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Japan to allow military use of space: lawmakers Tokyo (AFP) May 9, 2008 
Japanese lawmakers voted Friday to allow the military use of space, breaking a decades-old taboo in the officially pacifist country which has an increasingly ambitious space program. The move came during a rare fence-mending visit to Japan by President Hu Jintao of China, which alarmed Japan last year by conducting a test to shoot down a satellite. A lower house committee voted to reve ... read more |
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Raytheon Team To Integrate The US Army's Live, Virtual And Constructive Training Support
Reston VA (SPX) May 07, 2008The Warrior Training Alliance, led by Raytheon Technical Services, has begun integrating the U.S. Army's live, virtual and constructive training under the Warfighter FOCUS (Field Operations Customer Support) program. RTSC, a subsidiary of Raytheon, won the 10-year, indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract last summer. Since the program was awarded, the team has spent the last ... more Updated Version Of GAIM Model Goes Operational 
Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2008An updated version of the Global Assimilation of Ionospheric Measurements (GAIM) model went operational at the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) on February 22, 2008. The operational GAIM program has been under development since 1999 by the U.S. Department of Defense and is managed by the Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Space Science Division. This new version of GAIM is capable of ingesting ... more Boeing and Ball Aerospace Achieve New Milestone For SBSS Program 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Apr 24, 2008The Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) System Block 10 team, led by Boeing with Ball Aerospace and Technologies providing the space vehicle, has announced completion of the payload electronics, high-speed gimbal and testing of the space vehicle's visible sensor, enabling the start of payload integration and test. The SBSS gimbal and visible sensor enable responsive tasking as events in ... more Raytheon Demonstrates Gallium Nitride Advantages In Radar Components 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Apr 17, 2008Raytheon is developing transmit-receive modules based on the advanced semiconductor gallium nitride (GaN) for use in future radar upgrades. "This transmit-receive module demonstration and parallel reliability testing show that GaN will soon be ready to take over where increased power and advanced capabilities are needed," said Mark Russell, vice president of Engineering at Raytheon Integrated ... more More Power Means Better Warfighter Support 
Peterson AFB CO (SPX) Apr 18, 2008by Ed White br>Air Force Space Command Public Affairs A new satellite is circling the Earth. The Wideband Global SATCOM satellite is a reality. This is the most powerful communications satellite in the Department of Defense inventory. It is the first of six satellites that will take over long-haul communications from the legacy constellation, the Defense Satellite Communications System. WGS ... more |
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Peterson AFB CO (SPX) Apr 09, 2008Air Force Reserve Command officials stood up its first space wing, the 310th Space Wing, April 4 at Peterson Air Force Base. The 310th SW expanded from a group to a wing March 7 and was officially recognized at the ceremony attended by Gen. C. Robert "Bob" Kehler, the commander of Air Force Space Command, and officiated by Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley, the chief of Air Force Reserve and commander of ... more Russia Postpones Launch Of German Spy Satellite 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 27, 2008The launch of a Russian carrier rocket with a German satellite from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia has been postponed until March 26 due to poor weather, a spokesman for Russia's Space Forces said on Tuesday. The German SAR-Lupe satellite is designed to provide high-resolution radar images to NATO military commanders in Europe. It offers spatial resolution of less than 1 meter, and ... more New Missile Warning Satellite Built By LockMart Progressing In Critical Test Phase 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Mar 25, 2008Lockheed Martin has announced that the first Space-Based Infrared System geosynchronous orbit spacecraft is progressing through a series of key tests that will demonstrate the integrated satellite's readiness to enter the critical environmental test phase in preparation for launch in late 2009. SBIRS is designed to provide early warning of missile launches, and simultaneous ... more Air Force Reserve Establishes First Space Wing 
Peterson AFB CO (SPX) Mar 07, 2008Air Force Reserve Command officials are expanding the critical role reservists play in space operations by establishing AFRC's first space wing at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. Command officials will activate the 310th Space Wing March 7. The new organization is an expansion of the existing 310th Space Group, based at Schriever AFB. "This will be a landmark day in our Air Force's long a ... more Northrop Grumman Wins 239 Million USD USAF Weather Agency Contract 
Reston VA (SPX) Mar 05, 2008Northrop Grumman has been awarded the U.S. Air Force Weather Agency Systems Engineering, Management and Sustainment II contract to increase effectiveness, reliability, and performance, while reducing total cost of ownership for a variety of classified and unclassified Air Force weather systems. The $239 million cost-plus-award-fee contract includes a one-year base and four option ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2008 The U.S. success in shooting down USA 193, also known as National Reconnaissance Office launch 21 spy satellite, from a decaying orbit Wednesday looks unlikely to worsen the space arms race between the United States and Russia. Both nations were and remain dependent on orbiting satellites for essential intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance and communications capabilities. China ... more US Hits Rogue Spy Satellite With Missile
Honolulu, Hawaii (AFP) Feb 20, 2008The US Defense Department said late Wednesday it had successfully used a ship-board missile to shoot down an out-of-control spy satellite before it plummeted to Earth. "At approximately 10:26 pm today (0326 GMT Thursday), a US Navy Aegis warship, the USS Lake Erie, fired a single modified tactical standard missile 3, hitting the satellite approximately 247 kilometers (133 nautical miles) over ... more China Expresses Concern About US Bid To Shoot Down Damaged Satellite 
Beijing (XNA) Feb 19, 2008China has expressed concern about Washington's decision to shoot down a damaged satellite, urging the U.S. Government to fulfill its international obligation. Responding to a question on the U.S. plan to shoot down a damaged satellite, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said on Sunday that the Chinese Government is highly concerned about development of the situation and has ... more US to try satellite shoot-down Thursday: report 
Washington (AFP) Feb 18, 2008The United States will take its first shot at an out-of-control spy satellite on Thursday, trying to knock it into the sea before it crashes to Earth, possibly causing damage, CNN news reported Monday. A second attempt would be possible if the first misses, the channel said, citing military sources. Pentagon officialss were not immediately available for confirmation. Without intervention ... more Ducommun Incorporated Announces Contract With US Army Space And Missile Defense Command 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 19, 2008Ducommun announced that its Miltec Corporation subsidiary has been awarded a $69.0 million contract to develop designs and technologies in support of the Operationally Responsive Space program for the U.S. Army Space Missile and Defense Command in Huntsville, Alabama. Under the terms of the contract, Miltec will examine conceptual designs for space vehicles able to ... more
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