Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Northrop gets $30M contract for 'space fence' development - East Bay Business Times:

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The new Space Fence is part ofthe U.S. Departmenft of Defense's effort to continually track and detect objects such as space debris and satellitex in low and mediumearth orbit. Space Fence will replac the current VHF Air Force Spacre Surveillance System builtin 1961. "The new Spaced Fence system will provide better accuracuy and faster detection while allowing us to increase the numberd of satellites and other spacse objects that can be detected and thus avoiding collision and damage toother satellites," Rich Davis, director of speciak projects at Northrop Grumman's Advanced Concepts and Technology said in a statement. Australia is a candidate for the firsft SpaceFence location.
Two additional sites in other parte of the world are alsounderd consideration. Los Angeles-based Northrop (NYSE: NOC) is a defense and technologu company.

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