‘Radar contact lost.’ Former air traffic controller Robin A. Smith reveals in his memoir that he once had to utter that dreaded phrase – one that no one in the profession ever wants to say. He recounts in the riveting tome the sequence of events that led up to him […]
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A British tech expert has claimed to have found the missing MH370 plane after spending “hours” scanning Google Maps. Ian Wilson believes the remains of the doomed flight are lying deep in a jungle in Cambodia. Citing a “green and dark” spot in the jungle, he claims it represents the […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) a $574.5 million contract to maintain ground-based radar sensors used for missile warning and space surveillance. The Pentagon announced the contract Aug. 29. SAIC, based in Reston, Virginia, was awarded a seven-year contract. The Space Systems Command said […]
The stunning moment Ukrainian troops obliterated an expensive new Russian radar system with the US’s powerful HIMARS missiles has surfaced in a video posted online. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s new £160million high-tech machinery used in Russian-occupied Kherson to allegedly spy on Kyiv’s troops was targeted in a devastating strike by […]
Former Little Mix band member Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Hollywood star Idris Elba, and singer Lily Allen were all spotted at the famous Notting Hill Carnival this weekend. Leigh-Anne, 31, unveiled her gym-honed figure in a stunning feathered bodysuit as she joined the event to celebrate the British Caribbean community in the UK. […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force awarded Umbra, a commercial operator of radar imaging satellites, a $1.25 million contract to demonstrate the capabilities of space-based radar sensors to track moving targets on the ground. Under the Small Business Innovation Research Phase 2 contract, announced Aug. 22, the Air Force will […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force intends to award Northrop Grumman a sole-source contract to develop two ground-based radar sites to track space objects. These would be the second and third sites of the Space Force’s planned network of sensors known as the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC). Northrop […]
Kate, Princess of Wales, 41, was photographed at the Houghton Hall music festival last weekend, which she attended with her friend Rose Hanbury. For this occasion, the Princess looked casual in a black off-the-shoulder long-sleeved top and skinny black jeans. The mother of three additionally wore her VEJA Esplar trainers in […]