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Satellite's Data Collection Will Support Warfighter
Kirtland AFB NM (AFPN) Aug 22, 2008Tactical Satellite-3's scheduled October mission is set to demonstrate rapid data collection and transmission to the combatant commander in the theater of interest. During Tactical Satellite-3's upcoming flight, a new capability of employing a hyperspectral imager with a space-based, onboard processor to obtain and send images within minutes to the warfighter on the ground will be tested. ... more Russian military cooperation with NATO 'frozen' 
Brussels (AFP) Aug 21, 2008Russia informed NATO Thursday that it is halting military cooperation, an Alliance spokeswoman said, announcing the latest twist in deteriorating relations between Moscow and the West. "We have received the notification from the Russians though military channels and they say that they have decided to halt international military cooperation events between Russia and NATO countries until further ... more No assurances from Moscow on return of Humvees: Pentagon 
Washington (AFP) Aug 21, 2008The United States has received no assurances from Russia that it will return US military vehicles seized in Georgia, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday. Russian forces seized "a handful" of Humvees, four-wheeled all-purpose military vehicles, in the Black Sea port of Poti, where they were awaiting shipment out of Georgia after an exercise, spokesman Bryan Whitman said. Whitman said the ... more Analysis: Naval aspects of South Ossetia 
Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2008 Last week's military confrontation between Moscow and Tbilisi over the Georgian separatist provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, while proving a godsend for somnambulant Cold Warriors everywhere, had a little-noticed maritime component whose consequences extend far beyond the Caucasus. A dimly remembered 72-year-old treaty is stymieing Washington hawks' efforts to "fly the flag" by ... more AeroVironment To Develop Stealthy, Persistent, Perch And Stare UAS 
Monrovia CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2008AeroVironment has announced the receipt of $4.6 million in funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) capable of performing "hover/perch and stare" missions. The Stealthy, Persistent, Perch and Stare (SP2S) UAS is based on AV's small Wasp UAS, a one-pound, 29-inch wingspan battery-powered air vehicle that is being ... more |
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Moscow (UPI) Aug 21, 2008 In the 1960s, the anti-aircraft-carrier lobby prevailed in the Russian navy, and instead of starting a new series, a third Project 1143 ship, the Novorossiisk, was laid down. Work to build aircraft carriers, however, was continued -- by 1967 the Nevsky PKB, the country's largest producer of surface ships, had completed plans for a Project 1153 ship, which, though smaller than the previously ... more Florida asks for disaster declaration due to Tropical Storm Fay 
Miami (AFP) Aug 21, 2008Florida Governor Charlie Crist has asked federal authorities to declare his state a disaster area after heavy rains dumped by Tropical Storm Fay, which lingered Thursday over the northern and eastern part of the state. "This storm is turning into a serious catastrophic flooding event, particularly in southern Brevard County," Crist said on Wednesday. "Some areas could see rainfall of as much ... more Intel cuts electric cords with wireless power system 
San Francisco (AFP) Aug 21, 2008Intel on Thursday showed off a wireless electric power system that analysts say could revolutionize modern life by freeing devices from transformers and wall outlets. Intel chief technology officer Justin Rattner demonstrated a Wireless Energy Resonant Link as he spoke at the California firm's annual developers forum in San Francisco. Electricity was sent wirelessly to a lamp on stage ... more Academy Awarded Funding For Wave Energy Research 
US Air Force Academy CO (AFPN) Aug 22, 2008The next source of alternative energy could come from ocean waves, and Air Force Academy professors have been granted funding to dive into this research. The National Science Foundation has awarded the Academy's Aeronautics Department $285,619 to support a cyclodial propeller wave energy converter research project to harness the ocean's power. The concept of ocean waves turning power ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2008 The repercussions of Russia's reassertion of power within what it deems its "sphere of influence" in "the near abroad" continue to ripple throughout Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Caucasus. Washington's increasingly strident rhetoric over the Russian-Georgian conflict over South Ossetia is having repercussions from Prague through Warsaw to Kiev, as governments scramble to assess the fallout ... more Sustainability Standards For US Biodiesel Industry 
Austin TX (SPX) Aug 22, 2008Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance (SBA) headquartered in Austin, Texas will release the first national Baseline Practices for Sustainability (BPS) in Biodiesel for public review on August 19, 2008. The SBA, a non-profit organization founded in 2006, has created an on-line forum to solicit public feedback and suggestions. This is the first national effort at developing biodiesel ... more Space Espionage: A High Priority 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 21, 2008Replacements are expected to take place soon in the "space spy community". Yet another American GPS (Global Positioning System) Navstar satellite will be launched into the low earth orbit in autumn. It might seem an ordinary event, had it not been for this satellite being equipped with a platform for intelligence equipment. A purely navigational GPS has turned into an advanced intelligence ... more Chris Smith Named Director Of Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Aug 21, 2008Dr. R. Chris Smith has been selected as the next director of Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO). Smith will succeed Dr. Alistair Walker in November. Walker will return to the scientific staff of CTIO after five years as director. Based in La Serena, Chile, CTIO is part of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the US national observatory for nighttime optical ... more Tom Hill's TEMPO 3 Microsatellite Winner Of Mars Project Challenge 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 21, 2008After receiving the highest number of votes cast by members of the Mars Society and the endorsement of the Steering Committee, Hill's concept to launch a microsatellite that will test artificial gravity generation techniques - which will be of immense value to the crew of a six-month flight to Mars - was named the winner of the MPC Saturday evening at the 11th Annual International Mars Society ... more
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