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Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007	DRS Technologies to provide lightweight electro-optical/infrared sensors for Army FCS UAVs The sensors will provide imagery during reconnaissance, surveillance, and target-acquisition (RSTA) missions and enhanced reconnaissance and security/early-warning capabilities, which will increase situational awareness.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Raytheon Delivers Prototype Missile Warning Sensor Raytheon has built and tested an integrated infrared sensor for the Risk Reduction Alternative Infrared Satellite Systems (RR-AISS) program.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007 John Keller	Air Force Taps More Defense Companies to Develop Alternatives to SBIRS High Satellite Surveillance System This system will keep watch on the Earth's surface for ballistic-missile launches.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2010 John Keller	Persistent Surveillance with UAV-Mounted Infrared Sensors is Goal of DARPA ARGUS-IR Program Scientists at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are asking industry to develop staring infrared sensors able to provide long-term persistent surveillance from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2010 John Keller	Pentagon seeks to build airborne infrared sensor for ballistic missile defense Leaders of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency in Washington are trying to develop an airborne infrared sensor system within the next five years that is capable of tracking and intercepting enemy ballistic missiles in boost phase at or near engine burnout.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2009 Courtney E. Howard	Teledyne Sensor Maps Moon's Surface on India's Spacecraft During the next two years, the M3 is designed to image the entire lunar surface with impressive spatial and spectral resolution.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2005 Ben Ames	Marine Corps selects DRS Technologies for thermal binoculars The Tactical Range Thermal Imagers are lightweight, handheld, battery-operated, infrared binoculars for military long-range observation and reconnaissance.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 Ben Ames	Three teams compete to build NOAA climate satellite The next-generation GOES-R satellites will collect 100 times more data and scan the Earth three- to-five times faster than previous systems.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007	U.S. Air Force Awards General Dynamics Contract for Alternative Infrared Satellite System Under this contract, General Dynamics will perform system requirements reviews, system design reviews and solution refinements to define alternatives to the Space Based Infrared High (SBIRS-High) GEO-3 satellite program.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2006 Ben Ames	Mars Orbiter uses Rockwell Scientific sensors Rockwell Scientific contributed two imaging sensor components -- a midwave-infrared and a visible-IR subsystem -- to the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter project.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006	Optoelectronics Briefs Optical fire-control units for Army lightweight artillery... Optical security camera backup system... $49.9 million contract for shipboard infrared visual sensor systems... L-3 Communications acquires EOTech... etc.
Popular Mechanics May 15, 2009 Joe Pappalardo	The Future of 5 Telescopes in Space This week has been an active one for earthlings' quest to understand the universe. Here is the big news on five telescopes in the sky.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005	Satellite manages sensors with Maxwell computer The single-board computer will manage payload data for NASA's Glory mission, a three-year mission to investigate the composition of greenhouse gases and effect of solar radiation on the Earth's environment.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2005	Optoelectronics Briefs Phasebridge wins contract for Navy RF fiber-optic links program... FLIR Systems adds IR camera to research product line... Optex to provide telescopes for howitzer fire control... Kollsman to repair optical system on Cobra helicopter... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2006	Electro-Optics Briefs Jenoptik offers new infrared camera module... Boeing-led team tracks and targets simulated missile in Airborne Laser ground test... DRS Technologies receives Army contract for next-generation thermal weapon sights...
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 John Keller	Night-Vision Devices to Blend Infrared Technology, Image Intensifiers The next steps for improving thermal sensors and light intensifiers for night-vision devices will involve combining information from several kinds of sensors.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008	DARPA Looks to Sensors Unlimited to Develop Next-Generation Night-Vision Technology The night-vision sensor technology will be for helmet-mounted and micro vehicle applications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006	Global Hawk Uses Raytheon Optics Pilots of the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) monitor enemy targets with an electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) high-resolution imaging system built by Raytheon's Space and Airborne Systems division.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009	Electro-Optical Infrared and Laser Sensor System for Navy Helicopters to be Provided by Raytheon Raytheon is providing 62 of its AN/AAS-52 Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS) airborne sensor suites for Navy UH-60R and UH-60S helicopters to enhance forward-looking infrared (FLIR) sensor capabilities
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007 John Keller	Harris RF Designers Expand Into Networked Sensors Applications Harris' RF Communications Division is making a strategic expansion into networked sensors applications to augment their state-of-the-art military radios that operate securely in bands ranging from HF to satellite communications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2006	Electro-optics Briefs Image sensors from e2v help NASA to study Pluto... Jenoptik Laser names Coastal Optical Systems as North American distributor... High-performance IR camera for demanding applications... etc.
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Saswato R Das	Replacement for Hubble Space Telescope Will Use Copper-based Communications Systems Optical fiber interconnects not yet good enough for James Webb Space Telescope, but SpaceWire standard is.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2010	Army selects DRS infrared night-vision sensor for enhanced vision in armored vehicles They found their infrared sensor solution from the DRS Technologies Reconnaissance, Surveillance & Target Acquisition Business Group in Parsippany, N.J.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2008	U.S. Army Issues $51 Million in Orders for DRS Technologies Thermal Weapon Sights DRS Technologies wins contract to put more thermal weapon sights in the hands of soldiers.
IEEE Spectrum July 2007 Michael Dumiak	A Telescope Takes Flight A landmark moment in the exploration of the deep cosmos occurred recently. A powerful flying telescope, SOFIA, made its first checkout flights, having survived a bureaucratic near-death experience only a year ago.
