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August 17, 2015

FAA issues over 1,000 regulatory exemptions for use of drones
Newtown, Conn. (UPI) Aug 14, 2015
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has granted more than 1,000 exemptions to allow commercial unmanned aerial vehicles to operate in civilian airspace. The 1,162 exemptions granted as of August 12, 2015, were issued under Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, which gives the Secretary of Transportation authority to determine if an airworthiness certificate is required for a UAS to operate safely in the national airspace system. Many of the exemptions given we ... read more

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LCS destroys fast attack boats in live-fire testing The capabilities of the surface warfare mission package on Littoral Combat Ships have been validated in live-fire testing by the USS Coronado. ... more		N. Korea threatens imminent strikes against South, warns US North Korea on Saturday threatened South Korea with "indiscriminate" military strikes unless it halts cross-border propaganda broadcasts, and issued fresh nuclear weapons warnings against the United States. ... more		Sea trials start for new Royal Navy submarine The Newest Astute-class nuclear submarine for Britain's Royal Navy is undergoing sea trials to test systems capabilities. ... more
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PKK leader warns of 'heavy price' amid new Turkey violence A senior figure in the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Friday warned that Turkey would pay "a heavy price" for its offensive against the rebels amid new deadly clashes in the Kurdish-majority southeast. ... more		New Pentagon rules may change war reporting New guidelines in a US military war manual may change the rules for reporters covering conflicts, but it remains to be seen how the Pentagon will implement the new policy. ... 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		India summons Pakistan envoy over civilian deaths in Kashmir India summoned Pakistan's envoy in New Delhi Sunday to protest against civilian deaths in recent troop firings along their disputed border, hiking tensions ahead of talks between the nuclear-armed rivals. ... more
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Iraq PM scraps third of cabinet posts in reform drive Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the removal of 11 of 33 cabinet posts Sunday, the first concrete step in a reform drive to curb corruption and streamline the government. ... more		In departure from Republicans, Trump wouldn't 'rip up' Iran deal US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump took a strong departure from his party's rejection of the Iran nuclear deal, saying he would not necessarily "rip up" the accord, in an interview aired Sunday. ... 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		Iran submits nuclear activity information to UN watchdog Iran has submitted documents linked to its past nuclear activity, the UN's atomic watchdog has confirmed, a key condition of a probe into suspected efforts to create nuclear arms. ... more
Pro-Hadi forces advance in Yemen's third city Pro-government forces supported by Gulf air strikes have made key gains against Shiite rebels in Yemen's third city Taez, seen as a gateway to the capital, military sources said Sunday. ... more		Finland triples training sessions for reservists Finland's military is tripling the number of reservists called up for refresher training courses, from 6,000 last year to 18,000 in 2015, a senior official said Friday. ... more		US to withdraw Patriot missiles from Turkey in October Turkey and the United States said Sunday that Washington would withdraw its Patriot missile batteries from the country in October after bolstering Ankara's air defences against threats from Syria's civil war. ... more		Ariane 6 and Vega C begin development ESA has signed contracts for the development of the Ariane 6 new-generation launcher, its launch base and the Vega C evolution of the current small launcher. The contracts, signed at ESA's Par ... more

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