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Officials Announces Initial Test Transmissions From GPS SatelliteLos Angeles AFB (AFNS) Jun 21, 2010 Officials from the Space and Missile Systems Center's Global Positioning Systems Wing announced that the first GPS IIF satellite, launched May 27, has begun test transmissions of the new safety-of-life (L5) navigation signal. The L5 signal is a key element of efforts to modernize the GPS constellation for civil users. It was designed in close coordination with civil aviation and other organizations worldwide and is transmitted in a frequency band protected for safety-of-life applications. It ... read more |
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Paris, France (ESA) Jun 18, 2010The Council of the European Space Agency has announced that Jean-Jacques Dordain will continue as the Director General of ESA for a further period of four years. Mr Dordain has served as Director General of ESA since 2003. This third mandate extends his term to June 2015. Mr Dordain's tenure at ESA includes many important European space milestones. At the end of 2003 he signed the first Fr ... more  
Dallas TX (SPX) Jun 21, 2010Lockheed Martin recently proved in a series of demonstration tests that its Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) vehicle can perform detailed logistics tasks without human control. The testing was conducted at the Lockheed Martin facility in Littleton, CO, for several military attendees. The SMSS vehicle performed all autonomous operations flawlessly, including: + correctly following ... more  
Biscarosse, France (SPX) Jun 21, 2010The first test firing of the SCALP Naval missile was carried out successfully by the French DGA (Direction Generale de l'Armement) at its Biscarosse test range on 28th May 2010. SCALP Naval is a development for the French Navy's naval cruise missile MdCN (Missile de Croisiere Naval) programme. The firing was carried out using a FREMM frigate configuration from a production series Sylver A7 ... more |
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S.Korea must respond sternly to N.Korea attacks: army chiefSeoul (AFP) June 18, 2010 South Korea's military faces a "desperately dangerous situation" after the sinking of a warship and must respond sternly to any future North Korean provocations, the new army chief said Friday. "With a resolute determination, the military must put together all of its capabilities and resources to sternly deal with any provocations by North Korea," General Hwang Eui-Don said in his inauguration speech. Hwang took over in a reshuffle of military top brass amid criticism that the armed forces react ... read more |
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