05, 2020 United Launch Alliance, a leading launch provider to the U.S. government for 14 years, is on schedule to launch its next-generation rocket, the Vulcan Centaur, in early 2021, CEO Tony Bruno said. ... more 
China plans to develop new solid-fueled carrier rocketBeijing (XNA) Jun 07, 2020 Chinese engineers plan to develop a new solid-fueled rocket with greater carrying capacity than the current model Long March-11 rocket, revealed China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation so ... more 
US scales back China airline ban to permit 2 weekly flightsNew York (AFP) June 5, 2020 The US modified a ban on Chinese commercial airlines Friday to allow two round-trip flights per week, matching the level permitted by Beijing and de-escalating somewhat a conflict between the countries. ... more |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Jun 10, 2020 
Russia's state corporation responsible for space flights and cosmonautic programs, Roscosmos, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Finnish-Russian industrial digitalization leader Zyfra to collaborate on implementing the Russian space industry's digital transformation strategy, which runs up to 2025, and its adoption of digital technologies.
The document was signed by the Dire ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 10, 2020 
Establishing long-range tactical communications for U.S. troops in remote locations currently requires giant parabolic dishes, tall pole-mounted antennas, large antenna domes, and high-power amplifiers. Besides their significant weight, power, and cost (SWAP-C), these antennas present large visual and radio frequency (RF) signatures, are vulnerable to jamming, and constitute a single point of fa ... more |
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 Xi'an, China (XNA) Jun 10, 2020 
The Xi'an Satellite Control Center's tests have shown links among the satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) are stable to ensure that the constellation can be completed as scheduled.
The tests showed that the inter-satellite links meet the demands of the construction of the global system, said Yuan Yong, a senior engineer from the control center.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 05, 2020 
The program to replace the presidential helicopter has been delayed to address communications-related issues, a Government Accountability Office report said.
The GAO's Defense Acquisitions Annual Assessment, released this week, notes that the mission communications system of the U.S.Navy's Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program requires "more time to address MCS-related challenges. ... more |
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 St. Louis MO (SPX) Jun 08, 2020 
When it fires, a neuron consumes significantly more energy than an equivalent computer operation. And yet, a network of coupled neurons can continuously learn, sense and perform complex tasks at energy levels that are currently unattainable for even state-of-the-art processors.
What does a neuron do to save energy that a contemporary computer processing unit doesn't?
Computer modelli ... more |
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 Bellevue WA (SPX) Jun 05, 2020 
EagleView has achieved a key milestone when it processed its 100 millionth image so far this year. During 2019, EagleView processed 45,341,999 images. EagleView has more than doubled that figure in just the first six months of 2020.
"This represents a 95% increase in the number of images processed year-to-date compared to 2019," said Jay Martin, COO of EagleView.
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 08, 2020 
Sometimes toxins, such as hazardous wastes and industrial byproducts, seep into groundwater, the source of our drinking water. One such pollutant is perchlorate, a chemical compound used in rocket fuels, fireworks, fertilizers and other materials. The compound is thought to contribute to health issues in humans such as hypothyroidism, the decreased production of hormones from the thyroid gland, ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jun 05, 2020 
In its latest research titled "China Space Industry Report," Euroconsult provides in depth analysis of how commercialization is driving both growth and technology advances in the Chinese space sector, with oversubscribed IPOs and a wave of private investment.
China Satcom is now the world's highest valued pure satellite operator with a market cap of US$11 billion as of May 2020, while Chin ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 10, 2020 
Turkey will purchase an additional Russian-made S-400 air defense system, the head of Turkey's Defense Industries Administration said.
"We have a basic agreement on the supply of the second batch of the Russian S-400 system, and there are some technical issues regarding transport operations," Ismail Demir said in a television interview earlier this week. "Ankara is also interested in pr ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 01, 2020 
A ground-to-ground test of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rocket, normally launched from the air, was a success, BAE Systems announced on Monday.
The tests were conducted at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona, with APKWS rockets fired from a launcher built specifically for ground vehicles by Missouri-based Arnold Defense and Electronics LLC.
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 Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jun 10, 2020 
A team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory synthesized a tiny structure with high surface area and discovered how its unique architecture drives ions across interfaces to transport energy or information. Their "nanobrush" contains bristles made of alternating crystal sheets with vertically aligned interfaces and plentiful pores.
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 11, 2020 
Feedforward mechanisms used to control machines are much more accurate than feedback mechanisms, but they can be computationally hard. A new method has improved over conventional techniques and is set to be tried out on industrial robots and machine vision.
Most people will be familiar with 'feedback', where a machine such as a thermostat corrects itself after observing an error in perform ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 10, 2020 
The technology multinational GMV has won a contract under the Spanish MoD's RAPAZ program for the supply of four Class I Seeker RPASs, to be integrated into the intelligence units of the Paratrooper Brigade and the Tercio de Armada de Infanteria de Marina (Marine Infantry Protection Force), thus providing them with the most advanced version of the unmanned aircraft Seeker.
The UAS Seeker i ... more |
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