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November 20, 2015

IS becoming urban guerrilla threat, needs 20 times more air strikes: expert
Paris (AFP) Nov 19, 2015
The West must ramp up air strikes by 10 to 20 times to have any hope of disrupting the Islamic State group, which risks turning Europe into an urban guerrilla warzone, warned one of the world's leading counter-terrorism experts. David Kilcullen, an Australian army veteran, became the senior counter-insurgency advisor to US General David Petraeus during the Iraq War and is considered a key architect of the "surge" strategy that helped turn the conflict around. In an exclusive interview, he told A ... read more

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Russia military chief discusses Syria 'coordination' with French counterpart Russia's chief of general staff held talks with his French counterpart on Thursday on combating the Islamic State group in Syria, in the first such contact since the start of the Ukraine conflict last year. ... more		Iran says 'path clear' for nuclear deal implementation Iran's atomic agency chief said Thursday the path was clear for final implementation of a nuclear deal with world powers after "guarantees" were received on the redesign of a controversial reactor. ... more		HRW urges halt to US bomb sales to Saudi over Yemen Human Rights Watch has urged the US Congress to block the sale of aerial bombs to Saudi Arabia, warning their likely use in Yemen risked more civilian deaths. ... more
				Former operators speak out about US drone killings America's use of drones to kill suspected jihadists around the world is driving hatred toward the United States and causing further radicalization, four former airmen have said. ... more		Navy starts pre-Milestone C tests on MQ-4C Triton UAS The U.S. Navy has begun operational assessment trials of Northrop Grumman's MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system. ... more

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Protests, South China Sea tensions at Asia-Pacific summit Police and protesters clashed Thursday outside a gathering of Asia-Pacific leaders who were meeting for a summit dominated by a US-China tussle for regional influence. ... more		Patriot takes out two ballistic missiles in latest test The U.S. Army completed its first in a series of tests on the Raytheon-built Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense system. ... 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		Russia, China agree $2 bln deal for 24 Su-35 warplanes: state firm Russia and China have agreed on the sale of 24 advanced Sukhoi Su-35 fighters to Beijing, the Russian state holding Rostec said on Thursday. ... more
				Encryption firm tightens access following Paris attacks The encrypted communications firm Silent Circle said Thursday it was tightening access to its mobile apps and secure smartphone to make them harder for terrorists and criminals to use. ... more		Hundreds of TOW missiles tipped for sale to Morocco Hundreds of TOW 2A missiles and their launchers have been approved for sale to Morocco by The U.S. State Department. ... more

Sale of Harpoon missiles to South Korea in the works South Korea has requested a U.S. Foreign Military Sales deal for UGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles and Harpoon Block II missile kits. ... more		XCOR develops Lynx Simulator XCOR Aerospace has announced that it has completed work on its Lynx simulator system, built by Protobox LLC in conjunction with the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base i ... 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		U.K. awards BAE Systems contract for Astute-class submarine The U.K. Ministry of Defense has awarded BAE Systems a $1.98 billion contract to deliver the fifth Astute-class attack submarine. ... more
White House tells Pentagon to revise Guantanamo report The White House has asked the Pentagon to revise a report on how the military would close Guantanamo Bay and transfer inmates to the United States, a US official said Thursday. ... more		USS Truman first carrier to install Afloat Fab Lab The U.S. Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Truman became the first carrier to install a miniature Fabrication Laboratory. ... more		Thales unveils new HD zoom lens for security cameras Thales Group unveiled a new security and surveillance camera lens the company says can match military capabilities. ... more		GM to make fuel cell pickup truck for US military General Motors said Thursday it will build a hydrogen fuel cell version of its Colorado pickup for the US Army, giving soldiers a quiet and fuel-efficient reconnaissance vehicle for tough combat environments. ... more

	Northrop Grumman delivers center fuselage for Israeli F-35 Northrop Grumman announced the delivery of the center fuselage for Israel's first purchased F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. ... more		IS 'executes' Chinese, Norwegian hostages as bastion pounded The Islamic State group said Wednesday it had killed two hostages, one Chinese and a Norwegian, as French and Russian air strikes on its Syrian stronghold reportedly left 33 fighters dead. ... 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

China tells Obama to keep out of South China Sea disputes		Iran has begun dismantling nuclear facilities: UN watchdog		Thales Group unveils Spy'Ranger mini-drone		Raytheon supplies sonar for DARPA's anti-submarine warfare program		Crack discovered on F-35 test plane
Construction begin on U.S. Navy's USS Thomas Hudner		Ban Ki-moon not visiting North Korea: UN		Obama ups pressure on China at Asia-Pacific summit		US rebuilding in Afghanistan beset with waste: inspector		McDonald's in ex-Taiwan leader's home stirs controversy in China

Germany extends Afghanistan mandate, boosts troop count

Finland to consider lifting ban on military operations abroad

Airbus Helicopters building factory in Romania

Seoul to develop ground sensors for border protection

International Launch Services Announces Multi-Launch Agreement with Intelsat

China's satellite expo opens

China to better integrate satellite applications with Internet

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

U.S. and Cambodian navies begin CARAT 2015 training

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

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

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

Inconvenient truth: China implacable ahead of Paris climate talks

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