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August 13, 2015

Google Drone Project Skirts US Regulations With a Little Help From NASA
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 13, 2015
Google has been quietly testing its drone delivery program outside the watchful eyes of US regulatory restrictions, thanks to an agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Guardian reported. The experimental delivery drones Google has been testing under Project Wing weigh less than 55 pounds (25 kg), can fly at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) and reach elevations of up to 400 feet (120 m) using their multiple electric engines, documents obtained by the Guar ... read more

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NATO denies it is making war more likely in Europe NATO on Wednesday defended the number of military exercises it has staged as a response to "growing Russian aggression" and refuted suggestions that they were helping make war in Europe more likely. ... more		Ukraine battles pro-Russian rebels for access to key port Ukraine on Wednesday reported intense battles with pro-Russian insurgents near the last major government stronghold in the former Soviet country's separatist east. ... more		Rules not power in South China Sea, Britain's FM says in Beijing Visiting British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond told a Beijing audience Wednesday that competing territorial claims in the South China Sea, a key global trade artery, risk boiling over and must be resolved peacefully. ... more
				Almaz-Antey Launches Next Generation Buk Missile Into Development The Russian arms manufacturer says it has begun work on the next generation of the Buk medium-range advanced defense missile system. The V.V. Tikhomirova Scientific Research Institute of Instrument ... more		US jets launch first anti-IS Syria strikes from Turkey US warplanes Wednesday carried out their first air strikes on Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria after taking off from a Turkish base, kicking off a key new phase in the campaign against the jihadists. ... more

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Departing US army chief says Iraq may have to be partitioned The US Army's outgoing chief of staff warned Wednesday that reconciliation between Shiites and Sunnis in Iraq is becoming harder and that partitioning the country "might be the only solution." ... more		Syria regime air raids, rebel fire on Damascus kill 50: monitor At least 37 civilians were killed Wednesday in Syrian government air strikes near Damascus, while at least 13 people died as rebels fired a barrage of rockets into the capital, a monitor said. ... more		GE and Lockheed validate compact rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missiles JWST red dots reveal rapidly growing early black holes Spaceflight study links astronaut biology to reversible shifts in epigenetic age		Erdogan vows no let-up in fight against Kurdish rebels Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday vowed to fight on against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants, in the face of mounting attacks on security forces blamed on the Kurdish rebels. ... more
				Army funds testing of upgrade to communications system Raytheon is to test and certify significant upgrades to its AN/ARC-231 multi-mode communications system used on U.S. Army aerial platforms. ... more		N. Korea slams South-US drill, threatens strikes on White House North Korea on Thursday condemned a looming South Korea-US joint military exercise as a "declaration of war" and boasted of its ability to make retaliatory strikes against Seoul and the White House. ... more

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Foreigners executed by IS militants: a factfile The jihadist Islamic State group (IS) on Wednesday said it has beheaded Croatian hostage Tomislav Salopek, 31, abducted on July 22 in Egypt while working for a French firm. ... more		Obama to host anti-IS coalition summit US President Barack Obama will host a summit in New York next month of leaders of the international coalition fighting Islamic State jihadists in Syria and Iraq, diplomats 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		BAE Systems modernizing naval guns The Mk 45 gun system on U.S. Navy destroyers is being overhauled and upgraded by BAE Systems. ... more
Army contracts Lockheed Martin for more Apache helicopter upgrades Lockheed Martin is to continue first-phase upgrades to the targeting and pilotage system of U.S. Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. ... more		Australian troops getting new field gear Australian soldiers are receiving new protective and load-carrying gear over the next three years. ... more		S. Korea, US to hold live-fire drills after mine blasts South Korea announced Wednesday a series of heavy-weaponry, live-fire military drills with the United States as part response to a recent landmine attack blamed on North Korea. ... more		Aerial Assault drone is armed with hacking weapons Hackers' arsenal on Sunday was beefed up with a drone armed with weapons to crack into wireless computer networks at close range, whether they be in skyscrapers or walled compounds. ... more

	Russian recon-strike drone to be unveiled at MAKS Airshow The United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC, part of Russia's state technology corporation Rostec) will present at the MAKS-2015 air show its latest Chirok reconnaissance and strike drone, ... more		Kerry says China and Russia 'very likely' reading his emails US Secretary of State John Kerry accused China and Russia of "very likely" reading his emails Tuesday, adding that the US has and will continue to discuss cyber attacks with China. ... more

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