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| September 30, 2013 |
 Raytheon GPS military system achieves 2,000th sale El Segundo CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2013 - Raytheon has delivered its 2,000th Miniaturized Airborne GPS Receiver (MAGR) 2000. Three variants of the MAGR 2000 family of products are currently in service aboard 20 types of fixed-wing and rotary-wing platforms across 16 countries, with a well-established record of excellent performance and reliability. The current MAGR 2000-S24 greatly improves navigation accuracy and integrity compar ... more |  |
 Ultra-fast Electrons Explain Third Radiation Ring Around Earth Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 26, 2013 - In the already complicated science of what creates - and causes constant change in - two giant doughnuts of radiation surrounding Earth, researchers have added a new piece of information: some of the electrons reach such enormous energies that they are driven by an entirely different set of physical processes. These results were published in a paper in Nature Physics on Sept. 22, 2013. Und ... more |  |
China's navi-location industries to boom: white paper Beijing (XNA) Sep 26, 2013 - The annual product of China's satellite navigation and location service industries will exceed 225 billion yuan (36.6 billion U.S. dollars) in 2015, a white paper predicted on Tuesday. By 2020, when China is expected to expand its home-grown regional BeiDou Navigation Satellite System to global coverage, the industries' annual product will hit 400 billion yuan, with 800 million users, acco ... more |  |
Lockheed Martin GPS 3 Satellite Prototype Integrated With Raytheon OCX Ground Control Segment Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Sep 26, 2013 - The prototype for Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]'s next generation GPS III satellite reached a major milestone on August 30 when it successfully established remote connectivity and communicated with the GPS Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX), being developed by Raytheon [NYSE: RTN], during a series of pre-flight tests. During the Compatibility and Integration (C&I) Tests, Lockhe ... more |  |
Astrium down selected for MOJ electronic tagging contract London, UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2013 - Astrium, Europe's leading space technology company, has been selected by the UK Ministry of Justice (MOJ) to provide sophisticated mapping and monitoring services for its new electronic monitoring program. Selected as preferred bidder for the contract, Astrium Services teams based in Far.nborough, Hampshire, will provide the mapping and monitoring expertise to enable the movements of offenders r ... more |  |
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 Climate change nothing new in Oz Cairns, Australia (SPX) Sep 26, 2013 - While we grapple with the impact of climate change, archaeologists suggest we spare a thought for Aboriginal Australians who had to cope with the last ice age. "The period scientists call the Last Glacial Maximum, or LGM for short, is the most significant climatic event ever faced by humans on this continent," Associate Professor Sean Ulm from James Cook University in Cairns said. Re ... more |  |
OHN Christner Trucking Selects Orbcomm For Refrigerated Telematics Solution Rochelle Park, NJ (SPX) Sep 24, 2013 - ORBCOMM and its StarTrak division has been selected by John Christner Trucking (John Christner) to provide an industry-leading two-way tracking and monitoring solution for its nationwide fleet of refrigerated rail and over-the-road (OTR) trailers. Based in Sapulpa, Okla., John Christner will use ORBCOMM's RT6000+, a powerful two-way reefer telematics device developed by StarTrak that provi ... more |  |
GPS III And OCX Satellite Launch and Early Orbit Operations Successfully Demonstrated Newtown PA (SPX) Sep 18, 2013 - Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have completed the third of five planned launch and early orbit exercises to demonstrate the launch readiness of the world's most powerful and accurate Global Positioning System (GPS), the U.S. Air Force's next generation GPS III satellite and Operational Control System (OCX). Successful completion of Exercise 3, on August 1, was a key milestone demonstrating R ... more |  |
 Future war: Arms industry shows off next-gen drones in London Moscow (Voice of Russia) Sep 17, 2013 - Reconnaissance gadgets and robotic warfare devices are getting smaller by the year, with James Bond like technology being offered to a wide range of buyers, from police forces to special military units. The market place for such technology has become Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEi) exhibition held at ExCel London. The international exhibition has established itse ... more |  |
 Researchers develop model to correct tornado records Tallahassee FL (SPX) Sep 20, 2013 - In the wake of deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma this past spring, Florida State University researchers have developed a new statistical model that will help determine whether the risk of tornadoes is increasing and whether they are getting stronger. Climatologists have been hampered in determining actual risks by what they call a population bias: That is, the fact that tornadoes have tradition ... more |  |
