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May 16, 2015

US anxious over China's 'great wall of sand'
Washington (AFP) May 14, 2015
The United States is weighing sending warships and surveillance aircraft near artificial islands built by China to challenge Beijing's territorial claims in the South China Sea, officials said Wednesday. But the US officials acknowledge Beijing's massive land reclamation effort, dubbed by an American naval commander as China's "great wall of sand," may be difficult to stop. The Pentagon is weighing a range of options, including sailing destroyers or other naval ships within 12 nautical miles of ... read more

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Ukraine navy left high and dry after Crimea losses A clutch of rusty old naval boats bob about mournfully in the Black Sea off the harbour of Ukraine's southern city Odessa near an ageing missile boat. ... more		Japan cabinet OKs military expansion rules Japan's cabinet on Thursday approved a set of bills bolstering the role and scope of the military, as the pacifist country redefines its position in the increasingly roiled Asia-Pacific region. ... more		Japan, Norway seek U.S. missile buys Anti-ship missiles and air-to-air missiles are on the shopping lists of two U.S. allies separately seeking Foreign Military Sales deals. ... more
				Reform doubts grow as India's Modi marks year in office Narendra Modi marks the first anniversary of his landslide election win in a bullish mood about his mission to transform India into a great power, despite doubts about the delivery of economic reforms. ... more		China warns soldiers against wearable gadgets: PLA Daily China has warned soldiers against using smartwatches, high-tech spectacles and other Internet-connected wearable gadgets, saying they could "endanger security" after a recruit was caught trying to take a photograph of troops. ... more

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Baltics to ask NATO for thousands of troops The Baltic states will formally ask NATO to deploy several thousand troops as a deterrent to Russia, Lithuania said Thursday, but the alliance gave no assurance that the request would be accepted. ... more		Indian PM meets China's Xi on home ground Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his ancestral home province Thursday, highlighting ancient ties as the Asian giants reportedly discussed a simmering border dispute. ... more		GE and Lockheed validate compact rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missiles JWST red dots reveal rapidly growing early black holes The decentralized future of space transactions		India awards Airbus $1.9 billion military plane order India's defence ministry has agreed to buy 56 planes from Airbus for $1.87 billion, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi moves to modernise the country's military, an official said Thursday. ... more
				Thales granted multiple-award IDIQ contract for Army radios The U.S. Army has contracted Thales to provide it with Rifleman Radio systems through an indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity award. ... more		Shiite pilgrimage violence leaves four dead in Baghdad Deadly violence erupted overnight when Shiite worshippers marched through a Sunni neighbourhood of Baghdad on their way to a shrine for an annual ritual, police said Thursday. ... more

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NATO, EU work to tighten cooperation against 'new threats' NATO and the European Union on Thursday said they wanted to tighten cooperation in the face of "new threats" emanating from the assertive policies of Russia in the ex-USSR and violence to the south of the military alliance's borders. ... more		N. Korea sub missile test genuine, but exaggerated: experts North Korea's recent test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile was probably genuine but almost certainly exaggerated, and did not present the imminent threat promoted by Pyongyang, weapons experts and analysts said Thursday. ... 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		IS leader urges Muslims to move to 'caliphate': recording The leader of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Thursday urged Muslims to emigrate to his self-proclaimed "caliphate", in the jihadist supremo's first audio recording in six months. ... more
Iranians fire warning shots at commercial ship in Gulf: US Iranian Revolutionary Guards fired warning shots Thursday at a Singapore-flagged commercial ship in the Gulf that had collided recently with an Iranian oil rig, US officials said Thursday. ... more		Questions over N. Korea defence chief execution Doubts surfaced Thursday over the reported execution of North Korea's defence chief as South Korea's spy agency clarified that it had been unable to verify he had been put to death. ... more		US delivers Humvees, patrol boat to Tunisia The United States announced on Thursday the delivery of 52 Humvee military vehicles and a patrol boat to help Tunisia counter jihadist violence and ward off the insecurity of neighbouring Libya. ... more		Moshe Yaalon: Israel's hardline defence minister keeps office Teaming up for another term with reelected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon has held onto his powerful post after two years of relative stability. ... more

	GE engineers used 3-D printer to build jet engine Engineers at General Electric recently used a 3-D printer to build a jet engine, employing a technique called additive manufacturing. Despite the machine's compact size, the jet engine roared to an impressive 33,000 rotations per minute. ... more		Lockheed Martin producing ATACMS for UAE Lockheed Martin has received a Foreign Military Sales contract to produce Army Tactical Missile Systems for the U.S. Army and the United Arab Emirates. ... more

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US weighs moves to counter China's 'wall of sand'		N. Korea launches firing drills in Yellow Sea: Yonhap		'Critical' for Putin to implement Ukraine truce: NATO		NATO worried by 'wide-ranging' Russia Crimea build-up		Proba-V maps world air traffic from space
Report: China developing STOVL naval aircraft		Russia combines air defense system with Turkish platform		N. Korea sub missile claim looks like a bluff: experts		NATO, Afghanistan agree on future military-civilian mission		Obama picks new chiefs for US Army, Navy

Israel army official warns of heightened conflict threat

Aid flows in Yemen as ceasefire takes hold

Terma signs MOU with Aselsan of Turkey

Three dead after S. Korean reservist goes on rampage

U.S. Army orders more chemical detectors

Kamen gets new bomb fuze orders

Iraq says top IS leaders targeted in coalition strike

US man sentenced to 20 years after IS support guilty plea

UN urges action against spread of small arms

Saudis to design, manufacture new model of the Antonov-32 transport

China media laud Russia ties, naval exercises

Turkey says 'nothing justifies' Russia policy ahead of NATO talks

India's Modi heads to China as rivals seek common ground

Philippines and Japan hold historic naval drills in flashpoint waters

New SBIRS ground station closer to operational status

Iran nuclear talks resume as Tehran expresses hope over deal

S. Korea's Park says North's sub missile threatens stability

Terma, Airbus DS to jointly explore new business opportunities

Yemen capital hit again ahead five-day ceasefire

Carbon emissions from peatlands may be less than expected

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