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November 15, 2015

Netanyahu winds up fence-mending US visit with little to show
Washington (AFP) Nov 11, 2015
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads home Wednesday with little to show for his attempt to mend a rift with Washington over his efforts to block a nuclear agreement with Iran. Netanyahu met with US Secretary of State John Kerry before his departure, capping a three-day visit that encompassed his first White House tete-a-tete with US President Barack Obama in a year. Afterward, Netanyahu said the meeting with Obama on Monday was one of the best he has had with the US president. " ... read more

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Blocked Internet firms on Chinese charm offensive Google, Facebook and Twitter are all banned in China, but the Internet giants' top executives are increasingly frequent visitors to Beijing as they seek opportunity and profit from the world's second-largest economy, despite concerns over censorship. ... more		Microsoft agrees to store customer data in privacy-minded Germany US tech giant Microsoft said Wednesday it is setting up centres to keep customer data in Germany, following a series of US surveillance scandals that have alarmed Europeans. ... more		US Congress extends ban on Guantanamo prison closure Congress extended a ban Tuesday on the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay to the United States, in a bid to block any attempt by President Barack Obama to close the military prison. ... more
				Libya army says 13 security personnel killed by 'terrorists' At least 13 members of Libya's army were killed by "terrorist" violence on Tuesday in the east of the war-torn country, an army spokesman said. ... more		Thailand, China to conduct first joint fighter jet drill Thailand and China's air forces will conduct their first ever joint exercise this month, the latest example of blossoming military ties between Beijing and the kingdom's junta. ... more

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SAIC to support Navy network integration facility The U.S. Navy has tapped SAIC for provision of technical support to its Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific. ... more		Northrop Grumman contracted to build next-gen U.S. Navy submarine missile system The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $15.5 million contract to support the development of the future Sea Based Strategic Deterrent submarine. ... more		NASA and DOE plan fission power plant on Moon by 2030 Berkeley Scientists set to home in on 100 signals from Seti at Home Firefly prepares Alpha Block II upgrade for Flight 8		New radar system announced by Israeli company Israel Aerospace Industries has introduced a new radar system for early detection and tracking of long-range threats such as ballistic missiles. ... more
				New rocket readies for liftoff in 2016 China is preparing to launch a new-generation quick-response rocket in 2016 to seize more of the international commercial launch market, industry insiders said. The Kuaizhou-11, or Fast Vessel ... more		Moscow tells Twitter to store Russian users' data in Russia Moscow has warned Twitter that it must store Russian users' personal data in Russia, under a new law, the national communications watchdog told AFP on Wednesday. ... more

Nuclear Operations and Maintenance Efficiency Summit USA 2015

World nations reach landmark deal on using satellites to track flights World nations struck a landmark deal Wednesday on using satellites to track flights, which could prove key to preventing a repeat of the mysterious disappearance of flight MH370 in March 2014. ... more		BU Satellite Team Gets Big Boost from NASA On March 10, 1989, a solar eruption blasted plasma toward Earth. Canadian utility Hydro-Quebec noticed a hop-skip-and-jump in the voltage on its grid two days later. On March 13, with plasma sweepin ... more		Cosmic krypton timestamps reveal Australia landscape evolution and resources Fire on Ice: The Arctic's Changing Fire Regime Warming trend to intensify crop droughts across Europe and beyond		Putin on Space Industry: Russian Rockets Must Be Reliable and Competitive President Vladimir Putin on Thursday urged the development of Russia's satellite grouping and the strengthening of Russia's position on space launch market as immediate priorities for the country's ... more
Space rains junk on Spain It's raining space junk in Spain. ... more		Researchers find way to create wide variety of new holograms Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed techniques that can be used to create ideal geometric phase holograms for any kind of optical pattern - a significant advance over the l ... more		LockMart advances threat protection on USAF GPS Control Segment Security upgrades developed by Lockheed Martin for the current ground control system of the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS), are now fully operational to safeguard data and ensure s ... more		General Dynamics demos SGSS Command and Control Infrastructure for NASA A General Dynamics-led team successfully completed, on-schedule, the next phase of the implementation, integration and test of the NASA Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment (SGSS) program, Incre ... more

	France asks United States for C-130J and KC-130J aircraft The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of for Lockheed Martin C-130J transports and associated equipment to France. ... more		U.S. F-15C Eagle jets arrive to protect Turkish airspace The U.S. Air Force has sent six of 12 F-15C Eagle fighter jets to the Incirlik Air Base in Turkey to protect Turkish airspace. ... more

Scientists uncover new quantum state that could power future technologies

Self-healing composite can make airplane, automobile and spacecraft components last for centuries

Pendulum device taps power from ocean currents

Diving Deep: Inside Russia's Next-Gen Nuclear Submarines		Chinese plane to arrive, six years late: report		Coalition strikes, fighting kill 24 Yemen rebels		New York City turns tide on homeless vets		Okinawa governor refuses order on US base landfill work
Pentagon to unveil Guantanamo closure plan		Taiwan's president on defensive after China summit		Syria army takes Aleppo rebel town in new advance		Kremlin admits TV stations showed 'secret' nuclear torpedo plan		U.K. armed forces lead NATO exercise in Baltic states

Rockwell Collins to supply another system for KC-390 aircraft

Iraq Kurds block key IS supply line in battle for Sinjar

Finland seeks acquisition of rocket launchers, rockets from U.S.

As ties thaw, Iran's Rouhani in historic visit to Europe

F-35's Joint Strike Missile successfully completes flight test

U.S., Chinese naval forces conduct group passage exercise

Chinese scientists unveil new stealth technology for jets

French military to buy US C-130 transport aircraft

Iran to receive Russian missiles by end of 2015: minister

US Navy's Trident II D5 Missile Achieves New Test Flight Reliability Record

India testfires nuclear-capable Agni IV missile

Russia to deliver S-300 missiles to Iran by the end of 2016

Philippines pledges warm welcome for China's Xi despite sea row

U.S. Air Force may delay retiring A-10 Warthog

Harris Corporation Wins $40 Million Air Force Satellite Control Network Contract Extension

Eurofighter program official says new upgrades are 'well advanced'

U.S. Marines use vehicle recovery team for live-fire exercise

Rocket launch from Hawaii carrying UH payload experiences anomaly

Running mates: Bush 41 and 43's biggest mistakes?

Fossil wasps show little change in Southern California habitats since Ice Age

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