Space
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SpaceAAI’s ESL Defence Sells 500th Baringa Missile Warning System Test Set
AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron [TXT] said Nov. 10 that its United Kingdom (U.K.) based strategic business ESL Defence Ltd. has sold its 500th Baringa Missile Warning System […]
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AFRL, Boeing, Mobile Laser System Takes On, Destroys UAVs
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Boeing [BA] last week announced that in May they demonstrated the ability of mobile laser weapon systems to perform a unique mission: track […]
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Space
NASA and Lighting Science to Develop Lighting for Space Exploration
Lighting Science Group (LSG) a global leader in LED (light emitting diodes) lighting products and the NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center have signed a two-year agreement today to jointly […]
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Space
Satellite-Based Earth Observation Market Entering Phase of Impressive Growth
According to NSR’s new report, “Global Satellite-Based Earth Observation (EO),” the EO industry is in the midst of a significant growth phase slated to generate revenues for many segments of […]
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Northrop Grumman To Conduct Early-Intercept Work For MDA
By Marina Malenic The Missile Defense Agency has ordered some additional early-intercept demonstration experiments from Northrop Grumman [NOC] that will put to use technologies developed for the company’s recently terminated […]
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Senate Poised To Grant Early Endorsement of Obama Missile Defense Plan
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate was poised last week to approve a Pentagon money shift that would amount to one of lawmakers’ first endorsements of President Barack Obama’s new European […]
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Space
P&W Successfully Tests Thruster for Unmanned Lunar Lander
Using technology developed for the nation’s ballistic missile defense system, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne [UTX] successfully completed hot-fire thruster tests demonstrating the ability of miniaturized thrusters to perform the descent […]
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Navy Demonstrates Tomahawk Anti-Jam Capability Against Time-Critical Targets
The Navy earlier this month demonstrated the effectiveness of the Tomahawk Block IV’s new anti-jam GPS system during an operational test, the service said. The Tomahawk Block IV was launched […]
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Lockheed Martin To Absorb JASSM Retrofit Costs, Air Force Says
By Marina Malenic The Pentagon’s multibillion-dollar Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) will not suffer from cost overruns resulting from faulty components discovered in testing last year, the Air Force program […]
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STS-129 Launches on Logistics Mission to International Space Station
Space Shuttle Atlantis launched Nov. 16 on an 11-day mission to deliver 14 tons of supplies, science experiments and spare parts to the International Space Station as the outpost transitions […]