GPS NEWS - 24/7 COVERAGE OF GPS APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Beijing (XNA) May 19, 2021. By the end of 2020, the overall value of satellite-enabled navigation and positioning services in China was 403.3 billion yuan ($62.8 billion), with a 16.9-percent increase year-on-year, according t more. Beidou has grown into world-class navigation system. Beijing (XNA) May 17,

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Vigilance Mission Satellites dispatched to Cape Canaveral for Launch Luxembourg (SPX) Jun 04, 2021 Kleos Space S.A, a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data-as-a- service (DaaS) company confirms the successful dispatch of its cluster of four Polar Vigilance Mission satellites (KSF1) from Delft in the Netherlands to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Under a rideshare contract with Spaceflight Inc., the satellites will lift-off aboard the Spaceflight SXRS-5 / SpaceX Transporter-2 mission no earlier than June 2021. The satellites have been built by small satellite specialist Innovativ ... read more Galileo satellites' last step before launch Noordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 04, 2021 Europe's Galileo satellite navigation constellation is set to grow. Later this year the first two out of 12 'Batch 3' Galileo satellites will be launched by Soyuz from French Guiana. Their last step ... more NASA rocket mission studying escaping radio waves Wallops Island, VA (SPX) May 27, 2021 A NASA rocket mission, launching May 26, 2021, will study radio waves that escape through the Earth's ionosphere impacting the environment surrounding GPS and geosynchronous satellites, such as thos ... more ESA signs contract for new generation of Galileo Paris (ESA) May 31, 2021 Acting on behalf of the European Commission, ESA has signed two contracts for an overall amount of euro 1.47 billion, to design and build the first batch of the second generation of Europe's Galile ...

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UK space sector targets positioning navigation and timing sub systems London UK (SPX) May 31, 2021 6 UK businesses have won a share of over 2 million pounds in government funding to help shape options for the UK's satellite navigation and timing capability, to protect UK Critical National

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BlackSky demonstrates growth and scalability with planned launch of additional satellites Herndon VA (SPX) May 07, 2021 BlackSky, a leading provider of real-time geospatial intelligence and global monitoring services that recently announced a planned business combination with Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp., has ... more GSA commissions RUAG to study more accurate satellite navigation Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) May 01, 2021 Satellites provide crucial data on climate and environmental changes every day. The European Global Navigation Satellite System Agency GSA has now commissioned RUAG Space to conduct a study to incre ... more EU space regulation ready to take off with the creation of the EUSPA Brussels, Belgium (SPX) May 04, 2021 The Agency welcomes the European Parliament's position expressed today, confirming the political agreement on the Space Regulation reached in December 2020 and the creation of the European Union Age

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PHOTONS TO BOOST FUTURE QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES Tampere, Finland (SPX) Jun 06, 2021 As the digital revolution has now become mainstream, quantum computing and quantum communication are rising in the consciousness of the field. The enhanced measurement technologies enabled by quantum phenomena, and the possibility of scientific progress using new methods, are of particular interest to researchers around the world. Recently two researchers at Tampere University, Assistant P ... more + SMART investigates the science behind varying performance of different colored LEDs + Covid driven chip shortage won't end any time soon + Japan approves chip development project with Taiwan's TSMC + MIT turns "magic" material into versatile electronic devices + Advance may enable "2D" transistors for tinier microchip components + DLR teams up with industry to develop German quantum computers + Lessons from 2011 disaster help Toyota ride out chip shortage

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AIRLINES UNVEILS PLAN TO REVIVE SUPERSONIC JET TRAVEL New York (AFP) June 3, 2021 United Airlines announced plans Thursday to buy 15 planes from airline startup Boom Supersonic in a move that could revive the high-speed form of air travel after the Concorde was wound down in 2003. Under the deal, United would purchase Boom's "Overture" aircraft once the planes meet "United's demanding safety, operating and sustainability requirements" with an aim to start passenger travel ... more + State Department approves $3.5B sale of helicopters to Australia + Northrop Grumman helps to enable decision superiority + Learjet nabs $464.8M contract for BACN program + Danish air force acquires two electric planes + Australia readies for multinational Exercise Talisman Sabre + Less aviation during the global lockdown had a positive impact on

