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Ballistic Missiles Defeated with Airborne Laser (ABL)
Relevance Score: 6.724 2009-06-19 02:00:35
Ballistic missiles may soon become obsolete with the emergence of the YAL-1A Airborne laser (ABL) in service. A modified US air-force Boeing 747-400F has completed several tests that prove its ability to effectively down incoming ballistic missiles before they become a threat. Infrared systems will be able to track the ...
Anti Ballistic Body Armor
Relevance Score: 4.635 2009-08-04 12:19:08
Anti Ballistic Body Armor is a leading distributor of high quality ballistics protection, for law enforcement, military and civilians. Our products are bulletproof vests, body armor, ballistic plates, helmets . Founded in the turbulent times, times of civil wars and unrest, it has been our purpose to produce and distribute cutting ...
Report Sees Recovery for Global Tech Firms
Relevance Score: 4.187 2009-07-28 22:17:47
The global technology industry may have passed a turning point, showing a marked recovery in recent weeks after an extraordinarily deep downturn, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Production of semiconductors, computers, mobile phones and other electronic equipment is still considerably below pre-crisis levels but has rebounded ...
American Ballistic Missile Flight Tracking Satellite Put Into Orbit.
Relevance Score: 3.573 2009-05-15 18:15:15
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced, that the United States has launched a satellite intended to detect and track missile flights. The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Advanced Technology Risk Reduction (ATRR) satellite was launched from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. A small experimental satellite, named STSS ATRR ...
HUGHES Executive to Address GSA Network Services Conference on Federal Emergency Preparedness via SATCOM-II Program
Relevance Score: 3.537 2009-08-05 12:00:50
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite network solutions and services, today announced that Tony Bardo, assistant vice president for government solutions at Hughes will participate as a speaker at the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) Network Services Conference. Mr. Bardo will serve as a panelist with ...
British Armour - Armoured Vehicles, Vehicle Protective Systems and Accessories
Relevance Score: 3.436 2009-05-25 12:43:04
British Armour is a worldwide supplier of armoured vehicles. Our ballistic-protective cars are the result of our long experience and technical know-how applied by a team of highly skilled craftsmen, engineers and technicians. We combine modern European style with traditional skills and state-of-the-art technology. British Armour provides the high-quality design necessary ...
Point Blank Solutions Informs About $18.2 Million Body Armor Contract.
Relevance Score: 3.236 2009-09-03 10:23:00
Point Blank Solutions, Inc. ("PBSI", OTC Pink Sheets: PBSO), a leader in the field of protective body armor, informed that its wholly owned subsidiary, Point Blank Body Armor, received an award in the amount of $18.2 million to supply ballistic components (Outer Tactical Vest Ballistic Conversion Kits) to meet an ...
Northrop Satellite’s 20-th Birthday.
Relevance Score: 3.019 2009-06-26 01:37:15
El Segundo. A military satellite produced in the South Bay has exceeded 20 years of on-orbit operations, according to the Space and Missiles Systems Center at the Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo. The Air Force's Defense Support Program Flight 14, manufactured in Redondo Beach by Northrop Grumman ...
CeBIT opened by Stephen Conroy.
Relevance Score: 2.810 2009-05-12 23:07:28
The national broadband network will improve the quality of education and healthcare and help lower carbon emissions, says Communication Minister Stephen Conroy, an Australian Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. Speaking at the opening of the CeBIT Australia expo in Sydney this morning, Senator Conroy said innovation was key ...
The Blast-Guard Interior Blast Protection System
Relevance Score: 2.806 2009-06-12 09:01:59
Ballista-Tek has developed Blast Attenuating Vehicle Seating and Floor Matting designed to increase survivability and reduce injury to Troops in Armoured and Light vehicles. Vehicle Seating - Purpose built seating which features heavy duty seat frame with GRP/Kevlar double shell with integrated 'Blast-Guard' Tiles to reduce the effects of both Blast ...
Israel Aerospace Industries Exhibits A Variety of Technological and Operational Solutions in Response to the Ballistic Threat Israel Faces.
