|
 
Boeing Phantom Eye Completes First Autonomous FlightSt. Louis MO (SPX) Jun 05, 2012 Boeing's Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system (UAS) completed its first autonomous flight June 1 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The 28-minute flight began at 6:22 a.m. Pacific time as the liquid-hydrogen powered aircraft lifted off its launch cart. Phantom Eye climbed to an altitude of 4,080 feet and reached a cruising speed of 62 knots. After touching down, the vehicle sustained some damage when the landing gear dug into the lakebed and broke. "Thi ... read more |
. |
 |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| .. |
  India Plans To Launch First Military Satellite Indian forces are ready to launch the nation's first military satellite, the Times of India reported on Monday. The satellite is designed for naval intelligence and communications, according t ... more | .. |
  System improves automated monitoring of security cameras Police and security teams guarding airports, docks and border crossings from terrorist attack or illegal entry need to know immediately when someone enters a prohibited area, and who they are. A net ... more | .. |
  Mystery Iranian deaths amid shadow war At least 10 high-ranking officers in Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps are reported to have died recently, apparently in violent circumstances. ... more | .. |
 |
|
| .. |
  Commentary: Another war in 2012? After almost 15,000 killed in Syria's civil war, now in its second year, there is no clear end game. ... more | .. |
  Canada buys simulators to deal with IEDs Canada is spending more on training its troops to deal with improvised explosive devices, which are blamed for many Canadian casualties in Afghanistan. ... more | .. |
  Unit 8200 and Israel's high-tech whiz kids Israel's highly secretive Unit 8200 of Military Intelligence is increasingly seen to have played a leading role with the United States in developing a powerful new cyberweapon known as W32.Flame that attacked Iran's oil industry in April. ... more | .. |
  Putin heads to China to cement key alliance Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in China on Tuesday for a three-day visit aimed at bolstering a crucial alliance that has seen the giant neighbours block further action against Syria. ... more |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| . | . | . | . |
  
ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 alliance
Mobix Labs Secures Defense Funding to Advance SATCOM SoC Innovation
Karman Moves Forward with Initial Public Offering | .. |
 US missiles kill 15 in Pakistan: officials US missiles killed 15 militants in Pakistan's Taliban and Al-Qaeda stronghold of North Waziristan on Monday, the third drone strike in three days and the deadliest this year, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Budget woes curb arms trade but nuclear threat strong: SIPRI World military spending failed to rise last year for the first time since 1998 in what could herald a major trend break, but the global nuclear threat remains strong, think tank SIPRI said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Boeing Delivers Final Wedgetail AEW and C Aircraft to Australia Boeing has delivered the sixth and final Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW and C) aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). "I would like to congratulate Boeing in ach ... more | .. |
 Indian milita leader gunned down Police in India's northeastern state of Bihar are on high alert after gunmen killed the head of Ranvir Sena, a right-wing, upper-caste militia group. ... more |
| .. |
 'No immediate prospect' of IAEA mission to NKorea: Amano The UN atomic watchdog has had contacts with North Korea but will not be sending a team there anytime soon, IAEA chief Yukiya Amano said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Vietnam grants access to new areas for MIA search Vietnam said Monday it would open up new areas to American teams searching for missing war-time soldiers, the latest sign of closer ties between two countries that are wary of China's growing power. ... more | .. |
  Anti-Shiite bomb attack in Baghdad kills 25 A suicide attacker blew up a bomb-packed car at a Shiite foundation's headquarters in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 25 people and sparking fears of sectarian strife at a time of political crisis. ... more | .. |
  New 'strategic' plan for Afghan-China ties: Kabul Afghanistan and China will this week announce the elevation of their relationship "to a new strategic level", Kabul's foreign ministry said Monday, as NATO forces prepare to pull out of the country. ... more |
| . | . | . | . |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
 
Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini
Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster
January sets 'surprising' heat record: EU monitor | .. |
 China says US naval shift to Pacific 'untimely' China said Monday a US decision to shift the bulk of its naval fleet to the Pacific by 2020 was "untimely" and called on Washington to respect its interests in the region. ... more | .. |
 IAEA chief urges Iran to sign nuclear deal as new talks set The head of the UN nuclear agency urged Iran on Monday to sign a deal allowing greater clarity on its disputed nuclear drive and announced that new talks with Tehran would be held this week. ... more | .. |
 Access to Iran site to top agenda at IAEA meeting The UN atomic agency's board of governors began meeting in Vienna on Monday with Iran's nuclear drive topping the agenda as the IAEA seeks access to a suspect Iranian military base. ... more | .. |
 Syria tops Russia-EU summit, foes clash in Idlib The Syrian crisis topped the agenda at an EU-Russia summit on Monday as armed rebels and government forces clashed in the northwest of the country without sign of a let-up from either side. ... more |
| .. |
 One hurt in overnight Israeli raids on Gaza The Israeli military carried out air strikes on Gaza overnight, injuring one Palestinian, after a rocket was fired at southern Israel, the army and Palestinian medical sources said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Suicide car bomb at Iraq Shiite endowment kills 8 A suicide attacker detonated an explosives-packed car at the headquarters of Iraq's Shiite religious endowment in central Baghdad on Monday, killing at least eight people, medics said. ... more | .. |
 North Korea threatens to attack South Korean media North Korea's military Monday threatened rocket attacks on the Seoul offices of South Korean media outlets for their critical coverage of a mass children's event in Pyongyang. ... more | .. |
US drone strike kills 15 militants in Pakistan: officials A US drone strike targeting a militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal area killed 15 insurgents in a pre-dawn attack on Monday, security officials said. ... more |
| . | . | . | . |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
 
MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone
Scientists' conference kicks off global AI summit in Paris
Tradition and hi tech sync at China 'AI temple fair'; Tourist hot spot stokes viral nostalgia | .. |
 AeroVironment Receives US Army Order For RQ-11B Raven UAV AeroVironment has received a $15,813,406 firm fixed-price authorization to perform on May 22, 2012 from the United States Army as the initial portion of a contract action with a total projected valu ... more | .. |
 Boeing Demonstrates SATCOM on the Move Between Australia and US Boeing has demonstrated its SATCOM on the Move (SOTM) product on a live Ka-band satellite network. The demonstration in May connected three sites in Australia and the United States using integrated ... more | .. |
 Trident II D5 Missile's Reliability Record Reaches 142 Successful Test Flights The U.S. Navy conducted successful test flights April 14 and 16 of four Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBMs) built by Lockheed Martin. The Navy launched two unarmed missiles each day from t ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Completes Delivery of Latest Order of Aerostat Detection Systems to US Army Lockheed Martin has completed its most recent Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) order by delivering the 29th unit to the U.S. Army May 29. Since the program's inception in 2004, the company ... more |
| .. |
 Iran's new space center to be launched Iran's Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said that Iran's new space center, named Imam Khomeini Space Center, will be launched in the future, local daily Tehran Times reported on Sunday. This new ... more | .. |
 'Thunder' will fall on Israel if it attacks: Iran Any attack by Israel on Iran will blow back on the Jewish state "like thunder," Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Space Realities Require New Way of Thinking The U.S. has fine-tuned its methods to promote responsible use of space and strengthen international partnerships, Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for space ... more | .. |
 Israel fitting nuclear arms on German-supplied subs: report Israel is arming submarines supplied and largely financed by Germany with nuclear-tipped cruise missiles, influential German news weekly Der Spiegel reports in its issue to be published on Monday. ... more |
| Previous Issues | Jun 04 | Jun 03 | Jun 01 | May 31 | May 30 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2012 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