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TRENDING: DRIVERLESS TESLA VIDEOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA New York (AFP) May 30, 2021 It was a boozy joyride captured for TikTok with a soundtrack provided by Justin Bieber and with a Tesla serving as the "Designated Driver" for the night. In the short video, three young men are shown dancing in their seats, beers nearby, as the vehicle moves down the highway near other cars at 65 miles per hour (105 kilometers per hour), as shown on the speedometer. Nobody is behind th ... more + Uber's British union deal gets mixed reception + Ford says 40% of sales to be electric vehicles by 2030 + Uber agrees world-first union deal for UK drivers + Tesla to build data centre in China after backlash, spying fearsdat + Ford unveils its first all-electric pickup truck + Longtime car fan Biden lives his electric dreams + Ford to unveil all-electric F-150 pickup PARKING LOTS: CAR SPACE SELLS FOR $1.3M IN HONG KONG Hong Kong (AFP) June 4, 2021 A single car parking space has been sold for a whopping HK$10 million ($1.3 million) at a luxury Hong Kong apartment complex, local media reported on Friday. The 12.5 square-metre (135 square-foot) spot is part of a development on The Peak, a swanky area that has attracted some of the city's richest residents since colonial times. Boasting breath-taking views over Victoria Harbour, the h ... more + Australia's Cormann takes over as head of OECD + Crude, sterling and equities advance on recovery optimism + Biden expands blacklist of Chinese firms off-limits to US investors + Montenegro learns true cost of China-backed $1 bn road to nowhere + Amazon shifts policy on controversial worker monitoring system + China rebukes Biden for 'suppressing' Chinese firms with list + Markets wobble in Asia as blockbuster data fan taper fears

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DEFORESTATION HITS RECORD FOR MAY Rio De Janeiro (AFP) June 4, 2021 Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reached a record for the month of May this year, the space research institute INPE said. A total of 1,180 square kilometers of the Amazon was lost in May, representing a 41 percent increase compared to the same month in 2020. It was the third straight month in which such a record was set and raises serious questions over President Jair Bolsonaro's co ... more + Brazil leader promises Yanomami no unwanted mining on their lands + Brazil environment minister probed for timber trafficking + Ethiopia's Abiy kicks off massive tree-planting drive + Brazil deforestation 94% illegal: report + Prince Charles launches tree-planting drive for Queen's jubilee + Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon hits record in April + Supermarkets threaten Brazil boycott over deforestation

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METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE Xichang, China (XNA) Jun 04, 2021 China sent a new meteorological satellite into planned orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province on Thursday morning. The satellite, Fengyun-4B (FY-4B), was launched by a Long March-3B rocket at 12:17 a.m. (Beijing Time). It was the 372nd flight mission of the Long March rocket series, said the launch center. As the first of China's new-generation meteorologi ... more + NASA rocket mission studying escaping radio waves + Hyperspectral Infrared Radiance data improves local severe storm forecasts using Hybrid OSSE method + World's largest Earth observation conference will come to Bonn in

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+ Oceanographic research satellite launched NANO-BIO MATERIALS CONSORTIUM INTRODUCES NEW AFRL-INDUSTRY CO-DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) May 31, 2021 The Air Force Research Laboratory's Nano-Bio Materials Consortium is currently in contract negotiation with hopes of starting projects by June that use a new process of industry and AFRL personnel in co-developing smart medical technology innovations. NBMC awarded contracts to 12 organizations from industry and academia Feb. 15, totaling $20.4 million, which leveraged $10.7 million of cost ... more + Nanostructured device stops light in its tracks + Scientists use DNA technology to build tough 3D nanomaterials + New "metalens" shifts focus without tilting or moving + Nanowire could provide a stable, easy-to-make superconducting

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UAV Expo Americas is North America's leading trade show and conference focusing on the integration and operation of commercial UAS. Industries covered include Construction; Drone Delivery; Energy and Utilities; Forestry and Agriculture; Infrastructure and Transportation; Mining and Aggregates; Public Safety and Emergency Services; Security; and Surveying and Mapping. ... more + AFRL completes Golden Horde Collaborative Small Diameter Bomb flight demonstrations + Northrop Grumman Maritime Autonomous system surpasses 40,000 flight

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+ Europe's Future unmanned Combat Air System + Poland becomes first NATO country to buy Turkish drones + U.S. Navy drones to move from Guam to Japan + New drone attack targets US forces in Iraq + Skyborg ACS has successful first flight G7 MUST SECURE GREEN RECOVERY FROM COVID: UK London (AFP) May 28, 2021 The Group of Seven wealthy nations must seek a "green and global economic recovery" after the coronavirus pandemic, Britain declared Friday before a leaders' summit in two weeks. British finance minister Rishi Sunak made no mention of US demands to harmonise tax rates for companies, after hosting an online gathering with counterparts and central bankers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, ... more + Putin orders govt to have emissions reduction plan by October + MEPs fear 'green-washing' in EU recovery plans + Corporations face crescendo of climate litigation + G7 favoured dirty energy during pandemic: NGOs + Yellen calls for standardized measurements on green investments + Powell, Lagarde split over central bank role in climate policy + UK switch to four-day week could 'slash emissions': study

