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Lockheed Martin Completes Key End-To-End Test Of Space Based Infrared System
Sunnyvale, CA (SPX) Aug 02, 2007Lockheed Martin has announced that it has successfully completed a critical end-to-end test between the space and ground elements of the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS), a key milestone in preparation for launch and on-orbit operations of the program's first geosynchronous orbit (GEO) spacecraft. SBIRS will provide early warning of missile launches and support other missions simultaneously, ... more The Benefits Of Talking To Iran 
Moscow (UPI) Aug 02, 2007In time, things that once seemed impossible can become part of our everyday reality. Who would have imagined a hundred years ago that space travel would one day become so routine that only catastrophes are deemed front-page news? Though it took decades for space travel to develop, the nature of relations between Washington and Tehran has fundamentally changed in much less time. So far, the ... more Raytheon Awarded Contract For US Navy Mine Hunting Sonar 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Aug 02, 2007The Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Raytheon Company a $23.2 million contract to provide AN/AQS-20A mine hunting sonar engineering services and support. This award exercises an option on an existing 2005 contract, bringing the total contract value to $139 million. AN/AQS-20A, a key component of the Organic Mine Countermeasures family of systems, has been integrated into multiple airborne m ... more Northrop Grumman Tests Airborne Networking System For Aeronautical and Land Vehicular Broadband Services 
New Hartford, NY (SPX) Aug 02, 2007Northrop Grumman has integrated and tested its Joint Capability for Airborne Networking (JCAN) system for aeronautical and land vehicular applications. This new capability will enable mobile secure Internet protocol (IP) router network connectivity to airborne and ground platforms using existing legacy radios and commercial wideband data links. JCAN is middleware that enables a global airborne n ... more Gulf War Illness Still Incurable 
Washington (UPI) Aug 02, 2007Many U.S. Gulf War veterans continue to suffer from mysterious illnesses more than 16 years after the conflict ended, several witnesses testified this week before a congressional committee. "One in four of those who served -- 175,000 veterans -- remains seriously ill," James Binns, chairman of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses, said at a House of Representatives Hea ... more |
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Paris (ESA) Aug 02, 2007How high is Mount Everest exactly? Recent surveys have come up with heights that differ by more than five metres. An expedition called the Geodetic Journey is making its way through China and Tibet to highlight the importance of geodesy and how an accurate model of the geoid from ESA's GOCE mission will lead to a unified system for measuring heights. Geodesy is concerned with measuring and m ... more FPL Energy Announces Expanded Growth Plan For Wind Business 
Juno Beach FL (SPX) Aug 01, 2007With growing support for clean and renewable wind energy and the need for new sources of power generation to meet increasing demand, FPL Energy, a subsidiary of FPL Group, and the U.S. leader in wind energy development and operations, announced an aggressive goal to add between 8,000 and 10,000 megawatts of new wind to its portfolio by the end of 2012. To achieve its goal, FPL Energy plans ... more Titan Energy Development Delivers Sentry 5000 Mobile Utility System To NextEnergy 
San Diego (SPX) Aug 01, 2007Titan Energy Worldwide has announced that its subsidiary, Titan Energy Development, Inc., delivered a Sentry 5000 mobile utility unit to be utilized in a Department of Defense (DoD) program awarded to NextEnergy, called the Advanced Mobile MicroGrid system. The project, seeded with a Department of Defense grant, will allow government agencies and other entities to easily deploy mobile power cont ... more EDF Signs Framework Agreement To Operate Four Wind Farms In US 
Paris (SPX) Aug 01, 2007EDF Energies Nouvelles has announced the signature of a five-year operations and maintenance contract with MidAmerican Energy Company. This contract covers four wind farms with 508.5 megawatts of total capacity or 339 wind turbines. The contract signed by enXco, the US subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, and MidAmerican Energy covers the management, operation and maintenance of four wind farms ... more Nanotechnology Helps Scientists Make Bendy Sensors For Hydrogen Vehicles 
Argonne IL (SPX) Aug 01, 2007In recent years, Americans have been intrigued by the promise of hydrogen-powered vehicles. But experts have judged that several technology problems must be resolved before they are more than a novelty. Recently, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have used their insights into nanomaterials to create bendy hydrogen sensors, which are at the heart of hydroge ... more |
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Washington (UPI) July 30, 2007As disagreements over NATO's eastward expansion, ballistic missile defense deployments in Eastern Europe, the status of Kosovo and others continue to strain NATO-Russian relations, Russia has shown an increasing willingness to re-examine its arms-control obligations with the alleged intent of guarding its national interests. Most recently, Russia has suspended participation in the Conventional F ... more Boeing Awarded US Marine Corps Contract To Extend Scaneagle Services 
St. Louis (SPX) Aug 01, 2007Boeing has been awarded a three and one half-year, $18 million U.S. Marine Corps contract to provide additional ScanEagle intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support services to the Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF). Boeing, in partnership with Insitu, Inc., developers of ScanEagle, make up Team ScanEagle. ScanEagle, a long-endurance, fully autonomous unmanned aircraft, has been used b ... more Washington Seeking To Calm Mideast With Arms Sales 
Brussels (AFP) July 30, 2007US plans to extend huge military aid deals to Middle East and Gulf states is a high-risk attempt to give Saudi Arabia and others the muscle to calm the region's problems, military experts said Monday. "The failure of the American project for a democratic greater Middle East, confounded in the battle for Iraq, has forced Washington to try to salvage the situation by distributing military aid all ... more Shanghai Pact Plans 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) July 30, 2007The Russian Armed Forces have been rather active this summer. So far this year large-scale troop exercises have been held in the Leningrad and North Caucasus Military Districts, as well as in the Russian Far East and in the Northern Fleet. Strategic bombers flew simulated long-range combat missions; 2,500 Russian paratroopers performed group jumps alongside their German counterparts; and another ... more Northrop Grumman Completes Restructure of NPOESS Program 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Jul 31, 2007Northrop Grumman, in conjunction with the government's tri-agency NPOESS Integrated Program Office, has completed the restructure of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS). This restructure represents a rigorous year-long effort to re-plan virtually every aspect of the NPOESS program following its certification and restructuring through the Nunn McCurdy p ... more
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