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December 07, 2012

STSS Demonstration Satellites Collect Data for Future Operational Space Missile Tracking System
Pacific Missile Range Facility HI (SPX) Dec 07, 2012
The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites, built by a Northrop Grumman and Raytheon team for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), collected data during an Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense test June 26 that will be used to create a concept of operations for future space-borne, operational missile defense sensors. Designated FTM-18, the combined Aegis Launch on Remote and Engage on Remote exercise involved the successful intercept of a medium-range target by the new ... read more

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EADS deal ends state grip, boosts shares and Daimler German auto group Daimler slashed its holdings in aerospace giant EADS on Thursday, but EADS shares still surged higher, hours after France and Germany ended their grip on the boardroom and two months after the collapse of merger talks with BAE Systems. ... more		North Korea spends millions on Kim cult: report North Korea spent $41.5 million dollars this year promoting the personality cult surrounding the ruling Kim dynasty, a South Korean government report said Thursday. ... more		US drone kills at least 3 militants in Pakistan: officials A US drone fired two missiles at a compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal district early Thursday, killing at least three militants, local security officials said. ... more
				US denies Navy stop in Sudan The US military on Thursday denied that any of its ships have visited Sudan, after Khartoum's foreign minister suggested the navy had made a brief port call. ... more		Ban urges Iraq, Kuwait to seize 'historic' chance UN chief Ban Ki-moon called in Baghdad on Thursday for Iraq and Kuwait to seize a "historic opportunity" to normalise ties, and also said Syria's president must face justice if he uses chemical weapons. ... more

US Navy deploys ships before North Korean launch The United States has deployed naval ships equipped with ballistic missile defenses and is monitoring North Korea "very closely" ahead of an anticipated rocket launch, the head of US Pacific Command said Thursday. ... more		Gunmen kill five security force members in Iraq Gunmen attacked a checkpoint south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing five members of the security forces and stealing their weapons, security and medical officials said. ... more				StanChart to pay $330 mn to settle US Iran probe British bank Standard Chartered said on Thursday it expects to pay around $330 million to settle with US authorities "very shortly" over allegations it violated sanctions on Iran. ... more
				Australia retires H-variant C-130 Hercules Australia retired from active service the last two Lockheed C-130H Hercules 34 years after its introduction into the air force. ... more		Manning held in solitary for protection, prison chief said WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning was placed in solitary confinement in a military prison to protect him from possible attacks from "patriotic" inmates, the Marine brig commander said Thursday. ... more

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Syria: Is Assad seeking an escape deal? As government troops battle rebels inside Damascus, Syrian President Bashar Assad and his inner circle appear to be stepping up diplomatic efforts to negotiate a safe exit after 20 months of civil war. ... more		Azeri, Armenian FMs in Ireland for OSCE High-level diplomatic efforts to break a deadlock in stalled negotiations over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict could be on tap this week at a Dublin meeting. ... more				Outside View: The two-state litmus test Sixth-five years ago on Nov. 29, 1947, the Arab world rejected partition of Palestine in favor of Zionist annihilation. That rejection has become the backbone of the Palestinian culture and decision-making throughout all the years of the Arab-Israeli conflict. ... more
				Germany ready to send 400 troops to Turkey-Syria border The German government said Thursday it had approved participation in a NATO mission to deploy Patriot missiles to help member state Turkey defend its border against Syria and will send up to 400 troops. ... more		Britain to press EU partners to amend Syria arms embargo Britain will press its European partners next week to amend the arms embargo on Syria to allow them to provide weapons to rebels fighting the regime, Europe minister David Lidington said Thursday. ... more

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