Relevance Score: 2.723 2009-11-24 17:07:07
TecSAR satellite Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is participating in the International Aerospace Conference & Exhibition, opens today (November 17th) at the Avenue Conference Center at Airport City near Ben Gurion International Airport. The theme of the conference is "technological solutions to ballistic threats on Israel". The conference is a result of ...
Facial Armor Rears Its Ugly Head
Relevance Score: 2.715 2009-07-24 12:27:12
No matter how many times soldiers and marines say they're not interested, there's always someone trying to wrap them up in heavier, hotter, more uncomfortable armor. Reader AS points to the latest culprit: MTek Weapon Systems, which is pushing Stormtrooper-esque "facial armor" for our troops. The mask weighs 1.3 pounds, is compatible ...
UK troops to get new body armour
Relevance Score: 2.634 2009-07-09 11:29:57
The British armed forces are to get new body armour and helmets this autumn. More than 10,000 enhanced Mark 7 helmets and the new Osprey Assault body armour have been ordered. The MoD says the new body armour has "all the stopping power of the kit it is replacing, but is lighter, ...
Elbit Systems Of America Awarded Contract For Mortar Fire Control Systems
Relevance Score: 2.601 2009-06-01 11:35:11
Elbit Systems has announced that its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America was awarded a contract from the U.S. Army for the Mortar Fire Control (MFC) Systems Integration program. The contract is a hybrid Indefinite Delivery /Indefinite Quantity-Time and Materials (ID/IQ-T and M) type contract, which provides for orders ...
SpaceX' Second User Conference Set.
Relevance Score: 2.599 2009-10-09 00:14:52
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) informed that a second user conference for its commercial product DragonLab, a free-flying, reusable spacecraft capable of hosting pressurized and unpressurized payloads to and from orbit. The event will focus on the needs of European users and take place on October 29th, 2009, in Haarlem, Netherlands. ...
AML Communications’ Mica-Tech Unit to Seek $2 Million Federal Grant to Develop Satellite-Based Power Grid Control and Monitoring System
Relevance Score: 2.578 2009-07-15 00:51:11
AML Communications, Inc. (OTCBB:AMLJ) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Mica-Tech, Inc. has filed a Letter of Intent with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) stipulating that Mica-Tech intends to apply for a matching grant of up to $2 million under the Smart Grid Investment Grant program (SGIG). AML and Mica-Tech are ...
Vector Strategy Reports On US Military Body Armor Trends And Offers Webcasts.
Relevance Score: 2.514 2009-09-03 10:31:20
In a recently published report, Vector Strategy forecasts that the US Military will procure $6 billion of body armor for US Army Soldiers and Marines between 2009 and 2015 and require between 70 and 75 million pounds of material to produce that armor including ceramic tiles, aramid and UHMWPE fibers, ...
Navy executes $101 Million worth of recovery act projects
Relevance Score: 2.514 2009-07-17 15:15:28
The Navy recently awarded four task orders totaling $101 million for renewable energy projects at several naval installations through a multiple award contract. The task orders, awarded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to Atlantic Contingency Constructors of Norfolk, are for a multiple award contract for the site investigation, ...
Northrop Grumman wins award for satellite work
Relevance Score: 2.486 2009-12-11 11:13:42
Northrop Grumman Corp. was honored for its work on the the Defense Support Program, a 23-satellite constellation the company built in Redondo Beach. The California Space Authority, a statewide trade group for the space industry, presented Northrop with the SpotBeam Award for the DSP's nearly 40 years of service detecting and ...
Land Rover Launches Versatile New Discovery Armoured
Relevance Score: 2.467 2009-04-27 09:44:22
Land Rover is introducing a new armoured version of its multi award-winning Discovery 4x4 vehicle. The new Discovery Armoured combines Land Rover's legendary all-terrain capability with discreet, state-of-the-art protection, whilst providing highly versatile and comfortable transportation for five people and a generous 500kg payload. Benefiting from Land Rover's extensive experience in ...
