UAV — Military’s Methusala
Quite an accomplishment, and it does its job quietly. The MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft system surpassed 400,000 flight hours during a mission in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on August 18.
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SAR-Lupe Fifth’s Success
The fifth German SAR-Lupe reconnaissance satellite was successfully launched from the Russian space center Plesetsk south of Archangelsk during the morning hours of July 22nd.
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Thales Alenia Space welcomed the successful launch of the fourth SAR-Lupe satellite, which occurred at 18:15 hours from Plesetsk on March 27th.
Read MoreBack To Basics… For Spying…
Two years ago, the <b>Future Imagery Architecture</b> system was cancelled, and ever since then, the United States has been researching and mulling over various project plans to develop the nexgen of spysats.
Read MoreThree Is A Charm For SAR-Lupe
The third SAR-Lupe satellite was boosted into orbit today from the Plesetsk Space Center by a Russian Cosmos-3M rocket. The lift-off occurred at 1:51 a.m., CET. The satellite will provide high-res images to the German Ministry of Defense.
Read MoreELISA, ROEM, DGA, PLEIADES, MYRIADE Bring Astrium And Arianespace Together
ELISA (Electronic Intelligence by Satellite) satellites are going to map the entire globe using radar transmitters. ELISA is the first step toward the future ROEM (Renseignement d’Origine ElectroMagnetique) (Elint) electromagnetic reconnaissance program (language spell checker, don’t fail me now….). This is a demo project sponsored by the French defence procurements agency (DGA).
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