COMPOUND COMMONLY

FOUND IN CANDLES LIGHTS THE WAY TO GRID-SCALE ENERGY STORAGE Richland, WA (SPX) Jun 06, 2021 A compound used widely in candles offers promise for a much more modern energy challenge - storing massive amounts of energy to be fed into the electric grid as the need arises. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have shown that low-cost organic compounds hold promise for storing grid energy. Common fluorenone, a bright yellow powder, was at ... more + China's artificial sun brings nuclear fusion energy closer + Highview Power Developing 2 GWh of Liquid Air Long Duration Energy Storage Projects in Spain + BASF in battery parts production deal with China's Shanshan + Fuel cells reduce ship emissions + Renewable energy sources: On the way towards large-scale thermal

storage systems

+ Electric vehicle batteries: The older they get, the safer they are + Denmark's largest battery - one step closer to storing green power

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USS RONALD REAGAN

STRIKE GROUP CONDUCTS EXERCISE WITH JAPAN Washington DC (UPI) Jun 1, 2021 Ships and aircraft from the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group 5 and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted integrated operations that concluded Saturday, according to the Navy. The Reagan Carrier Strike Group operated in international waters with JMSDF's Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise to strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance and improve regional security, according to th ... more + Indonesia halts deep-sea salvage of sunken submarine + U.S. Navy to christen USS Canberra littoral combat ship on Saturday + USS Mount Whitney stops in Oslo after NATO exercise + Navy accepts landing craft air cushion Ship-to-Shore Connector

vessel

+ Australia looking at 'Plan B' for troubled French sub deal + Vice Adm. Bill Merz visits USS Ronald Reagan while at sea + U.S., French, British navies sign agreement for increased

cooperation

OSHKOSH DEFENSE

WINS POTENTIAL $942.9M CONTRACT FOR STRYKER ARMAMENTS Washington DC (UPI) Jun 4, 2021 Oshkosh Defense won a $942.9 million contract to integrate 30mm medium caliber weapons systems onto U.S. Army Stryker vehicles, the company said on Friday. The upgrade to the Stryker Double V Hull Infantry Carrier Vehicle will provide "precision lethality capability to the Army's Stryker Brigade Combat Team," the company said Friday in a press release. The contract calls for inte ... more + Marine Corps ends involvement in tank warfare + N.C. National Guard unit first to use new Army M109A7 Paladin

howitzer

+ Air Force demonstrates value of rapid prototyping at Emerald Warrior + BATMAN support of SIBR PROJECT increases combat survival potential + Northrop Grumman LITENING Color Targeting Pods Enter Service + Oshkosh to modernize U.S. Army heavy vehicles in $146.8M contract + Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin calls for military 'integrated

deterrence'

CHINA LAUNCHES NEW

METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE Xichang, China (XNA) Jun 04, 2021 China sent a new meteorological satellite into planned orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province on Thursday morning. The satellite, Fengyun-4B (FY-4B), was launched by a Long March-3B rocket at 12:17 a.m. (Beijing Time). It was the 372nd flight mission of the Long March rocket series, said the launch center. As the first of China's new-generation meteorologi ... more + NASA rocket mission studying escaping radio waves + Hyperspectral Infrared Radiance data improves local severe storm forecasts using Hybrid OSSE method + World's largest Earth observation conference will come to Bonn in

2022

+ Satellites show how Earth's water cycle is ramping up as climate

warms

+ Lynred's NGP infrared detector to fly on Copernicus CO2M satellite

mission

+ NASA Earth System Observatory to help address, mitigate climate

change

+ Oceanographic research satellite launched

SPACECHAIN TO TEST

ON-ORBIT ETHEREUM MULTISIGNATURE TRANSACTION SERVICES ON ISS Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jun 04, 2021 SpaceChain has announced that its blockchain-enabled payload has been launched into space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and will be subsequently installed at the International Space Station (ISS). The mission, made possible by Nanoracks and its Space Act agreement with NASA, marks SpaceChain's fourth blockchain payload launch into space and the first dem ... more + Technique inspired by lace making could someday weave structures in

space

+ NRAO selects contractor for Next-Generation VLA Antenna Development + Canadian manipulator on ISS holed by space debris + Government fund will support new ideas for cleaning up space + Trashing space begins in low earth orbit + Study: AI faster, better at predicting successful radiation

treatment

+ World's first digital fiber can collect, store, analyze data

USS PAUL IGNATIUS

FIRES STANDARD MISSILE-3 INTERCEPTORS IN TEST Washington DC (UPI) Jun 1, 2021 The USS Paul Ignatius fired two Standard Missile-3 interceptors at the end of May in order to engage ballistic missile targets launched from the Hebrides Guided Weapon Range off the west coast of Scotland, the Navy announced on Tuesday. The test was carried out as part of a cooperative engagement with the Royal Netherlands Navy, which used its advanced combat system suite to warn the ma ... more + MDA test does not intercept target + First modernized SBIRS Missile Warning Satellite under Space Force

control

+ ULA postpones launch of missile detection satellite + SBIRS GEO-5 encapsulated ahead of upcoming launch + GAO report: Missile Defense Agency missed 2020 delivery, testing

goals

+ Greece to lend Patriot battery to Saudi as Huthi attacks spike + Missile Warning Satellite Delivered to Cape Canaveral

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