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STRATCOM strives to build coalitions for space operationsOffutt AFB (AFPS) NB (SPX) May 22, 2013 Recognizing the value of multinational coalitions for operations in the land, maritime and air domains, officials at U.S. Strategic Command here hope to forge a coalition that shares assets and capabilities in space. The U.S. and its allies are discussing details for the first agreement of its kind promoting combined space operations, Brig. Gen. David D. Thompson, the STRATCOM's deputy director of global operations, told American Forces Press Service. The agreement could spell out specific a ... read more |
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US missile defense still plagued by technical doubts Northrop Grumman, US Navy Complete Triton Unmanned Aircraft's First Flight Lockheed Martin Completes Milestone for Training Element of United States Ballistic Missile Defense System General Dynamics to Deliver U.S. Army's Newest Tactical Ground Station Intelligence System Lockheed Martin Conducts First EMD Flight Test of New GMLRS Warhead Defense Acquisition Board approves Standard Missile-6 full-rate production DARPA Seeks Technology to Radically Improve Dismounted Squad Situational Awareness, Communication Effectiveness | .. |
![]() Recent events highlight risks from orbiting space junk Empty space. In discussions of things astronomical, the term pops up so often it's gone beyond cliche. ... more | .. |
![]() US-Australia agreement promotes space situational awareness A new agreement made between the United States and Australia represents the first in what U.S. Strategic Command's commander hopes will be many that promote transparency in the space domain. A ... more | .. |
![]() Global experts agree action needed on space debris There is an urgent need to remove orbiting space debris and to fly satellites in the future without creating new fragments, Europe's largest-ever space-debris conference heard last week.. The ... more | .. |
![]() Vandenberg focuses on people, mission during DoD budget cuts Under sequestration, signed into law as part of the 2011 Budget Control Act, installations across the Air Force made reductions to conform to the $85 billion mandated federal budget cuts. Vand ... more |
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![]() Focus on growing threat of space debris The continuing growth in space debris poses an increasing threat to economically vital orbital regions. Next week, hundreds of top experts from across the globe will meet at Europe's largest-ever de ... more | .. |
![]() Space debris said a rising threat to economically important satellites An ongoing increase in space debris poses a rising threat to economically vital orbital regions, say scientists gathering for a European forum on the issue. ... more | .. |
![]() Wing adopts new space surveillance mission The 21st Operations Group assumed the Cobra Dane radar mission at Eareckson Air Station, Shemya Island, Alaska, April 1, and takes responsibility for contract and program management Oct. 1. Ea ... more | .. |
![]() Critical missions continue after SIDC restructure Critical Air Force missions continue from their current locations after a restructure of Air Force Space Command's Space Innovation and Development Center at Schriever AFB, Colo. The SIDC rest ... more |
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![]() Lockheed Martin-built Infrared Surveillance Satellite Launched The U.S. Air Force's second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin, was successfully launched today at 5:21 p.m. EDT from Cape Ca ... more | .. |
![]() Combat Ops Space Cell: Defending critical satellite links More than 22,000 miles away, spinning silently through the vacuum of space, is one of the most critical components to air, space and cyberspace superiority today; a satellite. The mission to d ... more | .. |
![]() USAF Awards Lockheed Martin Contract for Next Set of Infrared Surveillance Satellites The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $284.4 million fixed-price contract to procure long lead parts for the fifth and sixth Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellites in the Space Based ... more | .. |
![]() DARPA's New TERN Program Aims for Eyes in the Sky from the Sea Effective 21st-century warfare requires the ability to conduct airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and strike mobile targets anywhere, around the clock. Current technologies ... more |
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![]() Iran to Orbit New Home-Made Satellite Iran plans to send a new home-made satellite into the space by the next few days, a senior Iranian space research official announced on Saturday. Addressing a gathering in Iran's Northeastern ... more | .. |
![]() No comparison between space programs of two Koreas The U.S. government made clear Thursday that it makes no sense to compare the rocket launches of the two Koreas. "You know our view that there is no basis for comparing the behavior of the ROK ... more | .. |
![]() Doubt Cast On Sir Bernard Lovell's 'brainwashing' In this month's edition of Physics World, science writer Richard Corfield casts doubt on the alleged "brainwashing" of the late British astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell by the Soviets at the height of ... more | .. |
![]() Japan launches new satellites to boost surveillance Japan Sunday launched two satellites to strengthen its surveillance capabilities, including keeping a closer eye on North Korea which has vowed to stage another nuclear test. ... more |
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Solar Industry Capital Spending Hits Seven-Year Low in 2013 Innovation could bring flexible solar cells, transistors, displays More emphasis needed on recycling and reuse of Li-ion batteries Israel eyes Syrian missile threat to gas fields Sempra U.S. Gas and Power, Consolidated Edison Development announce solar partnership Areva, world's 2nd uranium company heavily present in Niger Magnetic fingerprints of superfluid helium-3 | .. |
![]() Japan launching spy satellite to monitor North Korea Japan is to launch a new spy satellite on Sunday to strengthen its monitoring capabilities amid concern that North Korea may carry out more missile and nuclear tests. ... more | .. |
![]() U.S. Complacency in Space? Right before we left for our holiday break, we read a powerful article in Air Force magazine titled "Breaking the Space Status Quo." The magazine article focused on the observations of several senio ... more | .. |
![]() Raytheon wins DARPA contract to design new military imaging satellites Raytheon has been awarded a $1.5 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract for phase one of the agency's Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements (SeeMe) program. Duri ... more | .. |
![]() USAF and Lockheed Martin Deliver Next Infrared Surveillance Satellite The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin have delivered the second Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO-2) Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) spacecraft to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., where it ... more |
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![]() No stars in 'Star Wars' jump into hyperspace Remember that dazzling moment in the "Star Wars" movies when the Millennium Falcon goes into hyperspace and a kaleidoscope of stars streaks past the ship? ... more | .. |
![]() China Voice: Cold War mentality fuels US satellite export prejudice Despite counting itself among China's "partners," the United States has failed to follow through on its promises. Last week, the U.S. decided to maintain its controls on satellite exports to China, ... more | .. |
![]() White House uses humor to kill 'Death Star' petition With the US national debt standing at more than $16 trillion, the White House says it absolutely cannot spend $850 quadrillion on a "Star Wars"-inspired "Death Star" super-weapon. ... more | .. |
![]() U.S. 'seeks to sell Algeria spy satellite' U.S. intelligence, alarmed at the emergence of a jihadist sanctuary in northern Mali, is considering providing Algeria, the military heavyweight in North Africa, with a surveillance satellite to monitor al-Qaida operations in the Sahara region. ... more |
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