Volcano Corporation Praises FAME Study Results Sep 24, 2009
Volcano IVUS offers unique features, including both single-use phased array and rotational IVUS imaging catheters, and advanced functionality options, such as VH(R) IVUS tissue characterization and ChromaFlo(R). Volcano also provides functional measurement (FM) consoles and single-use pressure and flow guide wires and is developing a line of ultra-high resolution Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and Forward-Looking IVUS systems and catheters. (PR Newswire)
US shifts missile defense from Europe to Navy ships Sep 18, 2009
Known as a "phased array" radar, it can look up and over the horizon as far as 250 nautical miles, says a Navy official [Editor's note: The original misstated the wrong number of nautical miles. . (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Faults And Earthquakes In China Monitored From Space Aug 25, 2009
24, 2009) China is in a very seismically active area and has had many catastrophic earthquakes during its history. A joint European-Chinese team is using satellite radar data to monitor ground deformation across major continental faults in China to understand better the seismic cycle and how faults behave. (Science Daily)
How We'd Shoot Down a North Korean Missile Jul 10, 2009
X-band radars emit a concentrated beam able to pinpoint a target's specifications; phased array send out a broader wave to surveil a wider area. Those three radars get help with the most powerful X-Band radar in the world: the floating SBX that can be deployed around the Pacific Ocean. (Human Events Online)
Man convicted in government prop. theft scheme Jun 30, 2009
Federal prosecutors said Dongfan "Greg" Chung used his 30-year career at Boeing Co. and Rockwell International to steal 300,000 pages of sensitive documents, including papers on the Delta IV booster rocket and a phased array antennae for the U.S. space shuttle ... Federal prosecutors said Dongfan "Greg" Chung used his 30-year career at Boeing Co. and Rockwell International to steal 300,000 pages of sensitive documents, including papers on the Delta IV booster rocket and a phased array antennae... (Fresno Bee -- State)
X-Band Versus Kim Jong-il Jun 24, 2009
It s a phased array X-band radar antenna so powerful that it can track a baseball hit in San Francisco from New York. This whitish covering is a radome (radar-dome) that protects the radar antenna from harsh weather. (Human Events Online)
First economic espionage trial begins in US Jun 3, 2009
The documents included trade secrets on a phased array antenna for the U.S. space shuttle and on the Delta IV booster rocket, according to government allegations. "Information, security and betrayal: These are the three pillars of the government's case," he said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Honors Legacy of U.S. Navy's First African-American Admiral With Christening of Gravely (DDG 107) May 17, 2009
Gravely (DDG 107) is a part of the Arleigh Burke (DDG 51)-class of guided missile destroyers, built around the Aegis combat system and the SPY-1D multi-function phased array radar. The Arleigh Burke-class ships are the U.S. Navy's only active destroyers and are among the largest and most powerful destroyers ever built, both larger and more heavily armed than many previous cruisers. (Primezone Releases)
Fitzgibbon stands by Wedgetail aircraft Apr 12, 2009
Mr Fitzgibbon also visited the Lockheed Martin facility where the phased array radar and related Aegis combat system equipment for Australia's first air warfare destroyer (AWD) HMAS Hobart will undergo post-production testing. HMAS Hobart is due for delivery in 2014. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Siemens Demonstrates Workflow Efficiency in Echocardiography at ACC 2009 Mar 30, 2009
For increased penetration and higher frequency imaging of pediatric patients, the new P9-4 pediatric probe enables high-resolution, multi-frequency phased array imaging. The ACUSON X300 PE also offers advanced capabilities for comprehensive cardiac assessment, such as syngo(R) Auto Left Heart with expert-like measurements of ejection fraction and volumes of the left ventricle and atrium. (PR Newswire)
Missile Defense: North Korea Tees Up A Test For SDI Mar 14, 2009
One of our early-warning phased array radar sites is located at a Japanese Self Defense Force base in the northern Japanese city of Tsugaru to warn of North Korean missile launches. On Friday, Japan announced that it reserved the right to destroy any threatening missile in midflight, including the North Korean launch scheduled between April 4 and April 8. (Investors Business Daily)
After Chandrayaan, ISRO readies for twin launch Feb 17, 2009
SAR payload is based on an active phased array technology using transmit/receive modules, which would provide necessary electronic agility for achieving the multi-mode capability, providing spatial resolutions of three metres to 50 metres, and ten kms to 240 kms swath modes to cater to different applications. ANUSAT, a 35-kg micro-satellite designed by Chennai-based Anna University, would be the co-passenger on board the PSLV.. (Sify.com, India)
Satellite collision: British radar station tracking crash debris ... Feb 13, 2009
14pm on Tuesday the Solid State Phased Array Radar (SSPAR) detected a number of unexpected objects in space. "Analysis of the radar data and other information gleaned from the Space Surveillance Network confirmed the objects to be 'clouds of debris' from the two satellites."Work is now under way to identify how many items of debris have been generated by the collision, calculate if any of that debris is liable to come into contact with the manned International Space Station, and monitor any of... (Telegraph.co.uk)
