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April 29, 2015

Navy Sees Future Not in F-35s, But in Unmanned Aircraft
Washington DC (Sputnik) Apr 29, 2015
Will future Maverick and Goose wannabes end up as mere drone operators? Navy pilots' dog-fighting days may be numbered as the department's secretary says the F-35 joint strike fighter (JSF) will be "the last manned strike fighter aircraft" the Navy should commission, pointing to drones as the future of naval aviation. Coincidentally, the Navy announced that the yet-to-be-operational F-35 would be its last manned jet the day after an Armed Services subcommittee learned about the latest slew of malf ... read more

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Obama, Abe revitalize ties as China 'flexes muscles' The United States and Japan sought to reinvigorate their 70-year alliance in the face of China's growing clout Tuesday, with President Barack Obama welcoming Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the White H ... more		Chinese Military Expert Warns of THAAD Risks to Regional Security Expect China to respond with counter measures if the US goes ahead with placing their THAAD battery in South Korea, warned a senior researcher at the state-run China Institute of International Studi ... more		No Deal: Intel Can't Sell Chips to China Over US Nuclear Fears The US has banned Intel from selling China chips it requires to update its Tianhe-2 supercomputer - the world's largest - over concerns that it will be used for "nuclear explosive activities." ... more
				Will Russia build a fleet of supercarriers Russian defense officials' plans to build a supercarrier have been scrutinized at home and abroad. However, the idea could have a surprisingly practical side. A new article in Newsweek rekindl ... more		Orbit Logic Awarded Air Force Space Superiority Contract Extension Orbit Logic has signed a contract for a Phase II SBIR extension sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for continued development of a flexible and scalable Autonomous Planning System ... more

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India to launch new naval stealth destroyer Sunday India will launch a new naval stealth destroyer in Mumbai Sunday, sources said Friday. The new warship, Visakhapatnam, is named after a port city in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh ... more		EXACTO guided bullet demos repeatable performance against moving targets DARPA's Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) program, which developed a self-steering bullet to increase hit rates for difficult, long-distance shots, completed in February its most successful ... more		GE and Lockheed validate compact rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missiles JWST red dots reveal rapidly growing early black holes Explore the World with These Travel Tips		Arab coalition vows two-pronged strategy over Yemen A coalition of Arab states vowed to coordinate political and military efforts to restore order in Yemen as Saudi-led warplanes Monday launched new air strikes on Iran-backed Huthi Shiite rebels. ... more
				Hear this now: propaganda drive in Xinjiang village In the months since the carnage in Elishku, the village has acquired an Orwellian atmosphere, with loudspeakers perched atop 10-metre poles throughout the village blaring Chinese government propagan ... more		Formula One technology adapted for armored vehicles BAE Systems has adapted Formula One race car technology for tracked CV90 armored vehicles, increasing their speed and stability. ... more

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EU's Mogherini sees 'major role' for Iran in Syria talks Iran can play a major role in persuading Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to cooperate in peace talks, EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said Tuesday. ... more		Coalition wrecks Yemen runway after Iran defies blockade Coalition warplanes destroyed the runway at Sanaa's rebel-held airport Tuesday after an Iranian plane "defied" a blockade on Yemeni airspace, the spokesman for the Saudi-led alliance said. ... more		As world burns, India's Amitav Ghosh writes for the future Fire on Ice: The Arctic's Changing Fire Regime Cosmic krypton timestamps reveal Australia landscape evolution and resources		Rheinmetall upgrading NH90 cockpit training simulators Cockpit simulation trainers for NH90 helicopters of the German Army are being upgraded by the Simulation and Training business of Rheinmetall Defense. ... more
Exelis, L-3 Platform Integration team for EW capability Exelis and L-3 Platform Integration are jointly developing electronic self-protection capabilities for U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command aircraft. ... more		Japan's damaged F-2 fighters returning to service The first of 18 F-2 fighters of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force damaged in a 2011 earthquake and tsunami has been returned to service. ... more		Iran's Rouhani warns change coming for 'sanctions busters' President Hassan Rouhani warned Tuesday that middlemen who have circumvented sanctions will need to "think of another job" as a potential final nuclear deal brings changes to Iran's economy. ... more		China forces shot protesters: Xinjiang residents Something hideously violent happened in Elishku. Whether it was a separatist attack or a civilian massacre is shrouded in the mists of conflict, control, claim and counter-claim that plague China's ... more

	Xinhua Insight: How China joins space club? Yu Jun aimed his telescope at a bright star in the night sky. A moment later, a dim light passed across it, along the very path foreign astronomy websites had forecast. "Dongfanghong-1," Yu Ju ... more		China's satellite navigation system to expand coverage globally by 2020 The Beidou satellite navigation system will be fully operational worldwide by 2020, said Li Jian, deputy director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on Thursday. Li was speak ... more

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17th Beidou navigation satellite functions in orbit		Iran leads calls for Israel to give up nuclear weapons		India's Scorpene-class sub rolls out of building hall		ASEAN warns sea reclamation 'may undermine peace'		Birds of prey help NATO warplanes police Baltic air
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Navy tests software for automated carrier landing capability

Lockheed supplying more C-130J training solutions

Northrop Grumman making gyrocompass systems

USAF retires last MC-130P aircraft in Pacific

New work for CACI in helping combat IEDs

Kopin Corporation producing more F-35 helmet displays

India seeking follow-on support for C-130J aircraft

Beijing poised to take 'de facto control' of S. China Sea: Philippines

China's island-building to loom large at SE Asia summit

After Iran deal, world looks to jump-start nuclear disarmament

US says learned from N.Korea, Iran nuclear deal 'different'

Pakistan says botched strike highlights dangers of US drone war

US army walks cultural minefield training Ukraine troops

New deadly strikes in Yemen despite rebel demands

Cameras at SLS Booster Test to provide critical data for first flight

Syria warplanes strike northwest city seized by rebels

Finding their roots: Babylift children return to Vietnam

Navy taps GenDyn NASSCO for LCS sustainment support

Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev 'wins fifth term by a landslide'

DNA of bacteria crucial to ecosystem defies explanation

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