Spectrum Challenge Paves Way For More Reliable Radio Communications
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 04, 2014 -
Reliable wireless communications today requires careful allocation of specific portions of the electromagnetic spectrum to individual radio networks. While pre-allocating spectrum is effective in benign environments, radios remain vulnerable to inadvertent interference from other emitters and intentional jamming by adversaries.
On March 19-20, 2014, 15 teams from around the country demonst ...
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USAF Awards Lockheed Martin Full Production Contracts For Next Two GPS 3 Satellites
Denver CO (SPX) Apr 03, 2014 -
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin more than $245 million in contract options to complete production of its seventh and eighth next-generation Global Positioning System satellites, known as GPS III.
GPS III space vehicles seven and eight (SV 07-08) received initial funding under a February 2013 long lead material contract for the Air Force's second set of four satellites, GPS III S ...
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India to have own satellite navigation system by 2015
Ahmedabad, India (IANS) Apr 02, 2014 -
India is expected to have its own satellite navigation system by the first quarter of 2015 with four of its satellites in space, said an official of Indian space agency. India is expected to have its own satellite navigation system by the first quarter of 2015 with four of its satellites in space, said an official of Indian space agency.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will b ...
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Russian Lawmakers Approve Satellite Navigation Hub in Nicaragua
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 02, 2014 -
Russian lawmakers have endorsed draft legislation to allow the country to set up a satellite navigation monitoring system in Nicaragua, a Cabinet committee said Tuesday.
"The agreement is aimed at creating an organizational and legal framework for mutually beneficial partnership between Russia and Nicaragua in terms of exploring and using space for peaceful purposes," the official statemen ...
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STRATXX Airship Broadcasts Digital TV Radio Over 100km of Land
Kaegiswil, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 03, 2014 -
Stratxx Holding AG has recently announced that it has launched a new tethered Airship: the "X-Tower". The airship is designed to carry telecommunications and broadcast payloads.
The team recently carried out a successful longevity test on its unique X-Tower communications airship platform. The Airship successfully flew for the scheduled 23 Days while only using 20 watts of power. The airsh ...
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Japan orders to shoot down any new N Korea ballistic missile launches
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Apr 07, 2014 -
Japan has ordered a destroyer in the Sea of Japan to strike any ballistic missiles that may be launched by North Koreain the coming weeks after Pyongyang fired a Rodong medium-range missile over the sea, a government source said on Saturday.
According to the Reuters report citing an unidentified government source, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera issued the order on Thursday, but ...
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Dwarf Planet Discovery Could Help Show Life's Spread Through Solar System
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2014 -
On March 26, researchers announced the discovery of 2012 VP133, an estimated 280-mile wide (450-kilometer) object that lies just beyond the Kuiper Belt of icy objects that swarm outside of Neptune's orbit. The new object is nicknamed "Biden" after the vice-president of the United States, because both Joe Biden and 2012 VP133 are "VPs." It is one of only two dwarf planets discovered beyond the Ku ...
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