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June 05, 2015

Russia 'aggressive' but no 'immediate threat': NATO chief
Oslo (AFP) June 4, 2015
Russia's recent behaviour is more aggressive but does not pose an immediate threat to NATO, the alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. "We do not see an immediate threat from the East against any NATO country," Stoltenberg told Norwegian radio NRK, when asked whether Russian President Vladimir Putin was a threat to peace. "What we see is increased unpredictability, increased insecurity, increased nervousness," the former Norwegian prime minister said during his first official visit ... read more

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Japan, Philippines lash out at China island building Japan and the Philippines lashed out Thursday at Chinese land reclamation in the South China Sea, where Beijing is building infrastructure some suspect will be used by its military. ... more		Iran's Khamenei urges Muslim unity in face of 'oppression' Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called Thursday for unity in the Muslim world in order to counter "oppression" from the West, on the anniversary of his predecessor's death. ... more		Iran says 'important progress' made in nuclear talks Iran and world powers have made "important progress" towards a final deal aimed at curbing Tehran's nuclear programme in exchange for eased economic sanctions, a senior Iranian negotiator said Thursday. ... more
				Remotec announces next-gen Andros unmanned ground vehicle A next-generation unmanned ground vehicle to defeat threats such as improvised explosive devices and vehicle-borne IEDs has been announced by Remotec Inc. ... more		Insect mating behavior has lessons for drones Male moths locate females by navigating along the latter's pheromone (odor) plume, often flying hundreds of meters to do so. Two strategies are involved to accomplish this: males must find the outer ... more

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 9 - Las Vegas

Next Generation Integrated ISR 2015 - Washington DC - July 27-29

Nuclear Decommissioning And Used Fuel Market 2015

Propaganda machine in overdrive for China shipwreck All hands on deck: China's propaganda machine has cranked into top gear after a ship disaster, extolling the official response while dousing any public criticism and tightly controlling foreign media. ... more		New Heads for Indian Space Agency's Spaceport, Key Units The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) got new directors for its spaceport at Sriharikota, and the rocket design and assembling and liquid propulsion systems centres at Thiruvananthapuram, it ... more		Northrop Grumman moves to boost B-21 Raider output Telus and AST SpaceMobile plan direct-to-phone satellite service across Canada How Can Traffic Camera Footage Help Prove A Car Accident Claim In Rock Hill		Faulty Engine Caused Proton-M Failure; Next Launch Announcement Soon The latest of seven Proton carrier rocket failures over the past five years took place on May 16 during a mission to guide the Mexican government's Mexsat 1 satellite into orbit. Design flaws ... more
				Russia's New Super-Heavy Rocket to Orbit Satellite for First Time in 2016 Russia's newest heavy rocket carrier Angara-A5 will orbit a commercial satellite for the first time in 2016, the head of the Khrunichev Center said Wednesday. "[The launch will be in] 2016, ev ... more		Orion Heat Shield Analysis Work Nears Conclusion The harsh buzz of powered cutting tools reverberates in the close air of Building 4705 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as a dozen or so technicians and engineers work ... more

Army Network Modernization 2015 - Washington DC June 23-25

US Lawmakers Pass Bill for Space Mining in the Future Under the Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (SPACE) Act, which the US House of Representatives passed Thursday, firms involved in asteroid mining will be able to keep w ... more		Saudi-led warplanes raid rebel positions in Yemen Warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition pounded rebel positions across Yemen on Thursday as air raids intensified amid attempts to revive UN-proposed talks in Switzerland, witnesses said. ... more		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		Israeli planes strike Gaza after rocket attacks Israeli warplanes struck militant targets in the Gaza Strip early Thursday after Palestinian rockets hit the Israeli south for the second time in 10 days, sources on both sides said. ... more
Libya factions call for national unity government Libyan political factions called Thursday for the urgent formation of a national unity government in their war-torn country, wrapping up two days of talks in Algeria that UN sponsors called positive. ... more		IS jihadists in fierce battle for key Syrian city Islamic State group jihadists, emboldened by a string of battlefield victories, advanced Thursday to the gates of the Syrian city of Hasakeh after intense fighting with regime troops. ... more		Iraqi forces foil bomb attacks on bases: officer Iraqi security forces used anti-tank missiles to repel suicide bombers driving explosives-rigged vehicles who attacked two military bases west of Baghdad, an army officer said Thursday. ... more		Britain invests in military helicopter simulation training Britain's Ministry of Defense reports it is investing $122.6 million for equipment and support in training Royal Air Force and Royal Navy helicopter crew. ... more

	New encased wide-area motion imagery sensor system announced Logos Technologies LLC reports it has developed a lightweight, pod-encased wide-area motion imagery sensor system for use on aircraft. ... more		Northrop Grumman intros new sensor pod system A pod system for military aircraft sensors that enables sensor swaps in theater has been introduced by Northrop Grumman. ... more

AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners

Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power

UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department

Air Force releases rocket propulsion system prototypes request for proposal		Iran's Rouhani heckled as he makes unity speech		GLONASS to Go on Stream in 2015		The Newest RS-25 Joins the Space Launch System Family		Navy orders more Raytheon SM-6 air defense missiles
US military confirms more anthrax blunders		Airbus admits 'assembly quality problem' after A400M crash		IS jihadists out of reach in online 'dark space': FBI		Strike levels huge Iraq car bomb factory in blow to IS		Space Station remodelling

Fight against IS could take 'generation or more': US envoy

Kremlin accuses Ukrainian army of 'provocative actions'

Coalition strikes on rebel targets rock Yemen capital

Raytheon opens new cyber facility

Iraq allies vow support for bid to regain Ramadi from jihadists

S. Korea tests missiles that can hit 'any target' in N. Korea

Philippine leader likens China to Nazi Germany

Netanyahu says committed to Palestinian state

FARC rebel strike blamed as another Colombian town loses power

Patent for Navy small space debris tracker granted

Stealth ability neutralized as Russia's T-50 jet fighter to rule the skies

Continued Momentum for Commercial Satellite Acquisition Reform

ISRO to Test Plane-Shaped Reusable Launch Vehicle in July

Putin discusses readiness of Vostochny for first space launch

SLS booster work continues well after smoke clears from major test

Ukraine talks postponed as Kiev blames Russian 'sabotage'

Philippine leader visits Japan amid China land claim tensions

Raytheon strengthens Philippines' coastal monitoring

Iraq allies vow support for plan to regain ground from jihadists

Iran's Rouhani says Arabs, West miscalculated in Syria

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