Showing posts with label Satellite. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Satellite. Show all posts
Thursday, January 19, 2012

U.S. joins Europe in drive for code of conduct for outer space

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BRUSSELS — The European Union hopes to organize multilateral meetings this year leading to an international code of conduct for outer space...

Europe need financial backing for Missile Shield

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PARIS — Europe has technological capabilities it could contribute to NATO’s planned missile shield to protect European territory but a fina...
Thursday, January 12, 2012

U.S. Won't Adopt E.U. Code of Conduct for Space

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The United States will not adopt a European-written "code of conduct" for activities in space on the grounds that it is too restr...
Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Elbit Wins Customer in Americas for Hermes 900

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TEL AVIV - Israel's Elbit Systems announced Jan. 3 that it has secured a contract to supply the Hermes 900 unmanned aerial system (UAS)...
Thursday, December 15, 2011

Chinese Carrier Photographed During Sea Trials

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WASHINGTON - A satellite image of China's first aircraft carrier has been captured while the vessel was undergoing sea trials in the Ye...
Monday, December 12, 2011

Japan Launches Spy Satellite

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TOKYO - Japan launched a new spy satellite into orbit Dec. 12 amid concerns over North Korea's missile program and to monitor natural d...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

EDA To Set Up Pilot European Satellite Procurement Cell

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BRUSSELS - National defense ministers from 26 of the European Union's 27 member states (Denmark has an opt-out) have granted the Europe...
Sunday, November 13, 2011

French Air Chief: UAVs Taxing Available Satellite Bandwidth

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DUBAI - A move to a new standard communications band is needed because of a saturation of current bandwidth, French Air Chief of Staff Gen...
Saturday, August 6, 2011

China: Japan's Defense Comments 'Irresponsible'

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BEIJING - China launched a series of blistering attacks on key rival Japan on Aug. 4 after a defense paper approved by Tokyo criticized Bei...

Huge Cyber Spying Effort Revealed, China Suspected

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WASHINGTON - The United States, United Nations, defense contractors and the International Olympic Committee were targets of a massive globa...
Monday, August 1, 2011

EADS' Astrium to Buy Satcom Provider Vizada

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PARIS - EADS has agreed to a $960 million deal by its space subsidiary, Astrium, to buy satellite communications provider Vizada as part o...
Thursday, June 23, 2011

Japan, U.S. To Expand Missile Defense, Cyber Cooperation

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The United States and Japan pledged to continue working together on missile defense, cyber and space initiatives, as well as expan...
Friday, May 27, 2011

Japan Considers Export of SM-3 Block IIA Missiles

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TOKYO - Sources here confirmed that Japan is actively considering allowing the export of SM-3 Block IIA missiles to third-party countries fo...
Sunday, May 15, 2011

U.S. Rolls Out Red Carpet for China Military Chief

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. military will lay out the red carpet for China's military chief as Washington renews its effort to forge a defense...
Friday, April 29, 2011

Putin Sacks Russia's Space Chief

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MOSCOW - Anatoly Perminov, head of the Russian Federal Space Agency Roskosmos, was fired from his post by Prime Minister Vladimir ...
Thursday, April 28, 2011

China Army Chief to Visit U.S. in May

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BEIJING - China's army chief of staff will visit the United States in mid-May, the defense ministry said April 27, as the two countries ...