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November 19, 2015

China tells Obama to keep out of South China Sea disputes
Beijing (AFP) Nov 18, 2015
Beijing said Wednesday US President Barack Obama should not get involved in disputes in the South China Sea, after he demanded an end to artificial island building in the hotly contested region. "The United States should stop playing up the South China Sea issue, stop heightening tensions in the South China Sea and stop complicating disputes in the South China Sea," Hong Lei, a foreign ministry spokesman, said at a regular press briefing in Beijing. "No country has the right to point fingers at" ... read more

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Northrop Grumman tests Battle Command System against cruise missiles Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Army tested the company's integrated air and missile defense Battle Command System against cruise missiles in a demonstration. ... more		Iran has begun dismantling nuclear facilities: UN watchdog Iran has begun dismantling parts of its nuclear programme, as agreed under July's landmark deal with major powers, a UN atomic watchdog report showed Wednesday. ... more		Thales Group unveils Spy'Ranger mini-drone Thales Group formally introduced its latest surveillance and reconnaissance mini-drone, the Spy'Ranger, on Wednesday. ... more
				Raytheon supplies sonar for DARPA's anti-submarine warfare program Raytheon completed delivery of sonar equipment to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to support its unmanned anti-submarine warfare program. ... more		Russian army map shown by TV suggests ground forces in Syria A map shown by the Russian military on state television appears to show that some Russian artillery contingents could be operating on the ground in central Syria's Homs region. ... more

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Crack discovered on F-35 test plane Pentagon testers for the F-35C reported a crack on the wing spar of a test aircraft, prompting contractor engineers to formulate a solution. ... more		U.S. tests new unarmed nuclear gravity bomb A third development flight test of the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb has been conducted by the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration and the Air Force. ... more		A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands GMV to deliver new UK launch monitoring algorithms for NSpOC PLD Space lands 180m euro boost to advance global launch services		Construction begin on U.S. Navy's USS Thomas Hudner Construction on the U.S. Navy's 66th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Thomas Hudner, formally began as the vessel's keel was laid at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. ... more
				Ban Ki-moon not visiting North Korea: UN UN chief Ban Ki-moon has no plans to visit North Korea in the coming days, the United Nations said Tuesday, dispelling reports that he would meet with the nation's diplomatically reclusive leader Kim Jong-Un. ... more		Obama ups pressure on China at Asia-Pacific summit US President Barack Obama on Wednesday demanded China end artificial island building in the hotly contested South China Sea, upping the pressure on Beijing at a regional leaders' summit. ... more

US rebuilding in Afghanistan beset with waste: inspector Chronic corruption, poor planning and wasteful spending are bedeviling American reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, a top US inspector warned Wednesday. ... more		McDonald's in ex-Taiwan leader's home stirs controversy in China A branch of Mcdonald's opened in a historic Chinese building once inhabited by a former leader of Taiwan is serving up muffins and coffee amid a storm of controversy, state media said Wednesday. ... 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		Russia hits IS stronghold Raqa with air strikes: US officials Russia struck the Islamic State stronghold of Raqa in Syria on Tuesday with a "significant number" of strikes that included long-range bombers and sea-launched cruise missiles, US defense officials said. ... more
World unites after Islamic State terror but strikes may backfire: experts The spate of Islamic State terror attacks has brought France and Russia together and raised hopes of a united political effort to resolve the Syria conflict, but experts question the logic of more air strikes. ... more		French, Russian raids in Syria kill 33 IS jihadists in 72 hours French and Russian air strikes in northern Syria have killed at least 33 jihadists with the Islamic State group in the last 72 hours, a monitoring group said on Wednesday. ... more		IS 'executes' Chinese, Norwegian hostages as bastion pounded The Islamic State group said Wednesday it had killed a Chinese and a Norwegian hostage, as French and Russian air strikes on its Syrian stronghold were reported to have left 33 fighters dead. ... more		Germany extends Afghanistan mandate, boosts troop count Germany, the third biggest supplier of international troops to Afghanistan, moved Wednesday to extend the deployment's mandate until the end of 2016 and slightly boost the size of its contingent. ... more

	Finland to consider lifting ban on military operations abroad Finland's parliament is to consider a bill next year to allow its military to fully participate in operations abroad. ... more		Airbus Helicopters building factory in Romania A new assembly line for Airbus Helicopters' H215 utility aircraft is being built in Romania, the company announced. ... more

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

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UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department

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China's satellite expo opens		China to better integrate satellite applications with Internet		Putin tells navy in Mediterranean to work with French 'as allies'		French military aid request backed by EU after Paris attacks		Obama offers SE Asian allies military aid as China tensions rise

Lockheed Martin introduces Digital Array Row Transceiver

Iran army exercise simulates response to IS attack

Airbus Defence and Space enable PETSE to expand VSAT services in Saudi Arabia

Tank Killer: New Armata gets really big gun

Meggitt announces new small-arms training system

US, Chinese navies train together despite tensions

U.S. and Cambodian navies begin CARAT 2015 training

S. Korea on alert for sign of N. Korea missile test

Rejuvenate NATO now!

UN chief Ban Ki-moon to visit North Korea: Yonhap

State Department approves air-to-ground weapons sale to Saudi Arabia

Piaggio Aerospace rolls out new multi-role turboprop

13 Kurdish rebels killed in new southeast Turkey air strikes: army

Danish Navy to receive German 35mm gun system

US approves $1.29 bn sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia

Telephonics equipping new P-8 Poseidons with IFF system

Australia seeks costing info for new armored vehicles

Raytheon's Next Generation Jammer completes preliminary design review

S. Korean president open to summit with North ... maybe

Reeling from attacks, France bans Paris climate rallies

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