Popular Mechanics December 2009 Joe Pappalardo	How an F-35 Targets, Aims and Fires Without Being Seen Aiming weapons from a stealth aircraft like the F-35 is not easy.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007	Cassini Camera Sees Into the Eye of a Storm on Saturn NASA's Cassini spacecraft has seen something never before seen on another planet-a hurricane-like storm at Saturn's south pole with a well-developed eye, ringed by towering clouds.
National Defense December 2005 Robert H. Williams	Commercial Transport Warning System Unveiled An aircraft missile warning system that relies on infrared "superlattice" detector technology is being outfitted by EADS Defence Electronics.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006	Midwave Thermography Camera for Real-Time Temperature Analysis Infrared Solutions Inc. is offering the VarioTHERM camera head, a universal midwave infrared camera for precise, real-time thermal analysis in scientific and industrial applications.
National Defense May 2006 Robert H. Williams	Nobody Hides From These Sensors Lockheed Martin has developed a new, compact, multiple sensor system able to identify targets partially hidden in camouflage or vegetation.
Wired July 24, 2007 Erin Biba	Son of Hubble, Prepare for a 2013 Liftoff The James Webb Space Telescope will soon replace its aging predecessor.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2010 John Keller	Multisensor Designs and Increasing Resolutions Are Major Trends in Infrared and Other Electro-Optical Sensors Infrared (IR) and other electro-optical sensors will see major technological breakthroughs in sensitivity, resolution, and overall ability to help military forces see through fog, smoke, dust, and the darkness of night.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2005 Ben Ames	Optical sensors light up the battlefield Tomorrow's sensors will be modular, digital, fused, and networked
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2009	Infrared Sensor for Armored Vehicle Night Vision is Aim of BAE Contract BAE Systems will produce a system of infrared sensors and related vetronics that provide 24-hour, all-weather visibility to operators of U.S. Army and Marine Corps armored vehicles.
National Defense April 2009 Robert H. Williams	Research Leads to Whisper Quiet UAVs While many low altitude unmanned aerial vehicles are able to frustrate visual, radar and infrared detection, the noise they emit especially as they hone in on targets can give them away.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2007 John McHale	Sensitive and Tireless: High-Endurance UAVs Sense What Men Cannot Sensors for unmanned aircraft are evolving in efficiency and capability as payload designers look for every possible edge in surveillance, combat, and collision avoidance.
Popular Mechanics December 10, 2009 Joe Pappalardo	What NASA's WISE Space Mapper Will Look for in the Sky Hunting for brown dwarf stars, crashing galaxies, and asteroids.
Information Today May 15, 2008	Microsoft Launches WorldWide Telescope WorldWide Telescope is a web application that brings together imagery from the best ground- and space-based observatories across the world to allow people to easily explore the night sky through their computers.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2007	DRS Neptune, Sentry UAVs Use Enerdyne Sensor Digital Data Link DRS required Enerdyne's system for transmitting sensor data-including video, audio, telemetry, and Internet Protocol (IP) information-from the company's Neptune and Sentry HP unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2004 Ben Ames	Astronomers Need Adaptive Optics for 30-Meter Telescope Space-based telescopes do not have to use adaptive optics to correct for peering through the Earth's atmosphere; the biggest advances in space-telescope technology come from the mirrors, which rely on near-perfect calibration and lightweight materials to catch maximum radiation.
National Defense June 2005 Robert H. Williams	Night Fighting Made Easier With Advanced Goggles The U.S. Army will be spending $560 million over the next five years on enhanced night-vision goggles that, for the first time, combine image intensification and infrared images.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2006	Armored vehicles use Barco displays The Flexivision III electro-optical sensor video processing system will boost situational awareness systems in armored vehicles.
T.H.E. Journal January 6, 2010 Scott Aronowitz	NASA Launches Student Site The National Aeronautics Space Administration has launched a Web site aimed specifically at teenagers that gives them access to current NASA spacecraft data, potentially taking school science projects to a new level.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009	Electro-Optic Brief Photonics mast, electro-optical sensor suite for attack submarines to come from Kollmorgen... Uncooled infrared focal-plane array top supplier ranking goes to DRS Technologies.... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2007	In Brief Boeing picosatellite mission to advance miniature satellite technology... Army awards General Dynamics $31 million for combat vehicle work... United Kingdom awards Lockheed Martin Trident missile-support contract... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007	Products Mercury offers integrated UAV-based reconnaissance system... Statek crystal oscillators for unmanned vehicles... Power-amplifier module from Merrimac Industries drives UAV communications links... etc.
IEEE Spectrum April 2007 Sandra Upson	U.S. Earth-Sensing Satellites Left Out In the Cold The degree of precision needed to forecast hurricanes, and the future accuracy of climate modeling as well, may be in danger if recent trends in Earth-observing satellite programs persist.
National Defense October 2009 Grace V. Jean	Infrared Detectors May Help ID Enemy's Intent Infrared technology may help differentiate enemy combatants from harmless civilians.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004	Air Force Eyes Combination Infrared Camera and Communications Device U.S. Air Force scientists are looking to Sensors Unlimited Inc. to develop a smart, multifunction, dual-wavelength combination video camera and communications tool for night-vision surveillance and reconnaissance applications.
Searcher September 2011 David Mattison	Searching for the Stars: Cosmic Views and Databases While amateur astronomers continue to play an important role in the field and are supported by numerous clubs, associations, and their peers, I have primarily examined resources originating from government and academic research environments.