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 Decontamination continues at Baikonur after Proton abortive launc Baikonur, Kazakhstan (Voice of Russia) Sep 19, 2013 - The fourth stage of the decontamination effort was completed on Thursday evening in the area at the Baikonur cosmodrome where the wreckage of a Proton-M carrier rocket fell after an abortive launch on July 2, a Baikonur source said on Friday. "Specialists spent three days transporting and applying decontamination agents. The results will be announced after samples of the soil have been exa ... more |  |
 GPS 3 And OCX Satellite Launch and Early Orbit Operations Successfully Demonstrated Newtown PA (SPX) Sep 18, 2013 - Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have completed the third of five planned launch and early orbit exercises to demonstrate the launch readiness of the world's most powerful and accurate Global Positioning System (GPS), the U.S. Air Force's next generation GPS III satellite and Operational Control System (OCX). Successful completion of Exercise 3, on August 1, was a key milestone demonstrating R ... more |  |
Raytheon UK receives first order for its latest GPS Anti-Jam prototype London, UK (SPX) Sep 18, 2013 - Raytheon UK has taken its first order for a pre-production MiniGAS, the latest in GPS Anti-Jam technology, designed and manufactured by the company in the U.K. This contract, awarded by an undisclosed customer, requires Raytheon UK to produce demonstrator units for customer evaluation. MiniGAS is the latest in Raytheon's GPS Anti-Jam family of products, and it aims to be the lightest and s ... more |  |
USAF Institute of Technology signs Agreement on new GPS technology development with Locata Las Vegas, NV (SPX) Sep 18, 2013 - The U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) has signed a Co-operative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Locata Corporation to build and demonstrate new Locata technology for use in GPS receivers. This cooperation is expected to leverage many years of proprietary Locata ground-based positioning technology development to bring completely new capabilities to satellite-based GPS ... more |  |
Next Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Arrives at Cape Canaveral for Launch Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Sep 18, 2013 - Boeing workers lift the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-5 satellite onto a transporter following its Aug. 1 arrival at the Navstar Processing Facility on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Boeing shipped the fifth GPS IIF satellite from its satellite factory in El Segundo, Calif., on a U.S. Air Force C-17 airlifter. Workers will fuel the satellite and integrate it with a United Lau ... more |  |
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 Xylem helps users optimize solar power with free XyDial iPhone application Morton Grove IL (SPX) Sep 17, 2013 - Xylem is expanding its mobile application offerings with XyDial, an iPhone application that helps customers position their solar panels. XyDial enables users to expertly locate, configure and adjust a solar panel in real-time, finding the position that will receive the most sunlight and optimize power output. "XyDial empowers solar panel users by simplifying the initial panel configuration ... more |  |
Raytheon GPS Launch and Checkout capability receives Interim Authorization to Test Aurora CO (SPX) Sep 09, 2013 - Raytheon received Interim Authorization to Test (IATT) security certification for the Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) Launch and Checkout System (LCS) four months ahead of schedule. Raytheon received a one-year certification with no liens, meaning the government does not require any changes. The LCS IATT certification enables Raytheon to move ... more | |
 NASA sends drones to track hurricanes' secrets Wallops Island, United States (AFP) Sept 15, 2013 - A pair of converted military drones are the US space agency's newest tools for tracking hurricanes and tropical storms, with the aim of improving forecasters' ability to predict them. Originally built for military reconnaissance missions around the world, they are the size of large commercial jets and are flown remotely from a NASA base on the Virginia coast. The drones are capable of fl ... more |  |
 Ryder Selects ORBCOMM for Telematics Solution Across its Mixed Fleet of Trailer Assets Rochelle Park NJ (SPX) Sep 13, 2013 - ORBCOMM has announced that Ryder System has selected ORBCOMM to deliver a comprehensive telematics systems solution tailored for Ryder's fleet of more than 30,000 dry van, refrigerated and flatbed trailers. ORBCOMM's solution will provide connectivity through ORBCOMM's state-of-the-art hardware and a robust, web-based analytics platform for fleet management. Ryder will utilize the ORBCOMM ... more |  |
Location services grow for smartphone users: survey Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2013 - Most US smartphone owners use their device's location service for directions or other purposes but only a small percentage share their location with friends and others, a survey showed Thursday. The Pew Research Center's Internet Project survey found 74 percent of adult smartphone owners said they use their phone to get directions or other information based on their current location. Amo ... more |  |
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