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China Launches Fifth Satellite For Its Own Global Navigation NetworkXichang, China (XNA) Aug 02, 2010 China successfully launched its fifth orbiter into space at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, as a part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network. The satellite was launched from the Long March 3I carrier rocket. It is the 126th flight for the country's Long March series of rockets. The satellite will join another four satellites in orbit to form a network that will eventually consist of 35 satellites. The system, code named "COMPASS", is a crucial part of the country's spac ... read more |
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Pretoria, South Africa (UPI) Jul 26, 2010 Raytheon is to supply Paveway II laser-guided bombs to South Africa, the first significant sale of U.S. defense equipment to the country in 25 years. Pretoria's Armaments Corporation of South Africa, the South African defense ministry's procurement organization, awarded the contract for the LGBs, often called "smart bombs," to Raytheon. ARMSCOR set up the direct commercial sale, ... more  
Guelph, Canada (SPX) Jul 27, 2010Monarch butterflies - renowned for their lengthy annual migration to and from Mexico - complete an even more spectacular journey home than previously thought. New research from the University of Guelph reveals that some North American monarchs born in the Midwest and Great Lakes fly directly east over the Appalachians and settle along the eastern seaboard. Previously, scientists believed t ... more  
Farnborough, United Kingdom (SPX) Jul 26, 2010The U.S. Navy completed a series of three captive flight tests on Raytheon's Joint Standoff Weapon C-1, putting the program closer to achieving initial operating capability in 2012. JSOW is a family of low-cost, air-to-ground weapons that employs an integrated GPS- inertial navigation system and terminal imaging infrared seeker, guiding the weapon to the target. JSOW C-1 adds moving ... more |
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Raytheon Forms Team To Pursue Next Phase Of Joint Precision Approach Landing SystemFarnborough, UK (SPX) Jul 21, 2010 Raytheon Company has formed a team to include Rockwell Collins and Honeywell International to compete for JPALS Increment 2. JPALS is a civil and military precision landing system. It provides accurate, reliable landing guidance for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft during all weather conditions. JPALS features anti-jam protection to assure mission continuity in a hostile environment. JPALS is replacing current instrument landing and precision approach radar landing systems. "The Raytheo ... read more |
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