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Sunnyvale (SPX) Aug 12, 2004Lockheed Martin today announced the delivery of the first space payload for the Space-Based Infrared System High (SBIRS High) program. The payload was delivered for integration with a host satellite and eventual launch into a highly elliptical orbit (HEO) around the earth. The HEO payload's primary mission is to scan for ballistic missile launches; adjunct missions include detecting and reporting other infrared events of military interest. Updating The Code For Doomsday 
by Airman 1st Class Katie Booher for Air Force NewsMinot AFB ND (AFN) Aug 11, 2004 For the better part of a year, the 91st Space Wing's intercontinental ballistic missiles sit poised and waiting in stony silence ready to launch at a moment's notice. |
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Teets Discusses National Security Space Strategy
WASHINGTON (AFN) Aug 11, 2004Peter B. Teets, the undersecretary of the Air Force for space, spoke about the future of space during the National Defense Industrial Association symposium on space policy and architecture held July 22. Search And Rescue Group Uses Sandia Synthetic Aperture Radar 
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Aug 11, 2004A radar, originally developed by the National Nuclear Security Administration's Sandia National Laboratories for military surveillance and reconnaissance applications, is helping a volunteer search and rescue group save lives. Steadicopter Completes New Unmanned Autonomous Helicopter 
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Aug 11, 2004Steadicopter has completed the development of an unmanned fully autonomous helicopter, operated without a human pilot. The helicopter performs fully autonomously, including all the aspects of the flight: takeoff, hovering, waypoints flight and landing while transmitting video images in real time. Herley Reaches Agreement To Acquire Reliable System Services 
Lancaster PA (SPX) Aug 11, 2004Herley Industries announced Tuesday it has reached an agreement in principle to acquire Reliable System Services Corporation (RSS), Melbourne, FL. The acquisition, which is subject to the execution of a formal written agreement and certain closing conditions, is expected to close in approximately thirty days. Deeper-Diving Human Occupied Submersible To Replace Alvin 
Arlington VA (SPX) Aug 09, 2004After 40 years of scientific research that led to the discovery of new life forms, helped confirm the theory of plate tectonics, and enthralled schoolchildren around the world with seafloor images and video, the research submersible Alvin will be replaced by a new, deeper-diving vehicle. Revealing Bizarre Deep-Sea Secrets 
Panama City FL (SPX) Aug 09, 2004On Saturday, Aug. 7, Harbor Branch marine biologists and others will set out from Panama City, Fla. on an expedition called Operation Deep Scope to study the fantastic life forms of four alien landscapes in the deep reaches of the Gulf of Mexico. World's Smallest Autonomous Submarine 
Canberra (SPX) Aug 05, 2004A new era of oceanic discovery, with potential applications ranging from shipwreck recovery, to mineral exploration, to search and rescue missions may be possible with the development of the world's smallest autonomous underwater vehicle at The Australian National University. |
Teal Group Predicts UAV Market Will Double By 2014
Anaheim CA (SPX) Aug 05, 2004With Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) comprising the most dynamic sector of the aerospace industry, a new Teal Group market study estimates that this market will more than double over the next decade, from current worldwide UAV expenditures of about $2 billion in 2005 to $4.5 billion in 2014. AAI To Expand One System Ground Control Equipment To Additional UAV's 
Anaheim CA (SPX) Aug 05, 2004AAI Corporation announced Wednesday that it is expanding the capabilities of its exclusive One System Ground Control Equipment (GCE) for use among an array of unmanned aerial vehicles. US Army Shadow Tactical UAV's Pass 8,800 Flight Hours In Iraq 
Anaheim CA (SPX) Aug 05, 2004U.S. Army RQ-7A Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle systems have flown more than 2,200 sorties and accumulated more than 8,800 flight hours while performing surveillance and reconnaissance for coalition warfighters in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sanswire Networks Starts Countdown To Launch 
Atlanta GA (SPX) Aug 05, 2004Sanswire Networks, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GlobeTel Communications announced Wednesday that it has scheduled the launch date of its first Stratellite. Who Really Controls BU's Biodefense Lab 
WASHINGTON DC (UPI) Jul 30, 2004Opponents of a Boston biodefense laboratory are not persuaded by assurances the lab will be safe and they doubt officials at the university in charge of building the facility really have the ability to control the work done there. Raytheon Tests SilentEyes Micro UAV At Edwards AFB 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Aug 04, 2004Raytheon demonstrated its SilentEyes Micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) by ejecting it from an MQ-9 Predator pylon-mounted canister during tests at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. General Dynamics Awarded UAV Contract 
St Petersburg FL (SPX) Aug 04, 2004General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a contract by the SENTEL Corporation to provide unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) training support to the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center in Fallon, Nevada. |
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