items tagged with Military
Classified satellite launched for ocean surveillance of terrorism
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-15 17:54:00
On Friday, June 15, 2007, a pair of classified satellites were launched from an Atlas V AV-009 rocket. The military satellites called NRO L-30—for National Reconnaissance Office—lifted off from a Cape Canaveral launch site in Florida (U.S.A.).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-15 17:54:00
On Friday, June 15, 2007, a pair of classified satellites were launched from an Atlas V AV-009 rocket. The military satellites called NRO L-30—for National Reconnaissance Office—lifted off from a Cape Canaveral launch site in Florida (U.S.A.).
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Italian COSMO-SkyMed satellite launched to study world’s weather
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-06-08 12:47:28
The COSMO-SkyMed 1 satellite, launched Thursday, June 8, 2007, is the first of four Earth observation satellites that will take images of the Earth for military and civilian purposes at an altitude of 619 kilometers.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-06-08 12:47:28
The COSMO-SkyMed 1 satellite, launched Thursday, June 8, 2007, is the first of four Earth observation satellites that will take images of the Earth for military and civilian purposes at an altitude of 619 kilometers.
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US Dept of Defense starts new ‘war on web’ sites
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-05-15 02:35:11
Not content with fighting a full-blown war on terror, the US Dept. of Defense has decided to block 12 web sites which could distract employees from their vastly more important work.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-05-15 02:35:11
Not content with fighting a full-blown war on terror, the US Dept. of Defense has decided to block 12 web sites which could distract employees from their vastly more important work.
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DARPA Urban Challenge: Driverless cars for national security
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-05-13 10:19:20
The Urban Challenge, which is to be held November 3, 2007, is a driverless competition to develop technology to keep soldiers out of danger during times of crisis.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-05-13 10:19:20
The Urban Challenge, which is to be held November 3, 2007, is a driverless competition to develop technology to keep soldiers out of danger during times of crisis.
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Iran 'eight years' from operational nuke
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-04-26 06:24:52
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-04-26 06:24:52
Experts have calculated that "severe technical difficulties" in Iran's nuclear programme mean it's eight years away from an operational nuclear weapon, the Telegraph reports.
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US to fund 'man-made lightning' raygun tech
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-04-26 06:21:46
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-04-26 06:21:46
The US Navy will put nearly $10m into development of "man-made lightning" blaster weapons.
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Accused Pentagon hacker prosecution could backfire
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-04-15 05:46:33
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-04-15 05:46:33
Analysis Accused Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon is continuing to fight against extradition to the US after losing an appeal last week.
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IBM donates translation devices and software to US gov
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-04-04 06:08:32
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-04-04 06:08:32
The experiences of IBM staff who served in the 2003 invasion of Iraq have prompted the tech giant to donate language translation technology to the US military.
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Google Earth re-refreshes New Orleans images
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-04-02 20:40:16
Following criticism that it had 'airbrushed history' by loading pre-Hurricane Katrina images of New Orleans and surrounding areas, Google has updated its Google Earth service with fresh, high resolution photos showing the city in its current state.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-04-02 20:40:16
Following criticism that it had 'airbrushed history' by loading pre-Hurricane Katrina images of New Orleans and surrounding areas, Google has updated its Google Earth service with fresh, high resolution photos showing the city in its current state.
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Chinese space force developing fast, Congress told
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-04-01 04:49:00
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-04-01 04:49:00
China is developing impressive high-tech military capabilities, according to analysis given to an American congressional commission. And, unsportingly, the inscrutable communists refuse to tell anyone what they're up to.
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Ariane launch succeeds after glitch
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-11 21:25:08
Arianespace has successfully put a pair of satellites into orbit following Saturday's aborted takeoff from Kourou, French Guyana.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-11 21:25:08
Arianespace has successfully put a pair of satellites into orbit following Saturday's aborted takeoff from Kourou, French Guyana.
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Abort: high-tech satellite rocket launch delayed
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-11 03:11:28
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-11 03:11:28
With but minutes to go before the liftoff of an Ariane-5 rocket carrying two satellites, mission control noticed a glitch with the water cooling system that so alarmed engineers, the launch was immediately aborted.
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Orbital Express spacecraft to test ability to rendezvous without human help
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-05 21:36:02
U.S. DARPA, the agency that developed ARPANET (which became the Internet), is testing a robot called Orbital Express that could eventually be used to service satellites automatically while in space.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-03-05 21:36:02
U.S. DARPA, the agency that developed ARPANET (which became the Internet), is testing a robot called Orbital Express that could eventually be used to service satellites automatically while in space.
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World powers troubled with Iran’s space rocket launch
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-26 10:20:49
After Iran sent a rocket into a suborbital trajectory on Sunday, the United States, the United Kingdom, China, France, Germany, and Russia are very concerned with whether Iran’s space and nuclear ambitions are peaceful or not.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-26 10:20:49
After Iran sent a rocket into a suborbital trajectory on Sunday, the United States, the United Kingdom, China, France, Germany, and Russia are very concerned with whether Iran’s space and nuclear ambitions are peaceful or not.
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Zap: TV Remote co-inventor dies aged 93
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-02-18 02:28:33
Robert Adler, co-inventor of the original TV zapper or remote control with Eugene Polley, has died age 93 in a Boise nursing home due to heart failure.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-02-18 02:28:33
Robert Adler, co-inventor of the original TV zapper or remote control with Eugene Polley, has died age 93 in a Boise nursing home due to heart failure.
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Space weapons specialist believes Chinese anti-ballistic test was legal
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-02 10:43:15
According to a recent article in New Scientist, the Chinese anti-ballistic test held on January 11, 2007, in which China destroyed one of its own weather satellites with a ballistic missile, was legal.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-02 10:43:15
According to a recent article in New Scientist, the Chinese anti-ballistic test held on January 11, 2007, in which China destroyed one of its own weather satellites with a ballistic missile, was legal.
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U.S. military develops energy gun called active denial system (ADS)
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-01-25 10:16:16
The U.S. military has developed a non-lethal weapons technology that uses directed-energy to cause pain on the skin of victims. The weapon, called Active Denial System (ADS), is designed to stop and repel enemy forces from a long distance away without causing injury. On January 24, 2007, a fully operational ADS was demonstrated at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-01-25 10:16:16
The U.S. military has developed a non-lethal weapons technology that uses directed-energy to cause pain on the skin of victims. The weapon, called Active Denial System (ADS), is designed to stop and repel enemy forces from a long distance away without causing injury. On January 24, 2007, a fully operational ADS was demonstrated at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia.
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