Air Bag Armor in the Works
Relevance Score: 2.447 2009-08-14 09:39:03
You're driving down a rutted out wahdi in Helmand province. Your eyes are tired from the monotony, but you know you have to keep on your scan for those tell-tale spots of disturbed earth. Rounding a small bend, you drive down a slight embankment and veer back to the right and ...
Russia Developing New Missiles to Counter US System
Relevance Score: 2.289 2009-08-14 09:23:01
A top Russian military officer says his country is developing new missiles to counter space-based missile systems that could soon be deployed by the United States. Russian news agencies quote Air Force General Alexander Zelin as saying the new Russian missiles will also defend against airborne attacks. General Zelin, speaking to reporters ...
Raytheon Submits KillerBee UAV System Bid To US Navy
Relevance Score: 2.275 2009-06-13 10:52:58
Raytheon submitted its KillerBee unmanned aircraft system in response to the U.S. Navy's Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Tier II request for proposal. The KillerBee UAS features a blended-wing aircraft body design. It also has systems for land or sea launch, recovery and ground control. The unique design of KillerBee ...
Plasan Wins Best Provider of Vehicle Survivability Protection Solutions
Relevance Score: 2.254 2009-05-21 11:40:59
Plasan’s CEO, Dani Ziv, said when receiving the award: “We are convinced that our advanced survivability solutions save lives and provide the best defense for fighting forces as they carry out their tasks on the battlefield. We are very proud to receive this award,” he said and added, “…and we ...
AVL - Moblie VSAT - IP Broadband
Relevance Score: 2.244 2009-07-07 12:01:02
VEHICLE MOUNT - FLYAWAY - FLY & DRIVE Imagine being able to pull up to any location and quickly establish voice, video, and data connectivity without the need for specialized training or complicated configurations on the ground. The AvL range of mobile vsat antennas are compact, rapid-deployable, self-contained antenna systems that ...
Satellite vehicles and launch services
Relevance Score: 2.175 2000-04-06 15:00:41
Advent Launch Services AeroAstro Aerojet Corporation Aerospatiale Atmospheric Reentry Demonstrator Air Liquide AITECH Defense Systems Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation Alcatel ETCA Alcatel Space Switzerland Alenia Aerospazio Alliant Techsystems AlliedSignal Aerospace Altair Aerospace Corporation American Astronautics Anabond Analytical Graphics Andoya Rocket Range Andrews Space and Technology Andritz Actiengesellschaft APCO Technologies Applied ...
Liquid Body Armor
Relevance Score: 2.166 2009-04-09 09:22:06
Liquid armor for Kevlar vests is one of the newest technologies being developed at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to save Soldiers' lives. This type of body armor is light and flexible, which allows soldiers to be more mobile and won’t hinder an individual from running or aiming his or her ...
Experts See Divergent Futures for Boeing's Two Flying Lasers
Relevance Score: 2.143 2009-07-29 22:13:45
For years, the Pentagon's research budget has funded not one, but two planes armed with laser turrets. Although the Airborne Laser (ABL) and the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) have different missions, both projects are led by aviation and defense giant Boeing, and both consist of a chemical laser mounted on ...
WildBlue Applies For $30 Million In Broadband Stimulus.
Relevance Score: 2.073 2009-09-02 20:21:02
WildBlue Communications has applied for $30 million of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) money in the bill’s first funding window, which closed Aug. 14, the company announced. WildBlue informed the funding would help subsidize satellite broadband connections for about 10,000 homes in Colorado and Wyoming and another 10,000 in ...
Powerful Payload Pumps Up SBIRS.
Relevance Score: 2.049 2009-08-18 14:42:12
The U.S. Air Force has accepted the second Space Based Infrared Systems Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-2) payload into operational service. This addition to the SBIRS inventory brings increased capability as Air Force Space Command's (AFSPC) second taskable infrared sensor. HEO-1 was accepted operationally November 7, 2008, and has continued to ...
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